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Halloween

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: The evening before All Saints’ Day, observed on October 31. It initiates the season of All Saints, which lasts three days and concludes with All Souls' Day. In much of Europe and most of North America, the observance of Halloween is largely nonreligious and has taken on the customs of pre-Christian autumnal festivals, such as the festival of Samhain among the Celts of ancient Britain and Ireland.

Found in 26 Collections and/or Records:

Photograph of parents Diane Badenhop and Cristy Greathead '67 in costumes, 1988 Oct

 Item — Box 01144: [Barcode: 10128000001377]
Identifier: 001 002 000 13 1458
Scope and Contents From the Series: The Parents Association hosts and supports several events each year. Records, ephemera, and photographs from these events are included in this series. Over the years, events have included the school Fair (as late as the 1960s, the Fair was organized by the student Social Service Committee, but Fair planning transferred to the Parents Association sometime after), Fathers Who Cook fundraiser, author nights and book fairs (early book fairs were hosted by the Alumnae Association), theater...
Dates: 1988 Oct

Photograph of seniors at Halloween event, c. 1960 - 1969

 Item — Box 01064: [Barcode: 10128000000890]
Identifier: 001 002 000 13 0373

Photograph of students at Halloween event, c. 1980 - 1989

 Item — Box 01141: [Barcode: 10128000002045]
Identifier: 001 002 000 13 1202

Photographs of Dorothy Hutcheson in witch hat on Halloween, c. 1992 - 1999

 Item — Box 06013: [Barcode: 10128000004116]
Identifier: 006 006 000 06 0037
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Group: Heads of School records consist of records created by or under the purview of the various heads of Nightingale-Bamford School from its founding to present, as well as photographs, clippings, and biographical records with the head of school as subject. Records include correspondence and announcements, memoranda, reports from the heads of school to the Board of Trustees, speeches given by heads of school, and related records created and received in the course of business as well as records...
Dates: c. 1992 - 1999