biography files

Scope and Contents From the Series: While the records surviving Miss Nightingale's tenure as head of school are not numerous, there are some key records that give a glimpse of her leadership style and intentions for the school. Records from Miss Nightingale's files are supplemented by documents and photographs that shed light on her background and school presence. Records include several early commencement speeches, minimal correspondence, compiled biographical information, and photographs of Miss Nightingale. Also of note...

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Scope and Contents From the Record Group: The External Relations Record Group is comprised of records related to the Nightingale-Bamford School's communications and relations with outside groups, such as students' parents, alumnae, media and the general public. These include records from the Institutional Advancement office related to the Alumnae Association and fundraising, Parents Association records, and Communications office records including those relevant to the school's branding and image, such as school news publications,...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Group: Faculty and Staff Records consist of records mainly pertaining to Nightingale employees (excepting administration) and their roles within the school. Included are newsletters by and/or for faculty members, biographical information and news clippings about faculty/staff, photographs and video recordings featuring faculty/staff, correspondence, lists of faculty and staff members, faculty handbooks, minutes from faculty meetings and summaries or notes from such meetings, and curriculum-related...

Scope and Contents From the Series: Commencement Records include commencement ceremony invitations, programs, scripts, and transcriptions of speeches given. Each year, a commencement guest speaker is invited to deliver words of wisdom and inspiration to the graduating senior students; correspondence with prospective guest speakers and the speaker's biographical information and or curriculum vitae may be in this record series. Also of note are sheet music and lyrics for a Nightingale commencement song. Invitations include the...

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Includes speeches given by guest speaker Allan Garganus and Deborah Wolfson '00; letter to parents with end of year schedule.

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Includes Sakai Troxell '01 speech, correspondence with guest speaker Judy Blume, letters to parents with end of year schedule and attire recommendations, commencement planning timeline

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Included among other documents are Class of 2004 senior questions for ten-year letters; Dorothy Hutcheson's commencement script; speeches given by Jeanne Finnigan-John at Honors Assembly, and Roger Rees and Mujidat Shotonwa '04 at commencement; letter to senior parents with end of year schedule and articles.

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Includes commencement program; invitation to senior dinner; bio of speaker Audra McDonald with article and Playbill; commencement speeches of Audra McDonald and Christa Minardi '07; Dorothy Hutcheson's commencement script; speaker correspondence and ballot for seniors to vote on speaker; college matriculation list for Class of 2007; letter to senior parents with end of year schedule and articles; blank diploma.

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Includes commencement program, Dorothy Hutcheson's commencement script; senior dinner invitation; blank diploma with valedictorian and salutatorian stickers (NOTE: new school seal on diploma); correspondence with speaker Jon Meacham and with diploma printers; short bio of Jon Meacham; letter to senior parents regarding end of year schedule, attaching ISP presentation schedule, Interschool Prom information, and articles.