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Scope and Contents School Magazine is a handwritten student literary magazine that was created in 1919 by Nightingale classes. Contents include a variety of writing, from true stories about travels to creative writing to academic writing reports to school "gossip" (mostly factual news!). Some issues include student artwork. A chain letter between students dominates one issue. It is unknown how long this publication existed; it ceased sometime prior to 1931, when students created the literary magazine, Chirps....

Scope and Contents Nightingale-Bamford School students publish a yearbook annually each spring, under the supervision of an advisor, which serves as a memento of the school year. Yearbooks typically include group photographs of students in each class year, sometimes with identifying names of each student pictured. Class XII students are honored with individual photographs. Earlier yearbooks included senior students' school activities, while later yearbooks allow seniors to design their own page. Yearbooks may...

Scope and Contents Chirps was a literary publication published by Nightingale students, founded and first edited by student Henrietta Skinner '31. A selection of writing contributions and/or winning stories and poems submitted to Chirps were published in a freestanding first issue in March 1931 and in the school's annual yearbook. Thereafter, it appears that Chirps was only published in the yearbook, then completely disappeared in 1936. The...

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Class VIII yearbooks are created by Class VIII students to commemorate their school experiences prior to entering Upper School. These yearbooks are available from 1997 through 2013 with the exception of 2003, 2004, 2006, and 2010.

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,...

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The first issue of this monthly Middle School newspaper in March 1940 explains that, "although it has a small beginning, we expect great things of it in the future." Therefore, the newspaper was monikered The Acorn. Not strictly a newspaper, The Acorn includes poems and creative writing in addition to school happenings.

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The Ivy and the Acorn was a literary magazine born from the Middle School newspaper (which also included creative writing), The Acorn, giving opportunity for individual expression to students in Kindergarten through Class XII. A student editor and Board managed its publication from 1943 until 1954.

(Source: 1951 Yearbook, p. 34)

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NBS News became The Shield beginning with the December 1948 issue. Intended originally as a factual school newspaper reporting on school functions, in 1951 it was reorganized to include more discussion and opinions as the voice of Council, edited by the Chairman of the Committee of Arts.

Source: 1951 Yearbook, p. 34

Scope and Contents Philomel is one of the most acclaimed high school literary journals in the country. First published in 1955, Philomel serves as a sampling and survey of art, photography, and writing of the Upper School. It was preceded by Festival of the Written Word as a publication in 1953 and 1954, and an ongoing opportunity to read compositions aloud for others, judged by outside literary figures. Philomel...

Scope and Contents Nightingale's student newspaper, The Spectator, features articles, opinion columns, profiles, and reviews (of art, music, books, theater, etc.) written and edited by Upper School girls. In addition to covering news within the schoolhouse, the student journalists often address a wide range of issues that extend well beyond the blue doors. The Spectator continues to be published by students multiple times per year.The dimensions of the...