Class of 2027

Scope and Contents From the Series: This series includes various news publications over the years created by Middle School students. Bytes from the Bird began sometime around 1986 as a Middle School student newspaper (it first appears in the school's yearbook in 1986-87). A faculty advisor oversees the students' work and publication. It ceased publication after 1996, the last year it appeared in the school yearbook "activities" section. The archives holds issues dating from January...

Scope and Contents From the Series: Music Records include photographs of music classes and concerts, Glee Club members and events, and students playing instruments and singing; concert invitations, fliers, programs, newspaper clippings and correspondence related to the music program; and sound recordings of concerts. Lower School music presentations that also include dance, drama, or other collaborations are included in this series. Because travel was a large component of the Glee Club program at one time, records...

Scope and Contents From the Series: Music Records include photographs of music classes and concerts, Glee Club members and events, and students playing instruments and singing; concert invitations, fliers, programs, newspaper clippings and correspondence related to the music program; and sound recordings of concerts. Lower School music presentations that also include dance, drama, or other collaborations are included in this series. Because travel was a large component of the Glee Club program at one time, records...

Scope and Contents From the Series: Out of Uniform is a student publication that features literature and (since c. 2010-2011) art from the Middle School. Students review submissions from their peers—from concrete poetry and prose to sculpture and photography—and vote by committee on which to feature in their yearly publication. The Columbia Scholastic Press Association has bestowed the Silver Crown award on the 2009, 2012, 2016, 2017, and 2018 issues, and the Gold Crown award on the 2011 issue. ...

Scope and Contents From the Series: Music Records include photographs of music classes and concerts, Glee Club members and events, and students playing instruments and singing; concert invitations, fliers, programs, newspaper clippings and correspondence related to the music program; and sound recordings of concerts. Lower School music presentations that also include dance, drama, or other collaborations are included in this series. Because travel was a large component of the Glee Club program at one time, records...

Scope and Contents From the Series: This series consists mainly of photographs and programs. with some sound recordings and video recordings associated with Morning Meetings (and its predecessor, Prayers), assemblies, assembly speakers and performances, and other guest speakers hosted by the school. Speakers appearing in this series' photographs include actors and filmmakers, authors, writers, media commentators, activists, psychiatrists and psychologists, and politicians. Some notable speakers include civil rights activists...

Scope and Contents From the Record Group: The Academics Record Group consists of records related to teaching and educating students at the Nightingale-Bamford School. Records relate to teaching of the arts, student work, commencement, Class VIII Moving Up and Class IV Daisy ceremonies, and library and archives records. Records related to the professional community (faculty, staff), such as curriculum records, employee manuals, faculty newsletters, lists and biographical information of professional community members, faculty meeting...

Scope and Contents This collection of drawn portraits of Mr. Burke was created by students in the Classes of 2025 through 2028 in 2012 (Classes I, II, III, and IV) in Mr. Meikle's art classes in late 2012, when Mr. Burke began as head of school. Students interviewed Mr. Burke and drew portraits based upon his answers, which were then displayed around the schoolhouse. Some portraits include the artist's name, but many do not. In addition to the portraits, this collection includes a typed summary of Mr. Burke's...