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school history

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Pertaining to the chronological record of events affecting the Nightingale-Bamford School.

Found in 125 Collections and/or Records:

"The First 125 Years : The Brearley School", 2010

 Item — Box 10009: [Barcode: 10128000005188]
Identifier: B10009_F05
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Group: From approximately 2014 to 2018, Catherine "Kitty" Gordan collected published school histories of various independent schools in connection with her research and writing of Nightingale's centennial history book. In 2021, she donated this collection to the Nightingale-Bamford School Archives. There are fourteen published books in total, mostly histories of independent schools in New York City and the northeast United States, with a focus on girls' schools. These histories are valuable sources...
Dates: 2010

"The Great Adventure, September 1989 - September 1991: An Oral History of the Two Years Nightingale-Bamford Students, Faculty and Staff Were Out of Their Home", 1991

 Item — Box 05013: [Barcode: 10128000003985]
Identifier: 005 001 000 37 0001
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,...
Dates: 1991

"The Greatest Respect : Pingry at 150 Years," by Troupe Noonan, 2012

 Item
Identifier: RG07_SG001
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Group: From approximately 2014 to 2018, Catherine "Kitty" Gordan collected published school histories of various independent schools in connection with her research and writing of Nightingale's centennial history book. In 2021, she donated this collection to the Nightingale-Bamford School Archives. There are fourteen published books in total, mostly histories of independent schools in New York City and the northeast United States, with a focus on girls' schools. These histories are valuable sources...
Dates: 2012

The Nightingale-Bamford School catalog, c. 1955 - 1975

 Item — Box 04089: [Barcode: 10128000005006]
Identifier: 004 004 000 05 0011
Scope and Contents From the Series: Catalogs, Curriculum Guides, and Course Offerings includes school publications that describe the school, its philosophy and policies, curriculum, courses offered, facilities, and academic calendar. Early catalogs very briefly describe the curriculum for each school division. These publications often include lists of the Board of Trustees. Early catalogs included lists of faculty and staff, while later ones include lists of Parents Association leadership and class representatives. Some...
Dates: c. 1955 - 1975

"The Nightingale-Bamford School Looks Back" (draft), by Edna Hill Robillard, 1950

 Item — Box 06021: [Barcode: 10128000004736]
Identifier: 006 003 000 08 0003

The Nightingale-Bamford School Parent Handbook, 1994 - 1997

 Item — Carton 10002: [Barcode: 10128000005071]
Identifier: B10002_F20
Scope and Contents The Handbook is designed to be kept as long as a family has a daughter in the school, with updated pages sent to each household annually.This particular Handbook includes material for the years 1994-95 through 1996-97. Specifically: - 1996-97 Parents Association materials - 1996-97 All-school policies and procedures and directory - 1995-96 curriculum guides and activities - 1995-96 and 1996-97 supplements to the catalogue, including a list of colleges and universities attended by...
Dates: 1994 - 1997

The Nightingale-Bamford School timetable, c. 1995

 Item — Box 04072: [Barcode: 10128000003837]
Identifier: 004 004 000 11 0002
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,...
Dates: c. 1995

The Yearbook of The Nightingale-Bamford School, vol. 23, 1947

 Item — Box 07028: [Barcode: 10128000003555]
Identifier: 007 006 000 17 0020
Scope and Contents From the Series: 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...
Dates: 1947

Timeline relating to the Nightingale-Bamford School, c. 1995

 Item — Box 04093: [Barcode: 10128000004231]
Identifier: 004 004 000 58 0001
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,...
Dates: c. 1995

Unedited e-mail responses to Dorothy Hutcheson regarding Joan Stitt McMenamin, accompanied by alumnae reminiscences, 2004 Jun

 Item — Box 06005: [Barcode: 10128000004025]
Identifier: 006 006 000 02 0013
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: 2004 Jun