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:
History of the Nightingale-Bamford School, c. 1980 - 2000
Item — Box 04091: [Barcode: 10128000004215]
Identifier: 004 004 000 18 0003
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. 1980 - 2000
History of the Nightingale-Bamford School (photocopy of manuscript), report from Mme. de Bronac, c. 1950 - 1970
Item — Box 04027: [Barcode: 10128000002524]
Identifier: 004 004 000 18 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. 1950 - 1970
History of the Nightingale-Bamford schoolhouse (1920- ) and financing (1989- ) [timeline], 2015
Item — Carton 10035: [Barcode: 10128000005378]
Identifier: B10035_F58
Scope and Contents
From the Record Group:
Records in the Administration Record Group are related to the administration of Nightingale-Bamford School, including Heads of School records, Board of Trustees records, accreditation records, school association records, Business Office records, including financial and facilities records, and school technology records.
Dates:
2015
Invitation to the Nightingale-Bamford School Freedom Fair. Accompanied by history of Fair, 1942
Item — Box 04044: [Barcode: 10128000002599]
Identifier: 004 007 000 11 0001
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:
1942
Joan McMenamin correspondence. Includes letters relating to Annual Fund, reminiscence of Miss Nightingale's School, and life in England, 1982
Item — Box 06010: [Barcode: 10128000004082]
Identifier: 006 005 000 05 0047
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:
1982
Joan McMenamin correspondence relating to gathering of school history through oral history project, 1984
Item — Box 06010: [Barcode: 10128000004082]
Identifier: 006 005 000 05 0048
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:
1984
Joan McMenamin correspondence relating to oral history project, 1986
Item — Box 06010: [Barcode: 10128000004082]
Identifier: 006 005 000 05 0050
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:
1986
"Let's Pick the Daisies : The History of the Bryn Mawr School 1885-1967," by Rosamond Randall Beirne, 1970
Item — Box 10009: [Barcode: 10128000005188]
Identifier: B10009_F02
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:
1970
Letter inviting Maya Bamford to fiftieth anniversary alumnae luncheon as honoree, 1975 Jan 16
Item — Box 06001: [Barcode: 10128000004033]
Identifier: 006 002 000 05 0008
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This series includes correspondence, photographs, a commencement speech, and biographical records of Maya Stevens Bamford. A majority of the correspondence relates to commencement speakers. The earliest photograph is from 1939 and the latest from 1970, when Miss Bamford attended the school's fiftieth anniversary luncheon. Biographical information includes family history, an announcement of Miss Bamford's retirement from the school, and a program and sound recording from a memorial service...
Dates:
1975 Jan 16
Letter (photocopy) : [to] Mrs. McMenamin / Harriet Carter, relating to Carter's time at school as student, 1982 Jun 20
Item — Box 06003: [Barcode: 10128000004058]
Identifier: 006 005 000 05 0016
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:
1982 Jun 20