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:
Memo : to Mrs. Solomon / Mrs. McMenamin, relating to Mary Pease recollection that Alice De Forest Sedgwick's father put up most or possibly all of the money which was needed for the original 92nd Street property, 1991 Jul 3
Item — Box 06010: [Barcode: 10128000004082]
Identifier: 006 005 000 11 0019
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:
1991 Jul 3
Memorabilia of the Nightingale-Bamford School: Eliot Ford [Mrs. Ford], 1969-1987, 1987
Item — Box 01084: [Barcode: 10128000001096]
Identifier: 001 002 000 21 0036
Memorandum : to Mrs. Brooke Alexander, Mrs. Joan McMenamin / F.H. Cabot, relating to Miss Nightingale's first pupil, 1975 Apr 8
Item — Box 04007: [Barcode: 10128000002318]
Identifier: 004 001 000 24 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:
1975 Apr 8
Memorandum : to Mrs. Mathews / Mrs. McMenamin, relating to alumnae recollection of early classes at Miss Nightingale's School or The Nightingale-Bamford School, 1985 Dec 14
Item — Box 06010: [Barcode: 10128000004082]
Identifier: 006 005 000 11 0018
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:
1985 Dec 14
Mildred Berendsen, Headmistress of Chapin School, reminiscence of Joan Stitt McMenamin, accompanied by letter to Dorothy Hutcheson, 2004
Item — Box 06021: [Barcode: 10128000004736]
Identifier: 006 005 000 05 0116
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Biographical Records include records related to the life of Joan Stitt McMenamin, including resumes, biographical compilations, articles and speeches about Joan McMenamin, records of gifts she made to the school, legal records related to her death in 2004, reminiscences, and speeches, programs, a video recording, and visitor books from a service in memory of Joan McMenamin held at Nightingale on October 1, 2004.
Dates:
2004
"Miss Porter's School : A History," by Nancy Davis and Barbara Donohue, 1992
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:
1992
"My Reminiscences of Nightingale, 1958 - 79," by Marianna von Heereman, c. 1980
Item — Box 01096: [Barcode: 10128000001211]
Identifier: 001 004 000 18 0006
Scope and Contents
From the Record Group:
In 1984, based on a determination that Nightingale's archives were inadequate in revealing the school's history, Head of School Joan McMenamin and the Alumnae Association initiated an oral history project. Alumna Marea Adams '74 conducted interviews of former faculty and staff, heads of school, trustees, parents, and alumnae (some interviewees represent more than one of these roles). This project continued through 1986. Some oral histories pre-date the project; there are also several oral...
Dates:
c. 1980
Nightingale-Bamford School Alumnae Bulletin, 1982
Item — Box 04021: [Barcode: 10128000002474]
Identifier: 004 004 000 06 0023
Scope and Contents
Inside cover includes members of Alumnae Board and Alumnae Bulletin editorial board. Photographs include faculty and staff members, school buildings, Nightingale's alumnae employees, Nightingale Chorus, Alexandra Lebenthal '82 kicking a soccer ball, and others. Also includes class notes. The inside back cover includes photographs and a tribute to Aline Vicary.
Dates:
1982
Nightingale-Bamford School archives original footage 1940s to 1968, 1970 May, 1940 - 1968
Item — Box 04061: [Barcode: 10128000002938]
Identifier: 004 002 001 01 0002
Scope and Contents
Second of two 16 mm film reels that were prepared for viewing at the Nightingale-Bamford School's fiftieth anniversary celebration. These two reels were created by splicing together four smaller reels, entitled "Old Movies of NB - Edited," "Commencement Day Films 1940s-56," "Lake Placid, winter 1965-66," and "Lake Placid, ca. 1967-68."
Dates:
Modified: 1970 May; 1940 - 1968
Nightingale-Bamford School compiled archives footage, 1970 May, 1938 - 1968
Item — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 004 002 001 01 0001
Scope and Contents
One of two 16 mm film reels that were prepared for viewing at the Nightingale-Bamford School's fiftieth anniversary celebration. These two reels were created by splicing together four smaller reels, entitled "Old Movies of NB - Edited," "Commencement Day Films 1940s-56," "Lake Placid, winter 1965-66," and "Lake Placid, ca. 1967-68." Includes black and white as well as color footage. Footage includes students and faculty preparing for the Fair, attending the Fair, Upper School students...
Dates:
Modified: 1970 May; 1938 - 1968