The Headmaster: Frank L. Boyden of Deerfield is a 1966 book by John McPhee, profiling Frank Boyden, the long-time headmaster of Deerfield Academy.

The book was expanded from a magazine profile in The New Yorker.

[1] The Boston Globe review noted that the book was not only a depiction of Boyden, but also "a record of the touching and memorable partnership of a man and his wife.

"[2] Jan Ophus wrote in Education Week in 2000 that the book should be required reading for every high school principal.

[3] This article about a biographical or autobiographical book published in the United States is a stub.