Table of Contents
- Collection Summary
- Biographical Note
- Scope and Content Note
- Subject Headings
- Administrative Information
- Access and Use
- Encoding Information
- Container List
Collection Summary
| Repository: | Archives and Special Collections Library, Vassar College Libraries |
|---|---|
| Creator: | Ballenberg, Doris |
| Title: | Doris Ballenberg Papers |
| Dates: | 1931-1935 |
| Quantity: | 0.2 cubic feet (1 box) |
| Abstract: | Correspondence, clippings, ephemera, and poetry from Ballenberg's time as a student at Vassar College. Includes two poems by "Betty" and "Muriel." "Muriel" may be Muriel Rukeyser, VC 1934, but it may also be Muriel Fox, VC 1935. |
Biographical Note
Doris Ballenberg Newman was a member of the Vassar College Class of 1935. She served on the student newspaper, the Miscellany News, from 1931-1932.
TopScope and Content Note
The collection contains correspondence, clippings, ephemera, and poetry from Ballenberg's time as a student at Vassar College. Includes two poems by "Betty" and "Muriel." "Muriel" may be Muriel Rukeyser, VC 1934, but it may also be Muriel Fox, VC 1935. All three served on the Miscellany News, but because the poems are undated it is difficult to determine the authorship. "Betty" may be Elizabeth Brown, VC 1935, Muriel Fox's freshman roommate.
TopAccess and Use
Access
This collection is open for research according to the regulations of the Vassar College Archives and Special Collections Library without any additional restrictions.
Restrictions on Use
Permission to quote (publish) from unpublished or previously published material must be obtained as described in the regulations of the Vassar College Archives and Special Collections Library.
Subject Headings
Organizations:
- Vassar College. Class of 1934
- Vassar College. Class of 1935
VCL Categories
- Vassar College
Encoding Information
Encoded by Laura Streett, May 2008. Updated by Emma Gronbeck, January 2023.
TopAdministrative Information
Preferred Citation
Doris Ballenberg Papers, Archives and Special Collections Library, Vassar College Libraries.
Processing Information
Processed by Laura Streett, May 2008.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Barbara Newman Morris, May 2008 (M2008-006).
Container List
| Folder 1 | Clippings, circa 1935 |
| Folder 2 | Correspondence, 1935, undated |
| Folder 3 | Ephemera, 1931-1935 |
| Folder 4 | Poems, from "Muriel and Betty" to Doris Ballenberg, undated |
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Details
Correspondence, clippings, ephemera, and poetry from Ballenberg's time as a student at Vassar College. Includes two poems by "Betty" and "Muriel." "Muriel" may be Muriel Rukeyser, VC 1934, but it may also be Muriel Fox, VC 1935.
