Table of Contents
- Collection Summary
- Biographical Note
- Scope and Content Note
- Subject Headings
- Related Material
- Administrative Information
- Access and Use
- Encoding Information
- Series List
- Container List
Collection Summary
Repository: | Archives and Special Collections Library, Vassar College Libraries |
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Creator: | Vassar College. Office of the President, Simpson, Alan, 1912-1998 |
Creator: | Simpson, Alan, 1912-1998 |
Title: | Office of the President Records, Alan Simpson Files |
Dates: | 1949-1979 |
Quantity: | 91 cubic feet (94 boxes) |
Abstract: | Materials related to the work of the Vassar College's Office of the President during the tenure of Alan Simpson. The collection includes typical day-to-day administrative records, as well as documents related to noteworthy issues and events from the Simpson Era (1964-1977). |
Biographical Note
Alan Simpson was the seventh President of Vassar College. He was British-born and educated. He grew up in Newcastle-on-Tyne, and studied history at both Oxford University and Harvard University. His tenure as president (1964-1977) coincided with a volatile period in U.S. history, with particular difficulties centered on U.S. campuses. Simpson was also president when the college made the decision to admit men.
TopScope and Content Note
Correspondence, memoranda, clippings, articles, speeches, and press releases related to the work of Vassar College's Office of the President during the tenure of Alan Simpson. The collection includes typical day-to-day administrative records, as well as documents related to issues and events of note from the Simpson Era (1964-1977). Topics covered include: the curriculum, coeducation, men's education and the Vassar-Yale Study; the Black Studies Program, the Women's Studies Program, and other interdisciplinary programs; campus response to the Civil Rights Movement, the Vietnam War, and the second wave of the Women's Rights Movement; and construction of the Terrace Apartments, All Campus Dining Center (ACDC), Powerhouse Theater, and the Lockwood addition to Thompson Library.
TopAccess and Use
Access
Some files in this collection are restricted and labeled as such in the container list. Other material may need to be vetted before being released. The rest 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.
Related Material
- Additional materials related to Alan Simpson's presidency can be found in the following Vassar College archival collections:
Subject Headings
Organizations:
- Vassar College--Administration
- Vassar College--Presidents
- Vassar College--Public relations
- Vassar College--Students
Subjects:
- African Americans--Study and teaching
- Black people--Study and teaching
- Coeducation
- College students--Political activity
- Women's studies
- Women, Black--Education
- Women--Education
Document Types:
- Correspondence
- Financial records
- Minutes (administrative records)
- Printed ephemera
- Reports
- Scrapbooks
- Speeches (documents)
VCL Categories:
- Vassar College Presidents
Encoding Information
Encoded by Zachary Bodnar and Laura Streett, December 2014.
Updated by Mark Seidl, December 2019.
Updated by Emma Gronbeck, July 2024.
TopAdministrative Information
Preferred Citation
Office of the President Records, Alan Simpson Files, Archives and Special Collections Library, Vassar College Libraries.
Processing Information
Processed by Cynthia Sauer, 2002.
Updated by Zachary Bodnar in 2014.
Updated by Emma Gronbeck, July 2024.
Acquisition Information
Transferred from the Vassar College Office of the President, 2002.
Series List
Series I. Trustees and Administration, 1960-1978 (Boxes 1-17) |
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Series II. Buildings and Grounds, 1960-1974 (Box 18) |
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Series III. Faculty, 1955-1978 (Boxes 19-33) |
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Series IV. Alumnae/i, 1949-1979 (Boxes 33-37) |
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Series V. Within the College, 1951-1979 (Boxes 38-64) |
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Series VI. Associations, 1958-1977 (Boxes 65-73) |
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Series VII. Without the College, 1962-1976 (Boxes 73-74) |
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Series VIII. Colleges and Universities, 1961-1977 (Boxes 74-76) |
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Series IX. Special Projects and Events, 1956-1975 (Boxes 76-87) |
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Series X. Personal, circa 1955-1977 (Boxes 87-89) |
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Series XI. Additions, circa 1958-1979 (Boxes 89-94) |
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Container List
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Details
Materials related to the work of the Vassar College's Office of the President during the tenure of Alan Simpson. The collection includes typical day-to-day administrative records, as well as documents related to noteworthy issues and events from the Simpson Era (1964-1977).