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Guide to the Vassar College Registrar Records, 1865-1998

Guide to the Vassar College Registrar Records, 1865-1998

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Collection Summary

Repository: Archives and Special Collections Library, Vassar College Libraries
Creator: Vassar College. Registrar
Title: Vassar College Registrar Records
Dates: 1865-1998
Quantity: approximately 6 cubic feet (20 volumes, 4 boxes)
Abstract: Course schedules and student records produced by the Vassar College Registrar, including permanent records, grades, information registers, and student demographic information.
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Scope and Content Note

The records contain course schedules and student records produced by the Vassar College Registrar, including permanent records and student demographic information. The Alphabetical registers contain lists of attending students for each academic year and include date of birth, religious denomination, and city and state of residence. The Alumnae Register contains biographical information. The Matriculation Book contains the signatures of matriculated students. Student information registers contain lists of students by enrollment year and includes parent or guardian name, address, age, and room number. Permanent records contain student grades.

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Access and Use

Access

Student permanent records require the permission of a family member to access. Student records recorded after 1930 are restricted to College use only. The remainder of the 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Permission to quote (publish) from unpublished or previously published material must be obtained as described in the regulations of the Vassar College Archives and Special Collections Library .

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Related Material

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Subject Headings

Organizations:

  • Vassar College--Alumni and alumnae
  • Vassar College--Students

Subjects:

  • Women college students--New York (State)--Poughkeepsiee
  • Women's colleges--New York (State)--Poughkeepsie

Places:

  • Poughkeepsie (N.Y.)--History

Document Types:

  • Catalogs (documents)
  • Registers (lists)

VCL Categories:

  • Vassar College Administrative Offices and Functions
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Encoding Information

Encoded by Emma Gronbeck, January 2024. Updated, January 2025.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Vassar College Registrar Records, Archives and Special Collections Library, Vassar College Libraries.

Processing Information

Processed by Emma Gronbeck, January 2024. Additional student information registers added, January 2025.

Acquisition Information

Transferred from the Vassar College Registrar in 2007 [A2007-045] and 2023 [A2023-012].

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Series List

Series I. Course Schedules, 1911-1998

Series II. Student Registers, 1865-1986

Series III. Student Records, 1865-1968

Container List

Series I. Course Schedules, 1911-1998

Box 4 Course Schedules, 1911 Sep - 1915 May
Box 4 Course Schedules, 1916 Sep - 1924 May
Box 4 Course Schedules, 1925 Sep - 1932 May
Map Case - Drawer 29 Course Schedules, 1932 Sep - 1942 May
Box 1 Course Schedules, 1964 Sep - 1989 May
Box 2 Course Schedules, 1989 Sep - 1998 May

Series II. Student Registers, 1867-1986

Bound Volumes Alumnae Register, 1867-1889
Bound Volumes Matriculation Book, 1917-1986
Box 4 Student Information Register, 1865-1866
Includes name, parent or guardian, address, age, and room number.
Box 4 Student Information Register, 1866-1867
Box 4 Student Information Register, 1867-1869
Box 4 Student Information Register, 1869-1870
Box 3 Student Information Register, 1872-1873
Box 3 Student Information Register, 1873-1876
Bound Volumes Student Information Register, 1876 Sep - 1882 Apr
Bound Volumes Student Information Register, 1892-1895
Bound Volumes Student Information Register, 1896 Sep - 1901 Sep

Series III. Student Records, 1865-1968

Bound Volumes Alphabetical Record, Vol. 1, 1865 Sep - 1891 May
Includes student date of birth, religious denomination, and city and state of residence.
Bound Volumes Alphabetical Record, Vol. 2, 1891 Sep - 1925 May
Bound Volumes Alphabetical Record, Vol. 3, 1925 Sep - 1968 May [RESTRICTED]
Bound Volumes Permanent Record, Vol. 1, 1868 Sep - 1870 May [RESTRICTED]
Bound Volumes Permanent Record, Vol. 2, 1870 Sep - 1872 May [RESTRICTED]
Bound Volumes Permanent Record, Vol. 3, 1872 Sep - 1874 May [RESTRICTED]
Bound Volumes Permanent Record, Vol. 4, 1874 Sep - 1876 May [RESTRICTED]
Bound Volumes Permanent Record, Vol. 5, 1876 Sep - 1878 May [RESTRICTED]
Bound Volumes Permanent Record, Vol. 6, 1878 Sep - 1881 May [RESTRICTED]
Bound Volumes Permanent Record, Vol. 7, 1881 Sep - 1884 May [RESTRICTED]
Bound Volumes Permanent Record, Vol. 8, 1884 Sep - 1887 May [RESTRICTED]
Bound Volumes Permanent Record, Vol. 9, 1887 Sep - 1890 May [RESTRICTED]
Bound Volumes Permanent Record, Vol. 10, 1890 Sep - 1892 May [RESTRICTED]
Bound Volumes Permanent Record, Vol. 11, 1892 Sep - 1894 May [RESTRICTED]
Bound Volumes Permanent Record, Vol. 12, 1894 Sep - 1896 May [RESTRICTED]

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Details
Abstract

Course schedules and student records
produced by the Vassar College Registrar, including permanent records, grades, information registers, and
student demographic information.

Member of
Finding Aid Collection
Finding Aid Date
Dates: 1865-1998
Document Types
Catalogs (documents)
Registers (lists)
Places
Poughkeepsie (N.Y.)--History
Subject (Topical)
Women college students--New York (State)--Poughkeepsiee
Women's colleges--New York (State)--Poughkeepsie
Vassar College Administrative Offices and Functions
Organization
Vassar College--Alumni and alumnae
Vassar College--Students
Collection Title
Vassar College Registrar Records
Creator
Vassar College. Registrar