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: | Tall, Christine Vassar |
| Title: | Christine Vassar Tall Papers |
| Dates: | 1940-1945 |
| Quantity: | 2 boxes |
| Abstract: | Correspondence documenting Christine Vassar Tall's life in Poughkeepsie, NY, after her evacuation from England in 1940. |
Biographical Note
Christine Vassar Tall arrived in the United States in 1940, one of a group of children evacuated from London to North America during the German bombing of the city. Distantly related to Matthew Vassar, Vassar Tall lived with the family of Vassar president Henry Noble MacCracken while she attended Arlington High School near Poughkeepsie. In the fall of 1944, Vassar Tall enrolled in the College and graduated in 1947. After a brief reunion with her famly in London, Vassar Tall returned to the United States, where she lived for the rest of her life. In 1961 she married Anthony Donaldson Tall. In 2008 she published London War Letters of a Separated Family, 1940-1945, which collects the correspondence between her and her family members who remained in London after her evacuation.
TopScope and Content Note
This collection consists mainly of originals of the correspondence between Christine Vassar Tall and her famly published in London War Letters of a Separated Family, 1940-1945 (2008). Also included are letters between Henry Noble MacCracken and Vassar Tall's family in England
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Permission to quote (publish) from unpublished or previously published material must be obtained as described in the regulations of the Vassar College Archives and Special Collections Library.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
Names:
- MacCracken, H. N. (Henry Noble), 1880-1970
Organizations:
- Vassar College--Alumni and alumnae
Subjects:
- World War, 1939-1945--Evacuation of civilians
- World War, 1939-1945--Refugees
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Christine Vassar Tall Papers, Archives and Special Collections Library, Vassar College Libraries.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Christine Vassar Tall (M2002-001).
Container List
There is no container list currently available for this collection.
Details
Correspondence documenting Christine Vassar Tall's life in Poughkeepsie, NY, after her evacuation from England in 1940.
