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Finding Aids Collection

This collection of finding aids describe items in both the Virginia B. Smith Memorial Manuscript Collection and the College Archives. The Virginia B. Smith Memorial Manuscript Collection is named after the eighth president of Vassar College, whose vision for the library included the addition of personal papers of a number of key literary figures. The holdings range from medieval illuminated manuscripts to modern manuscripts, and include over 500 collections of Vassar College graduates, faculty, and others affiliated with the college. The Vassar College Archives documents the history of the College from its founding in 1861 to the present. It includes publications, administrative records, meeting minutes, architectural drawings, photograph and audiovisual collections, subject files, artifacts, and other materials. For more information please visit the Archives & Special Collections Library website here: https://library.vassar.edu/specialcollections/

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Guide to the Carol Gelderman Papers, 1981-1984

Collection Title
The Carol Gelderman Papers
Creator
Gelderman, Carol W.
Abstract
This collection comprises the research material Carol Gelderman compiled for use in her biography of Mary McCarthy, entitled . The bulk of the collection is interview material, including audio cassettes. Several of the interviews were with Mary McCarthy but most were with others who knew or worked with McCarthy. There is also correspondence as well as articles and portions of books either by or about Mary McCarthy and her work.
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Guide to the Elizabeth Bishop Papers, circa 1880-2023 (bulk 1929-1979)

Collection Title
Elizabeth Bishop Papers
Creator
Bishop, Elizabeth, 1911-1979
Abstract
Correspondence, diaries, notebooks, manuscripts and drafts, memorabilia, artwork, publications, and photographs relating to Bishop's personal and professional life. Also, letters, minutes, contracts, and financial records from her teaching and publishing activities, 1943-1979; manuscripts, typescripts, drafts, revisions, and fragments of her poetry and prose writings, 1929-1979; Vassar student notebooks, travel diaries, notes from her 17-year residence in Brazil, and family information, 1931-1977; manuscripts, typescripts, articles, essays, and poetry by or about other writers, especially Robert Lowell, 1925-1979; and printed poetry, prose, reviews, and articles by or about Bishop.
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Guide to the Iannucci Modern American Literature Manuscript Collection, approximately 1934-1999

Collection Title
Iannucci Modern American Literature Manuscript Collection
Creator
Iannucci, Brenda J.
Abstract
Manuscript material accompanying the Iannucci Modern American Literature Book Collection.
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Guide to the Margaret Judson Papers, approximately 1915

Collection Title
Margaret Judson Papers
Creator
Judson, Margaret
Abstract
Seven complete typescripts of Judson's "Pride and Prejudice: A Play in Three Acts"; 19 extra pages, several with Judson's annotations in ink.
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Guide to the Mary McCarthy Literary Trust Records, 1990-1993

Collection Title
Mary McCarthy Literary Trust Records
Abstract
Correspondence, manuscripts, and clippings relating to the publication of Mary McCarthy's .
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Guide to the Thomas Mallon Papers, 1973-1988

Collection Title
Thomas Mallon Papers,
Creator
Mallon, Thomas, 1951-
Abstract
Correspondence between Mary McCarthy and Mallon as well as manuscripts for speeches and articles written during Mallon's tenure as a professor at Vassar.
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Guide to the William Jovanovich Papers, 1960-1999

Collection Title
William Jovanovich Papers
Creator
Jovanovich, William
Abstract
Personal and professional correspondence with Mary McCarthy, correspondence with McCarthy biographers, typescripts of McCarthy's publications with Harcourt, Brace and Javonovich, newspaper clippings relating to McCarthy and her work, and an audio tape of the 1989 memorial service for McCarthy.
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