Vassar College Digital Library

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/

Guide to the Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts Collection, 11th century - 17th century

Collection Title
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts Collection
Abstract
Codices, leaves, and fragments of
manuscripts and illuminated manuscripts, primarily in Latin, deriving largely from
religious work such as psalters, books of hours, and sermons. Also includes
scholarly and literary works.
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Guide to the Russian Leaves Collection, 1775, 1790

Collection Title
Russian Leaves Collection
Abstract
Leaves from two 18th century Russian manuscripts, one of Bible stories and one of holiday hymns.
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