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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 Elsa Butler Grove Papers, 1921-1969

Collection Title
Elsa Butler Grove Papers
Creator
Grove, Elsa Butler, 1884-1969
Abstract
The Elsa Butler Grove Collection contains correspondence, typescripts, printed materials and photographs. The most notable portions of the collection relate to her service in the Baltic States and work with the American Red Cross and the Vassar Unit in France during World War I. There is also material related to the proposed establishment of an archives at Vassar College, miscellaneous printed material, and some biographical material.
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Guide to the Hannah M. Parkhurst’s Boarding School Records, 1863-1869

Collection Title
Hannah M. Parkhurst’s Boarding School Records
Abstract
Journals kept by Lucy Skeel, 1864, Fannie Denniston, 1865, and Ella Weed, 1868-1869, while attending the school. Denniston's journal also reports on a boat trip to Poughkeepsie and a visit to Vassar College grounds.
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Guide to the National Woman's Party Pamphlet Collection, approximately 1923-1946

Collection Title
National Woman's Party Pamphlet Collection
Abstract
Pamphlets, flyers, congressional reports, clippings issued or collected by the National Woman's Party.
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