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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 Rick Lazio Papers, 1981–2005

Collection Title
Rick Lazio Papers
Creator
Lazio, Rick
Abstract
Material relating to Lazio's career in politics including his tenure as state legislator (1989-1992), as a four-term member of the House of Representatives (1993-2001), and concluding with his race for New York Senate in 2000.
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Guide to the Robert E. Middleton Papers, 1939-1954

Collection Title
Robert E. Middleton Papers
Creator
Middleton, Robert, 1920-
Abstract
Correspondence, photographs and miscellaneous papers from Robert E. Middleton, VC Professor of Music 1953-1985.
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Guide to the Roberta Hodes Papers, 1943-1989

Collection Title
Roberta Hodes Papers
Creator
Hodes, Roberta
Abstract
Material relating to Hodes’ career in the film industry and her time at Vassar College.
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Guide to the Rockford University Microfilmed Julia Lathrop Papers, 1880-1932

Collection Title
Julia Lathrop Papers, 1880-1932
Creator
Lathrop, Julia Clifford, 1858-1932
Abstract
Microfilmed set of the Lathrop Papers held by the Rockford University Archives in Rockford, Illinois.
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Guide to the Rockwell Kent Ephemera Collection, 1920-1995

Collection Title
Rockwell Kent Ephemera Collection
Creator
Kent, Rockwell, 1882-1971
Abstract
Primarily printed material relating to or including Kent's work.
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Guide to the Roland F. Pease Papers, 1831-2005 (bulk 1940-2000)

Collection Title
Roland F. Pease Papers
Creator
Pease, Roland
Abstract
Materials relating to the life and work of author and art collector, Roland Pease. Of particular interest is material related to his involvement with the Tibor de Nagy Gallery in New York City, as well as his work for several religious and fraternal organizations, such as the Society of Mayflower Descendants, the New England Society, and St. James' Church.
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Guide to the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Papers, 1948-1983

Collection Title
Rosalie Thorne McKenna Papers
Creator
McKenna, Rosalie Thorne
Abstract
The collection consists primarily of photographs taken by American photographer Rosalie Thorne "Rollie" McKenna (1918-2003) that document life and events at
Vassar College during the 1950s and 1960s, including contact sheets, negatives, and prints. It also includes photographs taken by
McKenna of Springside National Historic Site, Matthew Vassar's former estate in
Poughkeepsie, as well as correspondence with the National Park Service.
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Guide to the Rosalind Howe Sturges Allen Papers, 1928-1999

Collection Title
Rosalind Howe Sturges Allen Papers
Creator
Howe, Rosalind
Abstract
Research materials, sketches, drawings, published materials, and exhibition materials relating to Rosalind Howe’s work as an artist and architectural cartographer as well as professional correspondence, published materials about Howe, and published materials which included Howe’s work.
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Guide to the Rosetta Shear Clarkson Papers, 1904-1956

Collection Title
Rosetta Shear Clarkson Papers
Creator
Clarkson, Rosetta Shear, 1892-1950
Abstract
Photographs, clippings, manuscripts, correspondence, and scrapbooks relating to Clarkson's study and cultivation of herbs.
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Guide to the Rudolph Ruzicka Ephemera Collection, 1915-1956

Collection Title
Rudolph Ruzicka Ephemera Collection
Creator
Ruzicka, Rudolph, 1883-1978
Abstract
Primarily printed material (greeting cards, pamphlets, programs) relating to or including Ruzicka's work
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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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Guide to the Ruth (Goodkind) Calvin Photograph Album, 1918-1923

Collection Title
Ruth (Goodkind) Calvin Photograph Album
Creator
Calvin, Ruth Goodkind, 1902-1957
Abstract
The photograph album contains images from Ruth Goodkind Calvin's years at Vassar College, as well as her travels across the United States, particularly the American West and the National Parks.
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Guide to the Ruth Cutler Papers, 1910-1919 (bulk 1918-1919)

Collection Title
Ruth Cutler Papers
Creator
Cutler, Ruth
Abstract
Letters from Ruth Cutler (VC 1912) to her family, and four letters from Elinor Prudden (also VC 1912), who traveled with Cutler. The letters document Cutler's travel by ship to France and her service there with the Red Cross. Prudden’s letters are to Cutler’s family describing the circumstances of Cutler’s death from pneumonia.
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Guide to the Ruth Fitch Mason Papers, 1908-1962

Collection Title
Ruth Fitch Mason Papers
Creator
Mason, Ruth, 1890-1974
Abstract
Material relating to Mason's work as a writer and literary agent as well as more personal material regarding her family, friends, marriage and education. Includes, professional and personal correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, postcards, and biographical information; and Eliot F. Bartlett's correspondence and notes regarding these papers.
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Guide to the Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, 1857-1958

Collection Title
Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers
Creator
Benedict, Ruth, 1887-1948
Abstract
Personal and professional papers
consisting of correspondence, diaries, notebooks, manuscripts and typescripts,
articles, speeches, financial papers, reports, teaching materials, and photographs.
Correspondents include Franz Boas with whom she studied and worked. Subjects include
American Anthropological Association, Progressive Education Association, West Side
Defense Council (New York City), Council Against Intolerance in America, American
Association of University Women, American Folklore Journal, Mary Wollstonecraft,
Indians of the American Southwest including Pima, Zuni, Dakotas, Sioux, and
Shoshone, civil rights, and Japan and Japanese culture. Other items include her
published and unpublished poetry; grant proposals; correspondence, clippings, and
reports from field work, including her Mescalero trip, 1931-1932; and a draft of
Margaret Mead's .
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Guide to the Ruth Hornblower Churchill Papers, 1932-1963 (bulk 1933-1934)

Collection Title
Ruth Hornblower Churchill Papers,
Creator
Churchill, Ruth Hornblower
Abstract
Correspondece and other materials relating to Churchill's time as a trustee of Vassar College, particularly regarding international alumni.
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Guide to the Ruth Lamb Atkinson Papers, 1781-1975 (bulk 1928-1947)

Collection Title
Ruth Lamb Atkinson Papers
Creator
Atkinson, Ruth Lamb, 1896-1978
Abstract
Correspondence, clippings, reports, speeches, articles, pamphlets, and government documents relating to Atkinson's work in advertising and with the Food and Drug Administration. Also includes collected Americana and Indian art and manuscripts.
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Guide to the Ruth Robinson Carroll Papers, 1913-1962

Collection Title
Ruth Robinson Carroll Papers
Creator
Carroll, Ruth, 1899-
Abstract
Memory book of Ruth Robinson, 1913-1918; drawings, sketches, and manuscript drafts of Ruth and Latrobe Carroll's children's books, 1934-1962, including , , , , and ; and drafts and published versions of the article "Through the World of Silence," 1950.
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Guide to the Samuel L. Caldwell Scrapbook, 1878-1885

Collection Title
Samuel L. Caldwell Scrapbook
Abstract
Scrapbook documenting Samuel L.
Caldwell's tenure as president of Vassar College, primarily through event ephemera, notes, and letters.
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Guide to the Samuel L. Clemens Papers, 1796-1984 (bulk 1853-1909)

Collection Title
Samuel L. Clemens Papers
Creator
Twain, Mark, 1835-1910
Abstract
Includes manuscripts, notes, diaries, clippings, certificates, deeds and photographs; but of particular note are the letters Clemens wrote to his family describing his early adulthood as well as the development and progression of his writing career.
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