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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 Sarah Josepha Hale Papers, 1850-1877 (bulk 1863-1867)

Collection Title
Sarah Josepha Hale Papers
Creator
Hale, Sarah Josepha Buell, 1788-1879
Abstract
Thirty original letters by Hale and typescript copies of letters to and from Hale (originals also available) concerning the inclusion of the word "female" in Vassar Female College, women's education, other business of Vassar College, missionary work, and women in the church. Other correspondents include Milo P. Jewett, Benson J. Lossing, John H. Raymond, and Matthew Vassar.
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Guide to the Scottie Fitzgerald Smith Papers, 1858-1996 (bulk 1921-1986)

Collection Title
Scottie Fitzgerald Smith Papers
Creator
Smith, Scottie Fitzgerald
Abstract
Materials relating to Scottie Fitzgerald Smith's career as a journalist, her work for the Democratic Party, her personal life, and the maintenance of her parents' estates and legacies.
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Guide to the Shigeko Nagai Uriu Papers, 1878–1995

Collection Title
Shigeko Nagai Uriu Papers
Creator
Uriu, Shigeko, 1861-1928
Abstract
General biographical material as well
as some documentation of Uriu's time at Vassar College.
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Guide to the Snider Family Papers, 1912-1938 (bulk 1914-1918)

Collection Title
Snider Family Papers
Creator
Snider Family
Abstract
Correspondence from Mary and Marguerite Snider to their parents and brother Frank tell of the day-to-day life of Vassar students, their classes, extra-curricular activities, and social life. Letters to and from Frank tell a similar story of his days at Mercersburg Academy in Pennsylvania, and Amherst College in Massachusetts.
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Guide to the Sondra Spatt Olsen Papers, 1940-2013

Collection Title
Sondra Spatt Olsen Papers
Creator
Olsen, Sondra Spatt, 1936-
Abstract
The papers of Sondra Spatt Olsen range from 1940-2013 and include business records, correspondence, journals, notebooks, manuscripts, typescripts, clippings and ephemera. The majority of manuscripts and typescripts include notations by the author, her peers, editors and publishers. Personal and professional files document the author’s management of her writing career spanning over six decades.
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Guide to the Springside Landscape Restoration Records, 1870-2024 (bulk 1972-2017)

Collection Title
Springside Landscape Restoration Records
Creator
Springside Landscape Restoration
Abstract
This collection consists of
administrative and financial records, correspondence, and photographs created by
Springside Landscape Restoration, a non-profit organization dedicated to the
preservation and maintenance of Springside--a United States National Historic
Site and the summer home of Matthew Vassar (1792-1868). Publications and
writings about Springside and its designer, landscape architect Andrew Jackson
Downing (1815-1852), as well as records related to Springside from its 20th-century
owners, the Nelson family, are also included.
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Guide to the Stanley S. Slotkin and Mark A. Slotkin Collection of Title Page Facsimiles with Attached Original Leaves from Books Published 1534-approximately 1750

Collection Title
Stanley S. Slotkin and Mark A. Slotkin Collection of Title Page Facsimiles with Attached Original Leaves from Books Published 1534-approximately 1750.
Creator
Slotkin, Stanley S.
Abstract
Title page facsimiles and original leaves collected by Stanley S. Slotkin and Mark A. Slotkin.
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Guide to the Susan B. Anthony Papers, 1854-1905

Collection Title
Susan B. Anthony Papers
Creator
Anthony, Susan B. (Susan Brownell), 1820-1906
Abstract
Copies and some originals of correspondence to and from Susan B. Anthony, as well as a few autographed statements.
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Guide to the Sutematsu Yamakawa Oyama Papers, 1872-1983 (bulk 1882-1919)

Collection Title
Sutematsu Yamakawa Oyama Papers
Creator
Oyama, Sutematsu, 1860-1919
Abstract
Papers created by and relating to
Sutematsu Yamakawa Oyama, "Princess Oyama," the first Japanese woman to receive a
college degree.
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Guide to the Sybil Huntington May Papers, 1898-1976 (bulk 1910-1919)

Collection Title
Sybil Huntington May Papers
Creator
May, Sybil Huntington
Abstract
Materials related to May’s life as a student at Vassar and during the years immediately after her graduation. There is also correspondence related to Leo Huberman, co-founder of the .
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Guide to the Teresa Carreño Papers, 1862-1991 (bulk 1862-1920)

Collection Title
Teresa Carreño Papers
Creator
Carreño, Teresa, 1853-1917
Abstract
Includes musical manuscripts of Carreño and others, such as Edward Macdowell, Amy Beach and Teresita Carreño-Tagliapietra; literary manuscripts of Carreño; letters to and from Carreño and to and from Marta Milinowski, her biographer; and a variety of scrapbooks, diaries and other materials relating to Carreño's life and professional career; Among the correspondents are Frances Macdowell, Gioachino Rossini, Edward Grieg, and Ede Poldini. There are also many articles about Carreño and programs of her concerts.
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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 Thornwillow Press Records, 1986-2011

Collection Title
Thornwillow Press Records
Abstract
Samples of the work of the Thornwillow press as well as press clippings about the press and its founder, Luke Pontifell.
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Guide to the Timothy Cole Papers, 1914-1938

Collection Title
Timothy Cole Papers
Creator
Cole, Timothy, 1852-1931
Abstract
Bookplates and letters to Henry Kimball Prince, ca. 1931-1938; portraits and book illustrations; and 32 prints of a drawing of Vassar College Library.
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Guide to the U. T. Summers Papers, 1937-1995 (bulk 1937-1939)

Collection Title
U.T. Summers Papers
Creator
Summers, U. T.
Abstract
This collection primarilly documents U. T. Summers' friendship with Edna Stephenson. The bulk of the collection consists of letters Summers sent from Vassar College to Stephenson in their hometown of McKenzie, Tennessee.
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Guide to the Vail Brothers Photograph Albums, approximately 1880-1890

Collection Title
Vail Brothers Photograph Albums
Abstract
This collection consists of two large photograph albums of images of Poughkeepsie, including Vassar College.
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Guide to the Vassar Club of Boston Records, 1867-2004

Collection Title
Vassar Club of Boston Records
Abstract
Materials from various graduating classes including alumnae questionnaires, programs, bulletins, invitations, songbooks, clippings and articles on class members, and some notes and letters, 1867-1981; a reunion survey with photographs of the Class of 1914, 1964; minutes and account books from class organizations, 1871-1922; and correspondence, publications, and miscellaneous items from the Class of 1898.
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Guide to the Vassar Club of Philadelphia Records, 1903-2011

Collection Title
Vassar Club of Philadelphia Records
Abstract
Materials relating to the creation and subsequent activities of the Vassar Club of Philadelphia.
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Guide to the Vassar Club of Washington, D.C. Records, 1887-2012

Collection Title
Vassar Club of Washington, D.C. Records
Abstract
Four volumes of minutes and financial
accounting of the early incarnations of the Vassar Club of Washington, D.C., as well as photographs of a scholarship event in 2012.
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Guide to the Vassar College 1969 Black Studies Sit-in Records, 1966-1974

Collection Title
Vassar College 1969 Black Studies Sit-in Records
Abstract
Materials related to the early years
of the Vassar College Black Studies Program and the student sit-in staged in 1969
for improvements to the program along with other demands relating to the
African-American community both on campus and off.
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