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/

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Guide to the Josephine Jewell Dodge Papers, 1873-1874

Collection Title
Josephine Jewell Dodge Papers
Abstract
37 letters and 1 fragment to Mary Strong from Josephine Jewell (Dodge) while at Vassar; 8 letters and 1 fragment to Strong from Jewell while in Russia; and one letter and one fragment to Strong by Josephine's sister, Florence Jewell, describing social life and travel in Russia, where their father, Marshall Jewell, was U.S. Minister in St. Petersburg.
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Guide to the Josina van der Maas Papers, 1953-1955

Collection Title
Josina van der Maas Papers
Abstract
Letters (in Dutch) from van der Maas to her family in the Netherlands while she was a student at Vassar College.
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Guide to the Judith Osgood Papers, 1950-1988

Collection Title
Judith Osgood Papers,
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Abstract
Correspondence, diaries, photographs, manuscript writings, and ephemera documenting the life and career of Judith Osgood.
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Guide to the Julia Augusta Schwartz Papers, 1899-1953

Collection Title
Julia Augusta Schwartz Papers
Abstract
Material relating primarily to Schwartz's writing but also her Vassar College education and other aspects of her personal life.
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Guide to the Karol Szymanowski Score, approximately 1921

Collection Title
Karol Szymanowski Score
Abstract
Holograph manuscript of 3 of the 5 songs from .
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Guide to the Katharine Brownell Collier Papers, 1890-1977 (bulk 1904-1934)

Collection Title
Katharine Brownell Collier Papers
Abstract
Correspondence, notebooks, manuscripts and drafts, memorabilia, artwork, publications, and photographs relating to and/or created by Katherine Brownell Collier, covering her turn-of-the-century childhood as well as her time at Vassar and her life post-graduation.
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Guide to the Laura Brownell Collier Papers, 1867-1949

Collection Title
Laura Brownell Collier Papers
Abstract
The collection consists of correspondence, notes, diaries, and other material relating to and created by
Laura Brownell Collier (VC 1874), covering her time at Vassar and beyond.
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Guide to the Laura Johnson Wylie Papers, 1890-1961 (bulk 1898-1919)

Collection Title
Laura Johnson Wylie Papers
Abstract
Correpondence and other material documenting Wylie's work, health, travels, and family; as well as her friendships with Fanny Borden, Fanny Hart, Mrs. Nathan S. Hart, and Nina Katherine Hart; her career at Vassar College, and her relationship with Gertrude Buck.
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Guide to the Lawrence H. Mamiya Papers, 1943-2006

Collection Title
Lawrence H. Mamiya Papers
Abstract
Research files, survey data, oral
history transcripts, photographic prints and academic writings by Lawrence Mamiya,
documenting his research on the Nation of Islam and its role within African American
communities and the Black church.
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Guide to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Lives Manuscript Collection, 1990-2002

Collection Title
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Lives Manuscript Collection
Abstract
Memoirs, manuscripts, diaries, correspondence and other materials documenting the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons affiliated with Vassar College.
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Guide to the Leslie Koempel Papers, 1937-1972

Collection Title
Leslie Koempel Papers
Abstract
Material relating to Koempel's work
as a sociologist and a professor at Vassar College. Of particular interest is the
data she compiled relating to education and housing in Poughkeepsie and Dutchess
County.
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Guide to the Lewis Rubenstein Papers, approximately 1950-1974

Collection Title
Lewis Rubenstein Papers
Abstract
Sketches of faculty members and campus scenes and sketchbooks produced throughout Rubenstein's career at Vassar, and two copies of his film "Time Painting."
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Guide to the Library of Information Pamphlets, 1938-1946

Collection Title
Library of Information Pamphlets
Abstract
Pamphlets, reports, clippings, and other printed
materials relating to the Second World War.
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Guide to the Lloyd Peterson-John Burroughs Collection, approximately 1970-1990

Collection Title
Lloyd Peterson-John Burroughs Collection,
Creator
Abstract
Correspondence, photographs, and printed materials documenting Lloyd Peterson's scholarship on John Burroughs.
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Guide to the Louise Imogen Guiney Papers, 1884-1979 (bulk 1884-1921)

Collection Title
Louise Imogen Guiney Papers
Abstract
Papers consist mostly of correspondence concerning her personal and literary interests, including her original letters to Mary H. Rollins, Elkin Mathews, and others, 1887-1919; photocopies of her letters to Annie Adams Fields (Mrs. James T. Fields) and to Sarah Orne Jewett, 1884-1914; and microfilm copy of her letters in the Library of Congress and the Huntington Library. Other items include biographical and bibliographic materials; copies of Guiney's published works; microfilm copy of a dissertation on Guiney by Mary Murphy, 1939; and correspondence about Guiney between Vassar and Immaculate Heart College, 1979.
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Guide to the Louise Seaman Bechtel Papers, 1877-1987 (bulk 1913-1980)

Collection Title
Louise Seaman Bechtel Papers
Abstract
Papers primarily concerning her work
in literature, publishing, and editing, especially for children, and including
correspondence, manuscripts, illustrations, biographical information, and published
articles and reviews from or pertaining to authors, illustrators, and
publishers.
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Guide to the Lucinda Franks Papers, approximately 1999-2013

Collection Title
Lucinda Franks Papers
Creator
Abstract
Correspondence, manuscrips and typescripts of Lucinda Franks's book, .
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Guide to the Lucy Maynard Salmon Historical Materials Collection, 1690-1982 (bulk 1790-1899)

Collection Title
Lucy Maynard Salmon Historical Materials Collection
Abstract
An artificial collection of letters,
diaries, account books, land grants, deeds, wills, and other historical materials
originally established by the History Department at Vassar College.
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Guide to the Lucy Maynard Salmon Papers, 1818-1992 (bulk 1854-1933)

Collection Title
Lucy Maynard Salmon Papers
Abstract
The Lucy Maynard Salmon Collection
includes the personal papers of Lucy Maynard Salmon along with two smaller collections
of papers belonging to her mother, Maria Clara Maynard Salmon, and her brother, Pomeroy L. Salmon. The materials relate
to her work as an historian and professor at Vassar College as well as her work with
the suffrage movement and local political issues. There are also materials relating
to her family, education and personal life. Formats include correspondence,
manuscripts, printed material, clippings, minutes, reports, notes, and
photographs.
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Guide to the M. Glen Johnson Papers, 1967-1986

Collection Title
M. Glen Johnson Papers
Abstract
Correspondence, minutes, and reports relating to Johnson's committee work as a member of the faculty at Vassar College
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