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Vassar Scholarship, the institutional repository formerly known as Digital Window, reflects the research and scholarly output of the Vassar College community.  It provides access to a variety of collections, including senior theses and projects across a wide range of disciplines.

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[Exhibition] Reexamining Books: Book Objects and Artist's Books by Werner Pfeiffer

Publication Date
2024-January-16
Authors
Hill, Thomas
Patkus, Ronald
Department or Program
Vassar College Libraries
Document Type
Archived Website
Access Level
Open
Abstract

On view in the Vassar College Main Library, the Art Library, and the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center from September 6-December 15, 2012. 2012 marked the 75th birthday of Werner Pfeiffer, an artist who for half a century has worked...

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Psyche's Library

Publication Date
2022-April-02
Authors
Hill, Thomas
Department or Program
Vassar College Libraries
Access Level
Open
Abstract

This lecture presents the architectural program of the Frederick Thompson Memorial Library at Vassar College as the instantiation of the introduction of the concept of research into American undergraduate education by early Vassar faculty who were invested in the direct...

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Settling the Rock Lot: Designing a Community for Alumnae and Faculty on the Vassar Campus 1909-1924

Publication Date
2024-May-27
Authors
Hill, Thomas
Department or Program
Vassar College Libraries
Document Type
Exhibition Catalog
Access Level
Open
Abstract

An exhibition commemorating the centennial anniversary of the opening of the Alumnae House at Vassar College.

Vassar College Art Library

May 27 - July 26, 2024

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The Relationship between Increased Stability and Coverage from Public Health Insurance and Opioid Miuse among Parenting Women: Study from The Affordable Care Act

Publication Date
2022-May-02
Authors
Bui, Ha
Department or Program
Economics Department
Document Type
Senior Capstone Project
Access Level
Open
Abstract

In this paper, I examine the impact that increased public insurance continuation for new mothers may
have on use among parenting women expecting extended coverage. This study compares the changes in
opioid and substance misuse between income groups with and...

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White Food, Black Spaces: Food, Privilege, And Gentrification In Crown Heights, Brooklyn

Publication Date
2013-January-01
Document Type
Senior Capstone Projects
Authors
Loewen, Samantha C.
Department or Program
Earth Science and Geography Department
Document Type
Senior Capstone Project
Abstract

This project seeks to investigate the intersections of race, class, and food: examining how access and acceptance to good quality food is shaped and changed through the process of gentrification. I ask why it is predominately upper-middle class whites that...

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