The Vassar College Film and Video Collection is part of the holdings of the College Archives. It consists of several thousand items in a variety of formats which together provide important documentation for the history of the college in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. The examples available here date from the 1920s to the 1990s. Topics include the campus, reunion, commencement, inauguration, lectures, events, and other aspects of life at Vassar.
President-elect Fergusson visiting the last of nine dormitory open house events. The dorm visited, which is either Noyes or Ferry House, was having a casino-themed event
Narrated film about the Inauguration of Virginia Smith as President of Vassar College. Includes clips of the procession into the Vassar College Chapel. followed by remarks by Barbara Austin Foote (VC 1940), President of the Alumne and Alumni of Vassar College (AAVC); Winifred A. Asprey
Silent film with title cards, produced for the Vassar College Bureau of Publication by Jules Bucher and Willard Pictures. Begins with the arrival of new students followed by descriptions of academic and student life. Events include the 1943 spring convocation, Class Day, and commencement. The Class
Part one of the fifth film in the Vassar College Child Study Department series, "Studies of Normal Personality Development." This installment tracks the evolution of personality development through favorable and unfavorable interpersonal relationships in the home, school, and neighborhood. The
Part two of the fifth film in the Vassar College Child Study Department series, "Studies of Normal Personality Development." This installment tracks the evolution of personality development through favorable and unfavorable interpersonal relationships in the home, school, and neighborhood. The
Promotional film produced for the Admissions Office. The narrator portrays a student writing a description of the college over the course of one evening. Themes include student life, friendship, intellectual rigor and curiosity, diversity, and open-mindedness. Spaces featured include the All Campus
Norris Houghton speaking on "Playwrights in the Contemporary Theater," a television program produced by New York's Metropolitan Educational Television Association (META) in conjunction with Hunter College and the Phoenix Theatre. Additional credits include Amram Nowak (producer); Frank Jacoby
Norris Houghton speaking on "Playwrights in the Contemporary Theater," a television program produced by New York's Metropolitan Educational Television Association (META) in conjunction with Hunter College and the Phoenix Theatre. Additional credits include Amram Nowak (producer); Frank Jacoby
Norris Houghton speaking on "Playwrights in the Contemporary Theater," a television program produced by New York's Metropolitan Educational Television Association (META) in conjunction with Hunter College and the Phoenix Theatre. Additional credits include Amram Nowak (producer); Frank Jacoby
TIAA-CREF informational film. Includes faculty and staff interviews and campus footage from Cooper Union, New York University, Rockefeller University, and Vassar College. Produced by Peter Rosen Productions
First part of the Annual Meeting of the Alumnae and Alumni of Vassar College (AAVC), held in Walker Field House
First part of the Annual Meeting of the Alumnae and Alumni of Vassar College (AAVC). Includes classes parading into Walker Field House
First part of the Annual Meeting of the Alumnae and Alumni of Vassar College (AAVC), held in Walker Field House
First part of Palm Sunday Chapel services, dedicated to Black Alumnae/Alumni and officiated by Reverend Petero A. Sabune (VC 1977). Video quality is poor. Audio quality varies.
First part of the Annual Meeting of the Alumnae and Alumni of Vassar College (AAVC). Includes classes parading into Walker Field House
First part of the Annual Meeting of the Alumnae and Alumni of Vassar College (AAVC), held in Walker Field House
Vassar Press Secretary Dixie Sheridan interviewing alums as they enter the chapel for the Annual Meeting of the Alumnae and Alumni of Vassar College (AAVC). She spoke to members of the Classes of 1933, 1952, 1977, 1978, 1979 and 1980. Members of the Class of 1933 included Polly Bryan and Caroline
Second part of the Annual Meeting of the Alumnae and Alumni of Vassar College (AAVC), held in Walker Field House.
Second and final part of the Annual Meeting of the Alumnae and Alumni of Vassar College (AAVC).
Second and final part of the Annual Meeting of the Alumnae and Alumni of Vassar College (AAVC), held in Walker Field House
Here you will find digitized archival collections, oral histories, and more. We are continually expanding the collections and improving access. You may find additional digital resources that reside outside the digital library here, and a selection of Online Exhibitions here.
Collections Overview
The Archives & Special Collections Library is part of the Vassar College Libraries system. It holds the rare book, manuscript, and archival collections of the college. It collects, preserves, and makes available rare and unique collections, and also engages in teaching and outreach activities. This collection of finding aids describe items in both the Virginia B. Smith Memorial Manuscript Collection and the College Archives.
The Vassar College herbarium holds over 8,000 specimens of vascular plants, bryophytes, and algae. Holdings are primarily from northeastern North America, and include collections made by several notable 19th century botanists. To learn more about this project visit the website here.
Vassar College's institutional repository reflects the research and scholarly output of the Vassar College community. It provides access to senior theses, peer reviewed open access articles, and projects from a wide range of disciplines.