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Stem, Sarah M. Letters, 1866-1871

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9 letters from Stem to her family, written between 1866 and 1871. Stem describes Vassar fashions, her roommate and other acquaintances, the solemn observance of Washington's birthday, lectures by Prof. Silliman of Yale and South American missionary Mr. Fletcher, social news, Founders' Day, social news and scandals, a missionary lecture on the "Cherokee nation," the Philalethean entertainment, and Parton's infamous lecture on "Who are the Vulgar?",VC 1872
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Finding aid: http://specialcollections.vassar.edu/collections/archives/findingaids/miscellaneous/vc_student_materials.html
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