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Vassar College Student Letters

The Student Letters collection contains letters from Vassar students primarily during the nineteenth century. The letters were written by students to family, friends, and Vassar faculty, with some letters received by students from family and friends, concerning life at Vassar, their studies, social events, and family affairs; students include Ruth Adams, 1900-1904; Grace Louise Fletcher Chase, 1907-1916; Muriel Tilden Eldridge, 1911-1914; Roberta T. Johns, 1901-1903; Marjorie Newell MacCoy, 1907-1910; Sybil Huntington May, 1911-1922; Alice Thurston McGirr, 1902-1906; Margaret M. Shipp, 1901-1911; Laura A. Skinner, correspondence with Frances M. Bromley, 1876-1882; Sidney Lewis Smith, 1902-1906; Fanny Simpson Townsend, 1898-1903; and Gertrude C. Valentine, 1908-1911. A finding aid is available for this collection.
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Vassar College Student Letters

Vassar College Student Letters

Duncan, Doris (Bullard) — to Mrs. Charles Culver, December 2, 1914

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2 Dec 1914
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Duncan, Doris (Bullard). Letter, 1914

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1 letter, dated Dec 2 1914, from Duncan (VC 1917) to Mrs. Charles Culver, mother of Mary (Culver) Pollock (VC 1917). Duncan thanks Mrs. Culver for hosting her on Sunday night, as well as Dr. Culver for carrying her "heavy" suitcase to the station. Duncan reports rumors that the President's House at

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Eaton, Esther — to Miss Shipp, April 27, 1905

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27 Apr 1905
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Eaton, Esther. Letter, 1905

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1 letter, dated Apr 27 1905, in which Eaton (VC 1905) thanks "Miss Shipp" for the gift of a book. Miss Shipp is the sister of Eaton's Vassar College classmate Margaret "Peggy" M. Shipp (VC 1905). Eaton expresses happiness that she lives close to Peggy and hopes that Miss Shipp will come to

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Eaton, Julia (Hammer). Letters, 1888

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1888
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2 letters, one from Eaton to her sister Emma Hoadley Tenney, the other from Eaton to her father. Both letters describe Eaton's experiences during her spring 1888 semester at Vassar. Eaton describes the Washington's Birthday Party, for which students costumed themselves as colonial women, George

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Eaton, Julia | to Emma Hoadley Tenney, Feb. 26, 1888:

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February 26, 1888
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VC Spec 1886-1888

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Eaton, Julia | to papa, Mar. 13, 1888:

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March 13, 1888
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VC Spec 1886-1888

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Eldridge, Muriel (Tilden) | to Family, circa 22 October 1912

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1912-10-22T00:00:01Z-1912-10-22T23:59:59Z
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VC 1914

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Eldridge, Muriel (Tilden) | to Father, circa 14 October 1912

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1912-10-14T00:00:01Z-1912-10-14T23:59:59Z
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VC 1914

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Eldridge, Muriel (Tilden) | to Mother and Father, circa 14 April 1913

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1913-04-14T00:00:01Z-1913-04-14T23:59:59Z
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VC 1914

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Eldridge, Muriel (Tilden) | to Mother, 1 February 1913

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1913-02-01T00:00:01Z-1913-02-01T23:59:59Z
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VC 1914

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Eldridge, Muriel (Tilden) | to Mother, 12 January 1913

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1913-01-12T00:00:01Z-1913-01-12T23:59:59Z
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VC 1914

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Eldridge, Muriel (Tilden) | to Mother, 14 October 1913

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1913-10-14T00:00:01Z-1913-10-14T23:59:59Z
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VC 1914

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Eldridge, Muriel (Tilden) | to Mother, 15 January 1911

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1911-01-15T00:00:01Z-1911-01-15T23:59:59Z
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VC 1914

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Eldridge, Muriel (Tilden) | to Mother, 17 March 1912

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1912-03-17T00:00:01Z-1912-03-17T23:59:59Z
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VC 1914

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Eldridge, Muriel (Tilden) | to Mother, 21 September 1913

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1913-09-21T00:00:01Z-1913-09-21T23:59:59Z
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VC 1914

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Eldridge, Muriel (Tilden) | to Mother, 23 January 1913

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1913-01-23T00:00:01Z-1913-01-23T23:59:59Z
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VC 1914

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Eldridge, Muriel (Tilden) | to Mother, 25 February 1912

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1912-02-25T00:00:01Z-1912-02-25T23:59:59Z
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VC 1914

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Eldridge, Muriel (Tilden) | to Mother, 3 March 1913

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1913-03-03T00:00:01Z-1913-03-03T23:59:59Z
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VC 1914

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Eldridge, Muriel (Tilden) | to Mother, 30 March 1913

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1913-03-30T00:00:01Z-1913-03-30T23:59:59Z
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VC 1914

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