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[unknown], Jeannette | to Mary P. Ashbridge, Sept. 1869:

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September 22, 1869
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[unknown], Jeannette. Letter, n.d.

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VC Class Year Unknown,1 letter, dated Sept. 22nd 1869, from "Jeannette" to Mary P. Ashbridge. "Jeannette" describes the beginning of a semester at Vassar College, including the "Classification" of the four hundred students, activities such as boating and walking, the meals served, her residential

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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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Stephenson, Mary (Sheldon) | to Sate, Feb. 15, 1888:

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February 15, 1888
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Stephenson, Mary (Sheldon) | to Sate, Mar. 8, 1885:

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March 8, 1885
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Stephenson, Mary (Sheldon) | to Sate, Nov. 16, 1884

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November 16, 1884
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VC 1888; Letters written at Vassar by Mary Sheldon '88. Given by Hazel (Leach) Carpenter '09. Letters present an eye witness account of election celebrations. A.C mentioned in the letters refers to Alfred College.

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Stephenson, Mary (Sheldon). Letters, 1884-1888

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3 letters from Stephenson to her friend "Sate" concerning her experiences at Vassar between 1884 and 1888. Stephenson details Vassar's election festivities of 1884, during which Republican students held a procession for Blaine, whom they assumed to be victorious, while the Democrat students dressed

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