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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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The Vassar College Archives within the Digital Library include some images, texts, and material items that are racist, xenophobic, or otherwise harmful. The Vassar Libraries have provided descriptive text and additional notes whenever possible to alert Digital Library users to these items. The Engaged Pluralism Initiative Race and Racism in Historical Collections Project Group is working with the library on contextualizing and facilitating community conversations about these materials. For more information see: https://library.vassar.edu/rrhc