Field of study: neuroscience and behavior. Current occupation: Freshkills Park Manager for Science and Research Development. Born and raised on Long Island; lived in San Francisco briefly after Vassar; moved to Brooklyn. Keywords: LGBTQ; oral history; queer; Long Island; San Francisco; Colgate
Field of study: Women's Studies. Current occupation: Retired. Born in Hudson Valley; Graduate School at UMass Amherst; Moved to the Bronx; Moved back to Hudson Valley
Field of study: sociology. Current occupation: Associate Dean of the College for Campus Life, Vassar College. Born in North Carolina; moved to Poughkeepsie in mid-1960s. Keywords: LGBTQ, oral history, Vassar, ally, race, Civil Rights Movement, Malcolm X, education, higher education, class
Field of study: Geology. Current occupation: Professor of Earth Science and Geography. Schneiderman was born in the Bronx, N.Y., grew up in Queens and Long Island. She received her undergraduate degree at Yale University and graduate degree from Harvard University. She moved to Los Angeles, Calif
This interview took place over June 12-13, 2013 and is divided into two parts. Field of study: social work. Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan; moved to Cincinnati, Ohio; moved to Dallas, Texas; left home at fifteen years old; went to University of Colorado; transferred to University of Michigan; worked
This interview took place over June 12-13, 2013 and is divided into two parts. Field of study: Human Ethology: Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan; moved to Cincinnati, Ohio; then to Dallas, Texas; left home at age fifteen, studied at Universities of Colorado, Kansas, Michigan, New School (NYC); worked
Born in Caguas, Puerto Rico; moved to Fishkill, New York at 5 years old; moved to Beacon, New York a few months later. Currently a pharmacy technician.
Born in Newburgh, New York; grew up in Fishkill, New York; worked as dispatcher for Fishkill Police Department; worked as security officer and supervisor at IBM; worked as director of security at Bard College; started working at Vassar in 1996 as Associate Director of Safety and Security.
Field of study: history and library science. Current occupation: Vassar College Archivist. Grew up in Troy, NY; undergraduate at SUNY New Paltz, graduate studies at the University of Maine; worked at Smith College and Cornell University before coming to Vassar. Keywords: LGBTQ, oral history, New
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.
