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Birthplace of Matthew Vassar: E. Durham, Norfolk, England

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18-?
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Cottage at end of dirt road with picket fence, trees and people.

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First residence of Matthew Vassar at Poughkeepsie

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18-?
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Stone cottage with trees, people and animals. Another house is in the background.

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Matthew Vassar's birthplace

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1979
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White house, fence and trees.

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Matthew Vassar's birthplace

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1979
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Room with table, chairs, fireplace, door, hanging light fixture and kitchenware.

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Vassar College student room, ca. 1878

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ca. 1878
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Room with tall curtained window, gas lamps, tables, couches, desk, chairs, pictures and books. One student wearing a long, dark dress is seated in front of a desk on the left. Another student wearing a long, dark dress is seated, reading a book on the right.

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Vassar College student room, ca. 1878

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ca. 1878
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Room with curtained window, gas lamps, tables, desk, chairs, pictures, books, plants and guitar. One student wearing a hat and long, dark dress is writing at a desk on the left. The other student wearing a long, dark dress is seated on the right.

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Vassar College: Main Building room 21, 1875

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1875
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Room with lace-curtained window, lamp, tables, couch, chair, pictures, books, plants and glass display case.

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Content Warning

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