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Vassar's Millionth Volume

Anatomia humani corporis, centum & quinque tabulis: per artificiosiss. G. de Lairesse ad vivum delineatis, demonstrata, veterum recentiorumque inventis ex. .

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MDCLXXXV [1685]
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Grille copy: bound in contemporary maroon morocco gilt with gilt coat-of-arms of Gabriel Bernard De Rieux, with decorated endpapers; damage to leaf Gg resulting in loss of signature mark; Bookplate (motto: Mens conscia recti): Ex libris Fenwick Beekman; two signatures in pencil on back flyleaf

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Vassar College ANTH-AFRS 386 Interview Project

Bergeman, Jessica A. | interview

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2015-03-19
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Bergeman (VC 1996) graduated Vassar in 1996. She was actively involved in the Black Student Union and was president her Junior year. During her time she worked to build a sense of community among the other student organization in the Multi-Cultural Center. She accredits Vassar for developing her

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Branson, Cherri | interview

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2015-03-27
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Branson (VC 1981) grew up in the Washington, D.C., area.

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Charlton-Ouw, Kristofer | interview

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2015-03-24
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Gaudlin, Andrew Lee | interview

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2015-04-10
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Vassar College ANTH-AFRS 386 Interview Project

Harris, Nikki Brandon | interview

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2015-03-22
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Harris (VC 1985) graduated from Vassar College with a degree in Political Science.

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Vassar College ANTH-AFRS 386 Interview Project

Vassar College ANTH-AFRS 386 Interview Project

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2015-01-01T00:00:01Z-2015-05-31T23:59:59Z
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The interviews in this collection are a result of the projects by students in Vassar College's "ANTH/AFRS 386: Situating Blackness" course in Spring 2015. The course encouraged students to explore the meanings of blackness (and raced identity categories) as lived experience at Vassar College and

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Vassar's Millionth Volume

Vassar's Millionth Volume

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The original collection of books that comprised the library when Vassar College opened its doors in 1865 was the gift of Matthew Vassar. He donated between 3,000 and 4,000 volumes from his personal library and purchased an additional 1,000 from Elias Magoon, one of the college's first trustees

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