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Matthew Vassar: ca. 1855

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12470-Service File.jpg
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1938?
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Head and shoulders oval, framed picture of Matthew Vassar as an elderly man wearing glasses, black tie, white shirt, and dark suit.

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Matthew Vassar: ca. 1862

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12485-Service File.jpg
Date
186-?
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Head and shoulders picture of Matthew Vassar as an elderly man wearing glasses, black tie, white shirt, and dark suit with black collar.

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Matthew Vassar: ca. 1862

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12551-Service File.jpg
Date
186-?
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Half-length picture of Matthew Vassar as an elderly man wearing glasses, black tie, white shirt, and dark suit with black collar.

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Matthew Vassar: ca. 1862

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12599-Service File.jpg
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1862?
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Half-length picture of Matthew Vassar as an elderly man wearing glasses, black tie, white shirt and dark suit with black collar.

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Matthew Vassar: ca. 1865-1866

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12537-Service File.jpg
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18-?
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Head and shoulders picture of Matthew Vassar as an elderly man wearing glasses, dark tie, white shirt and dark suit.

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Matthew Vassar: ca. 1865-1866

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12593-Service File.jpg
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not after 1937 May 8
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Head and shoulders picture of Matthew Vassar as an elderly man wearing glasses, dark tie, white shirt and dark suit.

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Matthew Vassar: full-length silhouette, 1843

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12484-Service File.jpg
Date
19-?
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Full-length picture of Matthew Vassar in silhouette. The original silhouette was cut by Auguste Edouart at Saratoga during the Summer, 1843.

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Matthew Vassar: head and shoulders silhouette

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12468-Service File.jpg
Date
1938?
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Head and shoulders silhouette of Matthew Vassar.

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Matthew Vassar: head and shoulders silhouette

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12473-Service File.jpg
Date
1938
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Head and shoulders, oval silhouette of Matthew Vassar in decorated mat and square frame.

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Matthew Vassar: sitting at desk, ca. 1835-1840

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12469-Service File.jpg
Date
19-?
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Half-length picture of Matthew Vassar as a mature man wearing a black tie, white shirt and black suit. He is seated at a desk, holding a quill pen in his right hand and eyeglasses in his left hand. His right arm is resting on a desk.

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Matthew Vassar: sitting at desk, ca. 1835-1840

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12539-Service File.jpg
Date
19-?
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Half-length picture of Matthew Vassar as a mature man wearing a black tie, white shirt and black suit. He is seated at a desk, holding a quill pen in his right hand and eyeglasses in his left hand. His right arm is resting on a desk.

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Matthew Vassar's birthplace

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12518-Service File.jpg
Date
1979
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White house, fence and trees.

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Matthew Vassar's birthplace

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12438-Service File.jpg
Date
1979
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Room with table, chairs, fireplace, door, hanging light fixture and kitchenware.

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May, Deborah | Oral History: July 9, 2015

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84630-Service File.jpg
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2015-07-09
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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

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Milo P. Jewett: president of Vassar College 1861-1864

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12496-Service File.jpg
Date
19-?
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Head and shoulders picture of Milo P. Jewett as an elderly man with long, white beard. He is wearing glasses, white shirt and black suit.

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Milo P. Jewett: Vassar College President, 1861-1864

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12421-Service File.jpg
Date
19-?
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Head and shoulders picture of Milo P. Jewett as an elderly man with long, white beard. He is wearing glasses, a white shirt and black suit.

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Minerva Swayze: Vassar College elocution teacher, 1869-1871

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12501-Service File.jpg
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between 1869 and 1871
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Head and shoulders oval picture of Minerva Swayze wearing earrings, broach, white lace collar and button-down clothing.

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Mme. M. Spartan, 1865: Vassar College French teacher, 1865-1866

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12443-Service File.jpg
Date
1865
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Half-length picture of Mme. M. Spartan wearing a white headpiece, necklace, bracelets, and black dress with white collar and white-trimmed sleeves. She is standing, holding a flower and resting both hands on an urn.

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Moore, Kiana | Oral History: July 16, 2013:

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84611-Service File.jpg
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2013-07-16
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Kiana Moore grew up in Manhattan, New York, and was the first person to self-identify as 'transexual' at Vassar, from which she graduated in 2002 with a degree in Psychology. She is now a transgender rights activist living in Los Angeles where she is a producer on television shows. In 2001, she

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Mrs. Hinkel: wife of Vassar College professor Charles Hinkel

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12452-Service File.jpg
Date
1877
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Head and shoulders picture of Mrs. Hinkel wearing a dark hat, earrings, small white stand-up collar and dark, button-down clothing.

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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