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[unknown], Gert. Letter, 1918

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13 Feb 1918
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1 letter, dated 13 Feb 1918, from "Gert" to her family about the fire at Vassar College. Marking the letter as from "Vassar College (What's left of it!)" Gert provides an eyewitness account of the fire at Main Building as viewed from an upper floor of Strong. She also describes the observations of

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Eaton, Julia (Hammer). Letters, 1888

Date
1888
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2 letters, one from Eaton to her sister Emma Hoadley Tenney, the other from Eaton to her father. Both letters describe Eaton's experiences during her spring 1888 semester at Vassar. Eaton describes the Washington's Birthday Party, for which students costumed themselves as colonial women, George

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Eaton, Julia | to Emma Hoadley Tenney, Feb. 26, 1888:

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February 26, 1888
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VC Spec 1886-1888

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Eaton, Julia | to papa, Mar. 13, 1888:

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March 13, 1888
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VC Spec 1886-1888

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McAndrew, Marjorie — from Agnes and Emily Humphrey, March 7, 1917

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7 Mar 1917
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