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Jaspar Parrish Papers

Jacob M. Hallett | to Jasper Parrish, 1805 Dec 29

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1805-12-29
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Printers' Marks in the Vassar College Library

Jacob van Liesvelt, 1528-1545 -- Printer's Mark

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1528-1545
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Main (Thompson) Library location: South wing -- Second window. Jacob van Liesvelt (c.1489 – c.1545/6) was born to printer Adriaen van Liesvelt circa 1489 in Antwerp, where he eventually began his own career as a printer and bookseller in 1513. The oeuvre of van Liesvelt consists of both Catholic and

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Printers' Marks in the Vassar College Library

Jacobus Wolff von Pforzheim, 1488-1518 -- Printer's Mark

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1488-1518
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Main (Thompson) Library location: Class of '51 Reading Room. Originally from the town of Kempten, Germany, Jacobus Wolff von Pforzheim (c. 14-- – 1518) settled in Basel and began printing in 1488. Little is known about his early career and education; records show, however, that von Pforzheim may

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Printers' Marks in the Vassar College Library

Jacques Bouchet, 1522-1545 -- Printer's Mark

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1522-1545
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Main (Thompson) Library location: North wing -- Fourth window. Jacques Bouchet (c.14-- – c. 15--) was the son of Guillaume Bouchet, a prominent printer in the city of Poitiers, active beginning in the late 15th century. After learning the trade of printing from his father, it is evident that by 1519

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The Library Café

James Karl Fischer

Date
November 20, 2007
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Architect and architectural historian James Fischer, AIA, RIBA, talks about pathologies of professionalism and his exhibition: The Suspension of Disbelief: Advertising and Architectural Ethics, now on view in the Vassar College Art Library October 9-December 21, 2007.

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James Merrell

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May 16, 2018
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Season Finale: James Merrell, Professor of History at Vassar College on the Lucy Maynard Salmon Chair, talks about historical vocabulary and his article "Second Thoughts on Colonial Historians and American Indians" (William and Mary Quarterly July 2012), as well as his two monographs The Indians'

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Vassar College Early Images

James Monroe Taylor, 1909: Vassar College president, 1886-1914

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c1909.
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Head and shoulders picture of James Monroe Taylor as a mature man with mustache. He is wearing a black tie, white shirt and dark suit.

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James Mundy

Date
March 2, 2016
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James Mundy (VC'74), Anne Hendricks Bass Director of the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, talks about the Exhibit "American Stories 1800-1950" on view at the Center January 29 - April 17, 2016. "The founding strength of the art museum at Vassar College in 1864 was its American paintings. That

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James Mundy

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May 8, 2019
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James Mundy (VC '74) Anne Hendricks Bass director of the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, will talk about his education and life at Vassar in connection with the exhibition highlighting additions to the Loeb Center collections over his 28 year tenure: An Era of Opportunity: Three Decades of

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Vassar College Early Images

James N. Schou: Vassar College registrar and assistant treasurer, 1865-1871

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between 1865 and 1871
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Head and shoulders picture of James N. Schou wearing a black tie, white shirt and dark suit.

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Vassar College Early Images

James Orton: Vassar College natural history professor, 1869-1877

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187-?
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Head and shoulders picture of James Orton with mustache and beard. He is wearing a dark bow tie, white shirt and dark suit.

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Vassar College Early Images

James Vassar: father of Matthew Vassar

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19-?
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Half-length picture of James Vassar as an elderly man wearing a black tie, white shirt and black coat. He is seated, holding a cane in his right hand.

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Vassar College Early Images

James Vassar: father of Matthew Vassar

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19-?
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Half-length picture of James Vassar as an elderly man wearing a black tie, white shirt and black coat. He is seated, holding a cane in his right hand.

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Jaspar Parrish Papers

James Young | to Jasper Parrish, 1821 Oct 11

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1821-10-11
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Vassar College Student Diaries

James, Fannie (Shouse). Diary, ca. 1860s-1870s

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ca. 1860s-1870s
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From page 1 of the memoir: "Fannie [Fanny] Shouse was from Kansas City, Mo. She entered Vassar College Sept. 1869, preparatory department, and left on account of her father's death in April, 1873, and the following October, 1873, she married. The following is a copy of a sketch about her college

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Jamshed Bharucha

Date
February 26, 2008
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Biopsychologist and Tufts University Provost Jamshed Bharucha talks about exciting new research on the cognitive and neural basis of music perception and what it tells us about human thought, communication and development.

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Vassar College Early Images

Jane Johnson: Vassar College English professor, 1866-1867

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1866 or 1867
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Head and shoulders picture of Jane Johnson wearing a white collar and dark, button-down clothing.

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Vassar College Student Photo Albums

Janish, Jeane Russell 1924

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Vassar College Student Scrapbooks

Janish, Jeanne (Russell) and Lucile (Cross) Russell. Scrapbook, 1887-1938

Janish, Jeanne (Russell) and Lucile (Cross) Russell. Scrapbook, 1887-1938
Date
1887-1938
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This scrapbook contains materials from two alumnae: Lucile (Cross) Russell and her daughter Jeanne (Russell) Janish. Cross' portion covers her high school education in Fairbury, Nebraska from 1887 to 1889, several years at the Jacksonville Female Academy (in Jacksonville, Illinois) through May 1892

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Jaspar Parrish Papers

Jasper Parrish Papers

Date
1757-01-01T01:00:01Z-1954-12-31T23:59:59Z
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The collection includes correspondence of Jasper Parrish, 1790-1829, and others, 1757-1869, relating to the Painted Post treaty, payments to Indians, supplies to the Seneca mission, conduct of the St. Regis Indians, and work of the Quakers among the Indians. There are addresses and messages, 1803

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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