Jones, Martha (Boyd) — to family, March 19, 1882

1 letter, dated 19 Mar 1882, from Jones (VC 1883) to her mother. Jones writes about the dedication of the organ in the Vassar College Chapel and an organ recital by Walter [Damrosch]. She also discusses the insensitivity of addressing sickness and death in a sermon after the death of Professor
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Joseph A. Dane discusses his book, What Is a Book?: The Study of Early Printed Books, Published by the University of Notre Dame Press in 2012. "Joseph A. Dane is one of our most brilliant and prolific scholars of the early book, and this volume culminates a
Composer and sound sculptor Joseph Bertolozzi (VC '81) and photographer Franc Palaia talk about Bertolozzi's percussion compositions employing structures such as the Eiffel Tower and the Mid-Hudson Bridge as instruments. "Tower Music is a 21st-century homage to the Eiffel Tower, to the Exposition
Main (Thompson) Library location: South wing -- First window. Juan Rosembach of Heidelberg (c. 14-- – c. 1530) was first documented in Valencia in 1490, where he was contracted to print breviaries for neighboring dioceses with Jaume de Vila. He established a printing press in Barcelona by 1492
This item consists of typed extracts of Dorothy Leonard Judd's 1917 diary. Judd briefly discusses home life in Grand Rapids, Michigan; viewing footage from soldiers in the first world war and the new Russian revolution; trips to New York City; and camp life in the Gulick summer camp in Maine.,From
The scholar, librarian, and Catholic Hermit Julia Bolton Holloway, Custodian of the English Cemetery in Florence, talks about her scholarship, her role as keeper of an historic cemetery, about cemeteries and libraries as vital mirrors of memory, and her project to develop a cultural heritage library
Main (Thompson) Library location: North wing -- Third window. Julian Notary (1455 - 1523) spent the early part of his career in a partnership with Jean Barbier and a printer whose initials are alleged to stand for J. Huvin. Together they established their first firm in London, where they published
The "Victrola record chorus" in the skit show presented by the Class of 1924 to the Class of 1926
Skit show presented by the Class of 1924 to the Class of 1926
Skit show presented by the Class of 1924 to the Class of 1926
Student portraying a Russian dancer in the skit show presented by the Class of 1924 to the Class of 1926
Skit show presented by the Class of 1924 to the Class of 1926
Skit show presented by the Class of 1924 to the Class of 1926
Opening scene of the skit show presented by the Class of 1924 to the Class of 1926
Skit show presented by the Class of 1924 to the Class of 1926
Students portraying representatives of Vassar, West Point and Sing Sing in a skit show presented by the Class of 1924 to the Class of 1926
Skit show presented by the Class of 1924 to the Class of 1926
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