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Vassar College LGBTQ Oral History Project

Schoonbeek, John | Oral History: June 13, 2013

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2013-06-12
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This interview took place over June 12-13, 2013 and is divided into two parts. Field of study: Human Ethology: Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan; moved to Cincinnati, Ohio; then to Dallas, Texas; left home at age fifteen, studied at Universities of Colorado, Kansas, Michigan, New School (NYC); worked

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Schrock, Elizabeth | Oral History: July 24, 2013

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2013-07-24
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Grew up in Portage, Michigan, graduated from Michigan State University, completed Masters program in social work and PhD program in social welfare at University of Wisconsin-Madison, came to Vassar in 2012 as a Sexual Assault Violence Prevention Coordinator.

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Serrano, Chris | Oral History: July 22, 2013

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2013-07-22
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Born in Caguas, Puerto Rico; moved to Fishkill, New York at 5 years old; moved to Beacon, New York a few months later. Currently a pharmacy technician.

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AEVC Oral History

Shanley, Molly

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Somos Vecinos Oral History Project

Somos Vecinos Oral History Project

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Somos Vecinos is an oral history project that invites Latin American immigrants in Poughkeepsie to share their stories. The project is ongoing and consists of a growing collection of life history interviews, conducted in Spanish, with audio recordings, transcriptions, and translations accessible to

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AEVC Oral History

Spears, Samuel

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Spencer, Ruth | Oral History: March 13, 2013

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2013-03-13
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Associate Vice President of Human Resources, Vassar College. Born in Nuremberg, Germany; grew up in West Virginia; graduated from Oberlin College; got Masters in clinical social work; got law degree.

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Squillace, Kim | Oral History: July 23, 2013

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2013-07-23
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Born in Newburgh, New York; grew up in Fishkill, New York; worked as dispatcher for Fishkill Police Department; worked as security officer and supervisor at IBM; worked as director of security at Bard College; started working at Vassar in 1996 as Associate Director of Safety and Security.

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St. Germain, Chris | Oral History: July 23, 2013

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2013-07-23
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Grew up in Virginia; went to doctoral program in San Francisco; Interests in community mental health services for LGBTQIA persons, couples, and families, supports for LGBTQ students at Vassar, Psychological counselor and former Vassar College employee.

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Streett, Laura | Oral History: December 10, 2014

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2014-12-10
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Field of study: history and library science. Current occupation: Vassar College Archivist. Grew up in Troy, NY; undergraduate at SUNY New Paltz, graduate studies at the University of Maine; worked at Smith College and Cornell University before coming to Vassar. Keywords: LGBTQ, oral history, New

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AEVC Oral History

The Associated Emeritae/i of Vassar College (AEVC) Oral History

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The Associated Emeritae/i of Vassar College (AEVC) was founded in the fall of 2007 with the principal goal of representing the interests and concerns of more than eighty retired members of the Vassar Faculty. In support of this goal, the AEVC began compiling oral histories from its members in 2018.

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Vassar College LGBTQ Oral History Project

Vaid, Urvashi | Oral History: March 24, 2015

Date
2015-03-24
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Urvashi Vaid was born in New Dehli, India; moved to Potsdam, NY in 1966 at 6 years old; moved to Boston in 1979; and then moved to Provincetown, MA in the early 1990s. Fields of study at Vassar: political science, English. Current occupation: Director of the Engaging Tradition Project at Columbia

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Vassar College Archives Audio Collection

Vassar College Archives Audio Collection

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The Vassar College Archives Audio collection captures nearly 80 years of collegiate music traditions, oral histories, and intercollegiate and local collaborations between faculty, students, and the surrounding community. These unique recordings help to document changes in higher education, including

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Vassar College LGBTQ Oral History Project

Vassar College LGBTQ Oral History Project

Date
2013-01-01
Abstract

The Vassar LGBTQ Oral History Project is a partnership between the LGBTQ Center, the Women's Studies Program and the Vassar College Archives that began in the fall of 2012. The goal of the project is to capture the experiences, stories, and reflections of LGBTQ and ally alumnae/i as well as former

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AEVC Oral History

Venable, Jean

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Wohl, Anthony

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Wu, Jason | Oral History: April 29, 2013

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2013-04-29
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Major: independent major, Ethnic Studies; current occupation/field: law. This interview was conducted as part of Spring 2013 Women's Studies Class (WMST 219), "Queering the Archives."

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Vassar College Student Diaries

Wyman, Anne (Southworth). Diary, 1880-1882

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1880-1882
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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
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The diary covers social news, news from home, academics and assignments, the books she reads, housing, religious services, lectures.\nShe mentions smashing (p. 2), a play in blackface (p. 11, p. 41), the 1880 election (p. 13), racism against the Japanese students attending the Inauguration (p. 41)

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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