Songs from Vassar College Class of 1944 Soph party (We're in the dark) and Junior party (Long may we wave), recorded by class members during their 53rd class reunion in 1997
Professionally edited film commemorating the 75th anniversary of Vassar College. The bulk of the film centers on the weekend of commencement, but it begins with the dedication of Baldwin Infirmary. People visible at the dedication include President Henry Noble MacCracken and Jane North Baldwin
View of Vassar Chapel from the east
View of Vassar Chapel from the east
View of Vassar Chapel from the north
View of Vassar Chapel from the east
View of the chapel from the north
View of Vassar Chapel from the west across Vassar Lake and Raymond Avenue
View of the President's House and Main Building through the cloisters at the front of the chapel
Copy photograph of the Vassar Chapel entrance from the south west
One of the two stained glass windows designed by Robert Leftwich Dodge, which sit on either side of the chapel's organ
Stained glass window designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany for the chapel
Stained glass window designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany for the chapel
Copy photograph of a sketch of the Vassar College Chapel dated 1932
Group portrait of members of the committee that oversaw the subscription-based campus book store
Roughly chronological series of historical images and film clips set to music from the respective eras of Vassar College history. The soundtrack also includes readings from early Vassar letters. Many or most of the clips came from other films available in the Digital Library. The film was made by
The interviews in this collection are a result of the projects by students in Vassar College's "ANTH/AFRS 386: Situating Blackness" course in Spring 2015. The course encouraged students to explore the meanings of blackness (and raced identity categories) as lived experience at Vassar College and
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
Here you will find digitized archival collections, oral histories, and more. We are continually expanding the collections and improving access. You may find additional digital resources that reside outside the digital library here, and a selection of Online Exhibitions here.
Collections Overview
The Archives & Special Collections Library is part of the Vassar College Libraries system. It holds the rare book, manuscript, and archival collections of the college. It collects, preserves, and makes available rare and unique collections, and also engages in teaching and outreach activities. This collection of finding aids describe items in both the Virginia B. Smith Memorial Manuscript Collection and the College Archives.
The Vassar College herbarium holds over 8,000 specimens of vascular plants, bryophytes, and algae. Holdings are primarily from northeastern North America, and include collections made by several notable 19th century botanists. To learn more about this project visit the website here.
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