Williams, Ellen | to parents, Nov. 1865:

VC Spec 1865-1866
VC Spec 1865-1866
VC Spec 1865-1866
This scrapbook covers Lucy (Madeira) Wing's four years at Vassar, from 1892 through 1896, and a few events she attended as an alumna. She includes materials from concerts, plays (particularly by the Philalethean Society), and art exhibitions both on and off campus. During her senior year, Madeira
Snow ball fight near Sunset lake during Winter Carnival
Ice skaters on Sunset lake during Winter Carnival
One of the judges of the carnival, standing on Sunset Lake
Ice skaters on what appears to be Sunset Lake. May or may not be Winter Carnival
Student skating on Sunset Lake for the Winter Carnival exhibition
Students snowshoeing on Sunset Hill during the Winter Carnival
Ice skaters on what appears to be Sunset Lake. May or may not be Winter Carnival
Snow ball fight near Sunset lake during Winter Carnival
Detailed daily entries written in October of 1922 for a class assignment during Wislocki's freshman year at Vassar College. The diary is prefaced by a typewritten key to the students and faculty mentioned. Wislocki discusses her academic, social, and extracurricular experiences between October 17th
Wisteria growing on the side of a brick building, perhaps the observatory or Ely Hall
Wolfgang Ernst, Chair of Media Theories at Humboldt University, Berlin, talks about media archaeology and his book Digital Memory and the Archive, published last year by the University of Minnesota Press. "Digital Memory and the Archive offers the most compelling and insightful account published to
This collection includes more than 3,500 glass plate negatives created by photographer Edmund Wolven. Most of the images are of Vassar College people, events, buildings and grounds, but there is a subset that relates to other local educational institutions and Poughkeepsie. Wolven, born in
Copy photograph of a woman putting water in a steam-powered automobile
Unidentified woman in costume on a horse
Unidentified woman in costume on a horse
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
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.
Vassar College's institutional repository reflects the research and scholarly output of the Vassar College community. It provides access to senior theses, peer reviewed open access articles, and projects from a wide range of disciplines.