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Bromley, Frances M. Diary, 1877

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1877
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Frances Bromley (VC Ex 1879) was a prolific diarist, contributing seven diaries to Vassar College that chronicle her life from 1872 to 1877. Bromley's diaries all contain reflections on her daily activities, observations about other people, and literary and biblical quotes. Bromley also writes

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Bromley, Frances M. Diary; to Edith, 1880-1882

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1880-1882
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Frances Bromley (VC Ex 1879) was a prolific diarist, contributing seven diaries to Vassar College that chronicle her life from 1872 to 1877. Bromley's diaries all contain reflections on her daily activities, observations about other people, and literary and biblical quotes. Bromley also writes

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Brooks, Anna Baker, 1868

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Brown, DB

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Brown, Frances Elizabeth. Letters, 1866-1867

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1866-1867
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7 letters from Brown to Abigail L. and Caroline E. Slade (both VC Special Students from 1866-1867) at Fall River, Massachusetts. The letters discuss housing, upperclassman recitations, social news, Founder's Day and faculty, including Henry Van Ingen and his wife. Brown details changes to the

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Brown, Francis Elizabeth | to Abigail Slade, Jan. 1867:

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January 10, 1867
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VC Spec 1866-1867

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Brown, Francis Elizabeth | to Abigail Slade, Oct. 1866:

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October 14, 1866
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VC Spec 1866-1867

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Brown, Francis Elizabeth | to Caroline and Abigail Slade, May. 1867:

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May 09, 1867
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VC Spec 1866-1867

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Brown, Francis Elizabeth | to Caroline and Abigail Slade, Sep. 1866:

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September 20, 1866
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VC Spec 1866-1867

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Brown, Francis Elizabeth | to Caroline Slade, Jan. 1867:

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January 10, 1867
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VC Spec 1866-1867

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Brown, Francis Elizabeth | to Caroline Slade, Mar. 1867:

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March 15, 1867
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VC Spec 1866-1867

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Brown, Francis Elizabeth | to Caroline Slade, Oct. 1866:

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October 12, 1866
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VC Spec 1866-1867

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Brown, Louise Fargo, 1878-1955 | Memorial Minute:

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[After 1955]
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Bryan W. Van Norden

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September 23, 2020
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"Bryan W. Van Norden, Professor of Philosophy on the James Monroe Taylor Chair at Vassar, talks about his recent monograph, Taking Back Philosophy: A Multicultural Manifesto (Columbia UP, 2017).\n\nAre American colleges and universities failing their students by refusing to teach the philosophical

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Brydon, Anne Page. Diary, 1922

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1922
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The volume begins in January 1922, which was the end of the first semester of Brydon's freshman year. Brydon wrote about her daily academic routine, as well as how she spent her free time. She enjoyed socializing with classmates, playing bridge, walking, skating, sledding (coasting), bike riding

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Brydon, Anne Page. Diary, 1923

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1923
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This volume covers September to December of 1923, the start of Brydon's sophomore year at Vassar. In 1923 she vowed to be more reflective in her diary than she was in 1922, but she did cover some of the same topics. Brydon wrote about her daily academic routine, as well as how she spent her free

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Bryn Geffert

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January 29, 2014
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Bryn Geffert, Librarian of the College at Amherst College, talks about the crisis in scholarly book publishing and his new venture to address the crisis, the Amherst College Press.

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Buck, Gertrude, 1871-1922 | Memorial Minute

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[After 1922]
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Buildings and Grounds, 1897-1939

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Images of the Vassar buildings (interior and exterior) and the landscapes of campus and the surrounding area. Highlights include views of Vassar Lake before the Raymond Avenue elevation change in 1966, the southeast portion of campus before Sunset Lake was created, Raymond Avenue before the Faculty

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Burdette, Robert J | to Susan B. Anthony, Mar 18, 1903

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1903-03-18
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