Through our digital collections, Vassar College Libraries aim to provide access to high-quality digital content generated by the Libraries for research and study, as open as possible; support the teaching, learning, and research needs of the College; preserve at-risk or fragile physical collections through digitization, or at-risk born-digital collections through reformatting; expose hidden, less-used physical collections through access to digital surrogates; and foster experimental, cutting-edge, and innovative projects through technology. Learn More
Heavy-handed use of charcoal in abstract shapes; sharp contract between darkest and negative spaces,Condition assessment (2014): Great
Ink brushed in abstract shape,Condition assessment (2014): Good
Intense shading across most of page; lighter shading along strip across page,Condition assessment (2014): Good
Intense, dark shading across majority of page; reliefs of lighter abstract shapes and forms,Condition assessment (2014): Good
Large strokes in a cross formation. There is artistic fraying along the cross.,Condition assessment (2014): Some folds along the corners, slight fraying
Left side of paper is shaded only grey; right side of paper is mixed with grey and white,Condition assessment (2014): Good
Light shaded, black backgroundl 3 abstract figures resembles flowers,Condition assessment (2014): Good
light, black shading on right side of paper; abstract figure, dark shaded on left side; resembles pear shape,Condition assessment (2014): Good
Lightly shaded background; abstract figure in middle of paper; dark, black shadiing; Resembles a very wide "X" with an eye liid type figure going through it,Condition assessment (2014): Good
lightly shaded background; black and orange figures; one thick vertical line and one thick horizontal like; shape in middle of paper resembles half of an arrow,Condition assessment (2014): Good
Line drawing of a face on tracing paper,Condition assessment (2014): Good
Mix of horizonal and diagonal white chalk lines on black cardboard,Condition assessment (2014): Great
Oblong shape in diagonal across page filled in black with feathery outline; white background,Condition assessment (2014): Good
Oblong shape in diagonal across page; some of background filled in black,Condition assessment (2014): Good
One side of paper is completely covered in black painting with orange strips; the other side is a drawing of what resembles to be a bird with a red/ white background,Condition assessment (2014): Good
Orange background with black zig- zag lines all over,Condition assessment (2014): Good
orange background; with cursive writing in the center of paper,Condition assessment (2014): Good
Orange paint all over paper; abstract figure in center; various black stripes,Condition assessment (2014): Good
Orange paint all over paper; no specific pattern,Condition assessment (2014): Good
Orange swirls all across 4 sides of paper; 3 lightly painted stripesi in the middle,Condition assessment (2014): Good
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 5,000 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.
