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Joel Smith, Curator of Photography at the Princeton University Art Museum, discusses his exhibition Saul Steinberg: Illuminations, on View at the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center at Vassar, November 2, 2007 through February 24, 2008.
Main (Thompson) Library location: South wing -- End window. Born in a region near the village of Offwiller, France, Johann Albrecht (c. 14-- – 1539) moved to Hagenau, where he pursued a career as a printer beginning in 1500. In 1516, he printed alongside the notable printer Thomas Anshelm, and
Main (Thompson) Library location: South wing -- End window. Johann Besicken (c.14-- – c.1509) was born in Besingheim, Germany and, by 1483, he matriculated at the University of Basel. A decade later, he established a printing press in Rome with Sigismundus Mayr; the two printed together, especially
Main (Thompson) Library location:North wing -- Second window. Johann Weissenburger (c.1465 – c.1531) was born in Nuremberg circa 1465 and matriculated at the University of Ingolstadt in 1480. In 1500, Weissenburger was ordained a priest in the parish of St. Lorenz in Bamberg and began printing two
Scholar, artist, printer, and visual theorist Johanna Drucker, Breslauer Professor of Bibliographical Studies at the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles, discusses her book Graphesis: Visual Forms of Knowledge Production (Harvard 2014).
Main (Thompson) Library location: South wing -- Fifth window. Johannes Prüss, (c.1490 – 1555) son of Johannes Prüss the Elder, was born in approximately 1490 and quickly learned the trade of printing. Following his father's death in 1511, he and his brother-in-law Renatus Beck assumed operation of
Main (Thompson) Library location: South wing -- Third window. Early records first locate Johannes Veldener (v) in the diocese of Würzburg. By 1473 he moved to Louvain, where he matriculated at the University to study medicine. Scholars believe that he studied printing in Cologne, but the timeline
Copy photograph of John Burroughs and students at Slabsides. The students could be members of the Wake Robin Club
During the time period covered in this journal, Julian Burroughs was born (1878); Birds and Poets (1877) was published, as was Locusts and Wild Honey (1879). In addition to his regular comments on flora, fauna and weather, Burroughs also describes several visits with Walt Whitman and makes frequent
The period in Burrough' s life covered in this journal includes the death of his mother, the assassination of President Garfield, the passing of Ralph Waldo Emerson and the death of his favorite dog. He includes his usual reports on weather and nature, but also muses frequently on life and death.
Subjects of particular note in this journal include Burroughs' visit with Walt Whitman on the New Jersey shore at Ocean Grove; as well as his thoughts about the writings of Charles Darwin, Thomas Carlyle, and Ralph Waldo Emerson
This journal includes Burroughs' usual musings on nature as well as notes on authors he was reading, particularly Thomas Carlyle and Ralph Waldo Emerson. There are also long passages about his father, who died in January 1884, accompanied by a brief family history.
The time period covered in this journal was a fairly quiet period for Burroughs. He makes frequent reference to the death of his father, and later in the journal discusses faith and his thoughts on prayer and the Bible.
During the period covered in this journal, Burroughs published Fresh Fields (1885) and much of the journal relates to his writing and research. There is also a description of his visit with Walt Whitman in Philadelphia in December 1885.
During the period covered in this journal, Burroughs published Fresh Fields (1885) and much of the journal relates to his writing and research. There is also a description of his visit with Walt Whitman in Philadelphia in December 1885.
During the period covered in this journal, Burroughs published Fresh Fields (1885) and much of the journal relates to his writing and research. There is also a description of his visit with Walt Whitman in Philadelphia in December 1885.
Burroughs focuses most of his musings on religion in this journal.
In this brief journal, Burroughs describes a summer visit with Walt Whitman. He also reminisces about his first experiences away from home.
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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.
