Kenyon, Helen 1905

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3 letters from Lilian Kiliani to her grandmother and 2 letters regarding the forwarding of Kiliani's letters to the Vassar collection. Kiliani's April 1873 letter, written while she was abroad in Baden, Germany, discusses her desire to study at Vassar. Her February 1877 letter describes the
VC Ex 1879
VC Ex 1879
VC Ex 1879
VC Ex 1879
VC Ex 1879
Photo of Kim Squillace in police uniform.
Picture of Kim Squillace with Gloria Steinem.
VC 1897
VC 1897
VC 1897
3 letters from Kirkland to her friend Jennie S. Liebman. Kirkland describes her experiences at Vassar College between transferring there in the fall of 1893 to her junior year in the fall of 1895. She mentions new friends, academics, nostalgia for the "Packer" school and the Dakota, professors
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