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Hollister Emma B. | to mother, Dec. 1871:

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fall 1871
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Hollister, Emma B. Letters, 1875

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1875
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2 letters from Hollister to her mother from Dec 1871. Hollister reports that she attended a lecture by James Farton, listened to President Taylor read a selection from Nicholas Nickleby, heard a musical recital, and observed a friend performing a significant role in the Philalethean entertainment.

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Holly Peppe

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February 8, 2017
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Holly Peppe, scholar, editor, and literary executor for the poet Edna St. Vincent Millay, discusses Millay's life, her work, the new edition of Millay's Selected Poems (Yale, 2016), and the exhibition "Treasures from Steepletop" on view in the Main Library, Art Library, and Frances Lehman Loeb Art

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Holtz, Eliza | to brother, Jun. 1866:

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June 01, 1866
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VC Spec 1865-1866

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Holtz, Eliza | to brother, n.d.:

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n.d.
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he 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
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VC Spec 1865-1866

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Holtz, Eliza | to mother, Dec. 1865:

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December 25, 1865
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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
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VC Spec 1865-1866

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Holtz, Eliza. Letters, 1865-1866

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1865-1866
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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
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3 letters from Holtz to her brother and mother between 1865 and 1866. Holtz wishes her family a happy new year and describes the Christmas festivities at Vassar. Later letters describe her algebra field trip to Rhinebeck, her visit to the home of a trustee, and meeting a well-known missionary. There

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Home Song:

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1896
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Homer's Odyssey: A Sampling of Editions in English 1616-2017

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2018-January
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HOMER’S ODYSSEY A Sampling of Editions in English 1616–2017 An Exhibition. Vassar College Library, 2018. The following students of GRST 289/MEDS 289 in the Fall of 2017 served as co-curators: Sydney Amspacher, Sarah Baer, Gabriella Caballero, Daisy Catling-Allen, Jack Kenney...

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