Vassar College Digital Library

All Collections

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

Advanced search

  • 65316 results in All Collections
Vassar College Student Letters

Worthing, Margaret (Fletcher). Letters, 1907-1911

Content Warning
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
Abstract

VC Ex 1910, 30 letters from Worthing to her family, dated between 5 May 1907 and 19 Mar 1911. Worthing mentions various Vassar College traditions, such as tree ceremonies, commencement, the Vassarion, the senior boat ride, a stunt party, choral club, and a sermon by Lyman Abbott. She also makes

Access Control
Open
View
Landauer Longfellow Collection

Wreck of the Hesperus

65611-Service File.jpg
Date
1893
Access Control
Open
View
Landauer Longfellow Collection

Wreck of the Hesperus

63212-Service File.jpg
Date
n.d.
Access Control
Archive Only
View
Landauer Longfellow Collection

Wreck of the Hesperus

Date
n.d.
Access Control
Archive Only
View
Landauer Longfellow Collection

Wreck of the Hesperus

63734-Service File.jpg
Date
n.d.
Access Control
Archive Only
View
Wolven Glass Plate Negative Collection

Writing desk

94024-Service File.jpg
Date
1910-1915
Content Warning
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
Description

Small desk, possibly in a student's room, with a gas-powered lamp

Access Control
Open
View
Wolven Glass Plate Negative Collection

Writing desk

93710-Service File.jpg
Date
1915-1940
Content Warning
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
Description

Small desk, possibly in a student's room

Access Control
Open
View
Vassar Scholarship

Writing the Forgotten War: Afro-Korean Antagonism and Solidarity in HBO’s Lovecraft Country, Toni Morrison’s Home (2012) and Chang-Rae Lee’s A Gesture Life (1999)

Publication Date
2025-July-10
Authors
Miglani, Sudiksha
Department or Program
English Department
Document Type
Senior Capstone Project
Access Level
Open
Abstract

This thesis uses Professor Kodai Abe's theory of Afro-Korean antagonism as a framework to understand literary depictions of relationships between Black and Korean subjects, particularly in the context of the Korean War. Professor Abe proposes that the U.S. government strategically...

View
Vassar College LGBTQ Oral History Project

Wu, Jason | Oral History: April 29, 2013

Date
2013-04-29
Abstract

Major: independent major, Ethnic Studies; current occupation/field: law. This interview was conducted as part of Spring 2013 Women's Studies Class (WMST 219), "Queering the Archives."

Access Control
Open
View
Digital Library

Wu, Jason | Oral History: April 29, 2013 (Interview commentary) - file missing

Date
May 20, 2013
Access Control
Open
View
Digital Library

Wu, Jason | Oral History: April 29, 2013 (transcript) - no file

Date
2013-04-29
Access Control
Open
View
Printers' Marks in the Vassar College Library

Wygand Koeln, 1523-1535 -- Printer's Mark

99855-Service File.jpg
Date
1523-1535
Description

Main (Thompson) Library location: Class of '51 Reading Room. Wygand Koeln (c. 14-- - c.15--) was active in Geneva as early as 1520, when he printed his first known work, Missale Parvum for Gabriel Pomard, a printer and publisher in Geneva. During Koeln's career, Geneva was becoming a place of refuge

Access Control
Open
View
Vassar College Memorial Minutes

Wylie, Laura Johnson, 1855-1932 | Memorial Minute:

19444-Service File.jpg
Date
[After 1932]
Access Control
Open
View
Vassar College Student Photo Albums

Wyman, Ann (Southworth), 1882

79893-Service File.jpg
Content Warning
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
Access Control
Open
View
Vassar College Student Letters

Wyman, Anne (Southworth) | from family, July 29,1882:

76048-Service File.jpg
Date
29 Jul [1882]
Content Warning
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
Access Control
Open
View