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
Picture of John Schoonbeek at Vassar College's LGBTQ Center, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
Picture of John Schoonbeek at Vassar College's LGBTQ Center, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
Picture of John Schoonbeek and Judy Jarvis at Vassar College's LGBTQ Center, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
Picture of John Schoonbeek and son Nicholas at Vassar College's LGBTQ Center, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
Main (Thompson) Library location: North wing -- Third window. The earliest records concerning the career of John Skot (alternatively spelled Scott; c. 15-- – 1537) place him in the Parish of St. Sepulchre in 1521. In this same year, the first dated books attributed to him were published: The Body of
Public knowledge advocate John Willinsky discusses his book The Access Principle: The Case for Open Access to Research and Scholarship, winner of the American Library Association's 2006 Blackwell Scholarship Award, published by MIT Press.
1 letter, dated 16 Oct 1878, to Johnson (VC 1883) from her father Abijah Curtiss. Curtiss writes that he cannot bring Johnson home from Vassar College for vacation the following week, remonstrating that "life is not all pleasure" and that she has already visited Hyde Park without his permission. He
Interview was recorded on May 6, 2013 and transcribed on May 24, 2013.
Field of study: Africana Studies; current occupation: artist, playwright, director, educator. This interview was conducted as part of Spring 2013 Women's Studies Class (WMST 219), "Queering the Archives."
Here you will find digitized archival collections, oral histories, and more. We are continually expanding the collections and improving access. You may find additional digital resources that reside outside the digital library here, and a selection of Online Exhibitions here.
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.