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Vassar College Student Diaries

Pidgeon, Mary (Kiersted). Diary, 1871

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1871
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Generally describes daily life at Vassar, including winter conditions and the College, Lady Principal Hannah W. Lyman's illness (and 55th birthday), horseback riding lessons, and her close friends, especially Abbie and Bertha (likely Bertha Keffer, VC 1876). Pidgeon writes briefly of President John

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Printers' Marks in the Vassar College Library

Pierre Gaudoul, 1514-1534 -- Printer's Mark

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1514-1534
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Main (Thompson) Library location: Class of '51 Reading Room. Pierre Gaudoul (c.14-- – c.1538) was a bookseller and printer in Paris beginning in 1508. His practice began with a printing press at the Sign of St. Cyril. There Gaudoul demonstrated a strong interest in contemporary humanist literature

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Printers' Marks in the Vassar College Library

Pierre Viart, 1513-1525 -- Printer's Mark

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1513-1525
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Main (Thompson) Library location: North wing -- Fourth window. Pierre Viart (c. 14-- – 1523) was a printer and bookbinder in Paris, and beginning in 1512, he established himself at the Sign of the Silver Lion. He printed both Bibles and classical texts, including works by Ovid, Vergil, and Cicero

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