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Guide to the Hannah M. Parkhurst’s Boarding School Records, 1863-1869

Collection Title
Hannah M. Parkhurst’s Boarding School Records
Abstract
Journals kept by Lucy Skeel, 1864, Fannie Denniston, 1865, and Ella Weed, 1868-1869, while attending the school. Denniston's journal also reports on a boat trip to Poughkeepsie and a visit to Vassar College grounds.
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Guide to the Hannah Whipple Journal, 1790-1795

Collection Title
Hannah Whipple Journal
Creator
Whipple, Hannah
Abstract
Manuscript journal containing expressions of religious thought, possibly written in Hamilton, Massachusetts.
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Guide to the Harriet Isabel Ballintine Papers, 1881-1916

Collection Title
Harriet Isabel Ballintine Papers
Creator
Ballintine, Harriet Isabel, 1865-1951
Abstract
Papers pertaining to her interest in folk dances and singing games including her arrangements of music scores for dances, a notebook containing descriptions of folk dances and a glossary to dance positions, and sheet music and dance instructions she used in classes, 1881-1916, including works by Elizabeth Burchenal and Louis H. Chalif.
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Guide to the Harriot Stanton Blatch Papers, 1807-1936 (bulk 1908-1920)

Collection Title
Harriot Stanton Blatch Papers,
Creator
Blatch, Harriot Stanton, 1856-1940
Abstract
Correspondence, clippings, ephemera, speeches, manuscripts and research materials relating to Blatch's involvment in the suffrage movement.
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Guide to the Harvard University Schlesinger Library Microfilmed Inez Milholland Papers, 1906-1916

Collection Title
Inez Milholland Papers, 1906-1916
Creator
Milholland, Inez
Abstract
Microfilm set of the Milholland Papers held by the Schlesinger Library at Harvard University.
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Guide to the Helen Corliss Babson Papers, approximately 1905-1962

Collection Title
Helen Corliss Babson Papers
Creator
Babson, Helen Corliss
Abstract
This collection includes an engraved Phi Beta Kappa pin; a notebook of typescripts of Helen Corliss Babson's poetry, including some loose drafts; and her published book, (1958).
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Guide to the Helen Drusilla Lockwood Papers, 1883-1971

Collection Title
Helen Drusilla Lockwood Papers
Creator
Lockwood, Helen Drusilla, approximately 1891-1971
Abstract
Correspondence, notes, manuscripts,
and diaries relating to Lockwood's life and work a professor of English at Vassar
College and her interests in euthenics, labor and the press.
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Guide to the Helen Morris Hadley Papers, approximately 1880-1928

Collection Title
Helen Morris Hadley Papers
Creator
Hadley, Helen Morris, 1863-1939
Abstract
Bills and accounts from Hadley's days at Vassar and from subsequent reunions; and correspondence, speeches, and notes concerning her service at Vassar, approximately 1903-1927, including letters from Presidents Taylor and MacCracken; her Alumnae Association activities, 1913-1919; the Vassar budget, 1918-1928; and the controversy over dividing the Vassar History Department, 1906-1907.
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Guide to the Hill Family Papers, 1662-1994 (bulk 1835-1970)

Collection Title
Hill Family Papers
Creator
Hill family
Abstract
Materials relating to the Hill family's personal, professional, and political activities. The bulk of the collection relates most directly to Elsie M. Hill (VC 1906).
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Guide to the Iannucci Modern American Literature Manuscript Collection, approximately 1934-1999

Collection Title
Iannucci Modern American Literature Manuscript Collection
Creator
Iannucci, Brenda J.
Abstract
Manuscript material accompanying the Iannucci Modern American Literature Book Collection.
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Guide to the Ida Treat Bergeret Papers, 1889-1978

Collection Title
Ida Treat Bergeret Papers,
Creator
Bergeret, Ida Treat, 1889?-1978
Abstract
Papers reflect her personal and
professional life and include travel diaries and notes, manuscripts and published
versions of her articles and stories on China, Russia, Tahiti, Abyssinia, Djibouti,
and the Red Sea slave trade, 1928-1967; correspondence with her two of her three
husbands, Paul Vaillant-Couturier and Andre Bergeret; letters from Wolfgang Wolff
written from Tahiti, 1934-1939; correspondence with her literary agent Marie Rodell,
1965-1967, and with the and other publishers
and editors; 86 letters from her friend Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, 1926-1952, and
correspondence, contracts, and royalty statements, 1968, pertaining to Chardin's
book , 1926-1952; notes,
clippings, and scrapbooks concerning her experiences in London during World War II,
1943-1945; manuscripts and publications by other authors; letters and articles of
Simone and Max Begonen; and family and personal photographs.
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Guide to the Islamic Manuscripts Collection, 10th century - 19th century

Collection Title
Islamic Manuscripts Collection
Abstract
Codices and manuscript leaves from
different parts of the Islamic World, primarily of the Qur'an and excerpts of the
Qur'an. Also includes scholarly and literary works.
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Guide to the J. Ryland Kendrick and Georgia Kendrick Papers, 1877-1927

Collection Title
J. Ryland Kendrick and Georgia Kendrick Papers,
Creator
Kendrick, J. R. (James Ryland), 1821-1889
Abstract
Correspondence, biographical information, manuscripts, photographs and other materials relating to the Kendricks.
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Guide to the James Monroe Taylor Papers, 1865-1916

Collection Title
James Monroe Taylor Papers
Creator
Taylor, James Monroe, 1848-1916
Abstract
Personal and professional papers relating to Taylor's tenure as President of Vassar College as well as his larger interests in education and religion. Includes correspondence, manuscripts, clippings, photographs, articles, and certificates.
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Guide to the James Orton Papers, 1846-1981, bulk 1846-1877

Collection Title
James Orton Papers
Creator
Orton, James, 1830-1877
Abstract
One scrapbook, one diary, and a number of letters and manuscripts relating to Orton's education and his family. The scrapbook contains clippings of Orton's writings about his early explorations of South America, with annotations presumed to be by Orton himself.
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Guide to the Jane Howard Guernsey Papers, approximately 1970-1999

Collection Title
Jane Howard Guernsey Papers
Creator
Guernsey, Jane Howard, 1927-
Abstract
Translations and photocopies of three 17th century sources regarding Elena Lucrezia Cornaro Piscopia by Massimiliano Deza, Antonion Lupis and Benedetto Baccini.
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Guide to the Jasper Parrish Papers, 1757-1954 (bulk 1757-1869)

Collection Title
Jasper Parrish Papers
Creator
Parrish, Jasper, 1767-1836
Abstract
Material relating to Jasper Parrish and his involvement with the Iroquois peoples, particularly in New York State.
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Guide to the Jean Elizabeth Crego Papers, 1923-1999

Collection Title
The Jean Elizabeth Crego Papers
Creator
Crego, Jean Elizabeth
Abstract
Correspondence, photographs, clippings, and floor plans from Crego's positions at the Vassar College Alumnae House and as the Vassar College Class of 1932 Correspondent, as well as some personal papers.
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Guide to the Jean Webster Papers, 1876–1982 (bulk 1900-1916)

Collection Title
Jean Webster Papers
Creator
Webster, Jean, 1876-1916
Abstract
The Jean Webster Papers at the Vassar College Libraries Department of Special Collections are part of the McKinney Family Papers, a collection of papers from the Clemens, Moffett, Webster, and McKinney families. They were donated to Vassar College in 1977, along with the endowment of a chair in American Literature, in honor of Jean Webster. The donors are Jean McKinney Connor, daughter of Jean Webster and Glenn Ford McKinney, and her husband Ralph Connor, a former trustee of Vassar.
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Guide to the Jeanne R. Lowe Papers, circa 1941-1972

Collection Title
Jeanne R. Lowe Papers
Creator
Lowe, Jeanne R.
Abstract
The collection consists of journalist and educator Jeanne R. Lowe's correspondence, writings, notes, and substantial research materials pertaining to urban renewal, urban housing, the role of women in the sciences, race, public housing, and community planning in the United States. Specific cities covered include New York, New Haven, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Miami, Sunnyvale (CA), Chicago, Rochester, and Washington, D.C.. Writings include drafts of Lowe's book (1967), as well as numerous other publications written for the Ford Foundation, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, and other non-governmental organizations. Also included are personal and professional materials related to Lowe's life and career, including her work with academic organizations as a lecturer and organizer for Goucher College, Vassar College, and New York University.
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