Stories of a Waldorf School: Looking for Inspiration in Education
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In Defense
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Safety, Wonder, Apprehension and the Interactions of Science and Religion in Madeleine L'Engle's Time Quintet
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You in the Cacophony
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What We Know To Be True
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Take Me to the River: An Examination of Two Hudson Valley Riverfront Parks in the Context of Urban Revitalization
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Genetically Modified Crops and Ethiopia: A Solution to Alleviate the Hunger Crisis?
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Cross(-Dress)ing Boundaries: Transvestism and Female Agency in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, Twelfth Night, and As You Like It
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"A Something Between the Do-Nothing and the Do-All": Female Sociability and the Subversions and Invention of Female Friendship in Jane Austen's Emma
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English in a Second Language: Reading and Writing a New Vernacular
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Digital Collections
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
Finding Aids
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.
Herbarium
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 Scholarship
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.