"When the Boys Come Back They Will Not Be the Same": Masculinity and the Male Body in the Poetry of the First World War
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Crackers and Coffins
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A Multifaceted Comparison of Concentrated and Distributed Solar Power
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Urban Agriculture in Detroit: Sustenance, Sovereignty, and Security
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Le Hip-Hop: Constructing Local Identities in Early Francophone Rap
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"These Indeed Seem": Shakespearean Mimesis in Richard III, Hamlet, and The Taming of the Shrew
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The Mind in the Hand Beyond
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Message in the Bottle: The consumption of private water
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Apples and Cyanide
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"No Compunction Whatsoever:" An Examination of the Institutional Norms of Science at the MIT Radiation Laboratory During the Second World War and Implications Beyond
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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.