Designing for the Anthropocene: sympathies, tensions and hypocrisies in clothing
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Tourism and the environment in Bocas del Toro: manifestations of the neo-colonial metabolic rift
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Prison theater: how drama programs in correctional facilities challenge the roots of the prison industrial complex
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"O beauty!": a liberationist critique of the New York City Opera's renaissance LGBTQ initiative
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Whose body, whose choice: interactions between the pro-choice and pro-life social movements outside the abortion clinic
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Women who butcher: gender bias, knowledge politics, and solidarity in meat processing systems
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Cervical cancer's undue fatalities: a critical examination of the discrepancy between effective prevention technology and the continuance of cervical cancer incidence and mortality in the United States
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Colorful
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The star from Japan
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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.