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Vassar College--Faculty

Guide to the Vassar College Subject Files, 1864–2023

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Vassar College Subject Files
Abstract
An artificial collection of materials documenting the history of Vassar College, collected by various departments of the Library over several decades. There are also some materials on Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, the Hudson Valley, students in general, and other colleges.
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Guide to the W. K. Rose Papers, 1914-1970 (bulk 1940-1968)

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W. K. Rose Papers
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The William K. Rose Papers document Vassar College English Professor Rose’s study of modernist literature, Vorticism, and in particular, the writings of Wyndham Lewis. The majority of the correspondence in the collection documents Rose’s efforts to locate and study Lewis’s letters to friends and associates. Files include correspondence, research and subject files, press clippings, manuscripts, notebooks, playbills, periodicals, photographs, and audio tape.
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Guide to the Walter A. Fairservis Papers, 1931-1994

Collection Title
Walter A. Fairservis Papers
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Correspondence, manuscripts, teaching materials, and other papers related to Fairservis's work as a professor, archaeologist and playwright. Of particular note is his correspondence with his family describing his trips overseas.
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Guide to the William Bancroft Hill Papers, 1884-1942

Collection Title
William Bancroft Hill Papers
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Correspondence, 1884-1942, manuscript poems by William Bancroft Hill and poems in honor of William Bancroft and Elise Hill; booklet from the 50th anniversary of the Harvard Class of 1879, 1929; scrapbook from Hill's 85th birthday, 1942; and biographical information and clippings on Hill and his family.
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Guide to the William Gifford Papers, approximately 1955-2015

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William Gifford Papers
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The William Gifford Papers include correspondence between Gifford and former students and colleagues, including several poets and writers, such as Elizabeth Spires, Thomas Beller, Erica Funkhouser, and Curtis Sittenfeld.
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Guide to the Winifred Asprey Papers, circa 1933-2007

Collection Title
Winifred Asprey Papers
Abstract
The collection contains materials related to Winifred Asprey's work as a mathematician and computer scientist, particularly during her years as a faculty member at Vassar College. Materials include biographical materials, research and teaching materials, writings, and photographs.
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Guide to the Winifred Smith Papers, 1904-1959

Collection Title
Winifred Smith Papers
Abstract
Materials relating to Smith's life and work in the Drama Department of Vassar College.
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Playwrights In The Contemporary Theatre: Brecht and Piscator

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Playwrights In The Contemporary Theatre: Brecht and Piscator
Date
1959
Description

Norris Houghton speaking on "Playwrights in the Contemporary Theater," a television program produced by New York's Metropolitan Educational Television Association (META) in conjunction with Hunter College and the Phoenix Theatre. Additional credits include Amram Nowak (producer); Frank Jacoby

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Playwrights In The Contemporary Theatre: Introductory Lecture

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Playwrights In The Contemporary Theatre: Introductory Lecture
Date
1959
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Norris Houghton speaking on "Playwrights in the Contemporary Theater," a television program produced by New York's Metropolitan Educational Television Association (META) in conjunction with Hunter College and the Phoenix Theatre. Additional credits include Amram Nowak (producer); Frank Jacoby

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Playwrights In The Contemporary Theatre: Miller, Odets

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Playwrights In The Contemporary Theatre: Miller, Odets
Date
1959
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Norris Houghton speaking on "Playwrights in the Contemporary Theater," a television program produced by New York's Metropolitan Educational Television Association (META) in conjunction with Hunter College and the Phoenix Theatre. Additional credits include Amram Nowak (producer); Frank Jacoby

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She Goes to Vassar

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She Goes to Vassar
Date
1961
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1961 revision of the silent film written, directed, and shot in 1931 by Vassar graduate Marvin Breckinridge (VC 1927), a self-taught filmmaker. The original "She Goes to Vassar" was a silent film, following a freshman (Shirley Ewald, VC 1933) through the course of her first year at the college

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Thanksgiving Community Party

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Date
1916-11-30
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The Vassar College Archives within the Digital Library include some images, texts, and material items that are racist, xenophobic, or otherwise harmful. The Vassar Libraries have provided descriptive text and additional notes whenever possible to alert Digital Library users to these items. The Engaged Pluralism Initiative Race and Racism in Historical Collections Project Group is working with the library on contextualizing and facilitating community conversations about these materials. For more information see: https://library.vassar.edu/rrhc
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Skits, music and dance performed by faculty, students and staff

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Thanksgiving Community Party

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Date
1916-11-30
Content Warning
The Vassar College Archives within the Digital Library include some images, texts, and material items that are racist, xenophobic, or otherwise harmful. The Vassar Libraries have provided descriptive text and additional notes whenever possible to alert Digital Library users to these items. The Engaged Pluralism Initiative Race and Racism in Historical Collections Project Group is working with the library on contextualizing and facilitating community conversations about these materials. For more information see: https://library.vassar.edu/rrhc
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Skits, music and dance performed by faculty, students and staff. This scene was set in Hawaii and features stereotypical costumes including grass skirts and dark makeup

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Thanksgiving Community Party

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Date
1916-11-30
Content Warning
The Vassar College Archives within the Digital Library include some images, texts, and material items that are racist, xenophobic, or otherwise harmful. The Vassar Libraries have provided descriptive text and additional notes whenever possible to alert Digital Library users to these items. The Engaged Pluralism Initiative Race and Racism in Historical Collections Project Group is working with the library on contextualizing and facilitating community conversations about these materials. For more information see: https://library.vassar.edu/rrhc
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Skits, music and dance performed by faculty, students and staff

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Thanksgiving Community Party

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Date
1916-11-30
Content Warning
The Vassar College Archives within the Digital Library include some images, texts, and material items that are racist, xenophobic, or otherwise harmful. The Vassar Libraries have provided descriptive text and additional notes whenever possible to alert Digital Library users to these items. The Engaged Pluralism Initiative Race and Racism in Historical Collections Project Group is working with the library on contextualizing and facilitating community conversations about these materials. For more information see: https://library.vassar.edu/rrhc
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Skits, music and dance performed by faculty, students and staff. This scene features students and faculty in stereotypical Native American costumes

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Thanksgiving Community Party

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Date
1916-11-30
Content Warning
The Vassar College Archives within the Digital Library include some images, texts, and material items that are racist, xenophobic, or otherwise harmful. The Vassar Libraries have provided descriptive text and additional notes whenever possible to alert Digital Library users to these items. The Engaged Pluralism Initiative Race and Racism in Historical Collections Project Group is working with the library on contextualizing and facilitating community conversations about these materials. For more information see: https://library.vassar.edu/rrhc
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Skits, music and dance performed by faculty, students and staff

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Thanksgiving Community Party

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Date
1916-11-30
Content Warning
The Vassar College Archives within the Digital Library include some images, texts, and material items that are racist, xenophobic, or otherwise harmful. The Vassar Libraries have provided descriptive text and additional notes whenever possible to alert Digital Library users to these items. The Engaged Pluralism Initiative Race and Racism in Historical Collections Project Group is working with the library on contextualizing and facilitating community conversations about these materials. For more information see: https://library.vassar.edu/rrhc
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Full cast of the party, which included skits, music and dance performed by faculty, students and staff. Some are wearing stereotypical Native American costumes, others are dressed as "Puritans," Scottish and Irish bagpipers and dancers, and sailors

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Thanksgiving Community Party

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Date
1916-11-30
Content Warning
The Vassar College Archives within the Digital Library include some images, texts, and material items that are racist, xenophobic, or otherwise harmful. The Vassar Libraries have provided descriptive text and additional notes whenever possible to alert Digital Library users to these items. The Engaged Pluralism Initiative Race and Racism in Historical Collections Project Group is working with the library on contextualizing and facilitating community conversations about these materials. For more information see: https://library.vassar.edu/rrhc
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Skits, music and dance performed by faculty, students and staff

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Thanksgiving Community Party

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93007-Service File.jpg
Date
1916-11-30
Content Warning
The Vassar College Archives within the Digital Library include some images, texts, and material items that are racist, xenophobic, or otherwise harmful. The Vassar Libraries have provided descriptive text and additional notes whenever possible to alert Digital Library users to these items. The Engaged Pluralism Initiative Race and Racism in Historical Collections Project Group is working with the library on contextualizing and facilitating community conversations about these materials. For more information see: https://library.vassar.edu/rrhc
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Skits, music and dance performed by faculty, students and staff

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Thanksgiving Community Party

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93008-Service File.jpg
Date
1916-11-30
Content Warning
The Vassar College Archives within the Digital Library include some images, texts, and material items that are racist, xenophobic, or otherwise harmful. The Vassar Libraries have provided descriptive text and additional notes whenever possible to alert Digital Library users to these items. The Engaged Pluralism Initiative Race and Racism in Historical Collections Project Group is working with the library on contextualizing and facilitating community conversations about these materials. For more information see: https://library.vassar.edu/rrhc
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Skits, music and dance performed by faculty, students and staff

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