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Guide to the James Monroe Taylor Papers, 1865-1916

Collection Title
James Monroe Taylor Papers
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 Jeannette Hopkins Papers, 1922-2011

Collection Title
Jeannette Hopkins Papers,
Abstract
Papers concern Hopkins' work on behalf of authors as an editor and agent and include correspondence, memoranda, contract summaries, and production records; correspondence often includes extensive discussion of a book's ideas, of changes and alterations, and of public response. Authors include Ben H. Bagdikian, Robert Bendiner, James MacGregor Burns, Marquis W. Childs, Eugene Genovese, Leonard W. Levy, Frank Mankiewicz, Edwin Newman, and Stan Steiner.
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Guide to the Jessie F. Wheeler Papers, 1852-1929

Collection Title
Jessie F. Wheeler Papers
Abstract
Scrapbooks, logbooks, album, diploma, and daguerreotypes, primarily concerning Wheeler's family. Other items include programs from Vassar College events, 1878-1879.
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Guide to the John Howard Raymond Papers, 1823-1913 (bulk 1823-1878)

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John Howard Raymond Papers
Abstract
Correspondence, manuscripts, a scrapbook, and other materials relating to Raymond's personal life as well as his work as a minister, one of the founders of the University of Rochester and then president of Vassar College.
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Guide to the Josina van der Maas Papers, 1953-1955

Collection Title
Josina van der Maas Papers
Abstract
Letters (in Dutch) from van der Maas to her family in the Netherlands while she was a student at Vassar College.
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Guide to the Julia Augusta Schwartz Papers, 1899-1953

Collection Title
Julia Augusta Schwartz Papers
Abstract
Material relating primarily to Schwartz's writing but also her Vassar College education and other aspects of her personal life.
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Guide to the Lewis Rubenstein Papers, approximately 1950-1974

Collection Title
Lewis Rubenstein Papers
Abstract
Sketches of faculty members and campus scenes and sketchbooks produced throughout Rubenstein's career at Vassar, and two copies of his film "Time Painting."
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Guide to the Lucy Maynard Salmon Papers, 1818-1992 (bulk 1854-1933)

Collection Title
Lucy Maynard Salmon Papers
Abstract
The Lucy Maynard Salmon Collection
includes the personal papers of Lucy Maynard Salmon along with two smaller collections
of papers belonging to her mother, Maria Clara Maynard Salmon, and her brother, Pomeroy L. Salmon. The materials relate
to her work as an historian and professor at Vassar College as well as her work with
the suffrage movement and local political issues. There are also materials relating
to her family, education and personal life. Formats include correspondence,
manuscripts, printed material, clippings, minutes, reports, notes, and
photographs.
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Guide to the Margaret Judson Papers, approximately 1915

Collection Title
Margaret Judson Papers
Abstract
Seven complete typescripts of Judson's "Pride and Prejudice: A Play in Three Acts"; 19 extra pages, several with Judson's annotations in ink.
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Guide to the Marian Parker Whitney Papers, 1842-1945 (bulk 1871-1945)

Collection Title
Marian Parker Whitney Papers
Abstract
Materials relating to Whitney's position at Vassar College as well as her involvement with the American Association of University Professors, the International Council of Women, the National Council of Women, Connecticut Association of Working Girls' Clubs, and other women's groups. There are also biographical materials, including correspondence and diaries, containing information about Whitney's family, intellectual pursuits, travels and other personal issues.
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Guide to the Nancy Dean Papers, 1950-2017

Collection Title
Nancy Dean Papers
Creator
Abstract
Collection includes manuscripts of Dean’s scholarly works, fiction and theatrical writing, as well as subject files and teaching files. Collection includes correspondence with friends and family, handwritten notes and manuscript drafts, as well as index cards containing notes used for research and/or teaching. Publicity and press clippings files include reviews of Dean’s theatrical works. Collection also contains audio visual materials, including CDs, DVDs, as well as audio and video cassettes.
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Guide to the Office of the President Records, Alan Simpson Files, 1949-1979

Collection Title
Office of the President Records, Alan Simpson Files
Abstract
Materials related to the work of the Vassar College's Office of the President during the tenure of Alan Simpson. The collection includes typical day-to-day administrative records, as well as documents related to noteworthy issues and events from the Simpson Era (1964-1977).
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Guide to the Office of the President Records, Frances D. Fergusson Files, 1951-2011 (bulk 1986-2006)

Collection Title
Office of the President Records, Frances D. Fergusson Files
Abstract
Records of the Office of the President of Vassar College during the tenure of Frances D. Fergusson, 1986-2006.
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Guide to the Office of the President Records, Henry Noble MacCracken Files, 1907 - circa 1968

Collection Title
Office of the President Records, Henry Noble MacCracken Files
Abstract
Correspondence, memoranda, minutes, reports, contracts, publications, and other materials pertaining to Henry Noble MacCracken's tenure as president of Vassar College.
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Guide to the Office of the President Records, Sarah Gibson Blanding Files, 1911-1977 (bulk 1946-1964)

Collection Title
Office of the President Records, Sarah Gibson Blanding Files
Abstract
Records of the Vassar College Office of the President during the administration of Sarah Gibson Blanding, 1946-1964. Includes correspondence, memoranda, clippings, articles, speeches, and press releases from Blanding's time at Vassar, including those concerning women's education, academic freedom, 1950's politics, her stand against Congressional investigation of Communist influence in education, her introduction to Adlai Stevenson on a radio program, and her 1962 statement on pre-marital sex and Vassar students.
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Guide to the Office of the President Records, Virginia B. Smith Files, 1950-2010 (bulk 1977-1986)

Collection Title
Office of the President Records, Virginia B. Smith Files
Abstract
Materials related to the work of the Vassar College's Office of the President during the tenure of Virginia B. Smith. The collection includes typical day-to-day administrative records, as well as documents related to noteworthy issues and events from the Smith Era (1977-1986).
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Guide to the Roberta Hodes Papers, 1943-1989

Collection Title
Roberta Hodes Papers
Creator
Abstract
Material relating to Hodes’ career in the film industry and her time at Vassar College.
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Guide to the Ruth Fitch Mason Papers, 1908-1962

Collection Title
Ruth Fitch Mason Papers
Abstract
Material relating to Mason's work as a writer and literary agent as well as more personal material regarding her family, friends, marriage and education. Includes, professional and personal correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, postcards, and biographical information; and Eliot F. Bartlett's correspondence and notes regarding these papers.
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Guide to the Samuel L. Caldwell Scrapbook, 1878-1885

Collection Title
Samuel L. Caldwell Scrapbook
Abstract
Scrapbook documenting Samuel L.
Caldwell's tenure as president of Vassar College, primarily through event ephemera, notes, and letters.
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Guide to the Scottie Fitzgerald Smith Papers, 1858-1996 (bulk 1921-1986)

Collection Title
Scottie Fitzgerald Smith Papers
Abstract
Materials relating to Scottie Fitzgerald Smith's career as a journalist, her work for the Democratic Party, her personal life, and the maintenance of her parents' estates and legacies.
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