Edited clips of the Class of 1951 arriving at Noyes Hall, physics professor Morton Tavel's lecture, the Annual Meeting of the Alumnae and Alumni of Vassar College (AAVC), and a Nancy Graves exhibit and reception in the Art Gallery in Taylor Hall [Audio and video quality varies]
Copy photograph of students in commencement dresses entering the Chapel
Copy photograph of students walking at commencement
Unidentified group of graduates at a Commencement
Commencement, held to the side of Main Building
Clip of raw footage from the 1987 commencement ceremony presentation of diplomas, including students with last names beginning with PE-SIL
Group of women who either spoke or attended an unidentified conference at Vassar College
Group of women who either spoke or attended an unidentified conference at Vassar College
Group of women who either spoke or attended an unidentified conference at Vassar College
Unidentified group in costume outside the chapel
Unidentified group in costume outside the chapel
Students, likely sophomores, picking daisies for the Class Day daisy chain
Students, likely sophomores, picking daisies for the Class Day daisy chain
Vassar's 125th convocation featuring speaker Professor Curt Beck of the Chemistry Department. Other speakers include President Frances Fergusson and VSA president Richard Feldman (VC 1987).
Group portrait of the Vassar students who volunteered for farm work on campus during World War I
Vassar varsity field hockey team captain Elida Griffin (VC 1932) and captain of the All-Scottish team with a scottie dog
Woman with a child at the song contest
Spectators at the Founder's Day contests
Students performing in the song contest
Students in costume, two in stereotypical Native American dress, one in dark makeup
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Collections Overview
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.
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.
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