Students and a faculty member at a "Hallowe'en" party bonfire
Student at a "Hallowe'en" party having her palm read by a another student in a costume intended to represent Romani dress
Students and a faculty member at a "Hallowe'en" party bonfire
Students at a Halloween party standing around a keg of apple cider, some holding doughnuts. One student is wearing a stereotypical Romani costume
Students and a faculty member at a "Hallowe'en" party bonfire
Student at a Halloween party having her palm read by a another student is wearing a stereotypical Romani costume
Students at a Halloween party standing around a keg of apple cider, some holding doughnuts. One student is wearing a stereotypical Romani costume
Students and a faculty member with doughnuts at a "Hallowe'en" party
Men cutting ice on Vassar Lake and running it up a belt to be stored in the ice houses
Two men guiding a horse-drawn ice plow on Vassar Lake
Two men using a horse-drawn plow to remove snow from Vassar Lake
One man guiding a horse-drawn plow to remove snow from Vassar Lake. Raymond Avenue faculty houses are in the background
Two men with an ice plow hooked to a horse on Vassar Lake
Ice houses on Vassar Lake
Copy photograph of John Burroughs and students at Slabsides. The students could be members of the Wake Robin Club
Students of eastern colleges representing the countries of the League of Nations
Students of eastern colleges representing the countries of the League of Nations
Photos of students taken to advertise Liberty loans. Featured were a baseball game against the Kaiser, and portayals of Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks and Charlie Chaplin
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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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