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On view in the Vassar College Thompson Library October 2001. The Vassar College Library has been collecting materials relating to Mary McCarthy since her earliest days as a writer. Of special note are several publications that document McCarthy's participation in...

On view in the Vassar College Main Library, the Art Library, and the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center from September 6-December 15, 2012. 2012 marked the 75th birthday of Werner Pfeiffer, an artist who for half a century has worked...

Vassar has a long tradition of using integrating primary sources into the undergraduate curriculum, and books relating to Johnson and his circle have often been displayed in classroom settings. In addition, these books have been brought to the attention of...

A Biographical Sketch that accompanied the physical exhibition by Brian Mann, Associate Professor of Music.

Physical exhibition was on view at Vassar College Thompson Library January–May, 2013. This exhibition was also on view in 2013 and 2014 at the University of Vermont, Smith College, and Swarthmore College. This is an essay written by Martin Antonetti...

We hope to convey through the exhibit some sense of the great life and remarkable work of one of the twentieth century’s greatest thinkers. In addition, the exhibition can be seen as a chance to reflect upon not only Albert...

The purpose of the exhibition “Treasures of Americana, 1760-1830” is to provide a view of what historians have traditionally called the Revolutionary Era (1763-1783) and the Federal Era (1789-1829) of United States history. The presentation of printed and manuscript material...

2020 marked the centennial of the passage of the 19th Amendment, which granted women the right to vote. That victory had been the goal of suffrage activists since the middle of the 19th century and was the result of countless...

Overview by Colton Johnson, Vassar College Historian, Dean Emeritus of the College and Professor Emeritus of English. Includes video interviews of Rose Fellowship Recipients. Physical exhibition was on view in the Vassar College Thompson Library August-May 2013. Catherine Pelton Durrell...

During his lifetime, Eric made many photographs of the region where he lived. Some of them have appeared in print; others have not. In 2019, Vassar’s Archives and Special Collections Library acquired a collection of twenty-eight of Eric’s Hudson Valley...