Document Types
Diaries
Diaries
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Collection Title
American Red Cross Vassar Relief Unit Records
Abstract
Records concerning the Vassar Relief Unit's their work in France during and after World War I.
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Guide to the Anne Robbins Papers, 1827-1936
Collection Title
Anne Robbins Papers
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Original journal from a trip through Europe in the summer of 1827. Also includes an edited typescript of the journal, Robbins' passport, ca. 1827; and a photograph of the Stewart estate near Ipswich, Suffolk, England.
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Guide to the Antonio Márquez Papers, 1877-2010 (bulk 1932-2010)
Collection Title
Antonio Márquez Papers
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Abstract
Collection includes correspondence,
subject files, research notes and associated correspondence. Files hold typescripts,
manuscripts and drafts. Journals and diaries include poetry and sketches. Press
clippings document reviews of Márquez’s writings. Collection also includes some
photographic documentation relating to Márquez’s personal and professional life.
Personal papers contain some correspondence, academic administrative papers, as well
as family genealogy documentation.
subject files, research notes and associated correspondence. Files hold typescripts,
manuscripts and drafts. Journals and diaries include poetry and sketches. Press
clippings document reviews of Márquez’s writings. Collection also includes some
photographic documentation relating to Márquez’s personal and professional life.
Personal papers contain some correspondence, academic administrative papers, as well
as family genealogy documentation.
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Guide to the Benét Family Papers, 1803-1970
Collection Title
Benét Family Papers
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Abstract
Correspondence, manuscripts,
clippings, journals, business and legal documents and photographic prints relating
the Benét Family’s personal, professional, and creative activity. A significant
volume of the collection contains correspondence between family members, including
letters to and from Stephen Vincent Benét and William Rose Benét. The collection
includes manuscript drafts by Laura Benét, as well as some ephemera and printed
material collected by the family.
clippings, journals, business and legal documents and photographic prints relating
the Benét Family’s personal, professional, and creative activity. A significant
volume of the collection contains correspondence between family members, including
letters to and from Stephen Vincent Benét and William Rose Benét. The collection
includes manuscript drafts by Laura Benét, as well as some ephemera and printed
material collected by the family.
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Guide to the Caroline Furness Papers, 1840-1938
Collection Title
Caroline Furness Papers
Abstract
The Caroline Furness Papers consist
of correspondence, personal and professional papers, writings, research, and
photographs created and assembled by American astronomer and Vassar faculty member
Caroline E. Furness. Notable correspondents include Furness’s father, Henry B.
Furness; Vassar faculty member Mary W. Whitney; Kan'ichi Asakawa; Sakusaburo
Uchigasaki; Rose O'Neill; Vilhjalmur Stefansson; and other astronomers, including
Jan van der Bilt, Phoebe Waterman Haas, and Ruth E. Smith.
of correspondence, personal and professional papers, writings, research, and
photographs created and assembled by American astronomer and Vassar faculty member
Caroline E. Furness. Notable correspondents include Furness’s father, Henry B.
Furness; Vassar faculty member Mary W. Whitney; Kan'ichi Asakawa; Sakusaburo
Uchigasaki; Rose O'Neill; Vilhjalmur Stefansson; and other astronomers, including
Jan van der Bilt, Phoebe Waterman Haas, and Ruth E. Smith.
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Guide to the Charles Gordon Post Papers, approximately 1975-1997
Collection Title
Charles Gordon Post Papers
Abstract
Post's diaries as well as correspondence to Post after his tenure at Vassar College.
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Guide to the Christine Ladd-Franklin Papers, 1860-1873
Collection Title
Christine Ladd-Franklin
Papers
Papers
Abstract
Diary of Christine Ladd-Franklin,
Vassar College Class of 1869. Describes her experiences as a Vassar student, the
challenges of financing her education, and her early years of teaching before
beginning her graduate work in mathematics.
Vassar College Class of 1869. Describes her experiences as a Vassar student, the
challenges of financing her education, and her early years of teaching before
beginning her graduate work in mathematics.
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Guide to the Cornelia Morse Raymond Papers, 1819-1952 (bulk 1876-1952)
Collection Title
Cornelia Morse Raymond Papers
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Abstract
Materials relating to Raymond's life as the daughter of a Vassar College president, a Vassar student, administrator of the College, and unofficial historian. Also included is information about the years she spent as a grade school teacher.
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Guide to the Elizabeth Bishop Papers, circa 1880-2023 (bulk 1929-1979)
Collection Title
Elizabeth Bishop Papers
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Abstract
Correspondence, diaries, notebooks, manuscripts and drafts, memorabilia, artwork, publications, and photographs relating to Bishop's personal and professional life. Also, letters, minutes, contracts, and financial records from her teaching and publishing activities, 1943-1979; manuscripts, typescripts, drafts, revisions, and fragments of her poetry and prose writings, 1929-1979; Vassar student notebooks, travel diaries, notes from her 17-year residence in Brazil, and family information, 1931-1977; manuscripts, typescripts, articles, essays, and poetry by or about other writers, especially Robert Lowell, 1925-1979; and printed poetry, prose, reviews, and articles by or about Bishop.
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Guide to the Eloise Ellery Papers, 1870-1959 (bulk 1923-1958)
Collection Title
Eloise Ellery Papers
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Abstract
Correspondence, diaries, manuscripts and typescripts, newspaper clippings, travel documents, legal and financial papers, family papers, photographs, printed materials and miscellaneous items relating to the life and work of Eloise Ellery. There is also significant collection of items which belonged to Frank Ellery.
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Guide to the Elsa Butler Grove Papers, 1921-1969
Collection Title
Elsa Butler Grove Papers
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Abstract
The Elsa Butler Grove Collection contains correspondence, typescripts, printed materials and photographs. The most notable portions of the collection relate to her service in the Baltic States and work with the American Red Cross and the Vassar Unit in France during World War I. There is also material related to the proposed establishment of an archives at Vassar College, miscellaneous printed material, and some biographical material.
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Guide to the Eugene A. Carroll Papers, 1890-2014 (bulk 1944-2014)
Collection Title
Eugene A. Carroll Papers
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Abstract
The Eugene A. Carroll Papers document Carroll's academic career as an art historian, curator, writer, as well as his involvement as executor of the William K. Rose estate. The papers contain professional and personal correspondence and include letters documenting Carroll's relationship with his partner, William K. Rose, during the 1960s. The W.K. Rose material also includes photographic prints, travel journals, a limited volume of subject files and writings by Rose, and one audio tape interview. The Carroll Papers contain subject files, including teaching and research reference materials, travel files, datebooks, writings by Carroll, correspondence with colleagues, friends, and Rose, as well as a limited volume of correspondence from Carroll to his parents. Holdings also include journals, photographic prints, and documentation regarding the management of the Rose estate and Vassar's W.K. Rose fellowship.
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Guide to the Gertrude Folks Zimand and Savel Zimand Papers, 1911-1958
Collection Title
Gertrude Folks Zimand and Savel Zimand Papers
Abstract
The Zimand papers primarily concern Gertrude Folks Zimand's work in France during World War I with the American Committee for Devastated France. There is additional biographical materials as well as items relating to her father, Homer Folks, Zimand's publications, and her work with the National Child Labor Committee. There is also a significant collection of material relating to Savel Zimand's work as a writer and journalist.
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Guide to the Hannah M. Parkhurst’s Boarding School Records, 1863-1869
Collection Title
Hannah M. Parkhurst’s Boarding School Records
Abstract
Journals kept by Lucy Skeel, 1864, Fannie Denniston, 1865, and Ella Weed, 1868-1869, while attending the school. Denniston's journal also reports on a boat trip to Poughkeepsie and a visit to Vassar College grounds.
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Guide to the Hannah Whipple Journal, 1790-1795
Collection Title
Hannah Whipple Journal
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Abstract
Manuscript journal containing expressions of religious thought, possibly written in Hamilton, Massachusetts.
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Guide to the Harriot Stanton Blatch Papers, 1807-1936 (bulk 1908-1920)
Collection Title
Harriot Stanton Blatch Papers,
Abstract
Correspondence, clippings, ephemera, speeches, manuscripts and research materials relating to Blatch's involvment in the suffrage movement.
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Guide to the Hill Family Papers, 1662-1994 (bulk 1835-1970)
Collection Title
Hill Family Papers
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Abstract
Materials relating to the family's personal, professional, and political activities. The bulk of the collection relates most directly to Elsie M. Hill.
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Guide to the Ida Treat Bergeret Papers, 1889-1978
Collection Title
Ida Treat Bergeret Papers,
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Abstract
Papers reflect her personal and
professional life and include travel diaries and notes, manuscripts and published
versions of her articles and stories on China, Russia, Tahiti, Abyssinia, Djibouti,
and the Red Sea slave trade, 1928-1967; correspondence with her two of her three
husbands, Paul Vaillant-Couturier and Andre Bergeret; letters from Wolfgang Wolff
written from Tahiti, 1934-1939; correspondence with her literary agent Marie Rodell,
1965-1967, and with the and other publishers
and editors; 86 letters from her friend Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, 1926-1952, and
correspondence, contracts, and royalty statements, 1968, pertaining to Chardin's
book , 1926-1952; notes,
clippings, and scrapbooks concerning her experiences in London during World War II,
1943-1945; manuscripts and publications by other authors; letters and articles of
Simone and Max Begonen; and family and personal photographs.
professional life and include travel diaries and notes, manuscripts and published
versions of her articles and stories on China, Russia, Tahiti, Abyssinia, Djibouti,
and the Red Sea slave trade, 1928-1967; correspondence with her two of her three
husbands, Paul Vaillant-Couturier and Andre Bergeret; letters from Wolfgang Wolff
written from Tahiti, 1934-1939; correspondence with her literary agent Marie Rodell,
1965-1967, and with the and other publishers
and editors; 86 letters from her friend Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, 1926-1952, and
correspondence, contracts, and royalty statements, 1968, pertaining to Chardin's
book , 1926-1952; notes,
clippings, and scrapbooks concerning her experiences in London during World War II,
1943-1945; manuscripts and publications by other authors; letters and articles of
Simone and Max Begonen; and family and personal photographs.
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Guide to the John Burroughs Papers, 1850-1991 (bulk 1860-1921)
Collection Title
John Burroughs Papers
Creator
Abstract
Includes 53 original Burroughs
journals as well as a typescript of the journals prepared by his granddaughter,
Elizabeth Burroughs Kelley, and another typescript prepared by his literary
executor, Dr. Clara Barrus. In addition, there are manuscripts, sketch books,
scrapbooks and correspondence, including letters to Burroughs from Edith Rickert,
Walt Whitman, and others; as well as letters by Burroughs to family, friends,
colleagues and readers. The bulk of the correspondence is to and from his wife
Ursula and son Julian, but other correspondents include Georgia Avery Kendrick,
Clara S. Reed, Minnie and Orlando Rouland, James M. Taylor, Mary W. Whitney, and
others. Also included are published and unpublished materials and photographs
relating to Burroughs.
journals as well as a typescript of the journals prepared by his granddaughter,
Elizabeth Burroughs Kelley, and another typescript prepared by his literary
executor, Dr. Clara Barrus. In addition, there are manuscripts, sketch books,
scrapbooks and correspondence, including letters to Burroughs from Edith Rickert,
Walt Whitman, and others; as well as letters by Burroughs to family, friends,
colleagues and readers. The bulk of the correspondence is to and from his wife
Ursula and son Julian, but other correspondents include Georgia Avery Kendrick,
Clara S. Reed, Minnie and Orlando Rouland, James M. Taylor, Mary W. Whitney, and
others. Also included are published and unpublished materials and photographs
relating to Burroughs.
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Guide to the Laura Brownell Collier Papers, 1874-1944
Collection Title
The Laura Brownell Collier Papers
Creator
Abstract
Material relating to and created by Laura Brownell Collier covering her time at Vassar and beyond. Mostly personal correspondence, notes, and diaries.