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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.

Correspondence, notebooks, manuscripts and drafts, memorabilia, artwork, publications, and photographs relating to and/or created by Katherine Brownell Collier, covering her turn-of-the-century childhood as well as her time at Vassar and her life post-graduation.

Correpondence and other material documenting Wylie's work, health, travels, and family; as well as her friendships with Fanny Borden, Fanny Hart, Mrs. Nathan S. Hart, and Nina Katherine Hart; her career at Vassar College, and her relationship with Gertrude Buck.

Papers primarily concerning her work in literature, publishing, and editing, especially for children, and including correspondence, manuscripts, illustrations, biographical information, and published articles and reviews from or pertaining to authors, illustrators, and publishers.

The Margaret Miller Papers include correspondence with visual and literary artists as well as photographs and an art booklet. Correspondents include Elizabeth Bishop, Lloyd Frankenberg, Loren McIver, and Frani Blough.

Correspondence, photographs and miscellaneous papers from Robert E. Middleton, VC Professor of Music 1953-1985.

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.

Papers created by and relating to Sutematsu Yamakawa Oyama, "Princess Oyama," the first Japanese woman to receive a college degree.