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Guide to the Marian Parker Whitney Papers, 1842-1945 (bulk 1871-1945)

Collection Title
Marian Parker Whitney Papers
Abstract
Materials relating to Whitney's position at Vassar College as well as her involvement with the American Association of University Professors, the International Council of Women, the National Council of Women, Connecticut Association of Working Girls' Clubs, and other women's groups. There are also biographical materials, including correspondence and diaries, containing information about Whitney's family, intellectual pursuits, travels and other personal issues.
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Guide to the Mary McCarthy Papers, circa 1915-2013 (bulk 1960-1989)

Collection Title
Mary McCarthy Papers
Abstract
Includes manuscripts of works by McCarthy, correspondence with agents and publishers, correspondence with publications like the and ; and subject files on a variety of issues such as dissidents, Spanish Refugee Aid and the Vietnam War. There is also extensive correspondence with friends, family members and other literary figures like Carmen Angleton, Hannah Arendt, Nicola Chiaromonte, Elizabeth Hardwick, Lotte Kohler, Dwight Macdonald, Cees Nooteboom, Philip Rahv, Arthur Schlesinger, Stephen Spender and Niccoló Tucci. Among the legal papers are items on Lillian Hellman. There are also photos, videotapes, scrapbooks and realia.
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Guide to the Mary Parmele Hamlin Papers, 1915-1958

Collection Title
Mary Parmele Hamlin Papers
Creator
Abstract
Papers relating to her play , 1915-1958, include her manuscript, contracts, correspondence with George Arliss (1868-1946) who collaborated with her on rewriting it and played the lead on Broadway and in the film version, 1917-1931, Hamlin's letters to her husband while the play was in rehearsal and on tour, 1917, and other correspondence concerning movie rights and reviews. Other items include manuscripts of other plays, essays, and a novel; and clippings, letters, programs, and photographs (some arranged in scrapbooks) concerning her plays, 1917-1931.
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Guide to the Office of the President Records, Alan Simpson Files, 1949-1979

Collection Title
Office of the President Records, Alan Simpson Files
Abstract
Materials related to the work of the Vassar College's Office of the President during the tenure of Alan Simpson. The collection includes typical day-to-day administrative records, as well as documents related to noteworthy issues and events from the Simpson Era (1964-1977).
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Guide to the Office of the President Records, Henry Noble MacCracken Files, 1907 - circa 1968

Collection Title
Office of the President Records, Henry Noble MacCracken Files
Abstract
Correspondence, memoranda, minutes, reports, contracts, publications, and other materials pertaining to Henry Noble MacCracken's tenure as president of Vassar College.
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Guide to the Office of the President Records, Sarah Gibson Blanding Files, 1911-1977 (bulk 1946-1964)

Collection Title
Office of the President Records, Sarah Gibson Blanding Files
Abstract
Records of the Vassar College Office of the President during the administration of Sarah Gibson Blanding, 1946-1964. Includes correspondence, memoranda, clippings, articles, speeches, and press releases from Blanding's time at Vassar, including those concerning women's education, academic freedom, 1950's politics, her stand against Congressional investigation of Communist influence in education, her introduction to Adlai Stevenson on a radio program, and her 1962 statement on pre-marital sex and Vassar students.
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Guide to the Office of the President Records, Virginia B. Smith Files, 1950-2010 (bulk 1977-1986)

Collection Title
Office of the President Records, Virginia B. Smith Files
Abstract
Materials related to the work of the Vassar College's Office of the President during the tenure of Virginia B. Smith. The collection includes typical day-to-day administrative records, as well as documents related to noteworthy issues and events from the Smith Era (1977-1986).
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Guide to the Ruth Lamb Atkinson Papers, 1781-1975 (bulk 1928-1947)

Collection Title
Ruth Lamb Atkinson Papers
Abstract
Correspondence, clippings, reports, speeches, articles, pamphlets, and government documents relating to Atkinson's work in advertising and with the Food and Drug Administration. Also includes collected Americana and Indian art and manuscripts.
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Guide to the Samuel L. Caldwell Scrapbook, 1878-1885

Collection Title
Samuel L. Caldwell Scrapbook
Abstract
Scrapbook documenting Samuel L.
Caldwell's tenure as president of Vassar College, primarily through event ephemera, notes, and letters.
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Guide to the Scottie Fitzgerald Smith Papers, 1858-1996 (bulk 1921-1986)

Collection Title
Scottie Fitzgerald Smith Papers
Abstract
Materials relating to Scottie Fitzgerald Smith's career as a journalist, her work for the Democratic Party, her personal life, and the maintenance of her parents' estates and legacies.
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Guide to the Teresa Carreño Papers, 1862-1991 (bulk 1862-1920)

Collection Title
Teresa Carreño Papers
Abstract
Includes musical manuscripts of Carreño and others, such as Edward Macdowell, Amy Beach and Teresita Carreño-Tagliapietra; literary manuscripts of Carreño; letters to and from Carreño and to and from Marta Milinowski, her biographer; and a variety of scrapbooks, diaries and other materials relating to Carreño's life and professional career; Among the correspondents are Frances Macdowell, Gioachino Rossini, Edward Grieg, and Ede Poldini. There are also many articles about Carreño and programs of her concerts.
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Guide to the Vassar College Class Records, 1865-2021

Collection Title
Vassar College Class Records
Abstract
Materials from the various classes of Vassar College, mostly concerning graduation, reunion, and alumnae/i activities.
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Guide to the Vassar College Founder's Day Records, 1866-2008

Collection Title
Vassar College Founder's Day Records
Abstract
Programs, invitations, songs, sheet music, play scripts, committee records, and other materials related to Vassar College's Founder's Day tradition.
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Guide to the Vassar College Library Records, 1890-2007

Collection Title
Vassar College Library Records
Abstract
Materials concerning exhibits, the Library building, the history of the Library, and other routine matters.
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Guide to the Vassar College Miscellaneous Campus Organizations Records, 1882-1997

Collection Title
Vassar College Miscellaneous Campus
Organizations Records
Abstract
Meeting minutes, constitutions, clippings, scrapbooks, and other material related to a variety of student clubs and campus organizations at Vassar College.
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Guide to the Vassar College Philalethean Society Records, 1866-1939

Collection Title
Vassar College Philalethean Society Records
Abstract
Records of this student dramatic club include scripts from prize-winning plays, reports, scrapbooks, minutes, account books, membership records, a photograph album, and other items.
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Guide to the Vassar College Programs Scrapbooks, 1865-1982

Collection Title
Vassar College Programs Scrapbooks
Abstract
Scrapbooks containing programs relating to
Vassar College events.
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Guide to the Vassar College Scrapbooks, 1860-1978

Collection Title
Vassar College Scrapbooks
Abstract
Scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings
and programs relating to Vassar College events and issues.
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Guide to the Vassar College Student Materials Collection, 1859-2025 (bulk 1867-1967)

Collection Title
Vassar College Student Materials Collection
Abstract
Diaries, letters, scrapbooks,
photograph albums and other materials documenting student life at Vassar
College.
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Guide to the Vice President for Finance and Administration Records, 1948-2000 (bulk 1966-1999)

Collection Title
Vice President for Finance and Administration Records
Abstract
Materials relating to the financial and business operations of the college. Includes restricted material.
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