Liberty Loan Campaign
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
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
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
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
View of the college library lobby, including the fire place, the portrait of Frederick Ferris Thompson, and an unidentified statue
Children and volunteers at Lincoln Center, a settlement house founded by Vassar College students
Children showing their craft projects at Lincoln Center, a settlement house founded by Vassar College students
View of Main Building from the southwest
View of Main Building through trees from the northwest
View of Main Building from the north
View of Main Building from the north
Hallway with athletic event banners, including hockey, basketball, and track
Man standing on the wooden bridge on the north end of Sunset Lake
Members of the student musical group with their mandolins, banjos, ukuleles, and other stringed instruments
Members of the student musical group with their mandolins, banjos, and other stringed instruments
Members of the student musical group with their mandolins, guitars, ukuleles, and other stringed instruments
Members of the student musical group with their mandolins, guitars, ukuleles, and other stringed instruments
Members of the student musical group with their mandolins, banjos, ukuleles, and other stringed instruments
Bronze bust of astronomer and professor Maria Mitchell at the top of the stairs of the first Vassar observatory
Bronze bust of astronomer and professor Maria Mitchell at the top of the stairs of the first Vassar observatory
Living space on the ground floor of the observatory, possibly when it was occupied by Professor Mary Whitney
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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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