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Quigley, Elizabeth. Letter, n.d.

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1 letter from Quigley (VC 1918) to her family members "Papa" and "Margery." Quigley reports that organizations are attempting to sell Liberty Bonds at Vassar College, despite the unlikelihood of students being able to purchase fifty-dollar bonds. She also mentions studying for a written exam in

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Ringel, Lance | oral history, July 15, 2013 (part 1)

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2013-07-15
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Lance was born in Bloomington, Illinois and grew up in Decatur, Illinnois. He went to college in Washington, D.C., where he worked on political campaigns on Capitol Hill, and then to the University of Pittsburgh for graduate school. He then worked at the National Gay Task Force, was president of the

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Ringel, Lance | oral history, July 15, 2013 (part 2)

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2013-07-15
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Lance was born in Bloomington, Illinois and grew up in Decatur, Illinnois. He went to college in Washington, D.C., where he worked on political campaigns on Capitol Hill, and then to the University of Pittsburgh for graduate school. He then worked at the National Gay Task Force, was president of the

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Ringel, Lance | oral history, July 15, 2013 (part 3)

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2013-07-15
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Lance was born in Bloomington, Illinois and grew up in Decatur, Illinnois. He went to college in Washington, D.C., where he worked on political campaigns on Capitol Hill, and then to the University of Pittsburgh for graduate school. He then worked at the National Gay Task Force, was president of the

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Ringel, Lance | oral history, July 15, 2013 (part 4)

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2013-07-15
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Lance was born in Bloomington, Illinois and grew up in Decatur, Illinnois. He went to college in Washington, D.C., where he worked on political campaigns on Capitol Hill, and then to the University of Pittsburgh for graduate school. He then worked at the National Gay Task Force, was president of the

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Ringel, Lance | oral history, July 15, 2013 (part 5)

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2013-07-15
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Lance was born in Bloomington, Illinois and grew up in Decatur, Illinnois. He went to college in Washington, D.C., where he worked on political campaigns on Capitol Hill, and then to the University of Pittsburgh for graduate school. He then worked at the National Gay Task Force, was president of the

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Ringel, Lance | oral history, July 15, 2013 (part 6)

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2013-07-15
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Lance was born in Bloomington, Illinois and grew up in Decatur, Illinnois. He went to college in Washington, D.C., where he worked on political campaigns on Capitol Hill, and then to the University of Pittsburgh for graduate school. He then worked at the National Gay Task Force, was president of the

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Ringel, Lance | oral history, July 15, 2013 (part 7)

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2013-07-15
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Lance was born in Bloomington, Illinois and grew up in Decatur, Illinnois. He went to college in Washington, D.C., where he worked on political campaigns on Capitol Hill, and then to the University of Pittsburgh for graduate school. He then worked at the National Gay Task Force, was president of the

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Robertson, Karen | oral history, July 18, 2013 (part 1)

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2013-07-18
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Karen Robertson was born in Alabama, grew up in Kansas and England, went to high school in Boston, and went to college at Barnard before going on to graduate school at Columbia; Robertson is a Senior Lecturer of English and Director of Medieval and Renaissance Studies at Vassar, where she has been

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Robertson, Karen | oral history, July 18, 2013 (part 2)

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2013-07-18
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Karen Robertson was born in Alabama, grew up in Kansas and England, went to high school in Boston, and went to college at Barnard before going on to graduate school at Columbia; Robertson is a Senior Lecturer of English and Director of Medieval and Renaissance Studies at Vassar, where she has been

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Robertson, Karen | oral history, July 18, 2013 (part 3)

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2013-07-18
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Karen Robertson was born in Alabama, grew up in Kansas and England, went to high school in Boston, and went to college at Barnard before going on to graduate school at Columbia; Robertson is a Senior Lecturer of English and Director of Medieval and Renaissance Studies at Vassar, where she has been

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Robertson, Karen | oral history, July 18, 2013 (part 4)

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2013-07-18
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Karen Robertson was born in Alabama, grew up in Kansas and England, went to high school in Boston, and went to college at Barnard before going on to graduate school at Columbia; Robertson is a Senior Lecturer of English and Director of Medieval and Renaissance Studies at Vassar, where she has been

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Robertson, Karen | oral history, July 18, 2013 (part 5)

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2013-07-18
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Karen Robertson was born in Alabama, grew up in Kansas and England, went to high school in Boston, and went to college at Barnard before going on to graduate school at Columbia; Robertson is a Senior Lecturer of English and Director of Medieval and Renaissance Studies at Vassar, where she has been

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Robertson, Karen | oral history, July 18, 2013 (part 6)

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2013-07-18
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Karen Robertson was born in Alabama, grew up in Kansas and England, went to high school in Boston, and went to college at Barnard before going on to graduate school at Columbia; Robertson is a Senior Lecturer of English and Director of Medieval and Renaissance Studies at Vassar, where she has been

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Robertson, Karen | oral history, July 18, 2013 (part 7)

Date
2013-07-18
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Karen Robertson was born in Alabama, grew up in Kansas and England, went to high school in Boston, and went to college at Barnard before going on to graduate school at Columbia; Robertson is a Senior Lecturer of English and Director of Medieval and Renaissance Studies at Vassar, where she has been

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Russell, Paul | Oral History: April 16, 2013

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2013-04-16
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Field of study: English; current occupation: professor. Author of six novels, including Sea of Tranquility, The Coming Storm, and The Unreal Life of Sergey Nabokov, as well as a work of nonfiction, The Gay 100: a Ranking of he Most Influential Gay Men and Lesbians, Past and Present. This interview

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Ryerson, Margery A. Letters, 1905-1908

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The Vassar College Archives within the Digital Library include some images, texts, and material items that are racist, xenophobic, or otherwise harmful. The Vassar Libraries have provided descriptive text and additional notes whenever possible to alert Digital Library users to these items. The Engaged Pluralism Initiative Race and Racism in Historical Collections Project Group is working with the library on contextualizing and facilitating community conversations about these materials. For more information see: https://library.vassar.edu/rrhc
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4 letters, dated between Oct 3 1905 and Nov 3 1908, from Ryerson (VC 1909) to her mother and father. Ryerson discusses her experiences at Vassar College. She describes her coursework, her instructors, Mrs. Kendrick [the Lady Principal], and the lectures that she attends. She asks her parents to send

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Schmitt, Dorothy (Prentiss). Letter, 1918

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The Vassar College Archives within the Digital Library include some images, texts, and material items that are racist, xenophobic, or otherwise harmful. The Vassar Libraries have provided descriptive text and additional notes whenever possible to alert Digital Library users to these items. The Engaged Pluralism Initiative Race and Racism in Historical Collections Project Group is working with the library on contextualizing and facilitating community conversations about these materials. For more information see: https://library.vassar.edu/rrhc
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1 typed copy of a letter from Schmitt (VC 1920) to her mother about the 1918 fire at Vassar College. Schmitt describes the fire as resulting from a defective flue and causing the collapse of an entire wing of Main Building. She reports that the four hundred students who had been living in Main

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Schoonbeek, John | oral history, June 12, 2013 (part 1)

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2013-06-12
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Field of study: social work. Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan; moved to Cincinnati, Ohio; moved to Dallas, Texas; left home at fifteen years old; went to University of Colorado; transferred to University of Michigan; worked at Quaker summer camp in Vermont called Salt Ash Mountain Camp; moved to New

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Schoonbeek, John | oral history, June 12, 2013 (part 10)

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2013-06-12
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Field of study: social work. Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan; moved to Cincinnati, Ohio; moved to Dallas, Texas; left home at fifteen years old; went to University of Colorado; transferred to University of Michigan; worked at Quaker summer camp in Vermont called Salt Ash Mountain Camp; moved to New

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