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Blanding, Sarah Gibson, 1898-1985

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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
Creator
Blanding, Sarah Gibson, 1898-1985
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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Vassar College Archives Film and Video Collection

Sarah Gibson Blanding Person to Person Interview

Sarah Gibson Blanding Person to Person Interview
Date
1959
Description

President Sarah Gibson Blanding on Edward R. Murrow's CBS news program "Person to Person." The scripted interview includes Blanding's comments on women's colleges, secondary education, and the liberal arts tradition. Includes an appearance by Blanding's sister Ellen (known as "Miss Ellen"), and a

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Sarah Gibson Blanding: Vassar College President, 1946-1964

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Date
between 1946 and 1964
Abstract

Half-length picture of Sarah Gibson Blanding as a mature woman sitting behind a desk. She is wearing a necklace, bracelets and dark dress with half sleeves. Papers, pens and blotter are in the foreground. A lamp, part of a painting, papers and shelves are in the background.

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