Personal camera footage taken the weekend of commencement, 1930. Consists mostly the Alumnae Parade but also includes graduates exiting the chapel after Commencement, as well as a survey of buildings and grounds, including Cushing, Taylor, Kendrick, Vassar Lake, Main Building, the Library
President MacCracken giving the Founder's Day address on the steps of Students Building
Henry Noble MacCracken and Marjorie Dodd MacCracken at the Founder's Day "County Fair" with students in the background wearing costumes, including one person in blackface
Faculty-student baseball game. President MacCracken is playing catcher
Henry Noble MacCracken at the faculty-student baseball game
Henry Noble MacCracken at bat at the faculty-student baseball game. Sarah H. McLean (VC 1930) is playing catcher
President MacCracken giving the Founder's Day address on the steps of the President's House
Faculty-student baseball game. President MacCracken is playing catcher
President MacCracken at the faculty-student baseball game
President MacCracken at Matthew Vassar's grave in the Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery
President MacCracken at Georgia A. Kendrick's grave in the Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery
President MacCracken dressed in a stereotypical Middle Eastern costume and a student at the festivities after the Founder's Day parade
President MacCracken giving the Founder's Day address on the steps of the President's House
President MacCracken speaking at Matthew Vassar's grave at the Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery, listened to by a contingent of visitors from Vassar
President MacCracken dressed in a stereotypical Middle Eastern costume and Dean C. Mildred Thompson at the festivities after the Founder's Day parade
Henry Noble MacCracken at bat at the faculty-student baseball game. Sarah H. McLean (VC 1930) is playing catcher
President MacCracken giving the Founder's Day address on the steps of the President's House
Faculty-student baseball game. President MacCracken is at bat
President MacCracken dressed in a stereotypical Middle Eastern costume and Dean C. Mildred Thompson at the festivities after the Founder's Day parade
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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.
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