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Russell, Lucile (Cross)

Vassar College Student Scrapbooks

Janish, Jeanne (Russell) and Lucile (Cross) Russell. Scrapbook, 1887-1938

Janish, Jeanne (Russell) and Lucile (Cross) Russell. Scrapbook, 1887-1938
Date
1887-1938
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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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This scrapbook contains materials from two alumnae: Lucile (Cross) Russell and her daughter Jeanne (Russell) Janish. Cross' portion covers her high school education in Fairbury, Nebraska from 1887 to 1889, several years at the Jacksonville Female Academy (in Jacksonville, Illinois) through May 1892

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Vassar College Student Photo Albums

Russell, Lucile (Cross), 1895-1896:

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Date
1895-1896
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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
Abstract

This photo album covers the full four years Lucile Cross Russell spent at Vassar College, as well as subsequent Vassar reunions. Russell frequently photographed herself with friends Chastine "Chattie" Miner Johnson (exVC 1896), Ellen "Nell" Hayward Kimball (VC 1896), Alice Merrill Howland (VC 1896)

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