Latin class play
Half Hour on Horace's Sabine Farm by Esther Whitmarsh (VC 1918)
Half Hour on Horace's Sabine Farm by Esther Whitmarsh (VC 1918)
Half Hour on Horace's Sabine Farm by Esther Whitmarsh (VC 1918)
The Menaechmi of Plautus
The Menaechmi of Plautus
The Menaechmi of Plautus
Split negative of two portraits of Laura Johnson Wylie. One includes her dog
Students of eastern colleges representing the countries of the League of Nations
Students of eastern colleges representing the countries of the League of Nations
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
Main (Thompson) Library location: North wing -- Fourth window. Louis Olivelli (c.14-- – c. 15--) was a printer and bookseller who began his career during the early 16th century in Valence, located in Drôme, a region in southeast France. Around 1510, Olivelli entered a partnership with printer Jean
View of Main Building from the north
View of Main Building from the north
View of Main Building from the southwest
View of Main Building through trees from the northwest
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, ukuleles, and other stringed instruments
Here you will find digitized archival collections, oral histories, and more. We are continually expanding the collections and improving access. You may find additional digital resources that reside outside the digital library here, and a selection of Online Exhibitions here.
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.
Vassar College's institutional repository reflects the research and scholarly output of the Vassar College community. It provides access to senior theses, peer reviewed open access articles, and projects from a wide range of disciplines.