Class of 1944 class portrait
Class of 1944 as freshmen
Class of 1944 as freshmen
Class of 1945 as freshmen
Class of 1945 as freshmen
Class of 1945 as freshmen
Class of 1945-4 with their dates at the junior dance in Students Building. Henry Noble MacCracken led the march with Judy Adams (VC 1945-4)
A member of the Class of 1932 at commencement
Class of 1933 in the commencement procession
Students passing diplomas at Commencement
A member of the Class of 1929
Class of 1931 in the commencement procession
Class of 1926 in the commencement procession, with maids looking on from the third floor of Main Building
Dorothy Goell (VC 1928) with a man, presumably her father Charles Goell, at Commencement
Members of the Class of 1932 at Commencement with family
Members of the Class of 1918 at Commencement
Class of 1928 in the commencement procession
Students passing diplomas at Commencement
A member of the Class of 1929
Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Henry Noble MacCracken at Commencement
Faculty procession at Commencement, including President MacCracken and Dean Ella McCaleb
Class of 1922 in the commencement procession
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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.
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.
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