Founder's Day
President MacCracken at Matthew Vassar's grave in the Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery
President MacCracken at Matthew Vassar's grave in the Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery
Song contest
Faculty-student baseball game
The Class of 1922's song leader at the song contest
President MacCracken dressed in a stereotypical Middle Eastern costume and Dean C. Mildred Thompson at the festivities after the Founder's Day parade
Song contest
Students in costume at the "County Fair"
Matthew Vassar's grave, Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery, which was visited by a contingent from Vassar on Founder's Day
Students dressed as pirates at the faculty-student baseball game
President MacCracken at Georgia A. Kendrick's grave in the Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery
Class of 1927 at the song contest
Faculty-student baseball game. Geology professor Thomas M. Hills is playing catcher
Students performing as a minstrel band in blackface at the faculty-student baseball game
Students in 1890s costumes at the faculty-student baseball game
Students in costume, one in stereotypical Native American dress
Spectators at the faculty-student baseball game
Class of 1926 at the song contest
Students boxing at the "County Fair"
Class of 1922 marching to the song contest
Students dressed as pirates at the faculty-student baseball game
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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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