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John Burroughs Journal, 1892 (January - August)

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1892 (January - October)
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John Burroughs Journal, 1893 (January - May)

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1893 (January - May)
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John Burroughs Journal, 1893-1894

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May 11, 1893 - January 16, 1894
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John Burroughs Journal, 1894 (January - July)

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January 17, 1894 - July 24, 1894
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John Burroughs Journal, 1894-1895

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July 25, 1894 - May 9, 1895
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John Burroughs Journal, 1895-1896

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May 10, 1895 - May 27, 1896
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John Burroughs Journal, 1896

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May 28, 1896 - September 6, 1896
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John Burroughs Journal, 1896-1897

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September 9, 1896 - May 27, 1897
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John Burroughs Journal, 1897 (June - September)

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June 1, 1897 - September 27, 1897
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John Burroughs Journal, 1897-1898

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October 1, 1897 - April 4, 1898
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John Burroughs Journal, 1898 (April - October)

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April 4, 1898 - October 31, 1898
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John Burroughs Journal, 1898-1899 (November - April)

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1898-1899 (November - April)
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John Burroughs Journal, 1899-1900 (April - February)

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1899-04-03T01:00:01Z-1900-02-15T23:59:59Z
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John Burroughs Journals

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John Burroughs (1837-1921) was a noted naturalist, essayist and a significant figure in the history of environmentalism. He was born in a small town in the Catskills and spent the bulk of his adult life in West Park. Note: not all of the journals include a transcription, so a keyword search of the

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Jones, Daniel A. | Interview commentary: On a Path to Embodiment: Daniel Alexander Jones - no file

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2013-05-06
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Jones, Daniel A. | Interview transcript: On a Path to Embodiment: Daniel Alexander Jones - no file

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2013-05-06
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Interview was recorded on May 6, 2013 and transcribed on May 24, 2013.

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Keffer, Bertha. Diary, 1876

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1876-01-01T01:00:01Z-1876-12-31T23:59:59Z
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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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VC 1876, handwritten.,This item is a collection of writings by Keffer and her classmates. It features a lengthy poem about the arrival of the first Japanese students in 1872, which also appears in Ella C. Lapham's (VC 1876) scrapbook. The racist poem mocks the Japanese students' English language

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Keffer, Bertha. Diary, Jan-Jun 1871

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January-June 1871
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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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Although Bertha Keffer's diary was printed with the date 1854, she wrote in it during the months of January-June 1871. Keffer generally describes her day-to-day life at Vassar, focusing heavily on her time in the College Chapel. She speaks briefly, and sporadically, about her father (John C

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Keffer, Bertha. Notes from Diary, Jan-Jun 1871

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Jan-Jun 1871
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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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Kiliani, Lillian (Taylor). Letters, 1877-1944

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1877-1944
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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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3 letters from Lilian Kiliani to her grandmother and 2 letters regarding the forwarding of Kiliani's letters to the Vassar collection. Kiliani's April 1873 letter, written while she was abroad in Baden, Germany, discusses her desire to study at Vassar. Her February 1877 letter describes the

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