Math, Science and Medicine

The Caroline Furness Papers consist
of correspondence, personal and professional papers, writings, research, and
photographs created and assembled by American astronomer and Vassar faculty member
Caroline E. Furness. Notable correspondents include Furness’s father, Henry B.
Furness; Vassar faculty member Mary W. Whitney; Kan'ichi Asakawa; Sakusaburo
Uchigasaki; Rose O'Neill; Vilhjalmur Stefansson; and other astronomers, including
Jan van der Bilt, Phoebe Waterman Haas, and Ruth E. Smith.

Diary of Christine Ladd-Franklin,
Vassar College Class of 1869. Describes her experiences as a Vassar student, the
challenges of financing her education, and her early years of teaching before
beginning her graduate work in mathematics.

Correspondence , manuscripts, clippings, photographs, and other material relating to Richards' personal life, her education, and her work at MIT and Vassar College, the home economics movement, and womens education.

Correspondence, mostly from Dr. Margaret Stanley-Brown to her sister Ruth. The collection also includes letters to and from other family members.

Correspondence, manuscripts,
research material, photographs, and glass plate negatives relating to Mitchell's work as an astronomer and
member of the faculty of Vassar College.

Materials relating to Asprey's work as a mathmatician and computer scientist, particularly at Vassar College. Included are biographical materials, research and teaching materials, her writings, and photographs.