Subject
Travel
Travel
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Alice Huyler Ramsey Papers
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Scrapbook and printed materials about Alice Huyler Ramsey's automobile trip across the United States in 1909. Also correspondence from Alice Huyler Bruns, research notes, and manuscripts of unpublished book about the trip by Earluth Abbitt.
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Guide to the Alison Murphy Conner Papers, circa 1930
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Alison (Murphy) Conner Papers
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The collection consists of a draft of Alison (Murphy) Conner's book , published in 1930, concerning her experiences in Ireland accompanying her father on a naturalist expedition.
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Guide to the Ann Cornelisen Papers, 1714-1994 (bulk 1954-1990)
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Ann Cornelisen Papers
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Correspondence, manuscripts, research material, as well as audio-visual material relating to the life and work of Ann Cornelisen, writer and photographer.
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Guide to the Anne Robbins Papers, 1827-1936
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Anne Robbins Papers
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Original journal from a trip through Europe in the summer of 1827. Also includes an edited typescript of the journal, Robbins' passport, ca. 1827; and a photograph of the Stewart estate near Ipswich, Suffolk, England.
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Guide to the Beatrice S. Cosmey Papers, 1928-1930
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Beatrice S. Cosmey Papers
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The collection consists of Beatrice
Cosmey's memoirs of her travels and teaching experience in India through
correspondence from Beatrice Cosmey to her family and friends, as well as a
scrapbook.
Cosmey's memoirs of her travels and teaching experience in India through
correspondence from Beatrice Cosmey to her family and friends, as well as a
scrapbook.
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Guide to the Cornelia Morse Raymond Papers, 1819-1952 (bulk 1876-1952)
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Cornelia Morse Raymond Papers
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Materials relating to Raymond's life as the daughter of a Vassar College president, a Vassar student, administrator of the College, and unofficial historian. Also included is information about the years she spent as a grade school teacher.
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Guide to the Edna Clare Bryner Papers, 1919-1955
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Edna Clare Bryner Papers
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Correspondence, primarily letters received, 1919-1955, concerning a European trip, publishing, translations of her work, comment on her writing, contracts, and personal affairs; manuscripts and typescripts of her novels and short stories primarily from the 1920s and 1930s; her notes concerning Tibetan Buddhist literature; and photographs and other miscellaneous items.
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Guide to the Eloise Ellery Papers, 1870-1959 (bulk 1923-1958)
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Eloise Ellery Papers
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Correspondence, diaries, manuscripts and typescripts, newspaper clippings, travel documents, legal and financial papers, family papers, photographs, printed materials and miscellaneous items relating to the life and work of Eloise Ellery. There is also significant collection of items which belonged to Frank Ellery.
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Guide to the George Sherman Dickinson Papers, approximately 1909-1964 (bulk 1913-1914, 1955-1964)
Collection Title
George Sherman Dickinson Papers
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Letters from George Sherman Dickinson to Oliver M. Sayler and Joan Stambaugh. Also includes three letters from Bess Dickinson to Sayler.
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Guide to the Ida Treat Bergeret Papers, 1889-1978
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Ida Treat Bergeret Papers,
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Papers reflect her personal and
professional life and include travel diaries and notes, manuscripts and published
versions of her articles and stories on China, Russia, Tahiti, Abyssinia, Djibouti,
and the Red Sea slave trade, 1928-1967; correspondence with her two of her three
husbands, Paul Vaillant-Couturier and Andre Bergeret; letters from Wolfgang Wolff
written from Tahiti, 1934-1939; correspondence with her literary agent Marie Rodell,
1965-1967, and with the and other publishers
and editors; 86 letters from her friend Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, 1926-1952, and
correspondence, contracts, and royalty statements, 1968, pertaining to Chardin's
book , 1926-1952; notes,
clippings, and scrapbooks concerning her experiences in London during World War II,
1943-1945; manuscripts and publications by other authors; letters and articles of
Simone and Max Begonen; and family and personal photographs.
professional life and include travel diaries and notes, manuscripts and published
versions of her articles and stories on China, Russia, Tahiti, Abyssinia, Djibouti,
and the Red Sea slave trade, 1928-1967; correspondence with her two of her three
husbands, Paul Vaillant-Couturier and Andre Bergeret; letters from Wolfgang Wolff
written from Tahiti, 1934-1939; correspondence with her literary agent Marie Rodell,
1965-1967, and with the and other publishers
and editors; 86 letters from her friend Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, 1926-1952, and
correspondence, contracts, and royalty statements, 1968, pertaining to Chardin's
book , 1926-1952; notes,
clippings, and scrapbooks concerning her experiences in London during World War II,
1943-1945; manuscripts and publications by other authors; letters and articles of
Simone and Max Begonen; and family and personal photographs.
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Guide to the Jean Webster Papers, 1876–1982 (bulk 1900-1916)
Collection Title
Jean Webster Papers
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The Jean Webster Papers at the Vassar College Libraries Department of Special Collections are part of the McKinney Family Papers, a collection of papers from the Clemens, Moffett, Webster, and McKinney families. They were donated to Vassar College in 1977, along with the endowment of a chair in American Literature, in honor of Jean Webster. The donors are Jean McKinney Connor, daughter of Jean Webster and Glenn Ford McKinney, and her husband Ralph Connor, a former trustee of Vassar.
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Guide to the Josephine Jewell Dodge Papers, 1873-1874
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Josephine Jewell Dodge Papers
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37 letters and 1 fragment to Mary Strong from Josephine Jewell (Dodge) while at Vassar; 8 letters and 1 fragment to Strong from Jewell while in Russia; and one letter and one fragment to Strong by Josephine's sister, Florence Jewell, describing social life and travel in Russia, where their father, Marshall Jewell, was U.S. Minister in St. Petersburg.
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Guide to the Margaret Stanley-Brown Papers, 1882–1958
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Margaret Stanley-Brown Papers
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Correspondence, mostly from Dr. Margaret Stanley-Brown to her sister Ruth. The collection also includes letters to and from other family members.
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Guide to the Marian Parker Whitney Papers, 1842-1945 (bulk 1871-1945)
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Marian Parker Whitney Papers
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Materials relating to Whitney's position at Vassar College as well as her involvement with the American Association of University Professors, the International Council of Women, the National Council of Women, Connecticut Association of Working Girls' Clubs, and other women's groups. There are also biographical materials, including correspondence and diaries, containing information about Whitney's family, intellectual pursuits, travels and other personal issues.
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Guide to the Paulina Wright Davis Papers, 1843-1890
Collection Title
Paulina Wright Davis Papers
Abstract
61 letters, mainly incoming (with
typewritten copies), 17 manuscripts, 2 travel diaries (attributed to Davis' niece)
and miscellaneous papers.
typewritten copies), 17 manuscripts, 2 travel diaries (attributed to Davis' niece)
and miscellaneous papers.
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Guide to the Priscilla Morgan Papers, 1910-2014 (bulk 1945-2014)
Collection Title
Priscilla Morgan Papers
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Abstract
The Priscilla Morgan Papers document the career and collaborative efforts of a New York-based international arts administrator, producer and emissary of arts and culture. The collection contains correspondence, manuscripts, subject files, travel files, maps, and photograph albums.
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Guide to the Rosetta Shear Clarkson Papers, 1904-1956
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Rosetta Shear Clarkson Papers
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Photographs, clippings, manuscripts, correspondence, and scrapbooks relating to Clarkson's study and cultivation of herbs.
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Guide to the Ruth (Goodkind) Calvin Photograph Album, 1918-1923
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Ruth (Goodkind) Calvin Photograph Album
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The photograph album contains images from Ruth Goodkind Calvin's years at Vassar College, as well as her travels across the United States, particularly the American West and the National Parks.
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Guide to the Ruth Cutler Papers, 1910-1919 (bulk 1918-1919)
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Ruth Cutler Papers
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Letters from Ruth Cutler (VC 1912) to her family, and four letters from Elinor Prudden (also VC 1912), who traveled with Cutler. The letters document Cutler's travel by ship to France and her service there with the Red Cross. Prudden’s letters are to Cutler’s family describing the circumstances of Cutler’s death from pneumonia.
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Guide to the Walter A. Fairservis Papers, 1931-1994
Collection Title
Walter A. Fairservis Papers
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Correspondence, manuscripts, teaching materials, and other papers related to Fairservis's work as a professor, archaeologist and playwright. Of particular note is his correspondence with his family describing his trips overseas.