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Vassar College Student Letters

Taylor, Lea D. Letters, 1900

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VC 1904,8 letters, dated between September and December 1900, from Taylor (VC 1904) to her family. In the earlier letters, Taylor describes her journey by train from Chicago to Vassar College, her interactions with instructors such as Miss Ballantine and Miss Bartelmann, her off-campus boarding

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Teegarden, Mary Treat. Letter, 1867

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1867
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1 letter from Teegarden to her cousin Mary A. Starr. She describes her experience staying at Vassar over the Christmas holiday and the daily activities of the students during the break. On Christmas, she writes about attending a service at Christ Church in the City and hosting a Christmas party for

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Textor, Lucy Elizabeth, 1870-1958 | Memorial Minute:

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[After 1958]
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Thelberg, Elizabeth Burr, 1860-1935 | Memorial Minute

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Thompson, Addie (Adda). Letters, n.d., 1875-1876

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13 letters from Thompson to her family about her experiences at Vassar from the fall of 1875 to the spring of 1876. Thompson describes her arrival, entrance examinations, the difficulty of having her first name registered in the catalogue, her freshman room, initial homesickness, and Christmas

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Thompson, C. Mildred, 1881-1975 | Memorial Minute:

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Thompson, Mary (Coe). Letter, 1865

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1 letter, dated Nov 18 1865, from Thompson (VC Prep 1865-Feb 1866) to Mrs. Boynton, her Bible class teacher and pastor's wife. Thompson writes formally. She details several features of life at Vassar College, such as shopping in Poughkeepsie, President Raymond, the professors, and the college

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Thompson, Mary (Thaw). Letters, 1873-1876

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4 letters from Thompson to her father about her experiences at Vassar from 1873 to 1876. Thompson reports social news and her performance on the entrance examinations, requests more money for school books, and repents accidental overspending on a dress to wear to an acquaintance's wedding.

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Thornbury, Zita Lillian, 1888-1969 | Memorial Minute:

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Tonks, Oliver Samuel, 1874-1953 | Memorial Minute:

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Treadwell, Aaron Louis, 1866-1947 | Memorial Minute:

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Tremelling, Michael M., 1945-1988 | Memorial Minute:

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September 1988
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Twiss, Edith Minot, 1873-1925 | Memorial Minute

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Underhill, Adelaide, 1860-1936 | Memorial Minute

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Van Ingen, Henry, 1833-1898 | Memorial Minute

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[After 1898]
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Van Ingen, Henry, 1833-1898 | Memorial Minute:

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Vance, Gertrude (Pratt). Letters, 1913-197

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12 letters from Vance (VC Ex 1917) to her family, and 3 letters to Pratt. Vance's letters, written during her freshman year at Vassar College, often reply to letters, telegrams, and telephone calls from her family. In most of her letters, Vance describes her classes in German, English, Latin, French

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Vassar College Early Images

Vassar College art class, ca. 1889

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ca. 1889
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Professor Henry Van Ingen wearing a black hat and dark suit. He is seated, holding a book. Also shows two female students wearing hats and long dresses, standing in front of Vassar Lake and trees. A bridge crosses the lake.

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Vassar College Astronomical Observatory

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187-?
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Observatory of Vassar College with path, lawn, evergreens and bare trees.

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Vassar College Astronomical Observatory

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187-?
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Observatory of Vassar College with path, lawn, trees and lamp post. Building is partially covered by vines.

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