Vassar College Archives
   "Administrative Offices and Functions" Collections

McCaleb, Ella, 1856-1933.

Title: Papers, 1895-1927.
Physical Details: ca. 1 cubic ft.
Notes: McCaleb (Vassar College Class of 1878) served in administrative positions at Vassar from 1885 to 1923, including Secretary of the College, Secretary to the President, and Dean of the College.
Summary: Correspondence includes her letters regarding admission examinations, the President's house, and other Vassar affairs, and her personal letters to family members; other items include her articles, speeches, and notes pertaining to Vassar; photographs; and clippings and tributes about McCaleb.
Finding Aids: Finding aid available
Subjects:
Vassar College--Entrance examinations.
Vassar College--Administration.
Women college administrators.
McCaleb family.
Genre Or Form:
Photoprints.

Vassar College. Library.

Title: Records, 1890-1978.
Physical Details: ca. 10 linear ft.
Summary: Accession records, 1890-1941; minutes, reports, correspondence, memoranda, photographs, and programs concerning exhibits, the Library building, the history of the Library, and other routine matters, 1923-1978; and scrapbooks of programs, brochures, booklets, and forms.
Finding Aids:
Finding aid available
Subjects:

Women's colleges--New York (State)--Poughkeepsie.
Libraries, University and college--New York (State)--Poughkeepsie.
Genre Or Form:
Photoprints.
Scrapbooks.

Vassar College. News Office.

Title: Records, 1953-1986.
Physical Details: 15 linear ft.
Notes: Alphabetical.
Summary: Correspondence, memoranda, clippings, reports, press releases concerning publicity of Vassar College news and the administration of the office.
Finding Aids: Finding aid available
Subjects:
Vassar College--Public relations.

Vassar College. Social Museum.

Title: Records, 1937-1947.
Physical Details: 2 cubic ft.
Summary: Correspondence, exhibit plans, clippings, brochures, photographs, and notes pertaining to projects and exhibits conducted by the Museum, 1937-1947; topics include the dairy industry, child welfare, folk art, housing, public health, science and industry, and Latin America.
Finding Aids:
Finding aid available
Subjects:

Dairying.
Child welfare.
Folk art.
Housing.
Public health.
Science and industry.
Latin America--Description and travel.
Genre Or Form:
Photoprints.

 

Vassar College. Warden.

Title: Records, 1933-1976.
Physical Details: 3 cubic ft.
Summary: Correspondence, reports, memoranda, minutes, surveys and questionnaires, blueprints and architectural drawings relating to dormitory services, student housing, and construction and alterations to dormitories.
Finding Aids: Finding aid available
Subjects: Vassar College--Buildings.
Genre Or Form:
Blueprints.
Architectural drawings.

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