Guide to the Vassar College Archives Files,
1860-1969, (bulk 1860-1914)
Table of Contents
- Collection Summary
- Scope and Content Note
- Subject Headings
- Administrative Information
- Access and Use
- Encoding Information
- Folder List
Collection Summary
| Repository: | Archives and Special Collections Library, Vassar College Libraries |
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| Creator: | Vassar College |
| Title: | Vassar College Archives Files |
| Inclusive Dates: | 1860-1969 |
| Bulk Dates: | 1860-1914 |
| Quantity: | 20 cubic ft. |
| Abstract: | An artificial collection of materials documenting the history of Vassar College, collected by various departments of the Library over several decades. |
| Forms of Materials: | Letters, photographs, programs, college circulars and other publications, building specifications, contracts, bills and receipts, inventories, accounts, committee minutes, architectural and landscape drawings, reports, and club constitutions and records. |
Scope and Content Note
An artificial collection of materials documenting the history of Vassar College, collected by various departments of the Library from multiple sources over several decades. Materials include photographs, letters, programs, college circulars and other publications, building specifications, contracts, bills and receipts, inventories, accounts, committee minutes, architectural and landscape drawings, reports, and club constitutions and records. Specific items include letters on the structure of college education for women, admission requirements, and references for some of Vassar's first students, 1860-1865; letters and applications of professors and staff, 1860-1864; correspondence on the role of alumnae at Vassar, 1884-1915; college journal containing entries on events, meetings, speakers, domestic concerns, and social life, 1870-1871; notebooks of directives from the President's Office to faculty and students, 1869-1883; correspondence of Adelaide Underhill and President MacCracken about the Library, 1915-1924; reports and correspondence relating to the Maids' Clubhouse, 1914; minutes, reports, memoranda, and correspondence of college trustees, 1861-1936; original manuscript and typescript reports by the college president, 1866-1918; correspondence, sketches, estimates, and bills relating to construction of the first college facilities; and manuscript and typescript reports from College departments, the comptroller, the Lady Principal, the Library, and the Physician, 1866-1869.
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Access and Use
Access
This collection is open for research according to the regulations of the Vassar College Archives and Special Collections Library without any additional restrictions.
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Subject Headings
Names:
- MacCracken, H. N. (Henry Noble), b. 1880.
- Underhill, Adelaide, 1860-
Organizations:
- Vassar College--Admission.
- Vassar College--Alumnae.
- Vassar College--Buildings.
- Vassar College--Employees.
- Vassar College--Faculty.
- Vassar College--History.
- Vassar College--Presidents.
- Vassar College--Students.
- Vassar College. Comptroller.
- Vassar College. Library.
- Vassar College. Board of Trustees.
- Vassar College. Lady Principal.
Subjects:
- Landscape architecture--New York (State)--Poughkeepsie.
- Women college students--New York (State)--Poughkeepsie.
- Women's colleges--New York (State)--Poughkeepsie.
- Women--Education.
- Women--Societies and clubs.
Document Types:
- Architectural drawings.
- Drawings.
- Photographs.
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Encoding Information
Encoded by Elizabeth Clarke, May 2007.
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Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Vassar College Archives Files, Archives and Special Collections Library, Vassar College Libraries.
Processing Information
Original processing date unknown.
Acquisition Information
An artificial collection, collected by various departments of the Library from multiple sources over several decades.
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Folder List
| Folder 1.1 | Admissions — requirements for admission, letters of acceptance, letters of reference, 1860-1865 |
| Folder 1.2 | Admissions — requirements for admission, exam cards, 1866-1888 |
| Folder 1.3 | Admissions — Admission of Packer Institute Students, letters from Packer President Truman J. Backus, report of LeRoy Cooley on visit to Packer, 1886 |
| Folder 1.4 | Advertising — (includes undated clippings), 1865, 1881, 1884 and n.d. |
| Folder 1.5 | Advertising — Broadsheet, n.d. |
| Alumnae Association of Vassar College — see also: Associate Alumnae | |
| Folder 1.6 | Alumnae Association of Vassar College — AAVC Reports, Letters to Alumnae, 1871-1894, n.d. |
| Folder 1.7 | Alumnae Association of Vassar College — Academic Council of Alumnae Correspondence between members of council and President Taylor, 1912-1913 |
| Folder 1.8 | Alumnae Association of Vassar College — Circular Letter to Trustees Concerning the State of the College, 1884 (2 Copies of letter, ITS, IMS) |
| Folder 1.9 | Alumnae Association of Vassar College — Papers Concerning Alumnae Representation, petitions to Board of Trustees, corr., outline of a plan for Alumnae Representation, 1887-1888, n.d. |
| Folder 1.10 | Alumnae Association of Vassar College — Alumnae Monthly Correspondence between Elsie Hill and Pres. Taylor re: Vassar Alumnae Monthly, 1911 |
| Folder 1.11 | Alumnae Association of Vassar College — Alumnae Trustees plan for nomination of alumnae trustees, 1918, n.d. |
| Folder 1.12 | Ancient Languages — Applications for Chairman and Professorships, 1862-1865 |
| Folder 1.13 | Modern Languages — Applications for Chairman and Professorships A-J, 1863-1865 |
| Folder 1.14 | Modern Languages — Applications for Chairman and Professorships K, 1863-1865 |
| Folder 1.15 | Modern Languages — Applications for Chairman and Professorships L, 1864-1865 |
| Folder 1.16 | Modern Languages — Applications for Chairman and Professorships M-Z, 1863 |
| Folder 1.17 | Ancient and Modern Languages Department — Reports, 1865/1866-1868/1869 |
| Folder 1.18 | Ancient and Modern Languages Department — Reports, 1869/70 - 71/72 |
| Folder 1.19 | Ancient and Modern Languages Department — Reports, 1872/1873-1879/1880 |
| Folder 1.20 | Ancient and Modern Languages Department — Reports, 1881/1882-1888/1889 |
| Folder 1.21 | Anderson, Martin Brewer VC Trustee, Pres. of U. of Rochester see also: Bio. File, letters to M. Vassar, Cyrus Swan, John H. Raymond, and S. Caldwell, 1860-1880 |
| Folder 1.22 | Applications — Applications for positions of bookkeeper, Engineering/ Machinist, Assistant Housekeeper, Mechanic, Nurse, Steam Operator, 1863-1865 |
| Folder 1.23 | Applications — Applications for position of Matron, 1862-1865 |
| Folder 1.24 | Art Department — Reports 1885/1886-1890/1891 |
| Folder 1.25 | Art Department — Reports, 1891/1892-1897/1898 |
| Folder 1.26 | Art Department — Reports, 1900/1901-1904/1905, 1911/1912-1912/1913 |
| Folder 1.27 | Art Gallery — Correspondence re: purchases for Gallery, 1873-1875, 1893, 1895, 1903-1904 |
| Folder 1.28 | Art Gallery — Correspondence re: Ehrich gift, 1920 |
| Folder 1.29 | Art Gallery — Inventory of Art Collection, by Henry Van Ingen, Prof. of Art, 1894 |
| Folder 1.30 | Art Gallery — Report of the [Trustees] Committee, 1864, 1877-1878 |
| Folder 1.31 | Art Gallery — Rules of the Art Gallery by Board of Trustees, 1867 |
| Art Schools (see Art Dept. and Drawing and Painting Dept.) | |
| Folder 1.32 | Associate Alumnae — Correspondence re: Barrows Resolution, 1910 |
| Folder 1.33 | Associate Alumnae — Correspondence, 1911-1920, n.d. |
| Folder 1.34 | Associate Alumnae — Meeting, 1900 |
| Folder 1.35 | Astronomy Department — Application (Abbe) for Professor of Astronomy, 1864 |
| Folder 1.36 | Astronomy Department — Reports, 1865/1866-1871/1872 |
| Folder 1.37 | Astronomy Department — Reports, 1872/1872-1877/1878 |
| Folder 1.38 | Astronomy Department — Reports, 1878/1879-1880/1881, 1882/1883-1887/1888 |
| Folder 1.39 | Astronomy Department — Reports, 1888/1889-1891/1892, 1893/1894-1896/1897 |
| Folder 1.40 | Astronomy Department — Reports, 1897/1898-1902/1903 |
| Folder 1.41 | Astronomy Department — Reports, 1903/1904-1909/1910 |
| Folder 1.42 | Astronomy Department — Reports, 1910/1911-1913/1914, n.d. |
| Folder 1.43 | Athletic Association — re: new tennis courts, 1913 |
| Folder 1.44 | Atwater, Edward S., resignation from Board of Trustees, 1918 |
| Folder 1.45 | Backus, Truman S. (Prof. of English 1867-83), letter to J.H. Raymond, 1877 |
| Folder 1.46 | Barnard, Henry, letter to H.P. Jewett, 1861 |
| Folder 1.47 | Bawden, H. Heath, papers relating to discharge from U. of Cincinnati, resignation from Vassar, 1907-1911 |
| Folder 1.48 | Bequests to Vassar College see also: Lyon, Joseph B., 1879-1954 |
| Folder 1.49 | Bible Department, 1899/1900, 1901/1902-1912/1913 |
| Biology Department — before 1889 see: Natural History Department et | |
| Folder 1.50 | Biology Department — Reports, 1889/1890-1893/1894 |
| Folder 1.51 | Biology Department — Reports, 1894/1895-1901/1902 |
| Folder 1.52 | Biology Department — Reports, 1902/1902-1910/1911 |
| Folder 1.53 | Biology Department — Reports and Correspondence, 1911/1912-1913/1914 |
| Folder 1.54 | Bishop, Nathan (Trustee 1861-80), letters to J.H. Raymond, 1872-1875 |
| Folder 1.55 | Borden Fund Correspondence, 1914 |
| Folder 1.56 | Buckland, Rev. R.J.W., letter to J.H. Raymond, 1865 |
| Folder 1.57 | Butler, William Allen (Trustee 1875-85), letter to Pres. Caldwell, 1878 |
| Folder 1.58 | Caldwell, Samuel L. (President 1875-85), newspaper clippings and correspondence from Elizabeth Hamlin VC 1874 and others regarding President Caldwell, 1879-1885 |
| Folder 1.59 | Caldwell, Samuel L., letter, April 23, 1884 |
| Folder 1.60 | Cecil Pictures, correspondence relating to Maure paintings and Sarah Cecil, VC 1884, 1896-1899 |
| Folder 1.61 | Chapel — Attendance. Correspondence and statistics, 1916-1921 |
| Folder 1.62 | Chapel — Attendance: Faculty. Correspondence, 1916 |
| Folder 1.63 | Chapel — Hymnal. Correspondence and example, 1915-1916 |
| Folder 1.64 | Chapel — Building specifications and laying of corner-stone, ca. 1902-1904 |
| Charter see: Trustees. Charter | |
| Folder 2.1 | Chemistry Department — Reports, 1894/1895-1896/1897 |
| Folder 2.2 | Chemistry Department — Reports, 1897/1898-1903/1904 |
| Folder 2.3 | Chemistry Department — Reports, 1904/1905-1910/1911 |
| Folder 2.4 | Chemistry Department — Reports, 1911/1912-1913/1914, 1918 |
| Folder 2.5 | Choir. Petition for gowns, 1915 |
| Folder 2.6 | Christian Association Reports, 1910/1911-1912/1913 |
| Folder 2.7 | Church, Emma, correspondence, 1863-1865 |
| Folder 2.8 | Circulars [Prospectus], 1864-1889 |
| Folder 2.9 | Class Day — Reports, 1893, 1896-1898 |
| Folder 2.10 | Class Day — Reports, 1900, 1901, 1903 |
| Folder 2.11 | Class Day — Reports, 1904 |
| Folder 2.12 | Class Day — Reports, 1905-1908 |
| Folder 2.13 | Class Day — Reports, 1909-1911 |
| Folder 2.14 | College Avenue. Extension of College Avenue, July 25, 1868 |
| Folder 2.15 | Comptroller, n.d.-December 15, 1941 |
| Folder 2.16 | Comptroller, 12 January 1942-22 June 1969 |
| Folder 2.17 | "Conscience Money": for stolen spoon - Letter, 12/5/1891 |
| Folder 2.18 | Corridor Teachers, duties, letters to Miss Lyman, ca. 1869 |
| Folder 2.19 | Corridor Teachers, Log Books, 1869-1875 |
| Folder 2.20 | Curriculum, resolutions, recommendations, reports, n.d., ca. 1886-1910 |
| Folder 2.21 | Denominations of students, faculty, and teachers, 1865/1866-1925/1926 |
| Folder 2.22 | Denominational Statistics of VC [w/ 1872 letter from Nathan Bishop], 1865-1872 |
| Folder 2.23 | Directory - petition to publish directory, 1914 |
| Drawing and Painting Department — see also: Art Department | |
| Folder 2.24 | Drawing and Painting Department — Applications for Professor of Drawing and Painting, 1861-1865 |
| Folder 2.25 | Drawing and Painting Department — Reports, 1865/1866-1869/1870 |
| Folder 2.26 | Drawing and Painting Department, 1870/1871-1873/1874 |
| Folder 2.27 | Drawing and Painting Department, 1874/1875-1877/1878 |
| Folder 2.28 | Drawing and Painting Department, 1878/1879-1884/1885 |
| Folder 2.29 | Economics and Sociology Department — Reports, 1893/1894-1899/1900 |
| Folder 2.30 | Economics and Sociology Department — Reports, 1900/1901-1906/1907 |
| Folder 2.31 | Economics and Sociology Department — Reports, 1907/1908-1913/1914 |
| Folder 2.32 | Economics and Sociology Department — Economics Dept. Survey Social Work of Fmr. Students, 1906 |
| Folder 2.33 | Egyptian Collection, 1903-1904 |
| Folder 2.34 | Endowment, ca. 1869 |
| Folder 2.35 | Endowment — Class Gifts, ca. 1906-1910 |
| Folder 2.36 | Endowment — Plans for First Endowment $100,000, 1889 |
| Folder 2.37 | English Department — English [including Spoken English, Rhetoric and Belles Lettres] Applications B-D, ca. 1861-1865 |
| Folder 2.38 | English Department — English [including Spoken English, Rhetoric and Belles Lettres] Applications E-W, ca. 1861-1865 |
| Folder 2.39 | English Department — Course Material, n.d. |
| Folder 2.40 | English Department — Reports, ca. 1860's |
| Folder 2.41 | English Department — Reports, 1865/1866-1870/1871 |
| Folder 2.42 | English Department — Reports, 1871/1872-1877/1878 |
| Folder 2.43 | English Department — Reports, 1878/1879-1888/1889 |
| Folder 2.44 | English Department — Reports, 1889/1890-1891/1892 |
| Folder 2.45 | English Department — Reports, 1892/1893-1895/1896 |
| Folder 2.46 | English Department — Reports, 1896/1897-1898/1899 |
| Folder 2.47 | English Department — Reports, 1899/1900 |
| Folder 2.48 | English Department — Reports, 1900/1901-1901/1902 |
| Folder 2.49 | English Department — Reports, 1902/1903-1903/1904 |
| Folder 2.50 | English Department — Reports, 1904/1905 |
| Folder 2.51 | English Department — Reports, 1905/1906 |
| Folder 2.52 | English Department — Reports, 1906/1907 |
| Folder 2.53 | English Department — Reports, 1907/1908 |
| Folder 2.54 | English Department — Reports, 1908/1909-1909/1910 |
| Folder 2.55 | English Department — Reports, 1910/1911 |
| Folder 2.56 | English Department — Reports, 1911/1912-1913/1914 |
| Folder 2.57 | Examinations, Entrance Examinations and Certificates, Plans of Examinations, 1870-1883 |
| Folder 2.58 | Expense Accounts and Estimates, 1863-1869 |
| Folder 2.59 | Expense Accounts and Estimates, 1870-1879 |
| Folder 2.59a | Expense Accounts and Estimates, 1884-1902 (Notebook) |
| Folder 2.60 | Expense Accounts and Estimates, n.d. |
| Folder 3.1 | Faculty — Applications - Teaching Miscellaneous, 1864-1865 |
| Folder 3.2 | Faculty — Appointments, ca. 1865-1919 |
| Folder 3.3 | Faculty — Basis of Appointment and Promotion, 1911-1912 |
| Folder 3.4 | Faculty — Committees, 1867-1918 |
| Folder 3.5 | Faculty — Committee on Advanced Degrees, 1891-1906 |
| Folder 3.6 | Faculty — Certificate Committee, 1887-1895 |
| Folder 3.7 | Faculty — Certificate Committee, 1896-1905 |
| Folder 3.8 | Faculty — Committee on Commencement, 1895-1905 |
| Folder 3.9 | Faculty — Committee (Misc.) [Arranged Alphabetically], 1868-1902 |
| Folder 3.10 | Faculty — Curriculum Committee, 1888-1892 |
| Folder 3.11 | Faculty — Curriculum Committee, 1893-1895 |
| Folder 3.12 | Faculty — Curriculum Committee, 1896-1899 |
| Folder 3.13 | Faculty — Curriculum Committee, 1900-1902 |
| Folder 3.14 | Faculty — Curriculum Committee, 1903-1905 |
| Folder 3.15 | Faculty — Curriculum Committee, 1906-1908 |
| Folder 3.16 | Faculty — Curriculum Committee, n.d. |
| Folder 3.17 | Faculty — Committee on Degrees, 1887-1904 |
| Folder 3.18 | Faculty — Committee on General Catalogue, 1882-1883 |
| Folder 3.19 | Faculty — Committee on Excuses and Absences, 1891, 1904, 1905, n.d. |
| Folder 3.20 | Faculty — Report of Special Committee on Evening Classes, Feb 23, 1914 |
| Folder 3.21 | Faculty — Committee Report, 1921 |
| Folder 3.22 | Faculty — Committee on Schedules, 1896-1897 |
| Folder 3.23 | Faculty — Committee Reports, 1915-1916 and 1918-1919 |
| Folder 3.24 | Faculty — Leaves of Absence, 1916-1919, n.d. |
| Folder 3.25 | Faculty — Petition Regarding Academic Costume, n.d. |
| Folder 3.26 | Faculty — Resolutions Upon the Deaths of Faculty Members, 1889-1898 |
| Folder 3.27 | Faculty — Salaries Report, 1899 |
| Fire —see also: MacCracken Papers | |
| Folder 3.28 | Fire — Several Reports on Fire, Feb 1918 |
| Folder 3.29 | Fire — Reconstruction Work and Statement of Losses, 12 Feb. 1918 |
| Folder 3.30 | Fire — Alarm Notice, n.d. |
| Folder 3.31 | Founder's Day, 1866-1892 |
| Folder 3.32 | Founder's Day, 1895-1892 |
| Folder 3.33 | Founder's Day, n.d. |
| French Department — see also: Ancient and Modern Languages | |
| Folder 3.34 | French Department — Reports, 1869/1870, 1872/1873-1881/1882 |
| Folder 3.35 | French Department — Reports, 1882/1883-1885/1886, 1887/1888-1889/1890 |
| Folder 3.36 | French Department — Reports, 1890/1891-1894/1895 |
| Folder 3.37 | French Department — Reports, 1895/1896, 1902/1903 |
| Folder 3.38 | Gas Supply and Works — Gas Supply, 1907 |
| Folder 3.39 | Gas Supply and Works — Gas Works and Boiler House Construction, 1863-1869 |
| Folder 3.40 | Gate Lodge — Construction, 1863 |
| Folder 3.41 | General Superintendent, 1867-1912 |
| Geology and Mineralogy Department — before 1879 see: Natural History Department | |
| Folder 3.42 | Geology and Mineralogy Department — Reports, 1879/1880-1891/1892 |
| Folder 3.43 | Geology and Mineralogy Department — Reports, 1892/93-1896/1897 |
| Folder 3.44 | Geology and Mineralogy Department — Reports, 1897/1898-1900/1901 |
| Folder 3.45 | Geology and Mineralogy Department — Reports, 1901/1902-1913/1914 |
| Folder 3.46 | German Department — Reports, 1873/1874-1884/1885 |
| Folder 3.47 | German Department — Reports, 1885/1886-1893/1894 |
| Folder 3.48 | German Department — Reports, 1894/1895-1897/1898 |
| Folder 3.49 | German Department — Reports, 1898/1899-1902/1903 |
| Folder 3.50 | German Department — Reports, 1903/1904-1909/1910 |
| Folder 3.51 | German Department — Reports, 1910/1911-1913/1914 |
| Folder 3.52 | Gifts, 1887-1934 |
| Greek Department — see also: Ancient and Modern Language Department | |
| Folder 3.53 | Greek Department — Reports, 1889/1890-1897/1898 |
| Folder 3.54 | Greek Department — Reports, 1898/1899-1902/1903 |
| Folder 3.55 | Greek Department — Reports, 1903/1904-1913/1914 |
| Folder 3.56 | Grounds — Plan for Improving the Grounds, 1917 |
| Folder 3.57 | Grounds — Application for Groundskeeper, 1865 |
| Folder 3.58 | Higher Degrees, 1885-1907 |
| History Department — including History and Economics | |
| Folder 3.59 | History Department — Applications, 1856-1864 |
| Folder 3.60 | History Department — Reports, 1865/1866, 1887/1888-1888/1889 |
| Folder 3.61 | History Department — Reports, 1889/1890-1891/1892 |
| Folder 3.62 | History Department — Reports, 1892/1893-1893/1894 |
| Folder 3.63 | History Department — Reports, 1894/1895-1896/1897 |
| Folder 3.64 | History Department — Reports, 1897/1898-1900/1901 |
| Folder 3.65 | History Department — Reports, 1901/1902-1907/1908 |
| Folder 3.66 | History Department — Reports, 1908/1909-1913/1914 |
| Folder 3.67 | History Department — Reports, 1914/1915-1917/1918) (photocopies) |
| Folder 3.68 | Housing — [Faculty and Students], 1874-1923 |
| Folder 3.69 | Infirmary letter, E.B. Thelberg - J.M. Taylor, 1901 |
| Folder 3.70 | Insurance, 1903 |
| Folder 3.71 | Janitor's Office, n.d. |
| Folder 3.72 | Janitor's Office — Application for Position of Janitor, 1863-1865 |
| Folder 3.73 | Jewett House, 1906-1908 |
| Folder 3.74 | Laboratories, n.d. |
| Folder 3.75 | Laboratories — Vassar Brothers Laboratory, 1879 |
| Folder 3.76 | Lady Principal — [Applications], 1861-1864 |
| Folder 3.77 | Lady Principal — Correspondence, 1871 |
| Folder 3.78 | Lady Principal — Correspondence [Circular letters to parents], 1867-1872 |
| Folder 3.79 | Lady Principal — Guidelines |
| Folder 3.80 | Lady Principal — Report, 1865/1866-1868/1869 |
| Folder 3.81 | Lady Principal — Report, 1869/1870-1870/1871, 1872/1873-1874/1875 |
| Folder 3.82 | Lady Principal — Report, 1875/1876-1879/1880 |
| Folder 3.83 | Lady Principal — Report, 1880/1881-1884/1885 |
| Folder 3.84 | Lady Principal — Report, 1885/1886-1890/1891 |
| Folder 3.85 | Lady Principal — Report, 1891/1892-1895/1896 |
| Folder 3.86 | Lady Principal — Report, 1896/1897-1899/1900, 1901/1902 |
| Folder 3.87 | Lady Principal — Report, 1902/1903, 1906-1914 |
| Latin Department — see also: Ancient and Modern Language and Literature; Greek and Latin Language and Literature Ancient Language | |
| Folder 3.88 | Latin Department — Reports, 1889/1890-1895/1896 |
| Folder 3.89 | Latin Department — Reports, 1896/1897-1900/1901 |
| Folder 3.90 | Latin Department — Reports, 1901/1902-1906/1907 |
| Folder 3.91 | Latin Department — Reports, 1907/1908-1913/1914 |
| Folder 3.92 | Laundry — Specifications for Building, 1872 |
| Folder 3.93 | Leases — Davies Property, 1901 |
| Folder 3.94 | Leases — Windsor Hotel Lease, 1 Aug 1895 |
| Folder 3.95 | Lectures, 1879-1886/1887 |
| Folder 4.1 | Legal Actions, 1881-1909 |
| Folder 4.2 | Legal Actions — Fayerweather Will Case, 1893-1896 |
| Folder 4.3 | Legal Actions — Gill - Hiestand Case, 1875-1882 |
| Folder 4.4 | Legal Actions — Mary Monroe Will, 1895-1897 |
| Folder 4.5 | Library — Librarian Rank |
| Folder 4.6 | Library — Selection of Librarian, 1956 |
| Folder 4.7 | Library — Librarian's Annual Reports, 1867-1883 |
| Folder 4.8 | Library — Librarian's Annual Reports, 1883-1891 |
| Folder 4.9 | Library — Librarian's Annual Reports, 1891-1897 |
| Folder 4.10 | Library — Librarian's Annual Reports, 1897-1903 |
| Folder 4.11 | Library — Librarian's Annual Reports, 1903-1911 |
| Folder 4.12 | Library — Librarian's Annual Reports, 1911-1913 |
| Folder 4.13 | Library — Librarian's Annual Reports, 1913-1914 |
| Folder 4.14 | Library — Librarian's Annual Reports, 1914-1918, 1923-1924 |
| Folder 4.15 | Library — Librarian's Annual Reports, 1924-1927 |
| Folder 4.16 | Library — Librarian's Correspondence with Pres. MacCracken, Oct 1914-Dec 1916 |
| Folder 4.17 | Library — Librarian's Correspondence with Pres. MacCracken, Apr-July 1917 |
| Folder 4.18 | Library — Librarian's Correspondence with Pres. MacCracken, July 1917-Mar 1918 |
| Folder 4.19 | Library — Librarian's Correspondence with Pres. MacCracken, Apr-Nov 1918 |
| Folder 4.20 | Library — Librarian's Correspondence with Pres. MacCracken, 1919 |
| Folder 4.21 | Library — Librarian's Correspondence with Pres. MacCracken, Feb 1920-Apr 1921 |
| Folder 4.22 | Library — Librarian's Correspondence with Pres. MacCracken, May 1921-Dec 1922 |
| Folder 4.23 | Library — Librarian's Correspondence with Pres. MacCracken, Jan-Aug 1923 |
| Folder 4.24 | Library — Librarian's Correspondence with Pres. MacCracken, Oct 1923 Jan 1924 |
| Folder 4.25 | Library — Librarian's Correspondence with Pres. MacCracken, Feb-June 1924 |
| Folder 4.26 | Library — Correspondence |
| Folder 4.27 | Library — Book Recommendations, 1866-1868 |
| Folder 4.28 | Lyon, Joseph B. Bequests to the College |
| Folder 4.29 | Main Building — Construction-Bids on Construction, furnishing, equipping, etc. , 1860 |
| Folder 4.30 | Main Building — Construction-Breaking Ground, 1861 |
| Folder 4.31 | Main Building — Construction-Addition Specifications and Contract, 1872 |
| Folder 4.32 | Main Building — Construction-Front Steps, 1865 |
| Folder 4.33 | Main Building — Construction-Heating System, 1862, 1864-1865 |
| Folder 4.34 | Main Building — Construction-Hot Water Tank, 1865 |
| Folder 4.35 | Main Building — Construction-Iron Doors, Gates, Railing, 1863,1865 |
| Folder 4.36 | Main Building — Construction-Kitchen and Laundry, ca. 1865 |
| Folder 4.37 | Main Building — Construction-Lightning Rods, 1865 |
| Folder 4.38 | Main Building — Construction-Miscellaneous, 1861, 1864-1865 |
| Folder 4.39 | Main Building — Construction-Name Tablet, 1862 |
| Folder 4.40 | Main Building — Construction-Plumbing [see also: Swan, Cyrus], 1864 |
| Folder 4.41 | Main Building — Construction-Refrigerator Room Smith's Plan, n.d. |
| Folder 4.42 | Main Building — Construction-Repairs and Improvements, 1866 |
| Folder 4.43 | Main Building— Contracts with William Harloe (builder)-Accounting of Work Estimates, 1864 |
| Folder 4.44 | Main Building — Contracts with William Harloe (builder)-Contract and Amended Contract, 1861-1862 |
| Folder 4.45 | Main Building — Contracts with William Harloe (builder)-Contract and Amended Contract, 1861-1862 |
| Folder 4.46 | Main Building — Contracts with William Harloe (builder)-Correspondence |
| Folder 4.47 | Main Building — Contracts with William Harloe (builder)-Executed Contracts and Releases |
| Folder 4.48 | Main Building — Contracts with William Harloe (builder)-Work Estimates, #1 – 10, 1861-1862 |
| Folder 4.49 | Main Building — Contracts with William Harloe (builder)-Work Estimates, #11 – 20, 1862-1863 |
| Folder 4.50 | Main Building — Contracts with William Harloe (builder)-Work Estimates, #21, 23, 25-32, 1863-1864 |
| Folder 4.51 | Main Building — Contracts with James Renwick (architect)-Approval by Tufts and Coffin (Boston) of Renwick plans, 1861 |
| Main Building — Contracts with James Renwick (architect)-[Architectural Renderings and Drawings: Located in Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center] | |
| Folder 4.52 | Main Building — Contracts with James Renwick (architect)-Contracts and Agreements, 1860-1864 |
| Folder 4.53 | Main Building — Contracts with James Renwick (architect)-Correspondence, 1861-1862, 1864 |
| Folder 4.54 | Main Building — Contracts with James Renwick (architect)-Design 1882 removed from Vassar Papers |
| Main Building — see also: Main Building: Landscaping | |
| Folder 4.55 | Main Building — Equipment and Furnishings-Chemical Equipment: Correspondence and Receipts 1864 [Purchased by R.A. Fisher, Professor of Chemistry in Paris] |
| Folder 4.56 | Main Building — Equipment and Furnishings-Clock, 1865 |
| Folder 4.57 | Main Building — Equipment and Furnishings-Furniture, Bedding, Carpets, 1863-1865 |
| Folder 4.58 | Main Building — Equipment and Furnishings-Lighting Fixtures, 1864 |
| Folder 4.59 | Main Building — Equipment and Furnishings-Organ Specifications, 1881 |
| Folder 4.60 | Main Building — Equipment and Furnishings-Pianos, 1865 |
| Folder 4.61 | Main Building — Floor Plan Unidentified |