Guide to the Vassar College Class Records,
1865-2007
Table of Contents
- Collection Summary
- Scope and Content Note
- Subject Headings
- Administrative Information
- Access and Use
- Encoding Information
- Container List
Collection Summary
| Repository: | Archives and Special Collections Library, Vassar College Libraries |
|---|---|
| Creator: | Vassar College |
| Title: | Vassar College Class Records |
| Dates: | 1865-2007 |
| Quantity: | 67 cubic ft |
| Abstract: | Materials from the various classes of Vassar College. |
| Forms of Materials: | Questionnaires, programs, bulletins, invitations, songbooks, clippings, correspondence, photographs, surveys, minutes and account books. |
Scope and Content Note
Materials from the various graduating classes including minutes and account books from class organizations, alumnae questionnaires, programs, bulletins, invitations, songbooks, reunion materials, clippings and articles on class members, and some notes and letters.
The records of the Class of 1889 include one volume of biographical sketches prepared for the 50th reunion, containing information on family, career, travels, and reminiscences of college years; one biography from a physician includes her reactions to studying with Carl Jung in the 1920s.
The records of the Class of 1914 inlclude 3 scrapbooks containing photographs, clippings, programs, and captions concerning the women in the class and their subsequent lives, ca. 1910-1964.
The records of the Class of 1935 include questionnaires, oral interview tapes, and copies of letters written while attending Vassar.
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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
Organizations:
- Vassar College--Alumnae.
- Vassar College--Songs.
- Vassar College--Students.
- Vassar College. Class of 1889.
- Vassar College. Class of 1914.
- Vassar College. Class of 1935.
Subjects:
- Women college students--New York (State)--Poughkeepsie.
- Women's colleges--New York (State)--Poughkeepsie.
- Women--Societies and clubs.
Document Types:
- Photoprints.
- Scrapbooks.
- Songs.
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Encoding Information
Encoded by Elizabeth Clarke, April 2007. Updated by Laura Finkel, July 2008.
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Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Vassar College Class Records, Archives and Special Collections Library, Vassar College Libraries.
Processing Information
Original processing date unknown.
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Container List
There is no container list currently available for this collection.