General Information

History

An article on the history of the Archives and Special Collections Library can be found in the Vassar Encyclopedia.

Location

The Archives and Special Collections Library is located on the ground floor of the Ingram Addition (north end) of Thompson Library.

Hours

By appointment only, Monday through Friday, 10-12 noon, 1-5 p.m.

Contact Information

Archives and Special Collections Library
Vassar College Libraries — Box 20
124 Raymond Avenue
Poughkeepsie, NY 12604-0020

Telephone: 845.437.5799
E-mail: spcoll@vassar.edu

Fax: 845.437.5797

Staff

Ronald D. Patkus, Ph.D.

Associate Director for Special Collections and Adjunct Associate Professor of History
845.437.5798 | patkus@vassar.edu

Laura Finkel

Special Collections Librarian
845.437.5716 | lafinkel@vassar.edu

Samantha H. Klein

Rare Book Cataloger
845.437.5811 | saklein@vassar.edu

Dean Rogers

Special Collections Assistant
845.437.5799 | derogers@vassar.edu

A complete library staff directory is also available.

Directions and Local Arrangements

Travel by Car:

Directions to Vassar can be found on the college's Visitors page, or if using a map search engine, the address to use is 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie, NY 12604.

Travel by Train:

The Metro North Communter Rail has hourly service from Grand Central Terminal to Poughkeepsie. There is also less-frequent service via Amtrak from Penn Station.

Travel by Air:

Stewart International Airport in Newburgh is the nearest airport to Vassar, but Albany International and the NYC metropolitan airports are also within 2 hours.

Parking:

Enter campus through the main entrance off the southern-most Raymond Avenue circle and check in with the guards to receive a visitor parking pass.

Accommodations within 1 mile of campus:

- Vassar's Alumnae House is on campus and a short walk from the Library.

- The Days Inn is approximately 4 blocks from campus but is also walkable.

- The Copper Penny Inn is just under 1 mile from the Library, but the route it's on does not have sidewalks.