Vassar College - Archives & Special Collections Library
Box 20
Poughkeepsie, New York 12604-0020
Phone: (845) 437-5799
Vassar College - Archives & Special Collections Library
About
Vassar College is a private, liberal arts college in Poughkeepsie, New York. It was founded in 1861 as a college for women. Vassar has been co-educational since 1969. These collections consist of materials from the College Archives relating to the institution's early history, but also include items from our Manuscript Collection, such as the journals of the naturalist John Burroughs, and from our Music Library's collection of programs from concerts and other events.
For more information about Vassar's digital collections, including those not represented here, visit digitallibrary.vassar.edu.
Vassar College - Archives & Special Collections Library is a member of the Southeastern New York Library Resources Council.
Collections
Diary of Christine Ladd-Franklin, Vassar College Class of 1869, and noted mathematician and logician.
Historical images of early Vassar College including people, buildings and activities.
This collection focuses on the partnership between Lucy Maynard Salmon and Adelaide Underhill, two important women in the early years of Vassar College.
This collection documents Vassar College Department of Music events from 1866 to 1969.