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Vassar College History

Archival Files and Collections

VC Subject Files and/or VC Archives Files
Look for files on particular departments or programs. The Archives Files date from approximately 1860-1914. The Subject Files include later material.

VC Alumnae/i Biographical Files
Includes files on students who graduated before 1921.

VC Biographical Files
Includes files on faculty staff and administrators.

Open Access Online

1939 Alumnae Biographical Register. (also available in print)

General catalogue of the officers and graduates of Vassar College. (also available in print)

First - 1883 ♦ Second - 1890 (print only) ♦ Third - 1900 (print only) ♦ Fourth - 1910 ♦ Fifth - 1920

VC Memorial Minutes (digitized archival collection)

Subscription Databases

American National Biography
Portraits of more than 17,400 men and women from all eras and walks of life

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Complete dictionary of scientific biography
Provides information on the history of science through articles on the professional lives of scientists. All periods of science from classical antiquity to modern times are represented.

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Subjects: History