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History of Vassar College
Matthew Vassar
Founder of Vassar College, first endowed college for women in the United States.
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The Vassar Encyclopedia project is an online work in progress under the direction of Vassar's College Historian, Elizabeth Daniels '41. The project's goal is to present lively, accurate, and informative articles relating to the college and its history, of varying length and on diverse topics, written by a wide array of authors. Information about the project is available in the Preface and in the Guide to the Encyclopedia.
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- Friends and Acquaintances of the College
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- Three Chapters from Elizabeth A. Daniels's "Bridges to the World: Henry Noble MacCracken and Vassar College"
