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Hace 4 días · A History of Vassar College A pioneer for women’s education and liberal arts education in the United States, Matthew Vassar founded Vassar College in 1861. Opening its doors to its first class of 353 students paying $350 for tuition and “residence” on September 26, 1865, the college offered young women a liberal arts education equal to that of the best men’s colleges of the day.
Vassar College ( / ˈvæsər / VASS-ər) is a private liberal arts college in Poughkeepsie, New York. It was founded in 1861 by Matthew Vassar. It was the second degree -granting institution of higher education for women in the United States. It became coeducational in 1969. It was a member of the Seven Sisters, seven historical woman's colleges.
Professor Lucy Maynard Salmon’s (1853-1927) command to her history students to “go to the source” still resounds at Vassar today as we celebrate the college’s Sesquicentennial. Over the past year members of the faculty, many working with enthusiastic students, have been investigating when and how current areas of study in the college ...
The 1930s. The next generation of historians, arriving in the 1930s, included Mildred Campbell, who taught England and Modern Europe, and alumna J. B. Ross. Charles C. Griffin, a noted historian of Latin America and U. S. foreign relations, arrived in 1934 and remained at Vassar until 1967; the Department today hosts an annual lecture in his ...
Department. vassar.edu/history. The department educates students to be active historians and encourages them to engage the library’s rich collection of primary sources. Students take courses in African, Asian, European, Latin American, and United States history, as well as a course in pre-1800 history and two seminars.
29 de ene. de 2024 · History. The following information also appears in the Vassar Encyclopedia. The Archives & Special Collections Library is part of the Vassar College Libraries system. It holds the rare book, manuscript, and archival collections of the college. It collects, preserves, and makes available rare and unique collections, and also engages in teaching ...
Vassar’s college colors chosen: the rose of sunrise breaking through the grey of women’s ... observe solar eclipse. 1870s. 1870. First bequest to the college of $30,000 from Jacob P. Giraud, Jr. to found the Natural History Museum. 1871. Great Chicago Fire ravages the city. 1871. Associate Alumnae of Vassar College is formed. 1873. Western ...
