James Monroe Taylor papers, 1865-1916.

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James Monroe Taylor papers, 1865-1916.

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Papers primarily concern Vassar College and the education of women and include his manuscript addresses, articles, and sermons, 1868-1913; records of faculty appointments at Vassar, ca. 1887-ca. 1913; correspondence, including his letters to Cornelia M. Raymond, 1886-1916, concerning offer of the Presidency at Brown University, lecture at Vassar by Charles Zueblin, student issues, woman's suffrage, founding date of Mount Holyoke College, religious questions, protection of Vassar students, Vassar students and the New York shirtwaist workers strike of 1910, faculty matters including a conflict between Abby Leach and Grace H. Macurdy, and other issues related to women's education; copies of his publications; notes, research materials, and manuscript of his book BEFORE VASSAR OPENED; and clipings, photographs, passport, certificates, and other miscellaneous items.

4.2 cubic ft. (20 boxes and 1 metal tube)

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Mount Holyoke College.

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The first official publication of Mount Holyoke Female Seminary was a catalogue issued in 1837 containing information about trustees, teachers, terms of admission, the course of study, the schedule for the year, Family Accommodations, and the Moral and Religious Influence at the school. Subsequent catalogues (with periodic updates) trace the growth of the institution and provide detailed information about the academic program and residential life for students at the College. These publications h...

Raymond, Cornelia Morse, 1861-1952.

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Raymond, youngest child of Vassar College President John H. Raymond, graduated from Vassar in 1883 and pursued a teaching career. She returned to Vassar in 1913 to work in their publicity and publications offices. From the description of Cornelia Morse Raymond papers, 1819-1952, 1876-1952 (bulk). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 51576610 ...

Zueblin, Charles

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Macurdy, Grace Harriet, 1866-1946.

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Vassar College.

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Brown University.

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In 1917 the university established the Brown War Records Bureau, whose intention was to "collect and preserve a record of all Brown men who are serving in the present war". Brown faculty, students and alumni who were in the military were asked to fill out a small card called "Are you in the war?" and to send original letters, clippings or photographs which "have any bearing on the service of Brown men in the war." This collection is partly a result of that effort. From the guide to t...

Taylor, James Monroe, 1848-1916

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Baptist minister, President of Vassar College, 1886-1914. From the description of Papers, 1865-1916. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155519841 From the description of James Monroe Taylor papers, 1865-1916. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 51576943 ...

Leach, Abby, 1855-1918.

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Abby Leach, was born in Brockton, Massachusetts, and came to Cambridge, Massachusetts, in the hopes of continuing her studies with Harvard professors. She persuaded several to take her on as a private student and impressed them favorably; she is credited with making members of Harvard faculty receptive to the idea of establishing a women's college. Leach attended the "Harvard Annex" from 1879 to 1882. She became an instructor of Greek at Vassar in 1883, and earned an A.B. and A.M. from Vassar in...