Today in History: Vassar College
Today in History–April 29–the Library of Congress features Vassar College. College founder Matthew Vassar was born on this date in 1792. Vassar donated half of the fortune he made in the brewing business and 200 acres in Poughkeepsie, New York to establish a premier women’s college. The college was opened in 1861 and includes many alumnae of distinction. Find out more about them and Vassar College by visiting the Today in History section, then follow the links below to access related resources.
Vassar College suffrage articles
Vassar College historical newspaper coverage
Vassar College and Its Founder 1867
More Vassar College articles & books
- Vassar Female College New Englander and Yale Review Volume 21, Issue 81, October 1862
- Vassar College Harper’s New Monthly Magazine Volume 52, Issue 309, February 1876
- Three Vassar Girls Abroad: Rambles of Three College Girls on a Vacation Trip Through France and Spain for Amusement and Instruction 1883
- Three Vassar Girls Abroad: A Holiday Trip of Three College Girls Through Germany 1887
- Three Vassar Girls at Home: A Holiday Trip of Three College Girls Through the South and West 1888
- Addresses at the Celebration of the Completion of the Twenty-Fifth Academic Year of Vassar College 1890
- “Cupid at Vassar; a College Comedy Drama in Four Acts” c. 1907
- “Suggestions for the Year’s Study: History 1 Vassar College” 1913
- “Suggestions for the Year’s Study: History D Vassar College” 1913
- Before Vassar Opened; a Contribution to the History of the Higher Education of Women in America 1914
- The Inner Life of an Inn : Being a True Story of an Inn near Vassar College 1919
- “Martha Graham and Dance Company” Vassar College, January 24, 1945