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1960s Students, from the 1965 Vassarion

1970s Casual Class, from the 1972 Vassarion

1970s Students, from the 1972 Vassarion

The Daisy Chain in front of the former Sanders Chemistry building (now Sanders Physics), 1978.

The Daisy Chain waits for the beginning of commencement, 1982.

The dance floor in a Villard Room event, 1983.

Field Hockey Team, from the 1986 Vassarion

Students and Faculty, from the 1988 Vassarion

Creator: Peter Howard

Measure 4 Measure, one of Vassar's popular a cappella groups, 1994. Photo: Peter Howard

When Vassar College opened in 1865, it faced a number of challenges. The question of curriculum posed a very basic and immediate problem. Matthew Vassar had decided to found a college for women equivalent to colleges intended for men, but it was…

Junior Prom 1968. vcencyclopedia.vassar.edu/student-publications/pressing-c...

Maria Mitchell's first group of six astronomy students, known as the Hexagon. Mary Whitney, Maria Mitchell's successor, is seated in the center. C.1860s.…

Hannah Lyman, Vassar's first Lady Principal, was born January 29, 1816 in Northampton, Massachusetts. After completing her education in Northampton and Ipswich, she taught at Gorham Academy in Maine and Mrs. Gray's Seminary and served as principal of…

A student gets spritzed, 1961. © Vassar College, Archives & Special Collections Ref. # Ph.f4.27

Students play leapfrog at Class Day, 1938.© Vassar College, Archives & Special Collections Ref. # Ph.f4.16