Items tagged "VassarGirls": 44
Documentation of 1926 Gymsuit Ensemble
Newspaper articles about and photographs of Dorothy Reid Kittell VC'26
Documentation of 1879 Graduation Ensemble
Letter regarding the transfer of the ensemble from the Alumnae Association of Vassar College to the Vassar College Costume Collection
Photograph of Fanny Simpson, Class of 1902
Photograph of Fanny Simpson, Class of 1902 Fanny Simpson, another bridesmaid in Grace Woodworth’s wedding and a Vassar graduate of 1902, was a social butterfly and fashion enthusiast who donned very feminine, fashionable dress. Courtesy of Archives & Special Collections Library, Vassar College (Student Photograph Collection, Folder 13.3)
Portrait of Floy Stager (Shirk) ex-1907
Portrait of Floy Stager Shirk, VC ex-1907, during her freshman year at Vassar, c. 1904. Courtesy of Marolyn Davenport, VC1968, her granddaughter.
Photograph of Floy S. Shirk on a horse
Floy Stager Shirk on a horse. Courtesy of her granddaughter, Marolyn Davenport VC1968.
Photograph of unidentified group with musical instruments
Photograph of unidentified group with musical instruments, wearing styles similar to VC1992008. Courtesy of Archives & Special Collections Library, Vassar College (Student Photograph Album #60, from Nellie (Wooster) Cooley, VC1886)
Photograph of Sallie Tucker Blake
Portrait photograph of Sallie Tucker Blake, VC Class of 1879. Courtesy of Archives & Special Collections Library, Vassar College (Student Photograph Album #22)
Photograph of Sallie Tucker Blake
Full length photograph of Sallie Tucker Blake, VC Class of 1879. Courtesy of Archives & Special Collections Library, Vassar College (Student Photograph Album #22)
Photograph of Gertie Palmer
Photograph of Gertie Palmer in her Vassar graduation dress, 1879, the same year as Sallie Tucker Blake, who wore VC1984001. Courtesy of Archives & Special Collections Library, Vassar College (Student Photograph Album #27)
Photograph of unidentified group
Photograph of unidentified group, wearing styles similar to the brown wool and velvet bustle dress in the collection, VC1992008. Courtesy of Archives & Special Collections Library, Vassar College (Student Photograph Album #47, from Margaret (Bagley) Hosmer, VC 1883-4)
Photograph of Alice Blanchard, Alice Shore, and E. Sutter
Photograph of Alice Blanchard, Alice Shore, and E. Sutter, wearing styles similar to the brown wool and velvet bustle dress in the collection, VC1992008. Courtesy of Archives & Special Collections Library, Vassar College (Student Photograph Album #47, from Margaret (Bagley) Hosmer, VC 1883-4)
Photograph of Eliza Hamlier
Photograph of Eliza Hamlier, wearing a style similar to the brown wool and velvet bustle dress in the collection, VC1992008. Courtesy of Archives & Special Collections Library, Vassar College (Student Photograph Album #18, from Annie M. Reed, VC 1874)
Photograph Related to 1925 Daisy Chain Dress
Kathryn Keeler Sherrill carrying the Daisy Chain, 1925. Courtesy of Kathryn Keeler Sherrill VC1927.
Photograph of Kathryn Keeler Sherrill carrying the Daisy Chain
Kathryn Keeler Sherrill carrying the Daisy Chain for the commencement ceremony at Vassar College, 1925. Courtesy of Kathryn Keeler Sherrill VC 1927.
Dorothy Kittell Hesselman VC1951 at Reunion.
Dorothy Kittell Hesselman VC1951 wearing her mother’s gymsuit to her own 40th reunion, in 1991. Courtesy Dorothy Kittell Hesselman VC1951. From left to right: Judith Guild Stewart, Barbara Miller Piane, Dorothy Kittell Hesselman, and Barbara Brockway Ruth.
Dorothy Reid Kittell winning a race
Dorothy Reid Kittell winning a race (on the right). Courtesy Dorothy Kittell Hesselman VC1951
Class of 1926 Track Team
Class of 1926 Track Team. Dorothy Reid Kittell is in the center of the front row. Courtesy Dorothy Kittell Hesselman VC1951
Class of 1926 Track Team
Class of 1926 Track Team. Dorothy Reid Kittell is the third from the right, in the back row. Courtesy Dorothy Kittell Hesselman VC1951
Navy Blue Wool Gym Suit of M. Constance Wilson
Navy blue wool gymsuit; courtesy of Special Collections, Vassar College Library. Bodice: Navy blue wool (serge?); waistband of black cotton sateen; four rows of black wool braid on collar; three rows of black wool braid on cuffs; neckline and arms-eye finished with cotton sateen bias tape; four 3/8 inch black buttons on center front placate; 8 1/2…
1926 Gymsuit Ensemble
1926 Gymsuit of Dorothy Reid Kittell VC 26, includes 2 white middy blouses with red trim and 1 pair of black bloomers with a red stripe down the side of each leg
Small Spring Bustle Cage
Small wire bustle cage with 3 springs, with cotton chintz covering, cotton tape, and metal buckle closure.; bustle cage-3 metal coils and light brown cotton chintz covering: wiastband at cotton tape with 1 metal buckle closure; 3 vertical metal coils suspended from waistband at center bacl; tube covering of light brown chintz.
Small Wire Crescent Bustle Cage
Small bustle cage with 2 pieces of crescent shaped wire mesh held by cotton tape, with a metal buckle closure. Black braided wire and beige cotton tapes; waistband of cotton tabby weave tape with 1 buckle closure; 2 rolls of braided wire suspended from waistband by vertical loops of cotton and tabby weave tape; ends of wire enclosed in wider metal…
Black Striped Bodice with Bishop Sleeves
Black wool bodice with white pinstripe of silk/cotton thread, trimmed with black velvet ribbon. Thin black velvet ribbon trim, wide black velvet ribbon collar, metal boning,and hooks and eyes.; black wool bodice with white pinstripe of silk/cotton thread; trimmed with black velvet ribbon; wide black velvet ribbon attached at CB of neck for collar;…
Black Silk Evening Bodice
Black short sleeved evening bodice of silk satin with black net; label reads Mary Blount / Ogdensburg, NY; polished cotton lining; metal hooks and eyes; metal boning; black silk satin ribbon waistband; black taffeta bias tape on inside bottom edge; black short sleeved evening bodice 10 piece bodice (CB piece w/2 parts); short draped poof sleeves w/…
Dark Blue Ensemble with Crocheted Lace
Dark blue crepe two-part dress with crocheted lace insets and black and green pleat details; band collar neckline; open front pleated bodice with crochet insets at collar and bust; hook and eye closures center front and back waist; taffeta bias tape trim in green and black center front; elbow length puff sleeves with crochet and taffeta cuffs;…