Vassar Historian

Hand-colored Lossing-Barritt etching of Main Building, 1867

The Vassar College Historian is Dean Emeritus of the College and Professor Emeritus of English Colton Johnson. His office is located in the Maria Mitchell Observatory, room 100. More

For more information about Vassar's history visit the following sites:

Vassar Encyclopedia
A Documentary Chronicle of Vassar College

The College Historian is different from Archives and Special Collections, located in the library.

The Catherine Pelton Durrell '25 Archives and Special Collections Library Archives and Special Collections is responsible for the preservation and maintenance of the records, documents, memorabilia, and artifacts pertaining to the history of the college.

For more information about Vassar's history visit the following sites:

Vassar Historian Projects

Vassar College Archives