Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Matthew Vassar, Jr.
- Abstract:
- The collection contains diary excerpts of Matthew Vassar, Jr. printed in the Poughkeepsie Eagle, covering the tumultuous years before the Civil War, during the war, and afterwards. Matthew Vassar details Poughkeepsie history and the countrywide events that influenced Poughkeepsie, during the almost 40 year period of 1841 through 1880. There are also small pamphlets from the 1930s, of Public Officers and Boards in Poughkeepsie and the rules of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Home Club and the Poughkeepsie Police Manual.
- Extent:
- 0.5 Linear Feet
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
[Description of item, date, location of item in order of series, box number, folder number ], in the Matthew Vassar, Jr. Collection, Archives and Special Collections, James A. Cannavino Library, Marist College.
Background
- Scope and Content:
The collection consists of 14 printings of excerpted sections of Matthew Vassar’s diary entries which start in 1841 and end in 1880, printed by the Poughkeepsie Eagle. There are also two pamphlets of Samuel Moore’s from the 1920s and 1930s and the Poughkeepsie Police Manual.
- Biographical / Historical:
Matthew Vassar, Jr., who was born in 1809, was the nephew of Matthew Vassar, who founded Vassar College. Matthew Vassar helped to care for Matthew Vassar, Jr. and his brother John Guy Vassar after their father’s death. Matthew Vassar, Jr. and his brother John were involved in their uncle’s brewing business, becoming partners in the business with their uncle. Both also served as trustees of Vassar College. They were all influential members and philanthropists of the Poughkeepsie community. The brothers both gave funds to finance the construction of the Vassar Brothers Hospital, Laboratory, and The Home for Aged Men. Matthew Vassar, Jr. also donated money to the Baptist Church, of which he was a member, and served as President of Poughkeepsie branch of the center for the prevention of cruelty to animals. He kept a diary detailing the events transpiring in the country and Poughkeepsie between 1841 and 1880, which the Poughkeepsie Eagle reprinted. Matthew Vassar, Jr. died in August of 1881 at the age of 73.
Samuel A. Moore, who donated the collection, lived in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. and served as Police Commissioner in the 1930s.
- Acquisition information:
- The Collection was donated to Marist College by the Moore Brothers.
- Arrangement:
These records are organized into two series: 1) Diary Excerpts and 2) Miscellaneous
Materials retain their original order
- Physical location:
- Please contact the Marist College Archives and Special Collections for information regarding use and access of this collection.
- Rules or conventions:
- DACS Describing Archives: A Content Standard. Chicago: Society of American Archivists, 2013.
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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There are no restrictions on this collection
- TERMS OF ACCESS:
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Individuals requesting reproductions expressly assume the responsibility for compliance with all pertinent provisions of the Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. ss101 et seq. Patrons further agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Marist College Archives and Special Collections and its staff in connection with any disputes arising from the Copyright Act, over the reproduction of material at the request of patrons. For more information please visit the following website: http://www.loc.gov/copyright/title17/.
- PREFERRED CITATION:
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[Description of item, date, location of item in order of series, box number, folder number ], in the Matthew Vassar, Jr. Collection, Archives and Special Collections, James A. Cannavino Library, Marist College.
- LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
- CONTACT:
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845-575-3364library.archives@marist.edu