1920, F.F. Thompson Memorial Library, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York

[LIB11100] Postmarked November 17 from Providence, Rhode Island. Addressed to G. E. Buxton, Jr. at Hope Hospital, Providence.

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1944 Thompson Memorial Library, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York

[LIB6115] - When Vassar opened in 1865, the library was a mere single room in Main with a collection of only three thousand books. In 1893 Frederick Ferris Thompson, a Vassar trustee, gave the college an extension to Main hall that served as a library until the new Thompson building was completed in 1905 by Mary Clark Thompson as a memorial for her husband. Mrs. Thompson's continuing generosity enabled the library to be enlarged in 1918, and in 1924 her bequest to the College became an endowment for its support. [Wikipedia]

1905 Adriance Memorial Library, Poughkeepsie, New York

[LIB1660] The Adriance Memorial Library, named after a family who provided funding for the construction of its building in 1897, is the oldest tax-supported library in New York State and the third oldest in the United States, dating back to 1839 at various locations prior to the construction of the current building. The building, which was expanded in 1922, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[Wikipedia]

1906 Vassar Library, POUGHKEEPSIE NY

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1919 Interior of Library, Vassar College, POUGHKEEPSIE NY

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Thompson Library, Main Entrance, Vassar College, Poughkeepise, NY

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A very early postcard view, around 1905.

The Library, Vassar College, POUGHKEEPSIE NY

Vassar College Library Website
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