Keffer, Bertha. Diary, 1876

Vassar College

VC 1876, handwritten.,This item is a collection of writings by Keffer and her classmates. It features a lengthy poem about the arrival of the first Japanese students in 1872, which also appears in Ella C. Lapham's (VC 1876) scrapbook. The racist poem mocks the Japanese students' English language skills and warns that they are thieves who should not be trusted. The collection also includes class songs and odes, as well as a sampling of short, humorous poems mostly related to studies at Vassar. The Japanese Princesses "Sixty Minutes Every Day" Extract from the Class History of '75. Ode, Class '76. Class Song - '76. Class Song - 76 - Lorelei Class Song - Cheer Boys Cheer Books read - Kalamazoo '76 & '77. Trust. David Damouna. Dr. Ferrier's Remedy for Cold in the Head

Student Diaries

Women's colleges--New York (State)--Poughkeepsie

Alma maters (songs)

Race relations

Vassar College. Class of 1876

Women college students--New York (State)--Poughkeepsie

Poetry--Humorous poetry

Women--Diaries

Women's colleges--New York (State)--Poughkeepsie

Vassar College--Students

Student Life

Keffer, Bertha

1876

Diaries

Bound volume; approx 179p; 6.75 x 4.25 inches; Iron gall ink on aged paper

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