Himes, Charles Francis

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Dickinson Quarterly (Vol. 1, No. 1)
Dickinson Quarterly (Vol. 1, No. 1)
December 18, 1895

The Dickinson Quarterly, an anonymous satirical single-page broadside, discusses the students' rejection of an honor system favored by the professors. The students propose an Exemption system as an alternative solution. This post also includes a clipping from the November 1, 1895...

Location: I-Original-1895-1

Subject: Dickinson College Academic Affairs, Dickinson College Administration, Dickinson College Events, Dickinson College Student Life, Education

Format: Newspapers and Magazines

Time Period: 1880-1899

Honorary Doctor of Laws Diploma - Charles Himes
Honorary Doctor of Laws Diploma - Charles Himes
June 9, 1896

Charles Francis Himes (Class of 1855) receives his Honorary Doctor of Laws Diploma from Dickinson College on June 9, 1896.

Location: OC 2000.1, F4

Subject: Education

Format: Certificates and Diplomas

Time Period: 1880-1899

"Apparatus Owned and Used by Dr. Joseph Priestley," by Charles F. Himes
"Apparatus Owned and Used by Dr. Joseph Priestley," by Charles F. Himes
circa 1900

Professor Charles F. Himes, a member of the Class of 1855, describes the collection of Joseph Priestley's equipment held at Dickinson College.

Location: DC 1855 H657ap

Subject: Science and Technology

Format: Books and Pamphlets

Time Period: 1900-1919

"The Mermaid of Old West," by Charles F. Himes
"The Mermaid of Old West," by Charles F. Himes
circa 1905

Professor Emeritus Charles F. Himes (Class of 1855) discusses the history of "the so-called 'Mermaid' that surmounts [Old West's] beautiful belfry as a weather vane."

Location: MC 2000.1, B25, F12

Subject: Dickinson College Events, Dickinson College History

Format: Books and Pamphlets

Time Period: 1900-1919

"Reunion Address Class of 1870," by Edward Byrn
"Reunion Address Class of 1870," by Edward Byrn
June 7, 1910

Edward Wright Byrn delivers this reunion address in 1910 for the Class of 1870. Byrn discusses the importance of reunions at which former students "meet every five years after graduation and renew the old associations of college days." Byrn also describes the events that took place during the...

Location: I-Original-1910-2

Subject: Dickinson College Alumni Affairs, Dickinson College Events, Dickinson College History, Dickinson College Student Life

Format: Speeches and Sermons

Time Period: 1900-1919

Apparatus of Joseph Priestley
Apparatus of Joseph Priestley
1952

This pamphlet describes the collection of Joseph Priestley's equipment held at Dickinson College. This pamphlet was produced to coincide with the establishment of the Joseph Priestley Award in 1952.

Location: Priestley Collection

Subject: Science and Technology

Format: Books and Pamphlets

Time Period: 1940-1959

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