Education

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Catalogue of Dickinson College for the Academical Year, 1861-62
1862

The Dickinson College catalog for the 1861-1862 academic year. Through the years, the annual catalog was variously titled "The Bulletin," "Catalogue and Register," "Course Catalog," and similar variants. The catalog typically includes the list of courses offered, requirements for enrollment,...

Location: Dickinsoniana Periodicals

Subject: Dickinson College Academic Affairs, Dickinson College Administration, Education

Format: Books and Pamphlets

Time Period: 1860-1879

Letters from James Buchanan to Jessie Magaw
1862-1866

Two letters from former President James Buchanan to Jessie Magaw regarding his health, Jessie's education, and news regarding their extended family. "Your Cousin Harriet [Lane] was married to Henry E. Johnston" and they are "happily married," as Buchanan notes. Transcripts included.

Location: MC 1998.10

Subject: Education, Personal and Family Life

Format: Letters/Correspondence

Time Period: 1860-1879

Letter from Thomas M. Griffith to His Siblings
July 3, 1863

Thomas Miller Griffith writes to his brother and sister and describes the scenes in Carlisle as the Confederates occupied and shelled the town in the days before the Battle of Gettysburg. As the Confederates first approached Carlisle in late June 1863, Griffith recalls the expedited Commencement...

Letter from James Buchanan to Herman Johnson
November 11, 1863

Former President James Buchanan writes to Dickinson College President Herman Johnson Merrills with information on several alumni, including William Speer (Class of 1788), Jesse Magaw (Class of 1806), and Buchanan's brother George Buchanan (Class of 1805). James Buchanan is a member of the Class...

Catalogue of Dickinson College for the Academical Year, 1863-64
1864

The Dickinson College catalog for the 1863-1864 academic year. Through the years, the annual catalog was variously titled "The Bulletin," "Catalogue and Register," "Course Catalog," and similar variants. The catalog typically includes the list of courses offered, requirements for enrollment,...

Location: Dickinsoniana Periodicals

Subject: Dickinson College Academic Affairs, Dickinson College Administration, Education

Format: Books and Pamphlets

Time Period: 1860-1879

Catalogue of Dickinson College for the Academical Year, 1864-65
1865

The Dickinson College catalog for the 1864-1865 academic year. Through the years, the annual catalog was variously titled "The Bulletin," "Catalogue and Register," "Course Catalog," and similar variants. The catalog typically includes the list of courses offered, requirements for enrollment,...

Location: Dickinsoniana Periodicals

Subject: Dickinson College Academic Affairs, Dickinson College Administration, Education

Format: Books and Pamphlets

Time Period: 1860-1879

Letter from Ned Hastings to His Sisters
September 13, 1865

Ned Hastings (Class of 1865) writes to his four sisters about his life as a student at Harvard and in Boston. Hastings also compares Harvard's campus to Dickinson's campus as well as comments on how Boston is different from New York and Philadelphia. "Talk about Dickinson's Campus," Hastings...

Location: I-Friends-1975-16

Subject: Education, Personal and Family Life, Travel and Tourism

Format: Letters/Correspondence

Time Period: 1860-1879

Letter from Ned Hastings to Jane Hastings
September 13, 1865

Ned Hastings (Class of 1865) writes to Jane Hastings, his mother, describing his search for housing and receiving his "certificate as 'a member of Harvard Law School". Transcript included.

Location: I-Friends-1975-16

Subject: Education, Personal and Family Life, Travel and Tourism

Format: Letters/Correspondence

Time Period: 1860-1879

Letter from Charles Carter to his Mother
October 10, 1865

Charles C. Carter writes to his mother about his life in Carlisle. While "Carlisle is not as big as our town," Carter explains that "it is a great deal prettier" than Decatur, Illinois. Carter also describes Dickinson College's campus. "The college is a very pretty place [and] the grounds are...

"Dickinson College and Its Alumni," by Anonymous
1866

A speech about the history of Dickinson College written by an anonymous author for a reunion of Dickinson alumni in 1866. Transcript included.

Location: I-Original-1866-2

Subject: Dickinson College Alumni Affairs, Dickinson College History, Education

Format: Speeches and Sermons

Time Period: 1860-1879

Catalogue of Dickinson College for the Academical Year, 1865-66
1866

The Dickinson College catalog for the 1865-1866 academic year. Through the years, the annual catalog was variously titled "The Bulletin," "Catalogue and Register," "Course Catalog," and similar variants. The catalog typically includes the list of courses offered, requirements for enrollment,...

Location: Dickinsoniana Periodicals

Subject: Dickinson College Academic Affairs, Dickinson College Administration, Education

Format: Books and Pamphlets

Time Period: 1860-1879

"The Principle of Assimilation," by Wilberforce Wells
June 28, 1866

Wilberforce Wells prepared this oration, entitled “The Principle of Assimilation," for the commencement ceremonies held June 28, 1866. Authoring an original speech was among the graduation requirements for Dickinson College seniors at that time. Transcript included.

Location: OrationsX-1866-W456p

Subject: Education, Politics and Government

Format: Speeches and Sermons

Time Period: 1860-1879

Bachelor of Arts Diploma - Charles Rohland
June 28, 1866

Charles Baker Rohland receives his Bachelor of Arts Diploma from Dickinson College on June 28, 1866.

Location: Diploma Collection

Subject: Education

Format: Certificates and Diplomas

Time Period: 1860-1879

Catalogue of Dickinson College for the Academical Year, 1866-67
1867

The Dickinson College catalog for the 1866-1867 academic year. Through the years, the annual catalog was variously titled "The Bulletin," "Catalogue and Register," "Course Catalog," and similar variants. The catalog typically includes the list of courses offered, requirements for enrollment,...

Location: Dickinsoniana Periodicals

Subject: Dickinson College Academic Affairs, Dickinson College Administration, Education

Format: Books and Pamphlets

Time Period: 1860-1879

Belles Lettres Society Diploma - George Chenoweth
1868

George Durbin Chenoweth receives this diploma as a member of the Belles Lettres Society in 1868.

Location: Diploma Collection

Subject: Education

Format: Certificates and Diplomas

Time Period: 1860-1879

Belles Lettres Society Diploma - William Davis
1868

William Potter Davis, a member of the Class of 1868, receives this diploma as a member of the Belles Lettres Society in 1868.

Location: Diploma Collection

Subject: Education

Format: Certificates and Diplomas

Time Period: 1860-1879

Bachelor of Arts Diploma - George Chenoweth
June 25, 1868

George Durbin Chenoweth receives his Bachelor of Arts Diploma from Dickinson College on June 25, 1868.

Location: Diploma Collection

Subject: Education

Format: Certificates and Diplomas

Time Period: 1860-1879

Union Philosophical Society Diploma - Wilbur Horn
1869

Wilbur Fisk Horn, a member of the Class of 1869, receives this diploma as a member of the Union Philosophical Society in 1869.

Location: Diploma Collection

Subject: Education

Format: Certificates and Diplomas

Time Period: 1860-1879

Master of Arts Diploma - Charles Rohland
June 24, 1869

Charles Baker Rohland (Class of 1866) receives his Master of Arts Diploma from Dickinson College on June 24, 1869.

Location: Diploma Collection

Subject: Education

Format: Certificates and Diplomas

Time Period: 1860-1879

Bachelor of Arts Diploma - Wilbur Horn
June 25, 1869

Wilbur Fisk Horn receives his Bachelor of Arts Diploma from Dickinson College on June 25, 1869.

Location: Diploma Collection

Subject: Education

Format: Certificates and Diplomas

Time Period: 1860-1879

Catalogue of Dickinson College for the Academical Year, 1869-70
1870

The Dickinson College catalog for the 1869-1870 academic year. Through the years, the annual catalog was variously titled "The Bulletin," "Catalogue and Register," "Course Catalog," and similar variants. The catalog typically includes the list of courses offered, requirements for enrollment,...

Location: Dickinsoniana Periodicals

Subject: Dickinson College Academic Affairs, Dickinson College Administration, Education

Format: Books and Pamphlets

Time Period: 1860-1879

Letter from Joe Belford to George
February 8, 1870

Joe Belford (Class of 1871) writes to George, his friend from Dickinson College, about life as a student in Carlisle as well as a local fair. "There is a fair going on in town now," and as Belford notes, "I wish you were here and could go there a night or two. " Transcript included.

Letter from Samuel Miller to David Miller
September 4, 1870

Samuel Miller (Class of 1874) writes to his brother, David Miller, about his room and his class schedule at Dickinson. While his "first impressions of life at Coll. were anything but pleasant," Miller explains that after some cleaning it now "begins to look as if civilized people tenanted the...

Master of Arts Diploma - George Chenoweth
June 8, 1871

George Durbin Chenoweth, a member of the Class of 1868, receives his Master of Arts Diploma from Dickinson College on June 8, 1871.

Location: Diploma Collection

Subject: Education

Format: Certificates and Diplomas

Time Period: 1860-1879

Catalogue of Dickinson College for the Academical Year, 1871-72
1872

The Dickinson College catalog for the 1871-1872 academic year. Through the years, the annual catalog was variously titled "The Bulletin," "Catalogue and Register," "Course Catalog," and similar variants. The catalog typically includes the list of courses offered, requirements for enrollment,...

Location: Dickinsoniana Periodicals

Subject: Dickinson College Academic Affairs, Dickinson College Administration, Education

Format: Books and Pamphlets

Time Period: 1860-1879

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