Entries drawn from collection & document descriptions
Hazelle Myra Allen Brooks graduated from Dickinson College in 1934. This collection contains diaries kept by her as a college student and as a young mother during World War II. It also includes diaries kept by her mother, Essie Myra Comstock Allen.
Location: MC 2011.3
Subject: Carlisle and Cumberland County, Dickinson College Student Life, Education, Personal and Family Life
Format: Diaries and Journals
Collection Inventory: 
mc2011.03.pdf
The Arts Award was established by Dickinson College in order to recognize achievements in the Arts and Humanities. Honoring Dr. William Wilcox Edel, alumnus and former president of the college, the Arts Award is bestowed upon an individual who has made an outstanding contribution in the...
Location: RG 9/3
Subject: Dickinson College Events, Visual and Performing Arts
Collection Inventory: RG 9/3 - Arts Award papers
The collection consists of the papers of Charles Gilbert Beetem, a Carlisle, PA rug manufacturer, local historian and genealogist, amateur artist, and omnivorous collector. Diaries, manuscripts, letters, advertisements, greeting cards, and extensive runs of Philadelphia and Carlisle turn-of-the-...
Location: MC 2002.7
Subject: Business and Industry, Carlisle and Cumberland County, Dickinson College Student Life, Education, Genealogy and Family History, Land and Real Estate, Literary Pursuits, Personal and Family Life, Religion and Spirituality, Visual and Performing Arts
Format: Books and Pamphlets, Diaries and Journals, Fiction and Drama, Financial Documents, Legal and Government Documents, Letters/Correspondence, Memorabilia and Ephemera, Newspapers and Magazines, Notes and Notebooks, Photographs, Scrapbooks
Time Period: 1840-1859, 1860-1879, 1880-1899, 1900-1919, 1920-1939, 1940-1959, 1960-1979
Collection Inventory: mc2002.07.pdf
The collection contains correspondence, pamphlets, and photographs of Dr. Annie (Wood) Besant (1847-1933), a prominent and revolutionary freethinker of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Besant was a Christian wife and mother who later in life became an Atheist doctor and...
Location: MC 1999.7
Subject: Politics and Government, Religion and Spirituality, Social Reform and Advocacy
Format: Books and Pamphlets, Engravings and Illustrations, Letters/Correspondence, Photographs
Time Period: 1860-1879, 1880-1899, 1900-1919, 1920-1939, 1940-1959, 1960-1979
Collection Inventory: mc1999.07.pdf
James Buchanan was a graduate of Dickinson College, Class of 1809, who went on to become the fifteenth president of the United States. The majority of this collection is comprised of correspondence between Buchanan and his business and political associates; over four hundred letters penned by...
Location: MC 1998.10
Subject: Dickinson College Student Life, Economics and Finance, Education, International Affairs, Legal Affairs, Personal and Family Life, Politics and Government
Format: Books and Pamphlets, Engravings and Illustrations, Legal and Government Documents, Letters/Correspondence, Memorabilia and Ephemera, Newspapers and Magazines, Reports, Speeches and Sermons
Time Period: 1800-1819, 1820-1839, 1840-1859, 1860-1879, 1880-1899, 1900-1919, 1920-1939, 1940-1959, 1960-1979, 1980-1999
Collection Inventory: mc1998.10.pdf
These artifacts and oversized items about the Carlisle Indian School were acquired by the Dickinson College Archives and Special Collections individually and are not part of any larger collection.
Location: See Collection Inventory
Subject: Carlisle Indian School, Education, Native Americans
Format: Artifacts and Objects, Broadsides and Posters, Certificates and Diplomas, Engravings and Illustrations, Newspapers and Magazines
Time Period: 1880-1899, 1900-1919, 1920-1939, 1940-1959, 1960-1979
Collection Inventory: CIS-Individual-Artifacts-Oversized.pdf
These items about the Carlisle Indian School were acquired by the Dickinson College Archives and Special Collections individually and are not part of any larger collection.
Location: See Collection Inventory for Call Number
Subject: Carlisle and Cumberland County, Carlisle Indian School, Education, Genealogy and Family History, Native Americans, Personal and Family Life, Politics and Government, Social Reform and Advocacy
Format: Books and Pamphlets, Broadsides and Posters, Engravings and Illustrations, Interviews and Oral Histories, Letters/Correspondence, Memorabilia and Ephemera, Miscellaneous, Newspapers and Magazines, Speeches and Sermons
Time Period: 1860-1879, 1880-1899, 1900-1919, 1920-1939, 1940-1959, 1960-1979, 1980-1999
Collection Inventory: Carlisle Indian School Individual Items
Marcia Chamberlain was a friend and correspondent of poet Marianne Moore. This collection contains letters exchanged between the two women and other acquaintances, as well as a small amount of writings, photographs, and ephemera.
Location: MC 2009.6
Subject: Literary Pursuits, Personal and Family Life
Format: Books and Pamphlets, Letters/Correspondence, Memorabilia and Ephemera, Photographs, Poetry and Lyrics
Collection Inventory: mc2009.06.pdf
Moncure Daniel Conway was born into a southern aristocratic family, but ultimately became one of the nation's leading abolitionists and humanitarians. Conway was a graduate of Dickinson College in 1849 and was trained for the ministry at Harvard Divinity School. The collection consists mainly of...
Location: MC 1999.6
Subject: Literary Pursuits, Personal and Family Life, Religion and Spirituality, Social Reform and Advocacy
Format: Books and Pamphlets, Diaries and Journals, Legal and Government Documents, Letters/Correspondence, Memorabilia and Ephemera, Newspapers and Magazines, Photographs
Time Period: Before 1760, 1760-1779, 1780-1799, 1800-1819, 1820-1839, 1840-1859, 1860-1879, 1880-1899, 1900-1919, 1920-1939, 1940-1959
Collection Inventory: mc1999.06.pdf
This collection consists of the essays and sermons of Walter L. Crowding, Dickinson Class of 1925 and Methodist minister. Most of the essays are written upon various topics in religion, but also included are treatises on art and literature. The majority of the collection is comprised of more...
Location: MC 2001.12
Subject: Carlisle and Cumberland County, Literary Pursuits, Politics and Government, Religion and Spirituality, Social Reform and Advocacy, Visual and Performing Arts
Collection Inventory: mc2001.12.pdf
Albert L. Demaree (1894-1964) graduated from Dickinson College in 1923. This collection contains materials from his service in the U.S. Navy during both World Wars, including certificates, medals, and photographs. The collection also includes materials pertaining to his academic credentials as a...
Location: MC 2010.4
Subject: Dickinson College Student Life, Education, Military Affairs and Conflict, Personal and Family Life
Format: Artifacts and Objects, Certificates and Diplomas, Letters/Correspondence, Photographs, Scrapbooks
Time Period: 1880-1899, 1900-1919, 1920-1939, 1940-1959, 1960-1979
Collection Inventory: mc2010.04.pdf
The collection documents the education and early teaching career of Velva Diven Daihl, class of 1927, and her husband, Sam Daihl. The bulk of the materials pertain to Velva's experiences as a Dickinson student and alumna. Some other items of note include photographs, a scrapbook, and a Daihl...
Location: MC 2012.6
Subject: Dickinson College Student Life, Education, Genealogy and Family History
Format: Artifacts and Objects, Books and Pamphlets, Certificates and Diplomas, Financial Documents, Letters/Correspondence, Newspapers and Magazines, Photographs, Scrapbooks
Time Period: 1900-1919, 1920-1939, 1940-1959, 1960-1979, 1980-1999, 2000-2019
Collection Inventory: mc2012.06.pdf
The collection includes various materials gathered by Blanche, Ray, and Miriam Dum, graduates of Dickinson College in 1910, 1911, and 1913, respectively. Examples of the materials include college bills and report cards from the early part of the century, scholastic materials from Carlisle High...
Location: MC 2007.5
Subject: Dickinson College Student Life, Education, Personal and Family Life
Format: Certificates and Diplomas, Essays and Dissertations, Letters/Correspondence, Notes and Notebooks, Photographs
Collection Inventory: mc2007.05.pdf
George Dum (c.1863-1918) served as secretary and treasurer for the Perry County-based Oak Grove Lumber Company. This collection contains materials pertaining to his interest in this venture, as well as his family's legal dealings with the associated Oak Grove and Kennedy's Valley timber tracts...
Location: MC 2008.1
Subject: Business and Industry, Economics and Finance, Land and Real Estate, Legal Affairs
Format: Financial Documents, Legal and Government Documents, Letters/Correspondence, Maps and Diagrams, Notes and Notebooks
Collection Inventory: mc2008.01.pdf
The collection includes correspondence and manuscripts of William Righter Fisher, a Dickinson alumnus (class of 1870) and professor of modern languages (1874-1876). These papers reflect Fisher's graduate study in Germany, teaching at Dickinson, business and law, and the writings of Mrs. Fisher...
Location: MC 2000.12
Subject: Dickinson College Academic Affairs, Business and Industry, Legal Affairs, Literary Pursuits, Personal and Family Life
Format: Fiction and Drama, Letters/Correspondence, Poetry and Lyrics
Time Period: 1860-1879, 1880-1899, 1900-1919, 1920-1939, 1940-1959
Collection Inventory: mc2000.12.pdf
Lewis Daniel Gobrecht graduated from Dickinson College in 1955. This collection primarily represents his academic and extracurricular life as a student, with particular emphasis on his involvement in theatre and music activities.
Location: MC 2012.5
Subject: Dickinson College Academic Affairs, Dickinson College Student Life, Economics and Finance, Education, Personal and Family Life, Visual and Performing Arts
Format: Engravings and Illustrations, Financial Documents, Letters/Correspondence, Memorabilia and Ephemera, Music, Poetry and Lyrics, Speeches and Sermons
Collection Inventory: mc2012.05.pdf
The collection consists of papers pertaining to Hartigan's military career and to a proposed "Dickinson College School of International Activities." It includes correspondence with Dickinson College, foreign universities, and other institutions regarding similar plans. The collection includes...
Collection Inventory: mc1999.05.pdf
Collection Inventory: pc1999.05-index.pdf
The Hays family papers include correspondence, deeds, and memorabilia of six generations of this prominent Carlisle, Pa. family whose scions include General Ephraim Blaine (1741-1804), Commissary-General in the American Revolution and charter trustee of Dickinson College, and James G. Blaine (...
Location: MC 2001.1
Subject: Carlisle Indian School, Genealogy and Family History, Legal Affairs, Literary Pursuits, Military Affairs and Conflict, Personal and Family Life, Religion and Spirituality
Format: Artifacts and Objects, Essays and Dissertations, Financial Documents, Legal and Government Documents, Letters/Correspondence, Photographs, Poetry and Lyrics
Time Period: Before 1760, 1760-1779, 1780-1799, 1800-1819, 1820-1839, 1840-1859, 1860-1879, 1880-1899, 1900-1919, 1920-1939, 1940-1959, 1960-1979
Collection Inventory: mc2001.01.pdf
Charles Flint Kellogg was a member of Dickinson's history department from 1946 to 1975. His scholarship focused on the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Kellogg helped to establish black studies courses at the College and taught courses on black history. This...
Location: MC 2011.1
Subject: Dickinson College Academic Affairs, Education, Literary Pursuits, Social Reform and Advocacy, Travel and Tourism
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Newspapers and Magazines, Poetry and Lyrics, Speeches and Sermons
Collection Inventory: mc2011.01.pdf
These records contain materials related to the termination of Dr. Laurent R. LaVallee, assistant professor of economics. In 1956, the Dickinson Board of Trustees voted unanimously to dismiss LaVallee as a result of his failure to answer questions about his alleged participation in Communist...
Collection Inventory: RG 2/13 President William Wilcox Edel and Dr. Laurent R. LaVallee case papers
Since August 2012 the LGBT History Project of the LGBT Center of Central PA has actively collected stories of LGBT history in central PA as told by those who lived them. This growing collection of oral history interviews is housed by the Dickinson College Archives and Special Collections. The...
Location: LGBT History Project
Subject: LGBT History, Personal and Family Life, Politics and Government, Religion and Spirituality, Social Reform and Advocacy, Visual and Performing Arts
Format: Audio-Visual Materials, Interviews and Oral Histories
Collection Inventory: LGBT Oral History Summaries
Zatae Longsdorff Straw (1866-1955) was the first woman graduate of Dickinson College as a member of the class of 1887; she went on to a successful career as a doctor and politician. The collection of her papers includes correspondence, printed and manuscript materials, scrapbooks and scrapbook...
Location: MC 2002.2
Subject: Carlisle and Cumberland County, Carlisle Indian School, Dickinson College Alumni Affairs, Dickinson College Student Life, Health and Medicine, Native Americans, Personal and Family Life, Politics and Government
Format: Artifacts and Objects, Books and Pamphlets, Certificates and Diplomas, Diaries and Journals, Engravings and Illustrations, Fiction and Drama, Letters/Correspondence, Memorabilia and Ephemera, Newspapers and Magazines, Photographs, Poetry and Lyrics, Scrapbooks, Speeches and Sermons
Time Period: 1860-1879, 1880-1899, 1900-1919, 1920-1939, 1940-1959
Collection Inventory: mc2002.02.pdf
This collection primarily provides evidence of the personal and public life of Frank E. Masland Jr., environmentalist, preservationist, explorer, entrepreneur, author, and community leader. Also found in this collection is correspondence from prominent twentieth-century figures such as leaders...
Location: MC 2009.4
Subject: Business and Industry, Carlisle and Cumberland County, Dickinson College Administration, Dickinson College Student Life, Education, Genealogy and Family History, Personal and Family Life, Politics and Government, Religion and Spirituality, Science and Technology, Travel and Tourism
Format: Books and Pamphlets, Diaries and Journals, Essays and Dissertations, Interviews and Oral Histories, Letters/Correspondence, Memorabilia and Ephemera, Newspapers and Magazines, Photographs, Reports, Scrapbooks, Speeches and Sermons
Time Period: 1900-1919, 1920-1939, 1940-1959, 1960-1979, 1980-1999
Collection Inventory: mc2009.04.pdf
This collection is composed largely of artifacts which the Millers brought back from their nine year mission to Nepal, 1956-1965. Also included in the collection are a scrapbook, picture books of Nepal, and a Nepalese hymnal.
Location: MC 1999.3
Subject: International Affairs, Religion and Spirituality, Travel and Tourism
Format: Artifacts and Objects, Books and Pamphlets, Maps and Diagrams, Music, Scrapbooks
Collection Inventory: mc1999.03.pdf
This collection is composed of photocopies of the papers of Ralph L. Minker, Jr., Class of 1947. These papers, currently held at the Historical Society of Delaware, pertain to Minker's service as a bomber pilot in World War II. These items include correspondence between Minker and his family and...
Location: MC 2001.15
Subject: Military Affairs and Conflict, Personal and Family Life
Format: Legal and Government Documents, Letters/Correspondence, Scrapbooks
Collection Inventory: mc2001.15.pdf
