1950-1959

Reserve Officers Training Corps Flag, 1952

A green silk flag with red fringe with the Dickinson seal and "Dickinson College, Reserve Officers Training Corps" in white embroidered letters on a red banner above and below the college seal.

Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00024

Location: Shelf 18

Subject: Military, Flag, College Flags

Format: Flags/Pennants/Banners

Freshman Beanie, 1957

Red felt "dink" with white button worn by Richard Herb as a freshman in 1957. 

Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00047

Location: Shelf 9 (housed with 00046-00048)

Subject: Freshman Beanies, Dink

Format: Hats

ROTC pins and patches, c.1955

Dickinson College Reserve Officers Training Corps pins and patches, which belonged to Lewis Gobrecht. Gobrecht was a member of the Class of 1955.

Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00469

Location: Shelf 16 (housed with AC 00222 - AC 00225, etc.)

Subject: Patches, Pins, Military

Format: Pins/Buttons, Textiles

Sigma Alpha Epsilon Beer Stein, 1959

Ceramic beer stein with Sigma Alpha Epsilon's fraternity's symbol on the front and 'Dickinson College' printed on the top. '1959' printed in the middle through the symbol.  Belonged to George Kessler Livezey III (Class of 1959). 

Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00834

Location: Shelf 14 (housed with AC 00835, AC 00839, AC 00840, AC 00841, AC 00842, AC 00843)

Subject: Greek Life, Fraternities, Stein

Format: Glassware/Ceramics

Sigma Chi Beer Stein, 1959

Ceramic beer stein with Sigma Chi's symbol on the front and "Dickinson College" printed on the top. The year "1959" is printed in the middle of the stein through the symbol. Belonged to George Kessler Livezey III (Class of 1959). 

Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00829

Location: Shelf 14 (housed with AC 00830, AC 00831, AC 00832, AC 00833, AC 00836, AC 00837, AC 00838)

Subject: Fraternities, Stein, Greek Life

Format: Glassware/Ceramics

Silver Engraved Teapot, 1951

A large silver teapot with the words "Presented to Women of Dickinson College by Carlisle Branch of American Association of University Women 1951" engraved on it. 

Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00940

Location: Shelf 12

Subject: Silverware, Tea Set

Format: Glassware/Ceramics

Skull and Key Hat, 1952

A hat made out of black polyester fabric; gold skull and key patch with "1908" embroidered on the patch with silver thread. It was worn by James L. Pritchard, class of 1953. 

Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00859

Location: Reading Room Shelf 1 (with AC 00851)

Subject: hat

Format: Hats

Sweater, c.1955

A white knit wool cardigan with collar, pockets, and a large red “D” embroidered on the left chest. Due to discoloration of the fabric, the sweater looks yellowish.

Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00042

Location: Shelf 20

Subject: Sweater

Format: Clothing

Theta Chi Beer Stein, 1959

Ceramic beer stein with Theta Chi fraternity's sigal on the front and 'Dickinson College' printed on the top. '1959' printed in the middle through the sigal.

Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00842

Location: Shelf 14 (housed with AC 00834, AC 00835, AC 00839, AC 00840, AC 00841, AC 00843)

Subject: Greek Life, Fraternities, Stein

Format: Glassware/Ceramics

Valley Forge Classroom Teacher's Medal, 1959

A bronze colored metal flower charm. Attached to one of the pedals is a loop and a link that a necklace could be threaded through. This object belonged to Velva Diven Daihl, class of 1927. 

Artifact/Collection Number: AC 2012.6_2

Location: Shelf 34

Subject: necklace charm, Medal, Education

Format: Currency/Medallions

Varsity Club Award, 1953

Trophy with a figure dressed in a baseball uniform.  The inscription on the trophy reads: "Dickinson College Varsity Baseball Club Award James Pritchard 1953"

Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00857

Location: Shelf 27 (housed with AC 00617)

Subject: Athletics, Trophy

Format: Plaques/Trophies

Vinyl Record Album

Three vinyl record disks of 1952 Dickinson Follies production, "The Sphinx Winx".

Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00431

Location: Shelf 26

Subject: Vinyl, Music

Format: Miscellaneous

Wedgwood Bowl, 1955

Large, black Wedgwood bowl inscribed to James Clair McCullough from 1955.

Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00408

Location: Shelf 16

Subject: Bowl, Wedgwood

Format: Glassware/Ceramics

White House Gavel, 1955

Unfinished gavel made by Walter McKenney from wood reputedly from the White House after renovations.

Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00135

Location: Shelf 24 (housed with AC 00136)

Subject: Gavel

Format: Miscellaneous

Zeta Tau Alpha ashtray, 1953

Zeta Tau Alpha sorority ashtray from 1953. The text on the ashtray reads "Winter Formal '53"

Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00473

Location: Shelf 27

Subject: Greek Life

Format: Glassware/Ceramics

Zeta Tau Alpha Beer Stein, 1959

Ceramic beer stein with Zeta Tau Alpha sorority's sigal on the front and 'Dickinson College' printed on the top. '1959' printed in the middle through the sigal.

Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00839

Location: Shelf 14 (housed with AC 00834, AC 00835, AC 00840, AC 00841, AC 00842, AC 00843)

Subject: Greek Life, Sororities, Stein

Format: Glassware/Ceramics

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