Pins/Buttons

Dickinson Commencement Guest Button

A circular white metal button featuring the college seal and the text "DICKINSON COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT" in red. Written across the center of the button is the name "Sam L. Daihl, Guest" in blue ink. This object belonged to Velva Diven Daihl, class of 1927. 

Artifact/Collection Number: AC 2012.6_4

Location: Shelf 34

Subject: Button, Commencement

Format: Pins/Buttons

Dickinson Prep School Class of 1906 pin, 1906

Gold kite-shaped pin painted with initials of the school which belonged to Lydia Marian Gooding.

Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00175

Location: Shelf 26 (housed with AC 00161 - AC 00180)

Subject: Preparatory School, Pins

Format: Pins/Buttons

Dickinson Reunion Nametags (2), c.1986

Two reunion name tags, both belonging to Ruth Trout, class of 1936. Both name tags are rectangular pins with ribbons attached to them, one with yellow ribbons with "Golden Alumni" in black text and the other has a white ribbon with "50th Reunion" in black and red text. The tag with the yellow ribbons features a tag with a gold trim and the text "Ruth Trout 1936" handwritten in black ink and "Dickinson College" in black typed text. The other tag features a picture of Ruth Trout and her name hand written in black ink. 

Artifact/Collection Number: AC 2005.1_5

Location: Shelf 34 Box 1

Subject: Pins, Nametag, Reunion, Golden Alumni

Format: Pins/Buttons

Dink and Freshman Pin, c.1949

The dink is made out of red felt with a white button on top.  The button is made out of metal which has "Dickinson College Freshman", along with the old college seal and on a piece of paper in the middle "Jim Pritchard" is written.

Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00858

Location: Reading Room 1 (housed with AC 00851, AC 00859, and AC 00860)

Subject: Student Life, Freshman Beanies, Dink, Nametag

Format: Clothing, Hats, Pins/Buttons, Textiles

Freshman Beanie and Name Tag, 1967

A red felt Freshman Beanie ("dink") with "71" on the back in white and a Dickinson College Name Tag with the name "Michael Trachtman" typed in black under the college seal and "Dickinson College" in red. Trachtman is a member of the Class of 1971.

Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00453

Location: Shelf 18 (housed with AC 00451, 00452)

Subject: Dink, Nametag, Student Life

Format: Hats, Pins/Buttons

Freshman Beanie, Name Tag, and Student ID, 1967

President William Durden's Dickinson College Freshman red beanie (“dink”) with "71" on the back in white and "A-1" written in black marker on the front. A name tag with the college seal and "Dickinson College" in red and "William Durden" in black, and a red and white student ID with a student photo on the back, all from 1967.  

Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00462

Location: Shelf 19

Subject: Dink, Nametag, Student ID, ID Card

Format: Clothing, Miscellaneous, Pins/Buttons

Freshman Pin, 1951

A white pin with "Dickinson College Freshman" in red and "Jane Myers" in pencil on both the back and front. Buttons were distributed to freshman women to be worn during new student initiation. Myers was a member of the Class of 1955. 

Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00706

Location: Shelf 17 (housed with AC 00190-00193)

Subject: Freshman Buttons, Orientation, Nametag

Format: Pins/Buttons

Gold Cross Pin

A gold pin in the shape of a cross. Two circular pin backs are attached to the pin. This object belonged to Albert Louther Demaree, class of 1923. 

Artifact/Collection Number: AC 2010.4_5

Location: Shelf 34 Box 1

Subject: Pins

Format: Pins/Buttons

Initial Pin

Gold circle pin with black center with gold entwining letters.

Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00237

Location: Shelf 24 (housed with AC 00233 - AC 00236)

Subject: Initials

Format: Pins/Buttons

Pin, c.1928

Very small gold pin with "28" in a center triangle and the letters “N,” “E,” and “M” around the outside. The organization behind the pin is unknown.

Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00181

Location: Shelf 25 (housed with AC 00182-AC 00187, etc.)

Subject: Sorority Pin

Format: Pins/Buttons

John Dickinson Society Pin, c.2000

Pewter-toned pin impressed with “John Dickinson Society” and Dickinson family crest, given to donors whose contributions qualified them to be members of the John Dickinson Society.

Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00693

Location: Shelf 25 (housed with AC 00418-422)

Subject: Donor Relations, Pins

Format: Pins/Buttons

Leather Case and Pins

One gold pin with Dickinson College seal, one gold pin in shape of treble clef, one silver pin for Taylor School Award, one pin with gemstone, in a navy blue leather storage case.

Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00188

Location: Shelf 25 (housed with AC 00181-AC 00187, etc.)

Subject: Wallet, College Seal

Format: Pins/Buttons

Lewis Gobrecht's Freshman Button, 1951

Freshman button worn as name tag by Lewis Gobrecht '55 while attending Dickinson College as a student. Gobrecht majored in Political Science and History at Dickinson and was an active member of the College Choir, Glee Club, and the Dickinson Follies theater group. Gobrecht went on to have a long career teaching middle-school history in Carlisle.

Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00470

Location: Shelf 2 (housed with 00432-00436, 00443, 00459)

Subject: Freshman Buttons, Buttons

Format: Pins/Buttons

Lewis Gobrecht's Name Buttons

Buttons worn as name tags by Lewis Gobrecht '55 while attending Dickinson College Commencement and Dickinson College Guest Day as a student. Gobrecht majored in Political Science and History and was an active member of the College Choir, Glee Club, and the Dickinson Follies theater group. Gobrecht went on to have a long career teaching middle-school history in Carlisle.

Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00433

Location: Shelf 2 (housed with 00432-00436, 00443, 00459, 00470)

Subject: Commencement, Guest Day, Buttons

Format: Pins/Buttons

LGBTQ Pins, 2019

Five pins in total with phrases across front. "Be Kind" "He/Him" "Ask me about my pronouns" "They/Them" "She/Her"

Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00908

Location: Shelf 32

Subject: Student Life, LGBTQ, LGBT History, Pins

Format: Pins/Buttons

LGBTQ Safe Zone Member Button, c.2013

Button for Safe Zone Members for the LGBTQ community on Campus distributed by Dickinson's LGBTQ Services 

On button: " LGBTQQIA Pride @ Dickinson," "Safe Zone Member," Creating an Inclusive Community,"

Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00890

Location: Shelf 16 (housed with AC 00888)

Subject: LGBTQ, Button

Format: Pins/Buttons

Loyal Legion Button, c.1888

A Loyal Legion pin worn by John Hays (II), class of 1857, on his jacket lapel. One side of the pin is covered in red, white, and blue fabric, with red, white and blue bow in the center. On the reverse side is a metal silver button with the engraved text "U.S. Patent 1888 France". 

Artifact/Collection Number: AC 2002.1_8

Location: Shelf 32

Subject: Pins, Military

Format: Pins/Buttons

Masonic pin

Gold Masonic symbol pin which belonged to Mervin Grant Filler.

Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00162

Location: Shelf 26 (housed with AC 00161 - AC 00180)

Subject: Pins

Format: Pins/Buttons

Methodist Church Council Pins, 1952

Pins and ribbons worn by officials at the 4th Northeastern Jurisdictional Conference of the Methodist Church in 1952.

Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00091

Location: Shelf 25 (housed with AC 00089 - AC 00093)

Subject: Medal, Methodist Church, Religion and Spirituality

Format: Pins/Buttons

Metzger Institute pin

Gold pennant-shaped pin painted in white enamel with name “Metzger” for the Metzger Institute.

Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00172

Location: Shelf 26 (housed with AC 00161 - AC 00180)

Subject: Education, Carlisle, Cumberland County

Format: Pins/Buttons

Metzger-Conway Series Buttons (3), 1991

Three teal and white round metal buttons with "1991, Metzger-Conway Series, October 16-18" in white and grey.

Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00207

Location: Shelf 17 (housed with 00194, 00206-00208, 00216)

Subject: Buttons

Format: Pins/Buttons

Old West Pin

The Dickinson College Old West Pin is gold in color in the center with an image of Old West in the center.  Surrounding the image is  a red circle with "Old West Dickinson College".

Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00869

Location: Shelf 25 (housed with AC 00863, AC 00864, AC 00865, AC 00866, AC 00867, and AC 00868)

Subject: West College (Old West), Pins

Format: Clothing, Jewelry, Pins/Buttons

Shelf 26 (housed with 00142-00160)

Copper key and staff belonging to Mervin Grant Filler as a member of Omicron Delta Kappa in 1927.

Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00141

Location: Shelf 26 (housed with AC 00142 - AC 00160)

Subject: Key, Honor Societies

Format: Pins/Buttons

Omicron Delta Kappa pin

Gold circular pin with fraternity letters in gold against black enamel.

Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00187

Location: Shelf 25 (housed with AC 00181-AC 00186, etc.)

Subject: Greek Life, Fraternity Pin

Format: Pins/Buttons

Order of St. George Pin

Round green and blue pin with a figure on a house bearing a shield. Perhaps an proponent of the Order of St. George. 

Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00235

Location: Shelf 24 (housed with AC 00223 - AC 00237)

Subject: Military, Honors and Awards

Format: Pins/Buttons

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