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Phi Kappa Psi Pledge Paddle, 1960

A three foot long wooden paddle with handle. On one side is a list of the pledge’s names written in ink below a decal of the Phi Kappa Psi crest. On the other side is the continued list of the pledge’s names in ink above the decal of the...

Decade: 1960-1969

Subject: Paddle, Greek Life

Format: Ephemera

Red Dink (Class of 1964), 1960

A red felt dink with no class year on it. It was worn by Paul M. Showalter (class of 1964) in the fall of 1960 of his Freshman year.

Decade: 1960-1969

Subject: Dink, Freshman Beanies, College Traditions, Student Life

Format: Hats

"Himalayan Beauties" Print, c.1960

A hanging print labelled as "Hamalayan Beauties." There is writing on the back and on a paper underneath the print. This artifact was brought back from Nepal by Drs. Edgar and Elizabeth Bucke Miller, Class of 1920 and 1923 respectively.

Decade: 1960-1969

Subject: Nepal

Format: Artwork/Photography

Football, 1961

Football from the 1961 season.

Decade: 1960-1969

Subject: Football

Format: Athletic Equipment

Football, 1961

Football from Dickinson v. Franklin and Marshal game in 1961.

Decade: 1960-1969

Subject: Football

Format: Athletic Equipment

Dickinson College trophy

A 10.5” brass cup with ornate border, inscribed with women’s names, 1961-1978.

Decade: 1960-1969

Subject: Women's Trophy, Trophy

Format: Plaques/Trophies

Military Ball Paddle, 1961

Medium size, wooden Sigma Chi paddle from the Military Ball of 1961.

Decade: 1960-1969

Subject: Greek Life, Military Ball, Paddle

Format: Ephemera

John Glover Award Medal, 1962

Gold medal featuring inscriptions and laurels, produced for the John Glover Award by the Royal Mint, 1959. This medal presented to Edward Uhler Condon in 1962. It was returned to the college by the American Philosophical Society in 1974 after...

Decade: 1960-1969

Subject: Honors and Awards, John Glover Award

Format: Currency/Medallions

Freshman Dink, 1962

All red, cotton dink.

Decade: 1960-1969

Subject: Dink, Student Life, Freshman Beanies

Format: Hats

Skull and Key Hat, 1962

A black hat with skull and key logo embroidered on the front in gold, gray, and red, along with the date, 1962. It was worn by Albert Miller, class of 1963.

Decade: 1960-1969

Subject: hat

Format: Hats

Kappa Sigma Paddle, 1963

Dark brown, 3.5 foot long, wooden Kappa Sigma fraternity paddle. On the front a Dickinson flag, Dickinson Seal, and Devil sitting on a "D" can be found. "What M[image of a hat]E worry?" can be seen across the top. On the back "Al 1963, "KΣ", and...

Decade: 1960-1969

Subject: Greek Life, Paddle, Red Devil

Format: Ephemera

Honorary President Award Bowl, 1963

Award bowl given by the General Alumni Association to Gilbert “Red” Malcolm, electing him as honorary president.

Decade: 1960-1969

Subject: Honorary President Award

Format: Plaques/Trophies

Plate, 1963

Silver plate with ornate borders and inscription "Dr. Prinz/A Dedicated Man/Respectfully Economics 74/Dickinson 7-26-63." Dr. Arthur Max Prinz was a Professor of Economics from 1948 to 1966.

Decade: 1960-1969

Subject: Commemorative Plates, Plate

Format: Miscellaneous

Class of 1963 t-shirt, front

White and red raglan t-shirt distributed to the Class of 1963. A list of the members of the Class of 1963, including Barbara Price Vandegrift, was printed on the back.

Decade: 1960-1969

Subject: T-shirt, Class of 1963

Format: Clothing

Wheel and Chain Hat, 1963

Marlene Detweiler's navy blue Wheel and Chain Hat. Detweiler is a member of the Class of 1964.

Decade: 1960-1969

Subject: Honor Societies, hat

Format: Hats

"D" Felt Letter, 1963

A large Dickinson “D” made of red and white felt material with a small felt baseball sewed onto the bottom of the “D”. On the back “Dave Chapin 1963 Captain” is written in black marker next to the manufacturer’s sticker.

Decade: 1960-1969

Subject: Athletics

Format: Textiles

Omicron Delta Kappa Plaque, 1964-1966

A small wooden shield shaped plaque with a golden plate inscribed with " OΔK Songfest, Best Small Group, 1964 Kappa Sigma, 1965 The Seldom Singers, 1966 The Seldom Singers".

Decade: 1960-1969

Subject: Plaque, Greek Life

Format: Plaques/Trophies

Mug, 1964

A white ceramic mug belonging to Herbert Ornstein. It features the Phi Epsilon Pi fraternity symbol and the text "Dickinson College, Iota Chapter 1964" in black on the front and the text “Ornette” in black on the black.

Decade: 1960-1969

Subject: Mug

Format: Glassware/Ceramics

Commemorative Silver Tea Set, 1964

A large silver tea set given to the women of Dickinson College in 1964 by the Carlisle Branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW). It is engraved with "In memory of Mary Curran Morgan" and the details of the presentation. The...

Decade: 1960-1969

Subject: Tea Set

Format: Glassware/Ceramics

Silver Engraved Ladle, 1964

A large silver ladle engraved with "In Memory of Mary Curran Morgan 1924-27" on the handle. 

Decade: 1960-1969

Subject: Silverware

Format: Glassware/Ceramics

Freshman Beanie, c.1965

A red felt "dink" with a white button from around 1965.

Decade: 1960-1969

Subject: Freshman Beanies, Dink, College Traditions

Format: Hats

U. S. Navy Identification Tags, c.1965

Silver metal dog tag inscribed with identification information for Herbert Orenstein from his time as a member of the U. S. Navy, on a chord with a wooden bead carved in a tiki-face shape.

Decade: 1960-1969

Subject: Military, Dog Tags

Format: Jewelry

Phi Delta Theta Pledge Paddle, c.1965

Phi Delta Theta pledge paddle used by John Wallace Herold, Class of 1968.

Decade: 1960-1969

Subject: Greek Life, Paddle

Format: Ephemera

All-College Champions Intramural Plaque, 1965-1976

A plaque for the Dickinson College All-College Champions Intramurals featuring golden name plates with the names of the winning teams from the year 1965-1976. "Dickinson College Intramurals All-College Champions" engraved in the middle name plate...

Decade: 1960-1969

Subject: Athletic plaque

Format: Plaques/Trophies

Wheel and Chain Hat, 1965

This Wheel and Chain hat from 1965 was worn by Pamela Searles Miller, class of 1965. The hat was donated by Pamela Searles Miller and Albert Miller, class of 1963, in 2003. 

Decade: 1960-1969

Subject: Honor Societies, hat

Format: Hats

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