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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
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
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 from Dickinson v. Franklin and Marshal game in 1961.
Decade: 1960-1969
Subject: Football
Format: Athletic Equipment
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
Medium size, wooden Sigma Chi paddle from the Military Ball of 1961.
Decade: 1960-1969
Subject: Greek Life, Military Ball, Paddle
Format: Ephemera
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
A red felt "dink" with a white button from around 1965.
Decade: 1960-1969
Subject: Freshman Beanies, Dink, College Traditions
Format: Hats
Phi Delta Theta pledge paddle used by John Wallace Herold, Class of 1968.
Decade: 1960-1969
Subject: Greek Life, Paddle
Format: Ephemera
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
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