Entries drawn from collection & document descriptions
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
The papers of the Board of Trustees of Dickinson College, 1783-1833, include correspondence, reports, financial statements, printed materials, and legal documents, and have been arranged into seven series.
Series 1 – Membership contains...
Location: RG 1/1
Subject: Dickinson College Academic Affairs, Dickinson College Administration, Dickinson College History, Dickinson College Student Life, Economics and Finance, Education
Format: Books and Pamphlets, Engravings and Illustrations, Financial Documents, Letters/Correspondence, Meeting Minutes, Reports
Collection Inventory: RG 1-001.pdf
The collection contains materials relating to family life on the Eastern Shore of Maryland and in Ohio. The central figure is Daniel Bowdle (1796-1876), who as a young man moved to Cincinnati and became the successful business man of his family, with real estate and other interests. He aided his...
Location: MC 1998.3
Subject: Land and Real Estate, Personal and Family Life
Format: Books and Pamphlets, Financial Documents, Legal and Government Documents, Letters/Correspondence, Memorabilia and Ephemera, Newspapers and Magazines, Photographs, Poetry and Lyrics, Speeches and Sermons
Time Period: 1760-1779, 1780-1799, 1800-1819, 1820-1839, 1840-1859, 1860-1879, 1880-1899, 1900-1919, 1920-1939
Collection Inventory: mc1998.03.pdf
The Robert Bridges Papers Collection provides insight into literary works of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and reflects Bridges’ long period of work as an editor and literary critic. The collection spans a date range of 1875-1937, with large portions pertaining to the early 1890s and...
Location: MC 2012.12
Subject: Education, Literary Pursuits, Visual and Performing Arts
Format: Artifacts and Objects, Books and Pamphlets, Essays and Dissertations, Fiction and Drama, Financial Documents, Interviews and Oral Histories, Letters/Correspondence, Memorabilia and Ephemera, Music, Newspapers and Magazines, Notes and Notebooks, Photographs, Poetry and Lyrics, Speeches and Sermons
Collection Inventory: mc2012.12.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
This collection contains a number of items purchased as a group from Robert Rowe in 2014, and features the business papers of Milton I. Zeigler, postcards, ephemera, and publications from the Carlisle Indian School. Zeigler served as the industrial instructor for the shoe and harness department...
Location: CIS-MC-002
Subject: Business and Industry, Carlisle and Cumberland County, Carlisle Indian School, Education, Literary Pursuits, Native Americans, Politics and Government, Sport and Recreation, Travel and Tourism
Format: Books and Pamphlets, Financial Documents, Legal and Government Documents, Letters/Correspondence, Memorabilia and Ephemera
Collection Inventory: CIS-MC-002.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
The Naomi Greensky Collection has been organized into two sections, Papers and Photographs. Most of the Papers can be categorized as ephemera and reflect extracurricular activities that Naomi participated in while at Carlisle. The papers include dance cards, holiday cards, a commencement program...
Location: CIS-MC-006
Subject: Carlisle Indian School, Education, Native Americans
Format: Books and Pamphlets, Letters/Correspondence, Memorabilia and Ephemera, Photographs
Time Period: 1900-1919
Collection Inventory: CIS-MC-006.pdf
This collection contains a number of items purchased as a group from Robert Rowe in 2017, and includes a number of photographs, artifacts, and documents related to the Carlisle Indian School. The four court martials in this collection are from the year 1904, and include charges against a total...
Location: CIS-MC-004
Subject: Carlisle Indian School, Education, Native Americans
Format: Artifacts and Objects, Books and Pamphlets, Legal and Government Documents, Memorabilia and Ephemera, Photographs
Collection Inventory: CIS-MC-004.pdf
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
The Edwin K. Charles collection consists of the various papers, government documents, newsletters, transcripts, and publications collected by Charles in the years following the accident at Three Mile Island. Edwin K. Charles, a resident of Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, became heavily involved...
Location: TMI-Charles
Subject: Health and Medicine, Legal Affairs, Politics and Government, Science and Technology, Three Mile Island
Format: Books and Pamphlets, Legal and Government Documents, Letters/Correspondence, Meeting Minutes, Newspapers and Magazines, Reports, Speeches and Sermons
Collection Inventory: TMI-Charles.pdf
Charles Collins (1813-1875) was a native of Maine and a graduate of Wesleyan University (1837); he served as president of Emory and Henry College (1838-1852), of Dickinson College (1852-1860) and as proprietor and President of State Female College in Memphis, Tenn. (1860-1875). The collection...
Location: MC 2003.6
Subject: Dickinson College Administration, Dickinson College History, Dickinson College Student Life, Education, Genealogy and Family History, Personal and Family Life
Format: Books and Pamphlets, Certificates and Diplomas, Diaries and Journals, Financial Documents, Letters/Correspondence, Memorabilia and Ephemera, Newspapers and Magazines, Poetry and Lyrics, Scrapbooks, Speeches and Sermons
Collection Inventory: mc2003.06.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
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
John Price Durbin served as president of Dickinson College from 1834 to 1845. From 1842 to 1843 he toured across Europe and the Middle East, and he later published books about his travels. This collection includes a scrapbook that contains an autobiographical memoir as well as items Durbin...
Location: MC 2016.5
Subject: Dickinson College Administration, Personal and Family Life, Religion and Spirituality, Travel and Tourism
Format: Books and Pamphlets, Engravings and Illustrations, Newspapers and Magazines, Scrapbooks
Collection Inventory: mc2016.05.pdf
The Bevery Hess collection consists of the various papers, newspaper clippings, books, audiotapes and photographs collected by Hess during her most active period of involvement with local anti-nuclear groups. Bevery Hess was a resident of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania prior to the accident at...
Location: TMI-Hess
Subject: Health and Medicine, Legal Affairs, Personal and Family Life, Politics and Government, Science and Technology, Three Mile Island
Format: Audio-Visual Materials, Books and Pamphlets, Essays and Dissertations, Financial Documents, Interviews and Oral Histories, Legal and Government Documents, Letters/Correspondence, Meeting Minutes, Newspapers and Magazines, Notes and Notebooks, Photographs, Poetry and Lyrics, Reports, Speeches and Sermons
Collection Inventory: TMI-Hess.pdf
This collection primarily provides evidence of the personal and professional life of Charles Francis Himes, student, photographer, scientist, teacher, administrator, amateur historian and father. Also found in this collection is evidence of the lives of family members including, most notably, C...
Location: MC 2000.1
Subject: Business and Industry, Carlisle and Cumberland County, Dickinson College Academic Affairs, Dickinson College Administration, Dickinson College Student Life, Genealogy and Family History, Literary Pursuits, Personal and Family Life, Science and Technology, Travel and Tourism
Format: Artifacts and Objects, Books and Pamphlets, Certificates and Diplomas, Diaries and Journals, Financial Documents, Legal and Government Documents, Letters/Correspondence, Meeting Minutes, Memorabilia and Ephemera, Newspapers and Magazines, Notes and Notebooks, Photographs, Speeches and Sermons
Time Period: 1780-1799, 1800-1819, 1820-1839, 1840-1859, 1860-1879, 1880-1899, 1900-1919, 1920-1939
Collection Inventory: mc2000.01.pdf
This collection consists of correspondence, journals, photographs, and other personal papers of Kerry Shawn Keys, poet, editor, translator, and cultural liaison. He has authored more than 40 books of poetry and prose and translated more than a dozen other works from Portuguese, Czech, and...
Location: Keys - Vault
Subject: Literary Pursuits, Personal and Family Life
Format: Audio-Visual Materials, Books and Pamphlets, Diaries and Journals, Fiction and Drama, Letters/Correspondence, Poetry and Lyrics
Collection Inventory: Keys Collection Inventory 2024
Steven G. Leventhal graduated from Dickinson College in 1984. This collection documents his efforts to gain an honorary degree from Dickinson for Soviet refusenik Dr. Yuri Medvedkov, an effort in which he was not successful. It also contains information regarding Leventhal’s role in establishing...
Location: MC 2012.9
Subject: Dickinson College Administration, Dickinson College Student Life
Format: Artifacts and Objects, Books and Pamphlets, Letters/Correspondence, Meeting Minutes, Memorabilia and Ephemera
Time Period: 1980-1999
Collection Inventory: mc2012.09.pdf
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
George Armstrong Lyon was a Carlisle lawyer, bank president, Presbyterian elder, and a trustee of Dickinson College. Church affairs are the central concern of these papers, which include accounts of Lyon's hostile view of the Rev. George Duffield's theology and of Lyon's part in the founding of...
Location: MC 2006.1
Subject: Dickinson College Administration, Economics and Finance, Religion and Spirituality
Format: Books and Pamphlets, Financial Documents, Letters/Correspondence, Meeting Minutes
Collection Inventory: mc2006.01.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
The collection consists of genealogical, financial, and scrapbook materials related to the McClintock and Wakeman families. Four ledgers concern research notes on George Washington. Also included in the collection are correspondence related to the Proeschel family. Julius N. Proeschel was...
Location: MC 1999.12
Subject: Economics and Finance, Genealogy and Family History, Military Affairs and Conflict, Personal and Family Life
Format: Books and Pamphlets, Financial Documents, Letters/Correspondence, Maps and Diagrams, Memorabilia and Ephemera, Notes and Notebooks, Photographs, Poetry and Lyrics, Scrapbooks
Collection Inventory: mc1999.12.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
