Entries drawn from collection & document descriptions
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
This collection contains materials documenting the personal and business lives of George W. Bowman (1809-1887) and his son Harry Leader Bowman (1848-1915). It also documents the death of George's wife and Harry's mother, Ann Leader Bowman (1813-1885).
The photographs series in this...
Location: MC 2008.3
Subject: Business and Industry, Dickinson College History, Dickinson College Student Life, Economics and Finance, Personal and Family Life
Format: Financial Documents, Letters/Correspondence, Newspapers and Magazines, Photographs
Time Period: 1840-1859, 1860-1879, 1880-1899, 1900-1919, 1920-1939
Collection Inventory: mc2008.03.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
Carlyle Reede Earp attended Conway Hall from 1908 to 1910 and graduated from Dickinson College in 1914. While at Dickinson, he was a member of the Union Philosophical Society, the YMCA, the track team, and the student volunteer band. Earp served as an officer in World War I and World War II. ...
Location: SB 2018.1
Subject: Dickinson College Events, Dickinson College History, Dickinson College Organizations, Dickinson College Student Life, Education, Sport and Recreation
Format: Memorabilia and Ephemera, Photographs, Scrapbooks
Time Period: 1900-1919
Collection Inventory: sb2018.01.pdf
The Education Fund played a critical role in the success of Dickinson College, especially during the mid-nineteenth century. For thirty years, Dickinson was entirely dependent upon the interest from the Education Fund to support its operations. In subsequent decades Dickinson’s Board of Trustees...
Location: MC 2016.1
Subject: Dickinson College Academic Affairs, Dickinson College Administration, Dickinson College History, Education, Religion and Spirituality
Collection Inventory: mc2016.01.pdf
M. Margaret Eslinger graduated from Dickinson College in 1923. This scrapbook contains a variety of items from her time at Dickinson College and as a graduate student at Ohio State University between 1919 and 1925. Materials include letters, grade slips, school bulletins, event programs,...
Location: MC 2013.6
Subject: Dickinson College Events, Dickinson College History, Dickinson College Organizations, Dickinson College Student Life, Education, Personal and Family Life, Travel and Tourism, Visual and Performing Arts
Format: Artifacts and Objects, Financial Documents, Letters/Correspondence, Memorabilia and Ephemera, Miscellaneous, Newspapers and Magazines, Photographs, Scrapbooks
Collection Inventory: mc2013.06.pdf
These records contain materials related to the termination of Dr. Laurent R. LaVallee, assistant professor of economics. In 1956, the Dickinson Board of Trustees voted unanimously to dismiss LaVallee as a result of his failure to answer questions about his alleged participation in Communist...
Collection Inventory: RG 2/13 President William Wilcox Edel and Dr. Laurent R. LaVallee case papers
The Dickinsoniana Newspaper Collection consists of various newspapers acquired by the Library over the years. These items feature articles which concern mainly Dickinson College: happenings on campus, curriculum offerings, and doings of famous alumni such as James Buchanan and Roger Brooke Taney...
Location: Dickinsoniana – Newspaper Collection 1769-2001
Subject: Carlisle and Cumberland County, Dickinson College History, Dickinson College Student Life, Education, Military Affairs and Conflict
Format: Newspapers and Magazines
Time Period: 1780-1799, 1800-1819, 1820-1839, 1840-1859, 1860-1879, 1880-1899, 1900-1919, 1920-1939, 1940-1959, 1960-1979, 1980-1999, 2000-2019
Collection Inventory: Dickinsoniana - Annotated Newspaper List
Collection Inventory: Dickinsoniana - Subject Index
The collection consists of the papers of Charles Nisbet, first president of Dickinson College, and his family, particularly his son-in-law, William Turnbull. The majority of these papers is correspondence conducted between Nisbet and his daughter, and also between Nisbet and Lady Leven of...
Location: MC 2001.7
Subject: Business and Industry, Dickinson College Administration, Dickinson College History, Genealogy and Family History, International Affairs, Military Affairs and Conflict, Personal and Family Life, Politics and Government
Format: Artifacts and Objects, Financial Documents, Legal and Government Documents, Letters/Correspondence, Photographs, Poetry and Lyrics
Time Period: 1760-1779, 1780-1799, 1800-1819, 1820-1839, 1840-1859, 1860-1879
Collection Inventory: mc2001.07.pdf
Wilhelmina Nisbet, the Countess of Leven, writes six letters to Charles Nisbet on a number of different issues, including commenting on contemporary religious movements and arguing that Nisbet should not accept the position as President of Dickinson College. "The state of affairs there, &...
Location: MC 2001.7, B1, F27-32
Subject: Dickinson College Administration, Dickinson College History, Personal and Family Life, Religion and Spirituality
Format: Letters/Correspondence
The charter establishing Dickinson College, approved in the minutes of the Trustees of the College, September 9, 1783.
Location: RG 1/1 - 3.1.1
Subject: Dickinson College Administration, Dickinson College History, Education
Format: Meeting Minutes
Time Period: 1780-1799
David Erskine, the Earl of Buchan, writes a letter to Charles Nisbet expressing that he does not sympathize with Nisbet's disappointment at being prevented "by the Calvinist party in Pennsylvania" from leaving Scotland to accept "your appointment at Carlisle projected college." Erskine also...
Location: MC 2001.7, B1, F1
Subject: Dickinson College Administration, Dickinson College History, Personal and Family Life, Politics and Government, Religion and Spirituality, Science and Technology
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1780-1799
Benjamin Rush writes a letter to Charles Nisbet discussing various religious and political parties in Pennsylvania and their relative support for the endowment of Dickinson College. Rush states that "a great body of the most respectable Presbyterians" are the "men who love [Nisbet's] character...
Location: MC 2001.7, B1, F41
Subject: Dickinson College Administration, Dickinson College History, Education, Politics and Government, Religion and Spirituality
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1780-1799
Dickinson College President Charles Nisbet writes to John Dickinson lamenting the "divisions that distract" the United States. He also acknowledges the honor bestowed upon him by Dickinson and the trustees of Dickinson College. Transcript included.
Location: MC 2001.13, B1, F5
Subject: Dickinson College Administration, Dickinson College History, Education, Politics and Government
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1780-1799
Benjamin Rush writes the "Plan of Education for Dickinson College" in 1785, which outlines the necessary curriculum that the College should follow. Transcript included.
Location: RG 1/1 - 3.2.8
Subject: Dickinson College Academic Affairs, Dickinson College Administration, Dickinson College History, Education
Format: Miscellaneous
Time Period: 1780-1799
Wilhelmina Nisbet, the Countess of Leven, writes five letters to Dickinson President Charles Nisbet in which she speaks of the health of her family and disapproves of Nisbet's new position at Dickinson College. "I still think you have been hurried off this stage which I do most sincerely regret...
Location: MC 2001.7, B1, F33-37
Subject: Dickinson College Administration, Dickinson College History, Education, Personal and Family Life, Religion and Spirituality
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1780-1799
John Dickinson writes ten letters to Benjamin Rush on a number of different topics, including the administrative affairs of Dickinson College, the state of political affairs in the United States, political philosophy, and the death of Dickinson's wife, Mary. Transcripts included.
Location: MC 2001.13
Subject: Dickinson College Administration, Dickinson College History, Education, Personal and Family Life, Politics and Government
Format: Letters/Correspondence
President Charles Nisbet delivers this address to students after a "late recess & intermission" on May 13, 1787. John Young, a member of the Class of 1788, transcribed the address. Transcript included.
Location: SC Vault Nisbet 37
Subject: Dickinson College Events, Dickinson College History, Dickinson College Student Life, Education
Format: Speeches and Sermons
Time Period: 1780-1799
President Charles Nisbet delivers this address to the first graduating class of Dickinson College at commencement on September 26, 1787. John Young, a member of the Class of 1788, transcribed the address. Transcript included.
Location: SC Vault Nisbet 37
Subject: Dickinson College Events, Dickinson College History, Education
Format: Speeches and Sermons
Time Period: 1780-1799
Robert Duncan (Class of 1787) delivers this valedictory address at the first commencement of Dickinson College, which was held on September 26, 1787. John Young, a member of the Class of 1788, transcribed the address. Transcript included.
Location: SC Vault Nisbet 37
Subject: Dickinson College Events, Dickinson College History, Dickinson College Student Life, Education
Format: Speeches and Sermons
Time Period: 1780-1799
President Charles Nisbet delivers this address to students in October after "a short interval of vacation." John Young, a member of the Class of 1788, transcribed the address. Transcript included.
Location: SC Vault Nisbet 37
Subject: Dickinson College Events, Dickinson College History, Dickinson College Student Life, Education
Format: Speeches and Sermons
Time Period: 1780-1799
President Charles Nisbet delivers this address to the second graduating class of Dickinson College at commencement on May 7, 1788. John Young, a member of the Class of 1788, transcribed the address. Transcript included.
Location: SC Vault Nisbet 37
Subject: Dickinson College Events, Dickinson College History, Education
Format: Speeches and Sermons
Time Period: 1780-1799
President Charles Nisbet delivers this address to students after a vacation on June 19, 1788. John Young, a member of the Class of 1788, transcribed the address. Transcript included.
Location: SC Vault Nisbet 37
Subject: Dickinson College Events, Dickinson College History, Dickinson College Student Life, Education
Format: Speeches and Sermons
Time Period: 1780-1799
Continental Congress delegate William Bingham writes to William Irvine, discussing the funding and future of Dickinson College. Irvine serves on Dickinson's Board of Trustees. Transcript included.
Location: I-SpahrB-1961-4
Subject: Carlisle and Cumberland County, Dickinson College Administration, Dickinson College History, Economics and Finance, Education, Legal Affairs, Politics and Government
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1780-1799
Wilhelmina Nisbet, the Countess of Leven, writes three letters to Charles Nisbet a series of letters regarding religious affairs in the United States and Great Britain as well as Nisbet's position at President of Dickinson College. One "young gentleman" reported, as Wilhelmina explains, that "...
Location: MC 2001.7, B1, F38-40
Subject: Dickinson College Administration, Dickinson College History, Education, Personal and Family Life, Religion and Spirituality
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1780-1799
