Entries drawn from collection & document descriptions
The Arts Award was established by Dickinson College in order to recognize achievements in the Arts and Humanities. Honoring Dr. William Wilcox Edel, alumnus and former president of the college, the Arts Award is bestowed upon an individual who has made an outstanding contribution in the...
Location: RG 9/3
Subject: Dickinson College Events, Visual and Performing Arts
Collection Inventory: 
RG 9/3 - Arts Award papers
The collection reflects Scott Blum's (1959- ) interest in the sciences, particularly computers. The documents and materials relate to Blum's time at Dickinson College, especially his academic career, and consist of notes and notebooks, syllabi, exams, and other materials. Blum graduated from...
Location: MC 2003.1
Subject: Dickinson College Academic Affairs, Dickinson College Student Life
Format: Artifacts and Objects, Letters/Correspondence, Memorabilia and Ephemera, Notes and Notebooks
Collection Inventory: mc2003.01.pdf
This collection consists of course materials, writings, and translations created by Marianna Bogojavlensky, who taught Russian language and literature at Dickinson College from 1963 to 1981.
Location: MC 2011.2
Subject: Dickinson College Academic Affairs, Education
Collection Inventory: mc2011.02.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
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 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
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
Michelle Ehrich graduated from Dickinson College in 1981. During her junior year, she studied abroad in Bologna, Italy. The collection consists primarily of letters and postcards that Michelle sent home to her family describing her life in Bologna and traveling around Europe during the 1979-80...
Location: MC 2018.1
Subject: Dickinson College Student Life, Travel and Tourism
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Miscellaneous
Collection Inventory: mc2018.01.pdf
Lewis Daniel Gobrecht graduated from Dickinson College in 1955. This collection primarily represents his academic and extracurricular life as a student, with particular emphasis on his involvement in theatre and music activities.
Location: MC 2012.5
Subject: Dickinson College Academic Affairs, Dickinson College Student Life, Economics and Finance, Education, Personal and Family Life, Visual and Performing Arts
Format: Engravings and Illustrations, Financial Documents, Letters/Correspondence, Memorabilia and Ephemera, Music, Notes and Notebooks, Poetry and Lyrics, Speeches and Sermons
Collection Inventory: mc2012.05.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 international society was founded in Europe in 1961 and a North American chapter followed ten years later. Dedicated to the study of civilizations, the ISCSC holds annual meetings, usually in an American university setting, in which papers are read, books are discussed, and theories are...
Location: ISCSC
Subject: International Affairs, Literary Pursuits, Military Affairs and Conflict, Politics and Government
Format: Audio-Visual Materials, Essays and Dissertations, Financial Documents, Letters/Correspondence, Meeting Minutes, Memorabilia and Ephemera, Newspapers and Magazines, Reports, Speeches and Sermons
Collection Inventory: ISCSC Finding Aid
Julius "Steve" Kassovic taught in the Sociology-Anthropology Department at Dickinson from 1979 to 1984. This collection contains assignments from his popular Introduction to Folklore course, during which students gathered jokes, stories, myths, ethnic expressions and other pieces of folkore from...
Location: MC 2010.1
Subject: Dickinson College Academic Affairs, Dickinson College Student Life, Education, Health and Medicine, International Affairs, Personal and Family Life, Weather and Climate
Format: Miscellaneous, Music, Poetry and Lyrics
Collection Inventory: mc2010.01.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
The Jane Lee collection consists of the various papers, court dockets, government documents, and newspaper clippings collected by Lee in the years following the accident at Three Mile Island. Jane Lee, a farmer from Etters, Pennsylvania, became active in various public-awareness groups such as...
Location: TMI-Lee
Subject: Personal and Family Life, Politics and Government, Three Mile Island
Format: Diaries and Journals, Interviews and Oral Histories, Legal and Government Documents, Letters/Correspondence, Newspapers and Magazines, Reports
Collection Inventory: TMI-Lee.pdf
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
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
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
This collection is composed of photocopies of the papers of Ralph L. Minker, Jr., Class of 1947. These papers, currently held at the Historical Society of Delaware, pertain to Minker's service as a bomber pilot in World War II. These items include correspondence between Minker and his family and...
Location: MC 2001.15
Subject: Military Affairs and Conflict, Personal and Family Life
Format: Legal and Government Documents, Letters/Correspondence, Scrapbooks
Collection Inventory: mc2001.15.pdf
The collection consists of correspondence and manuscripts of Marianne Moore (1887-1972), the famous American poet. The letters generally discuss her literary work, but some personal business is included as well. Manuscript copies of several of her poems comprise a part of the collection as well...
Location: MC 2001.20
Subject: Literary Pursuits, Personal and Family Life
Format: Essays and Dissertations, Letters/Correspondence, Memorabilia and Ephemera, Newspapers and Magazines, Poetry and Lyrics
Time Period: 1900-1919, 1920-1939, 1940-1959, 1960-1979, 1980-1999, 2000-2019
Collection Inventory: mc2001.20.pdf
T. Edward Munce Jr. (1914-1980) graduated from Dickinson College (class of 1939) and the Dickinson School of Law. He was a World War II veteran, State Department employee, and lawyer for the Public Utility Commission. The bulk of this collection consists of correspondence and Christmas cards...
Location: MC 2005.5
Subject: Land and Real Estate, Literary Pursuits, Military Affairs and Conflict, Politics and Government
Format: Artifacts and Objects, Legal and Government Documents, Letters/Correspondence, Memorabilia and Ephemera
Time Period: 1780-1799, 1920-1939, 1940-1959, 1960-1979, 1980-1999
Collection Inventory: mc2005.05.pdf
The John H. Murdoch collection consists of various papers, newspaper clippings, audiotapes, and photographs collected by Murdoch during his involvement with Three Mile Island Alert. John Murdoch was a long-time resident of Lower Allen Township, Cumberland County and became involved in emergency...
Location: TMI-Murdoch
Subject: Business and Industry, Health and Medicine, Politics and Government, Science and Technology, Three Mile Island
Format: Audio-Visual Materials, Books and Pamphlets, Essays and Dissertations, Interviews and Oral Histories, Legal and Government Documents, Letters/Correspondence, Maps and Diagrams, Memorabilia and Ephemera, Newspapers and Magazines, Photographs, Reports
Collection Inventory: TMI-Murdoch.pdf
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
Record group 5/2 consists of both materials dating from 1962-1989 while the Office of the Chaplain existed under the leadership of a full-time chaplain, as well as materials regarding campus religious affairs functions prior to the establishment of the chaplaincy, as early as 1924. The bulk of...
Location: RG 5/2
Subject: Carlisle and Cumberland County, Dickinson College Administration, Dickinson College Organizations, Dickinson College Student Life, Education, Religion and Spirituality
Format: Books and Pamphlets, Financial Documents, Letters/Correspondence, Meeting Minutes, Memorabilia and Ephemera, Music, Reports, Speeches and Sermons
Collection Inventory: RG 5/2 - Office of the Chaplain Papers
The Priestley Award was established by Dickinson College in honor and memory of Joseph Priestley, the eighteenth century scientist and theologian best known as the discoverer of oxygen. Every year the award is presented to a distinguished scientist for his or her discoveries or contributions to...
Location: RG 9/2
Subject: Dickinson College Events, Education, Science and Technology
Format: Broadsides and Posters, Financial Documents, Letters/Correspondence, Memorabilia and Ephemera
Collection Inventory: RG 9/2 - Joseph Priestley Award Papers
This collection includes articles, manuscripts, newspaper clippings, and programs about Joseph Priestley and related topics. Also included in the collection are genealogical materials - correspondence, notes, charts - collected by Priestley family members
Location: MC 2003.8
Subject: Genealogy and Family History, Literary Pursuits, Religion and Spirituality, Science and Technology
Format: Books and Pamphlets, Essays and Dissertations, Letters/Correspondence, Maps and Diagrams, Memorabilia and Ephemera, Newspapers and Magazines
Time Period: 1820-1839, 1840-1859, 1860-1879, 1880-1899, 1900-1919, 1920-1939, 1940-1959, 1960-1979, 1980-1999
Collection Inventory: mc2003.08.pdf
