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1900-1909
A small bowl with "Carlisle Indian School" printed on the side in gray-blue letters.
Artifact/Collection Number: CIS-A-0001
Location: RR 07
Subject: Bowl, Native Americans
Format: Glassware/Ceramics
A red felt pennant from the Carlisle Indian School that has the name "Carlisle" in gold letters on the front. The red felt is severely faded and the letters are difficult to read.
Artifact/Collection Number: CIS-A-0004
Location: RR 07 (housed with CIS-A-0003)
Subject: Pennants, Native Americans
Format: Flags/Pennants/Banners
A red felt pennant with the image of a Native American in a headdress. The word "Carlisle" is written in gold next to the image.
Artifact/Collection Number: CIS-A-0003
Location: RR 07 (housed with CIS-A-0004)
Subject: Pennants, Native Americans
Format: Flags/Pennants/Banners
A large white bowl, likely for serving food. "Carlisle Indian School" is printed on the side in gray-blue letters.
Artifact/Collection Number: CIS-A-0002
Location: RR 07
Subject: Bowl, Native Americans
Format: Glassware/Ceramics
Button made by Dickinson College celebrating Carlisle and Cumberland County’s sesqui-centennial anniversary in 1901.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00488
Location: Shelf 25 (housed with AC 00418-00422, AC 00448-00449, AC 00484, AC 00541)
Subject: Anniversaries, Buttons, Carlisle, Cumberland County
Format: Pins/Buttons
A large blue sphere depicting location of constellations and stars in the earth's sky in a wooden frame with an iron base.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00387
Location: Drop file Cabinets
Subject: Scientific Equipment, Globe
Format: Scientific Equipment
Glass tubes suspended by a metal bar attached to a circular base with a hand crank to turn them.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00359
Location: Foyer Display 1
Subject: Scientific Equipment
Format: Scientific Equipment
Copper pin from Franklin and Marshall College’s chapter of Chi Phi featuring letters and a blue and red ribbon.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00161
Location: Shelf 26 (housed with AC 00162 - AC 00180)
Subject: Greek Life, Fraternity Pin
Format: Pins/Buttons
Two copper printing plates of Denny Hall, one before the 1904 fire and one during the fire.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00309
Location: Shelf 25 (housed with AC 00310, AC 00311)
Subject: Denny Hall, Campus Buildings, Printing
Format: Artwork/Photography
Gold kite-shaped pin painted with initials of the school which belonged to Lydia Marian Gooding.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00175
Location: Shelf 26 (housed with AC 00161 - AC 00180)
Subject: Preparatory School, Pins
Format: Pins/Buttons
A white pillow case with red trim. On one side are names and "'02" embroidered in red. This object belonged to and was made by Ethelyn Hardesty, class of 1902.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 2002.9_2
Location: Shelf 33 Box 1
Subject: Pillow Case
Format: Miscellaneous
Football from Dickinson v. Lafayette, 1903. Originally owned by Charles S. Messner.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00282
Location: RR 08 (housed with AC 00276 - AC 00281)
Subject: Football
Format: Athletic Equipment
Football from Dickinson v. Lehigh, 1904. Originally owned by Charles S. Messner.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00281
Location: RR 08 (housed with AC 00276 - AC 00282)
Format: Athletic Equipment
A large oblong glass globe attached to a metal base with a metal stem in its center and a control valve.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00381
Location: Foyer Display 3
Subject: Scientific Equipment
Format: Scientific Equipment
Small leather Dickinson pennant that came as a souvenir in a package of tobacco.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00610
Location: Shelf 25 (housed with AC 00226 - AC 00229)
Subject: Tobacco Souvenir
Format: Ephemera
Hand-sewn quilt made from felt pennants representing colleges, schools, and student organizations.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00584
Location: RR 02
Subject: Quilt, Greek Life
Format: Flags/Pennants/Banners, Textiles
Three red felt pennants of various sizes. Two large pennants with "1900" in white lettering and one small pennant with "D" in white lettering tied to a small twig.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00353
Location: Shelf 17 (housed with 00352)
Subject: Pennants
Format: Flags/Pennants/Banners
Ceramic pipe with writing on in that once belonged to members of the Phi Alpha Pi sorority.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00572
Location: Shelf 25
Subject: Greek Life, Pipes
Format: Miscellaneous
James T. Jarrell's Phi Beta Kappa key suspended on a gold chain.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00595
Location: Shelf 26 (housed with AC 00141-00160)
Subject: Fraternity Key, Key, Honor Societies
Format: Jewelry
Gold key inscribed with name of James M. Green who was made an honorary member of Phi Beta Kappa in 1905. (Green graduated in 1878, before the Phi Beta Kappa chapter at Dickinson had been established.)
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00145
Location: Shelf 26 (housed with AC 00141 - AC 00160)
Subject: Honor Societies, Key
Format: Pins/Buttons
Copper key inscribed with name of Florence Irene Ralston as a member of Phi Beta Kappa in 1907.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00144
Location: Shelf 26 (housed with AC 00141 - AC 00160)
Subject: Honor Societies, Key
Format: Pins/Buttons
Peirson Prize medal awarded to William H. Davenport in 1907 for his performance at the annual Junior Oratorical Contest
Front: "Founded by Daniel Pierson MDCCCCVII" on the rim of the medal and "Awarded to William H. Davenport as a Prize for Oratory" in the center of the medal.
Back: "Collegium Dickinsoniense" on the rim of the medal and "Detur Digniori" written on a banner in the center of the medal.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00886
Location: Shelf 25 (housed with AC 00348, AC 00049, AC 00050)
Subject: Pierson Prize, Honors and Awards, Award Medals
Format: Currency/Medallions
A red pillow case with red and white braided trim. The pillow case is embroidered with a white "D" and a bow on the front. On the back, the word "Dickinson" is embroidered in white. This object belonged to and was made by Ethelyn Hardesty, who gave it as a present to her husband, Clarence G. Cleaver, class of 1894.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 2002.9_1
Location: Shelf 33 Box 1
Subject: Pillow Case
Format: Miscellaneous
A brown leather handmade polygonal pin with black trim and red and white ribbons attached near the top. Written in black, "Feb, 15-'06, This Medal is an Award of Honor Contest, No. 3". Donated by Helen M. Smith.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00191
Location: shelf 17 (housed with 00189-00193)
Subject: Pins
Format: Pins/Buttons
A tarnished silver cup trophy with two handles and engraving that reads "Univ.of Penna. 13th Annual Relay Races 1907 Broad Jump". This trophy belonged to Franklin Mt. Pleasant, Class of 1910.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00455
Location: Shelf 15
Subject: Trophy
Format: Plaques/Trophies