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1950-1959
Ceramic beer stein with Chi Omega sorority's symbol on the front and 'Dickinson College' printed on the top. '1959' printed in the middle through the symbol. Belonged to George Kessler Livezey III (Class of 1959).
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00840
Location: Shelf 14 (housed with AC 00834, AC 00835, AC 00839, AC 00841, AC 00842, AC 00843)
Subject: Greek Life, Sororities, Stein
Format: Glassware/Ceramics
A red and white stripped beanie hat with a red rim. On the rim is "Cholly" embroidered in white. This item belonged to Charles Seller, class of 1955.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00803
Location: Shelf 10 (housed with AC 00804-00810)
Subject: Freshman Beanies
Format: Hats
Woman's small silver watch given to Nancy Cross (Price) as the award recipient of the 1959 Class of 1902 Award. Endowed by the class of 1902, the award is given annually to a member of the junior class who has contributed the most good to the college. The award winner is chosen by his or her peers.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00590
Location: Shelf 3 (housed with AC 00058 - AC 00088, AC 00507, AC 00590, AC 00607, AC 00735)
Subject: Honors and Awards, Class of 1902 Award, Watch
Format: Jewelry
A gold rectangular pin with the typed name and hometown of James Clair McCullough, attached to an orange ribbon with "50th Reunion, Class of 1909, Dickinson College Carlisle, Pa., June 5-6-7, 1959" in black letters.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00192
Location: Shelf 17 (housed with 00189-00193)
Format: Pins/Buttons
Red wool felt beanie cap with '53 printed in white on the front.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00547
Location: Shelf 9
Subject: Reunion Beanie, Dink, Reunion
Format: Hats
A red and white circular rug featuring the Dickinson college seal in red.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00787
Location: Reading Room Shelf 4
Subject: College Seal, Rug
Format: Miscellaneous, Textiles
White round button with college seal and name, and “Commencement” in red, with “My Name is Whitfield J. Bell, Jr.”
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00210
Location: Shelf 16 (housed with AC 00209-00215, etc.)
Subject: Commencement, Buttons, College Traditions
Format: Pins/Buttons
Ceramic with a walnut glaze. Metal working similar to a crown of olive branches, and the Dickinson College seal.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00856
Location: Shelf 14 (housed with AC 00855)
Format: Glassware/Ceramics
Round white button with “Dickinson College Democrats” and Democratic donkey in red.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00204
Location: Shelf 16 (housed with AC 00209-00215, etc.)
Subject: Buttons, Dickinson Democrats
Format: Pins/Buttons
Red Dickinson football sweatshirt donated by Wilbur Gobrecht, class of 1952.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00688
Location: Shelf 2
Subject: Athletics, Sweatshirt
Format: Clothing
A rectangular bronze plaque mounted on white base with the inscription "Music Rooms Presented by Class of 1953". On the back of the white base is the inscription in pencil "Inside White, top".
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00096
Location: Shelf 18 (housed with AC 00095, AC 00097)
Subject: Plaque, Campus Buildings
Format: Plaques/Trophies
A small stuffed dog with a red felt dink and scarf. The hat has a white D on the brim.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00924
Location: Shelf 26
Subject: Stuffed Animal, Dink
Format: Miscellaneous
Football from the 1958 season.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00278
Location: RR 08 (housed with AC 00276 - AC 00282)
Subject: Football
Format: Athletic Equipment
Oval, brass medallion with an engraving of Old West on the front and the name "Bob Weinstein '50" on the back.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00822
Location: Shelf 25 (housed with AC 00414)
Subject: Founder's Society, Medallion
Format: Currency/Medallions
The first Priestley Award medallion presented in 1952. The award is framed in a wooden shadow box backed with red velvet.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00343
Location: Shelf 18
Subject: Priestley Award
Format: Plaques/Trophies
Red felt beanie (also called a "dink") with a white button, worn by Barbara Price Vandegrift in 1959.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00556
Location: Shelf 9
Subject: Freshman Beanies, Dink, College Traditions
Format: Hats
William Freeman's (Class of 1960) dink from his freshman year in 1956. Wool, with a few holes around the seams, size 7.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00921
Location: Reading Room 7
Subject: Student Life, Dink, Freshman Beanies, College Traditions
Format: Hats
A white pin with "Dickinson College Freshman" in red and "Jane Myers" in pencil on both the back and front. Buttons were distributed to freshman women to be worn during new student initiation. Myers was a member of the Class of 1955.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00706
Location: Shelf 17 (housed with AC 00190-00193)
Subject: Freshman Buttons, Orientation, Nametag
Format: Pins/Buttons
Black and purple hood worn by George Shuman, Jr. upon receiving an honorary doctorate from Lycoming College in 1958.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00005
Location: Shelf 10
Subject: Academic Regalia, Hood
Format: Clothing
Two black academic hoods and mortorboard cap worn by George Shuman, Jr. as treasurer of Dickinson College.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00003
Location: Shelf 3
Subject: Academic Regalia, Hood
A metal trophy with a plastic base about one and a half feet tall. The white plastic base has a golden plaque with the text "Dickinson College Outstanding Football Performer Homecoming November 14, 1953 Donald P. Bush, Jr."
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00779
Location: Shelf 36
Subject: Honors and Awards, Trophy, Athletics
Format: Plaques/Trophies
Bronze medal with Jeremiah Atwater and Middlebury College symbols, produced for the 150th anniversary of Middlebury in 1950. Atwater was President of Dickinson from 1809 to 1815.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00074
Location: Shelf 3 (housed with AC 00058-00088, AC 00507, AC 00590, AC 00607, AC 00735)
Subject: Commemorative Medal, Anniversaries
Format: Currency/Medallions
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