Alpha Chi Rho Button, c.1950

Artifact/Collection Number
AC 00863
Location
Shelf 25 (housed with AC 00864, AC 00865, AC 00866, AC 00867, AC 00868, and AC 00869)

This Alpha Chi Rho fraternity button has a white background with "Crows" written in red lettering.

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Priestley Award Buttons, 2000

Artifact/Collection Number
AC 00451
Location
Shelf 18 (housed with AC 00452, AC 00453)

Two orange buttons the black text 'Dr. E. O. Wilson "The Future of Life" Thursday, October 19th, Dickinson College 2000 Priestley Award' situated around an image of three ants and a DNA strand in the center. 

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Public Affairs Symposium buttons (13), 1987-1995

Artifact/Collection Number
AC 00208
Location
Shelf 17 (housed with 00206-00207, etc.)

Thirteen round metal buttons of various size featuring the annual Public Affairs Symposium title and dates. Two buttons for the United Nations Symposium (1995), three buttons for the Environment Symposium (1990), one button for the PAS Sport Symposium (1987), two buttons for the American Education Symposium (1988), one button for the Contemporary Family (1989), two buttons for the Media Symposium (1994), and two buttons for the Poverty in America Symposium (1992).

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The Square Pin, c.2005

Artifact/Collection Number
AC 00573
Location
Shelf 25 (housed with AC 00418-00422)

Red round 1 ½” button printed with The Square, an alternative student newspaper, originally used as fundraiser, then given free to advertisers.

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Lewis Gobrecht's Freshman Button, 1951

Artifact/Collection Number
AC 00470
Location
Shelf 2 (housed with 00432-00436, 00443, 00459)

Freshman button worn as name tag by Lewis Gobrecht '55 while attending Dickinson College as a student. Gobrecht majored in Political Science and History at Dickinson and was an active member of the College Choir, Glee Club, and the Dickinson Follies theater group. Gobrecht went on to have a long career teaching middle-school history in Carlisle.

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Lewis Gobrecht's Name Buttons, 1955

Artifact/Collection Number
AC 00433
Location
Shelf 2 (housed with 00432-00436, 00443, 00459, 00470)

Buttons worn as name tags by Lewis Gobrecht '55 while attending Dickinson College Commencement and Dickinson College Guest Day as a student. Gobrecht majored in Political Science and History and was an active member of the College Choir, Glee Club, and the Dickinson Follies theater group. Gobrecht went on to have a long career teaching middle-school history in Carlisle.

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