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Ephemera
Large, wooden Sigma Chi paddle with the name "Jerry" inscribed on the middle in colored in with black paint.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00815
Location: Shelf 11 (housed with AC 00813, AC 00814)
Subject: Greek Life, Paddle
Format: Ephemera
Bookmark from the 1998 225th Anniversary of the college.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00414
Location: Shelf 25
Subject: Anniversaries, Bookmark, 225th anniversary
Format: Ephemera
A white cotton armband with "Total Divestment Now" written in blue marker, used during protest of South African investments.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00301
Location: Shelf 20 (housed with AC 00297-00308)
Subject: Armband, Student Protests
Format: Ephemera
This paddle is from the 1966 class of the Black Hat society. The front has the skull and key written on it with Dickinson College below it. The back has a list of members from that year as well as the member's Greek names with a picture of the black hat with 1966 written above it.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00852
Location: RR 01
Subject: Student Life, Paddle
Format: Ephemera
A certificate mounted in a gold frame listing the date, medals and position awarded to Thomas Edward Munce, Jr. for his service in World War II. Under the crest printed in orange, the text reads "The Under-Secretary of State for War presents his compliments and by Command of the Army Council has the honour to transmit the enclosed Awards granted for service during the war of 1939-45. 1939-1945 Star, Africa Star, with 8th Army Clasp, Italy Star, War Medal, 1939-1945." This item belonged to Thomas Edward Munce, Jr., class of 1939.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 2005.5_2
Location: Shelf 34
Subject: certificate, Award Medals, Military, World War II
Format: Currency/Medallions, Ephemera
Clear, square decal with compass seal printed in red and white.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00486
Location: Shelf 26 (housed with AC 00221, AC 00485, AC 00489, AC 00508-00510, AC 00516)
Subject: Compass Rose, Decal
Format: Ephemera
Egyptienne Luxury red tobacco silk with Dickinson College seal and name.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00745
Location: Shelf 25 (housed with AC 00740, AC 00741, AC 00744)
Subject: Tobacco Souvenir, College Seal
Format: Ephemera
A small red rectangular cut of silk with “Dickinson embroidered in yellow and white thread above the college seal. On the top of the square is the text “FACTORY NO.7. 3RD DISTRICT STATE N.Y.” in white.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00793
Location: Shelf 25 (housed with AC 00740-1 and AC 00744)
Subject: Tobacco Souvenir, College Seal
Format: Ephemera
Boxed pack of 28 cards printed with images and descriptions of Dickinson traditions for the "Our Dickinson" fundraising campaign.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00723
Location: Shelf 25 (housed with AC 00682, AC 00698)
Subject: College Traditions, Donor Relations
Format: Ephemera
Russell (Rusty) Shunk's Dickinson Faculty/Staff ID card from 1976-1977. Included on the card is Shunk's picture and signature.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00741
Location: Shelf 25 (housed with AC 00740, AC 00744, AC 00745)
Subject: Faculty/Staff, ID Card
Format: Ephemera
A piece of cardboard, with a ribbon for hanging, with the name Marilyn Detweiler in big letters. There is also a small picture of a Dickinson pennant. Marilyn wore this sign as a first-year student.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00935
Location: Shelf 25
Subject: Sign, Student Life
Format: Ephemera
Wooden token printed with image of Green Devil on one side and “Good for one cookie” on the other. Distributed by Sustainability Office for “green” actions and redeemable with dining services for cookie.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00682
Location: Shelf 25 (housed with AC 00698)
Subject: Sustainability, Green Devil
Format: Ephemera
Dark brown, 3.5 foot long, wooden Kappa Sigma fraternity paddle. On the front a Dickinson flag, Dickinson Seal, and Devil sitting on a "D" can be found. "What M[image of a hat]E worry?" can be seen across the top. On the back "Al 1963, "KΣ", and "Joe 1964" are shown around the fraternity seal. This paddle was given to Joe Icenhower when he pledged Kappa Sigma.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00758
Location: RR 01 (housed with AC 000248, AC 00249, AC 00412, AC 00598)
Subject: Greek Life, Paddle, Red Devil
Format: Ephemera
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
White plastic luggage tag commemorating the 225th anniversary of Dickinson College, celebrated in 1998. "Dickinson" is printed in red on the front.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00749
Location: Shelf 25 (housed with AC 00746 - AC 00750)
Subject: Anniversaries, 225th anniversary
Format: Ephemera
Medium size, wooden Sigma Chi paddle from the Military Ball of 1961.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00813
Location: Shelf 11 (housed with AC 00814, AC 00815)
Subject: Greek Life, Military Ball, Paddle
Format: Ephemera
Murad Tobacco card featuring a Dickinson athlete on the front with the college seal. On reverse side a list of schools is featured.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00744
Location: Shelf 25 (housed with AC 00740, AC 0074, AC 00745)
Subject: Tobacco Souvenir, Athletics
Format: Ephemera
Phi Delta Theta pledge paddle used by John Wallace Herold, Class of 1968.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00602
Location: Shelf 14 (housed with AC 00245 - AC 00247)
Subject: Greek Life, Paddle
Format: Ephemera
The Phi Epsilon Pi Little/Big Brother Paddle is made out of wood and is in the form of the Greek letters. "To Big Bro Greg" and "From Littler Bro John" is written in white paint in the center.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00879
Location: Shelf 12 (housed with AC 00872, AC 00881, AC 00877, & AC 0878)
Subject: Paddle, Greek Life
Format: Ephemera
The Phi Epsilon Pi Little/Big Brother Paddle is made out of wood and in the shape of a foosball player with a silver, white, purple, and gold theme. On the face of the foosball player is silver side-swept hair and the face is made to look like a skull. The uniform of the player is a white shirt, purple pants, silver knee-high socks. On the shirt is the Greek letters in gold and "If the dead played foos..." in black lettering. Written on the pants in white lettering is "To Big Brother Paul from Little Brother Chuck".
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00877
Location: Shelf 12 (housed with AC 00872, AC 00881, AC 00879, & AC 0878)
Subject: Paddle, Greek Life
Format: Ephemera
The Phi Epsilon Pi Little/Big Brother Paddle is made out of wood and is in the shape of a guitar. The text painted on the paddle reads: "Some times the songs that we sing are just songs of our own......." and "To Big Bro Paul From Little Bro Jon."
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00881
Location: Shelf 12 (housed with AC 00872, AC 00879, AC 00877, & AC 0878)
Subject: Paddle, Greek Life
Format: Ephemera