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A spoon, pottery sherds, and a button that were found during an excavation of Hurwitz Green (between Stern Center and East College) in 2000.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00464
Location: Shelf 25 (housed with AC 00478)
Subject: Archeological Artifacts, Campus Buildings, Silverware
Format: Glassware/Ceramics, Miscellaneous
Red vinyl ID holder with red lettering given out during student orientation.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00748
Location: Shelf 25 (housed with AC 00746-AC 00750)
Subject: Orientation, ID Card, Wallet, Student Life
Format: Miscellaneous
A red and black insulated lunch bag with a black shoulder strap. The college compass seal and “Class of 1994” are printed in black on the front pocket.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00494
Location: Shelf 18
Subject: Insulated Bag, Reunion, Alumni Weekend
Format: Miscellaneous
Cane with an engraved silver top and metal cap at bottom, belonged to President James Henry Morgan (Class of 1878).
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00248
Location: RR 01 (housed with AC 00249, AC 00412, AC 00598, AC 00758)
Subject: Cane
Format: Miscellaneous
A brown, wooden cigar box wrapped in paper with images and name of John Dickinson. The text on the bottom is the stamped information of the manufacturing company and health notice.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00522
Location: Shelf 18 (housed with 00523-00527)
Subject: Cigar Box
Format: Miscellaneous
A foam brown and yellow lion toy distributed at Homecoming/Family Weekend in 2007 in celebration of John Dickinson's 275th birthday. "Happy 275th Birthday John Dickinson" is printed in white on the back of the lion's brown mane.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC00564
Location: Shelf 17 (housed with 00542-3, 00562-3, 00566)
Subject: foam lion toy
Format: Miscellaneous
Pewter-toned keychain with the Dickinson family crest distributed to donors who qualified to be members of the John Dickinson Society.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00694
Location: Shelf 25 (housed with AC 00418-422)
Subject: Keychain, Donor Relations
Format: Miscellaneous
A plastic block with beveled edges containing a piece of limestone. An engraved plate with the text "The John Dickinson Society 1984" is situated on the top of the block.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00295
Location: Shelf 21 (housed with AC 00291-94, AC 00296)
Subject: Paperweight
Format: Miscellaneous
A plastic block with beveled edges containing a piece of limestone. An engraved plate with the text "The John Dickinson Society 1984" is on the top of the block.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00296
Location: Shelf 21 (housed with AC 00291-00295)
Subject: Paperweight
Format: Miscellaneous
A prism of glass with a rock in it and a panel on the front with the words "The John Dickinson Society Paperweight, 1984" on the front. It was given to Philip Capice (Class of 1952).
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 2016.4_11
Location: Shelf 40 (Box 3)
Subject: Paperweight
Format: Miscellaneous
Black leather pocket notebook with "John Dickinson Society" embossed on the cover, given to members of the society. Inside the "3 P's of Public Speaking" and "Speaker's First Aid Kit" cards can be found.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00747
Location: Shelf 25 (housed with AC 00746- AC 00750)
Subject: Donor Relations
Format: Miscellaneous
A chrome-finished metal box with an insert for post-it notes. The notes have the words "John Dickinson Society 2000-2001" on them and the box has "Dickinson College" on it. It was given to Philip Capice (Class of 1952).
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 2016.4_15
Location: Shelf 40 (Box 4)
Subject: Office Supplies
Format: Miscellaneous
A gold-tone metallic, rectangular keychain featuring “Dickinson College” and the college’s seal.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00526
Location: Shelf 18 (housed with 00522-00527)
Subject: Keychain
Format: Miscellaneous
A replica of King Solomon’s ring worn by Rev. Canon Lewis Douglas Gottschall, Class of 1922. A gold ring fitted with 10 various precious stones and weighing about a half a pound.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00711
Location: Shelf 26
Subject: Ring
Format: Miscellaneous
A brass medical instrument believed to have been used by Benjamin Rush to bleed his patients for medical treatments.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00283
Location: Shelf 25
Subject: Medical Equipment
Format: Miscellaneous
A large pouch made of tan leather with a handle, leather tassels and intricate bead work using red, green, white, blue, black and pink beads. The handle is dyed blue and attached with twine and leather bands to the top of the pouch. This item is believed to be from the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes at Fort Hall Reservation in Idaho, and belonged to Zatae Longsdorff, class of 1887.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 2002.2_16
Location: Shelf 32 Box 4
Subject: pouch, bead work, Native Americans
Format: Miscellaneous
A bronze dagger-like letter opener with the Korea University emblem enameled on top with red tassels attached on the end of the sword.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00300
Location: Shelf 20 (housed with AC 00297-00308)
Subject: Letter Opener
Format: Miscellaneous
Academic tassel of black braided cord worn by Lewis Gobrecht, class of 1955. 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.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00432
Location: Shelf 2 (housed with 00433-00436, 00443, 00459, 00470)
Subject: Academic Regalia
Format: Miscellaneous
A small blue and silver metal library embosser of the Dickinson College seal.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00772
Location: Shelf 19 (housed with AC 00670-672)
Subject: Embosser
Format: Miscellaneous
A Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Dickinson College license plate. Number 00055 in navy blue and yellow.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00352
Location: Shelf 17 (housed with 00353)
Subject: license plate
Format: Miscellaneous
A cream colored metal license plate frame with the college seal and "Dickinson College" in red.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00555
Location: Shelf 17 (housed with 00352, 353, 474)
Subject: license plate frame
Format: Miscellaneous
Six lose military ribbons of various colors and sizes. These objects belonged to Charles M. Steese, ex-class of 1907.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 2002.4_5
Location: Shelf 32 Box 1
Subject: Military, Ribbons, World War I
Format: Miscellaneous
A wooden Makra idol representing the reconciliation of opposites. This artifact was brought back from Nepal by Drs. Edgar and Elizabeth Bucke Miller, Class of 1920 and 1923 respectively.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 1999.3_36
Location: Shelf 31 Box 2
Subject: Nepal
Format: Artwork/Photography, Miscellaneous
White ceramic mug with "Masland for the 199th" in blue, and blue magnet with white lettering of identical design.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00264
Location: Shelf 27 (housed with AC 00254 and AC 00263)
Format: Glassware/Ceramics, Miscellaneous
Two flat metal bookmarks with the College seal printed on them.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00305
Location: Shelf 25 (housed with AC 00217)
Subject: College Seal, Bookmark
Format: Miscellaneous
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