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Miscellaneous
A small dark blue pouch with some bead work in orange, red, green, white and black. A little handle is sown onto the corner of the pouch. This object is from the Shoshone Indians from the Fort Hall Reservation, Idaho, and belonged to Zatae Longsdorff, class of 1887.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 2002.2_17
Location: Shelf 32 Box 4
Subject: pouch, bead work, Native Americans
Format: Miscellaneous
A small toy Cradleboard made of leather and decorated with red, blue, green and yellow bead work. A small porcelain doll is tied into the center of the Cradleboard. This item comes from the Fort Hall Reservation, Idaho, and belonged to Zatae Longsdorff, class of 1887.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 2002.2_12
Location: Shelf 32 Box 4
Subject: toy, bead work, Native Americans
Format: Miscellaneous
A small toy cradleboard made of tan leather and colored hemp string. The toy is decorated with pink, green, red and blue bead work and a bundle of black cloth meant to represent a baby bundled in the cradleboard. A long multicolored hemp rope is attached to the back of the cradleboard. This item belonged to Zatae Longsdorff, class of 1887.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 2002.2_11
Location: Shelf 32 Box 4
Subject: toy, bead work, Native Americans
Format: Miscellaneous
White glasses made from card-stock with dark lenses. Dickinson students, faculty, and staff used these glasses to observe the solar eclipse on August 21, 2017.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00916
Location: Shelf 32
Format: Miscellaneous
Spoon found west of 255 West Louther St. when installing handicap ramp in Fall 2004.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00478
Location: Shelf 25 (housed with AC 00464)
Subject: Silverware, Construction
Format: Miscellaneous
Iron spurs with leather straps and braided gold hat cord, c.1865, worn by Horatio C. King, class of 1858, who served in the Union Calvary during the U.S. Civil War.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00442
Location: Shelf 25
Format: Miscellaneous
A wooden statue of Bhairava, god of power. 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_37
Location: Shelf 31 Box 2
Subject: Nepal
Format: Artwork/Photography, Miscellaneous
A wooden statue of Lama, a teacher or a monk. The drum symbolizes detachment of the body, and the ball symbolizes female wisdom. 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_29
Location: Shelf 31 Box 2
Subject: Nepal
Format: Artwork/Photography, Miscellaneous
Eight strands of various colored and sized beads, many of which the ends are tied together to make bracelets. These objects are from the Shoshone Indians at Fort Hall Reservation, Idaho, and belonged to Zatae Longsdorff, class of 1887.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 2002.2_15
Location: Shelf 32 Box 4
Subject: bead work, Native Americans
Format: Miscellaneous
A rectangular metal box with lid originally placed in the cornerstone of Emory Chapel in 1857. The inscription on the paper glued to the top of the lid reads "Box from Corner Stone of Emory Chapel."
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00290
Location: Shelf 18
Subject: Time Capsule, Emory Chapel
Format: Miscellaneous
A board game in which the objective is to lose radiation and perform a cold shut-down of a nuclear reactor. The game was created by Adam, Diane, and Edward Sandnes. The box features an illustration of the Three Mile Island nuclear plant.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00690
Location: Shelf 2
Subject: Games, Three Mile Island
Format: Miscellaneous
Two trapezoidal shaped beaded leather arm or leg bands from the Shoshone at Fort Hall Reservation, Idaho. The bands are approximately 11” by 6.5” and are intricately and identically decorated with light blue, red, yellow, green, white, and dark blue beads and have leather five leather strings on each short end. These objects were owned by Zatae Longsdorff, class of 1887.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 2002.2_7
Location: Shelf 32 Box 4
Subject: bead work, Native Americans
Format: Miscellaneous
Three vinyl record disks of 1952 Dickinson Follies production, "The Sphinx Winx".
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00431
Location: Shelf 26
Format: Miscellaneous
A dark wooden wall hanging depicting a Hindu Goddess standing astride a lion and a lotus throne. 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_34
Location: Shelf 31 Box 2
Subject: Nepal
Format: Artwork/Photography, Miscellaneous
Gold key with cut-out top, with attached tag identifying it as the key to the organ in West College.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00228
Location: Shelf 25 (housed with AC 00226 - AC 00228)
Subject: West College (Old West), Key
Format: Miscellaneous
Unfinished gavel made by Walter McKenney from wood reputedly from the White House after renovations.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00135
Location: Shelf 24 (housed with AC 00136)
Subject: Gavel
Format: Miscellaneous
Made of pewter, this small rectangular box with a hinge top was likely meant to hold calling cards. On one side is a profile portrait of William Travers Jerome with the date "MAY-7-MCMIX" engraved towards the bottom. On the reverse side is text at the top that reads "COMMITTEE" and below are a list of names engraved into the metal. Names include S. L. Clemens, Austen G. Fox, and Elbridge Gerry. This calling card case was a party favor from a special dinner honoring William Travers Jerome, held on May 7, 1909 in New York. A story about the event in the New York Times detailed the dinner and Jerome's accomplishments. Robert Bridges was likely in attendance at that dinner.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 2012.12_3
Location: Shelf 34
Subject: Card Case
Format: Miscellaneous
Wooden cane with carved knob handle and silver cap on bottom.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00247
Location: RR 01 (housed with AC 00245, AC 00246)
Subject: Cane
Format: Miscellaneous
A wooden hukka pipe with a string attached. 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_22
Location: Shelf 31 Box 1
Format: Miscellaneous
A carved wooden statue of Ganesha, Remover of Obstacles. A sticker on the back reads "Dr. & Mrs. Edgar Miller Liverpool, Pennsylvania". 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_15
Location: Shelf 31 Box 1
Subject: Nepal
Format: Artwork/Photography, Miscellaneous
A carved wooden statue of Mahakala, the Fierce Protector. 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_16
Location: Shelf 31 Box 1
Subject: Nepal
Format: Artwork/Photography, Miscellaneous
A woooden stupa, a three-dimensional mandala and a palace of Buddha named "Vajrabhairava." 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_42
Location: Shelf 31 Box 2
Subject: Nepal
Format: Artwork/Photography, Miscellaneous
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