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Pins/Buttons
A circular white metal button featuring the college seal and the text "DICKINSON COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT" in red. Written across the center of the button is the name "Sam L. Daihl, Guest" in blue ink. This object belonged to Velva Diven Daihl, class of 1927.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 2012.6_4
Location: Shelf 34
Subject: Button, Commencement
Format: Pins/Buttons
Gold kite-shaped pin painted with initials of the school which belonged to Lydia Marian Gooding.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00175
Location: Shelf 26 (housed with AC 00161 - AC 00180)
Subject: Preparatory School, Pins
Format: Pins/Buttons
Two reunion name tags, both belonging to Ruth Trout, class of 1936. Both name tags are rectangular pins with ribbons attached to them, one with yellow ribbons with "Golden Alumni" in black text and the other has a white ribbon with "50th Reunion" in black and red text. The tag with the yellow ribbons features a tag with a gold trim and the text "Ruth Trout 1936" handwritten in black ink and "Dickinson College" in black typed text. The other tag features a picture of Ruth Trout and her name hand written in black ink.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 2005.1_5
Location: Shelf 34 Box 1
Subject: Pins, Nametag, Reunion, Golden Alumni
Format: Pins/Buttons
The dink is made out of red felt with a white button on top. The button is made out of metal which has "Dickinson College Freshman", along with the old college seal and on a piece of paper in the middle "Jim Pritchard" is written.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00858
Location: Reading Room 1 (housed with AC 00851, AC 00859, and AC 00860)
Subject: Student Life, Freshman Beanies, Dink, Nametag
Format: Clothing, Hats, Pins/Buttons, Textiles
A red felt Freshman Beanie ("dink") with "71" on the back in white and a Dickinson College Name Tag with the name "Michael Trachtman" typed in black under the college seal and "Dickinson College" in red. Trachtman is a member of the Class of 1971.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00453
Location: Shelf 18 (housed with AC 00451, 00452)
Subject: Dink, Nametag, Student Life
Format: Hats, Pins/Buttons
President William Durden's Dickinson College Freshman red beanie (“dink”) with "71" on the back in white and "A-1" written in black marker on the front. A name tag with the college seal and "Dickinson College" in red and "William Durden" in black, and a red and white student ID with a student photo on the back, all from 1967.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00462
Location: Shelf 19
Subject: Dink, Nametag, Student ID, ID Card
Format: Clothing, Miscellaneous, Pins/Buttons
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
A gold pin in the shape of a cross. Two circular pin backs are attached to the pin. This object belonged to Albert Louther Demaree, class of 1923.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 2010.4_5
Location: Shelf 34 Box 1
Subject: Pins
Format: Pins/Buttons
Gold circle pin with black center with gold entwining letters.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00237
Location: Shelf 24 (housed with AC 00233 - AC 00236)
Subject: Initials
Format: Pins/Buttons
Very small gold pin with "28" in a center triangle and the letters “N,” “E,” and “M” around the outside. The organization behind the pin is unknown.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00181
Location: Shelf 25 (housed with AC 00182-AC 00187, etc.)
Subject: Sorority Pin
Format: Pins/Buttons
Pewter-toned pin impressed with “John Dickinson Society” and Dickinson family crest, given to donors whose contributions qualified them to be members of the John Dickinson Society.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00693
Location: Shelf 25 (housed with AC 00418-422)
Subject: Donor Relations, Pins
Format: Pins/Buttons
One gold pin with Dickinson College seal, one gold pin in shape of treble clef, one silver pin for Taylor School Award, one pin with gemstone, in a navy blue leather storage case.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00188
Location: Shelf 25 (housed with AC 00181-AC 00187, etc.)
Subject: Wallet, College Seal
Format: Pins/Buttons
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.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00470
Location: Shelf 2 (housed with 00432-00436, 00443, 00459)
Subject: Freshman Buttons, Buttons
Format: Pins/Buttons
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.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00433
Location: Shelf 2 (housed with 00432-00436, 00443, 00459, 00470)
Subject: Commencement, Guest Day, Buttons
Format: Pins/Buttons
Five pins in total with phrases across front. "Be Kind" "He/Him" "Ask me about my pronouns" "They/Them" "She/Her"
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00908
Location: Shelf 32
Subject: Student Life, LGBTQ, LGBT History, Pins
Format: Pins/Buttons
Button for Safe Zone Members for the LGBTQ community on Campus distributed by Dickinson's LGBTQ Services
On button: " LGBTQQIA Pride @ Dickinson," "Safe Zone Member," Creating an Inclusive Community,"
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00890
Location: Shelf 16 (housed with AC 00888)
Format: Pins/Buttons
A Loyal Legion pin worn by John Hays (II), class of 1857, on his jacket lapel. One side of the pin is covered in red, white, and blue fabric, with red, white and blue bow in the center. On the reverse side is a metal silver button with the engraved text "U.S. Patent 1888 France".
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 2002.1_8
Location: Shelf 32
Format: Pins/Buttons
Gold Masonic symbol pin which belonged to Mervin Grant Filler.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00162
Location: Shelf 26 (housed with AC 00161 - AC 00180)
Subject: Pins
Format: Pins/Buttons
Pins and ribbons worn by officials at the 4th Northeastern Jurisdictional Conference of the Methodist Church in 1952.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00091
Location: Shelf 25 (housed with AC 00089 - AC 00093)
Subject: Medal, Methodist Church, Religion and Spirituality
Format: Pins/Buttons
Gold pennant-shaped pin painted in white enamel with name “Metzger” for the Metzger Institute.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00172
Location: Shelf 26 (housed with AC 00161 - AC 00180)
Subject: Education, Carlisle, Cumberland County
Format: Pins/Buttons
Three teal and white round metal buttons with "1991, Metzger-Conway Series, October 16-18" in white and grey.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00207
Location: Shelf 17 (housed with 00194, 00206-00208, 00216)
Subject: Buttons
Format: Pins/Buttons
The Dickinson College Old West Pin is gold in color in the center with an image of Old West in the center. Surrounding the image is a red circle with "Old West Dickinson College".
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00869
Location: Shelf 25 (housed with AC 00863, AC 00864, AC 00865, AC 00866, AC 00867, and AC 00868)
Subject: West College (Old West), Pins
Format: Clothing, Jewelry, Pins/Buttons
Copper key and staff belonging to Mervin Grant Filler as a member of Omicron Delta Kappa in 1927.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00141
Location: Shelf 26 (housed with AC 00142 - AC 00160)
Subject: Key, Honor Societies
Format: Pins/Buttons
Gold circular pin with fraternity letters in gold against black enamel.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00187
Location: Shelf 25 (housed with AC 00181-AC 00186, etc.)
Subject: Greek Life, Fraternity Pin
Format: Pins/Buttons
Round green and blue pin with a figure on a house bearing a shield. Perhaps an proponent of the Order of St. George.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00235
Location: Shelf 24 (housed with AC 00223 - AC 00237)
Subject: Military, Honors and Awards
Format: Pins/Buttons
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