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Pierson Prize medal, 1907

Artifact/Collection Number

AC 00886

Location

Shelf 25 (housed with AC 00348, AC 00049, AC 00050)

Peirson Prize medal awarded to William H. Davenport in 1907 for his performance at the annual Junior Oratorical Contest

Front: "Founded by Daniel Pierson MDCCCCVII" on the rim of the medal and "Awarded to William H. Davenport as a Prize for Oratory" in the center of the medal.

Back: "Collegium Dickinsoniense" on the rim of the medal and "Detur Digniori" written on a banner in the center of the medal.

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Pierson Prize-Longsdorff, 1886

Artifact/Collection Number

AC 2002.2

Location

Shelf 33

A gold medallion attached to a red ribbon. On the front the engraving reads "COLLEGIUM DICKINSONIENSE DETUR DIONIORI" and on the back "AWARDED TO Zatae Longsdorff AS A PRIZE FOR ORATORY FOUNDED BY DANIEL PIERSON MDCCCLXXXVI"

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Format

Pierson Prize for Oratory Medal, 1887

Artifact/Collection Number

AC 00165

Location

Shelf 26 (housed with AC 00161-00180)

A round gold pendant with oratorical contest details inscribed on both the front and the back. On the front the name of the winner for 1887, "AWARDED TO MARY R. CURRAN AS A PRIZE FOR ORATORY", is inscribed in the center of the medallion, around which reads "FOUNDED BY DANIEL PIERSON MDCCIXXXVII". On the back it reads "COLLEGIUM DICKINSONIENSE DETUR DIGNIORI".

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