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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....
Decade: 1950-1959
Subject: Academic Regalia
Format: Miscellaneous
Buttons worn as name tags by Lewis Gobrecht '55 while attending Dickinson College Commencement and Dickinson College Guest Day as a student. ...
Decade: 1950-1959
Subject: Commencement, Guest Day, Buttons
Format: Pins/Buttons
Unfinished gavel made by Walter McKenney from wood reputedly from the White House after renovations.
Decade: 1950-1959
Subject: Gavel
Format: Miscellaneous
Three vinyl record disks of 1952 Dickinson Follies production, "The Sphinx Winx".
Decade: 1950-1959
Format: Miscellaneous
Alpha Chi Rho jacket worn by Lewis Gobrecht. Gobrecht was a member of the Class of 1955.
Decade: 1950-1959
Subject: Jacket, Greek Life
Format: Clothing
Large, black Wedgwood bowl inscribed to James Clair McCullough from 1955.
Decade: 1950-1959
Format: Glassware/Ceramics
James Lewis Pritchard's (Class of 1953) Alpha Chi Rho hat is made of white polyester in the front with "AXP" in maroon lettering. There is white mesh surrounding the white polyester.
Decade: 1950-1959
Subject: hat, Greek Life
A red and white circular rug featuring the Dickinson college seal in red.
Decade: 1950-1959
Subject: College Seal, Rug
Format: Miscellaneous, Textiles
Three wooden plaques featuring scholarship award winners for 1956 to 1971.
Decade: 1950-1959
Subject: Honors and Awards, Honor Societies, Commemorative Plaque
Format: Plaques/Trophies
The Phi Epsilon Pi Pledge Formal Paddle is made of wood with an attached rope cord. Greek letters, "PLEDGE FORMAL," and 1956 are written on the paddle.
Decade: 1950-1959
Subject: Paddle, Greek Life
Format: Ephemera
William Freeman's (Class of 1960) dink from his freshman year in 1956. Wool, with a few holes around the seams, size 7.
Decade: 1950-1959
Subject: Student Life, Dink, Freshman Beanies, College Traditions
Format: Hats
Red felt "dink" with white button worn by Richard Herb as a freshman in 1957.
Decade: 1950-1959
Subject: Freshman Beanies, Dink
Format: Hats
Black and purple hood worn by George Shuman, Jr. upon receiving an honorary doctorate from Lycoming College in 1958.
Decade: 1950-1959
Subject: Academic Regalia, Hood
Format: Clothing
Woman's small silver watch given to Nancy Cross (Price) as the award recipient of the 1959 Class of 1902 Award. Endowed by the class of 1902, the award is given annually to a member of the junior class who has contributed the most good to the...
Decade: 1950-1959
Subject: Honors and Awards, Class of 1902 Award, Watch
Format: Jewelry
Gold medal featuring inscriptions and laurels, produced for the John Glover Award by the Royal Mint, 1959. This original solid gold medal was presented to the college, along with 18 gold plated replica medals, by John Yeagley. The replicas were...
Decade: 1950-1959
Subject: Honors and Awards, John Glover Award
Format: Currency/Medallions
Gold medal featuring inscriptions and laurels, produced for the John Glover Award by the Royal Mint, 1959. This gold plated replica medal was presented to the college, along with an original solid gold medal and 17 other gold plated replica...
Decade: 1950-1959
Subject: Honors and Awards, John Glover Award
Format: Currency/Medallions
Red felt beanie (also called a "dink") with a white button, worn by Barbara Price Vandegrift in 1959.
Decade: 1950-1959
Subject: Freshman Beanies, Dink, College Traditions
Format: Hats