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"Jerry" Sigma Chi Paddle, c.1965

Large, wooden Sigma Chi paddle with the name "Jerry" inscribed on the middle in colored in with black paint.

Decade: 1960-1969

Subject: Greek Life, Paddle

Format: Ephemera

White Beer Stein, 1965

Ceramic, white beer stein with "Dickinson 1965" printed on front and the name "Cuz" printed on the back.

Decade: 1960-1969

Subject: Stein

Format: Glassware/Ceramics

Wheel and Chain Hat, 1965

A navy blue Wheel and Chain hat given to Doris Detweiler (Class of 1966). 

Decade: 1960-1969

Subject: Honor Societies

Format: Hats

 Frances Williams’ ID card

Dickinson ID badge used by Frances Williams, a member of the Class of 1970, with her picture on the reverse.

Decade: 1960-1969

Subject: ID Card

Format: Ephemera

Dickinson College Bowl Bowl, 1966

An inscribed silver bowl commemorating Dickinson College’s undefeated College Bowl team of 1966. The inscription reads "DICKINSON COLLEGE UNDEFEATED CHAMPIONS G. E. COLLEGE BOWL".

Decade: 1960-1969

Subject: Trophy

Format: Plaques/Trophies

Black Beer Stein, 1966

Ceramic beer stein with the "Dickinson College, 1966" printed on the front and "Jerry" printed on the back.

Decade: 1960-1969

Subject: Stein

Format: Glassware/Ceramics

Dickinson Jacket, c.1966

White jacket with red trim. Dickinson College seal on front left breast pocket.

Decade: 1960-1969

Subject: Jacket

Format: Clothing

Varsity Letter Jacket, c.1966

Red jacket with a big "D" on the left breast with a football at the bottom of the "D."

Decade: 1960-1969

Subject: Athletics, Jacket

Format: Clothing

Black Hat Society Paddle, c.1966

This paddle is from the 1966 class of the Black Hat society. The front has the skull and key written on it with Dickinson College below it. The back has a list of members from that year as well as the member's Greek names with a picture of the...

Decade: 1960-1969

Subject: Student Life, Paddle

Format: Ephemera

Soccer Ball, 1966

Soccer ball from the 1966 Dickinson team signed by all the members of the team with their names and nicknames.

Decade: 1960-1969

Subject: Athletics

Format: Athletic Equipment

Alpha Delta Epsilon Scholarship Award Plaque, 1967

Large wooden plaque with gold-tone placards inscribed with “Scholarship Award” and the names of the award winners from each semester between Fall, 1967 and Fall, 1969. Alpha Delta Epsilon was a local sorority that left the national Phi Mu...

Decade: 1960-1969

Subject: Greek Life, Honors and Awards

Format: Plaques/Trophies

Back of Freshman Beanie, 1967

Red felt "dink" with "71" in white felt on the back.  Attached is a nametag worn by A. Pierce Bounds as a freshman in 1967.

Decade: 1960-1969

Subject: Freshman Beanies, Dink, Nametag

Format: Hats

Freshman Beanie and Name Tag, 1967

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...

Decade: 1960-1969

Subject: Dink, Nametag, Student Life

Format: Hats, Pins/Buttons

Freshman Beanie, Name Tag, and Student ID, 1967

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...

Decade: 1960-1969

Subject: Dink, Nametag, Student ID, ID Card

Format: Clothing, Miscellaneous, Pins/Buttons

Plate from Lord Mayor of London's War on Want Campaign, 1967

A white china plate with gold and black trim with a crest in gray, red and yellow above a design in the center of the plate. The design features the text "Lord Mayor's Challenge The Absent Guest The War on Want" within a black circle. On the back...

Decade: 1960-1969

Subject: China, Plate

Format: Glassware/Ceramics

Dickinson Soccer Letterman Jacket, c.1967

Thomas "Tom" Strong Wilson Jr's (Class of 1967) Letterman jacket for soccer. The jacket has a white "D" patch with a small red soccer ball in the bottom of the letter.

Decade: 1960-1969

Subject: Athletics, Jacket

Format: Clothing

Methodist Church seal

Bronze medal featuring 4 Methodist Church bishops Otterbein, Albright, Asbury, and Wesley under a cross with inscription.

Decade: 1960-1969

Subject: Religion and Spirituality

Format: Currency/Medallions

Eastern Pennsylvania Collegiate Chess League Trophy

Wooden trophy topped with chess piece and inscribed with league title and winners; Dickinson won in 1968 and 1971.

Decade: 1960-1969

Subject: Student Life, Trophy

Format: Plaques/Trophies

Roger Brooke Taney Commemorative Medal, 1969

Silver medal featuring Roger Brooke Taney on the obverse side and his estate on the reverse, issued for the re-dedication of the estate in 1969.

Decade: 1960-1969

Subject: Commemorative Medal

Format: Currency/Medallions

Roger Brooke Taney Commemorative Medals, 1969

Two identical gold medals featuring Roger Taney on obverse and his estate on reverse, issued for the re-dedication of the estate in 1969.

Decade: 1960-1969

Subject: Commemorative Medal

Format: Currency/Medallions

United Methodist Church medal, 1969

Bronze medal with views of Dickinson and Lycoming College and St. Paul’s and Old Stone Churches produced in commemoration of the centennial of the Methodist Church in 1969.

Decade: 1960-1969

Subject: Methodist Church, Medal, Religion and Spirituality

Format: Currency/Medallions

Sigma Chi Derby Day Plaque, 1969

Brass plaque mounted on stained wooden shield honoring Sigma Chi with the 5th annual Derby Day “Spirit Award” in Spring, 1969.

Decade: 1960-1969

Subject: Greek Life, Honors and Awards, Plaque

Format: Plaques/Trophies

Sports Hall of Fame Plaque, 1969

Cherry wood plaque with bronze medallion and plates bearing names of Hall of Fame inductees from 1969 to 1973. Athletes recognized are Francis A. Dunn, Samuel Padjen, and Hyman Goldstein in 1969; Forrest E. Craver, Francis C. Bayley, and Fred E....

Decade: 1960-1969

Subject: Athletics, Honors and Awards, Athletic plaque

Format: Plaques/Trophies

Football Helmet, c.1970

Silver and red Dickinson College football helmet with red devil cartoon. Donated in 2003 by Wilbur Gobrecht, class of 1952 and Red Devils football coach during the seventies and eighties.

Decade: 1970-1979

Subject: Athletics, Helmet

Format: Athletic Equipment

Alpha Delta Epsilon Felt Plaque, c.1970

Cardboard and felt handmade pentagonal plaque with “ΑΔΕ” spelled out in a stylized manner in green cord. Alpha Delta Epsilon was a local sorority that left the national Phi Mu organization in 1967 and was active until 1980.

Decade: 1970-1979

Subject: Greek Life

Format: Plaques/Trophies

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