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Bronze medallion, the George Foster Peabody Broadcasting Award that Philip Capice received for Green Eyes in 1977. It has inscriptions on the front and back.
Decade: 1970-1979
Subject: Honors and Awards, Peabody Award, Medallion
Format: Currency/Medallions
Wooden plaque (11.2” x 15”) honoring George Shuman Jr. (Class of 1937) upon his induction into the Dickinson Sports Hall of Fame in 1977. Shuman Jr. played football and basketball.
Decade: 1970-1979
Subject: Sports Hall of Fame, Athletics, Plaque, Athletic plaque
Format: Plaques/Trophies
Yellow cotton t-shirt from Springfest 1977, silkscreened design in pink on the back.
Decade: 1970-1979
Subject: T-shirt, SpringFest, Student Life
Format: Clothing
Dark wood plaque with black and gold plate, given to George Shuman by the Greater Carlisle Area Chamber of Commerce for service to the community, 1977. Shuman was Vice President of the College and a member of the Board of Trustees for more than...
Decade: 1970-1979
Subject: Honors and Awards
Format: Plaques/Trophies
The plaque that was dedicated to the Phi Epsilon Pi Fraternity was made out of wood and metal. It is in the shape of a shield and in the center is "In Appreciation from the Phi Epsion Pi Iota Sorority for Your Help with Our Chapter" since Phi...
Decade: 1970-1979
Subject: Sororities, Greek Life, Commemorative Plaque
Format: Plaques/Trophies
The Phi Epsilon Pi Pledge Class Paddle is made of wood and has "KING HOUSE" is in large lettering at the top. A crown is carved into the center of the paddle and on the left side of the crown is "ROB, RICH, DAVE" and on the right side of the...
Decade: 1970-1979
Subject: Paddle, Greek Life
Format: Ephemera
A statue award from the American Association of Marriage and Family Counselors Award given to Lorimar Productions in 1978. This was likely given to Philip Capice (Class of 1952) due to his work on the show Dallas.
Decade: 1970-1979
Subject: Honors and Awards, Film Award
Format: Plaques/Trophies
A gold medallion in a wooden base labelled "Christopher Award Philip Capice 1978." The back has the inscription "Better to light one candle than to curse the darkness." Capice is a member of the Class of 1952.
Decade: 1970-1979
Subject: Film Award, Honors and Awards
Format: Currency/Medallions
Gold shield with red and white enamel with West College mermaid given to Susan Nichols by ROTC in 1979.
Decade: 1970-1979
Format: Pins/Buttons
A plaque with a wooden and gold trimmed frame awarded to Douglas Pauls for excellence in fraternity participation. "Inter-Fraternity Merit Scholarship Award for Excellence in Fraternity Participation Scholarship Achievement and Campus Involvement...
Decade: 1970-1979
Subject: fraternity merit plaque
Format: Plaques/Trophies
Two pale yellow cotton T-shirts with the yellow radiation symbol next to the script “I survived 3 Mile Island, I think.” in bright yellow.
Decade: 1970-1979
Subject: T-shirt, Three Mile Island
Format: Clothing
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.
Decade: 1970-1979
Subject: Games, Three Mile Island
Format: Miscellaneous
This rectangular bronze metal plaque hung by the old East College gate, replacing an earlier plaque that had been stolen but not recovered until after this replacement was created. The plaque features a passage written in honor of Noah Pinkney....
Decade: 1970-1979
Subject: Commemorative Plaque, Plaque
Format: Plaques/Trophies
Blue cotton t-shirt printed with image of Siamese twins and text: “ Radiation Doesn't Scare Me, Three Mile Island 1979".
Decade: 1970-1979
Subject: T-shirt, Three Mile Island
Format: Clothing
Yellow cotton T-shirt with blue trim produced for the Dickinson Faculty Show to benefit PEER (Program for Enrichment Education and Recreation). The show took place on October 26 and 28, 1979
Decade: 1970-1979
Subject: T-shirt, Faculty/Staff, Service Groups
Format: Clothing
Wooden plaque from the founding year of Gamma Phi Beta sorority, with “ΓΦΒ, Spring/Fall 1980, ΔΡ Chapter” hand painted in gold. Gamma Phi Beta was a sorority active on campus from 1980 to 1986.
Decade: 1980-1989
Subject: Greek Life
Format: Plaques/Trophies
Stained wooden plaque with coated paper bearing a message to the Gamma Phi Beta sorority from the Alpha Delta Epsilon Sorority, given by the class of 1982.
Decade: 1980-1989
Subject: Greek Life
Format: Plaques/Trophies
Brown felt banner with “Gamma Phi Beta”, “1980” and stars sewn on in yellow felt. Sorority members' names are stitched on the stars.
Decade: 1980-1989
Subject: Greek Life, Banner
Format: Flags/Pennants/Banners
A red polo shirt with "Dickinson Jazz Ensemble" in white lettering.
Decade: 1980-1989
Subject: Visual and Performing Arts, T-shirt
Format: Clothing
Certificate awarded posthumously on Sept. 27, 1980 to Charles Oscar Ford, a member of the Class of 1898, for his participation in football from 1894 to 1898.
Decade: 1980-1989
Subject: Athletics, Honors and Awards
Format: Plaques/Trophies
Certificate awarded posthumously on Sept. 27, 1980 to William F. Patton, a member of the Class of 1892, for his participation in football and baseball from 1888 to 1892.
Decade: 1980-1989
Subject: Athletics, Honors and Awards
Format: Plaques/Trophies
An Atari Lab starter kit developed by Priscilla Laws at Dickinson College in the early 1980's. The box set includes a catalogue and various lab equipement for young learners. What is shown includes the catalogue, an introduction information sheet...
Decade: 1980-1989
Subject: computer starter kit, Science
Format: Miscellaneous, Scientific Equipment