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Dickinson College Guest Day button, 1937

White circle with red college seal, lettering, and space to write a name, created for Guest Day on April 24, 1937.

Decade: 1930-1939

Subject: Guest Day, Buttons

Format: Pins/Buttons

Murad Tobacco Card Front, c.1939

Murad Tobacco card featuring a Dickinson athlete on the front with the college seal. On reverse side a list of schools is featured.

Decade: 1930-1939

Subject: Tobacco Souvenir, Athletics

Format: Ephemera

Bracelet, c.1940

Gold linked band with black centerpiece bearing the Phi Kappa Sigma symbol in gold metal.

Decade: 1940-1949

Subject: Greek Life

Format: Jewelry

Basketball Warm-Up Jacket

Three red satin zip-up basketball jackets with white lettering and numbers on the left sleeve. 

Decade: 1940-1949

Subject: Athletics, Jacket

Format: Clothing

New Hampshire Medical Society Medal, 1941

A small gold metal pendent featuring a stamped seal of the New Hampshire Medical Society celebrating fifty years. "New Hampshire Medical Society" is engraved around the seal. On the back is a name and date engraved "Zatae L. Straw 1892-1942"....

Decade: 1940-1949

Subject: Commemorative Medal

Format: Currency/Medallions

1902 Award Pocket Watch, 1941

A small silver pocket watch given to the recipient of “The 1902 Award”. The watch has a silver clock-face with black numbers and text and is housed in a small green pouch with the text “Tahys Watch Cases” in blue. The award was given to Dean Meck...

Decade: 1940-1949

Subject: Honors and Awards, Class of 1902 Award

Format: Jewelry

United States Flag, 1942

The American flag with 48 stars, folded in a military fashion. Slightly faded.

Decade: 1940-1949

Subject: American flag, Military

Format: Flags/Pennants/Banners

Raven’s Claw Hat, 1943

Raven's Claw cloth hat with insignia, belonging to James Prescott, III, class of 1944. Prescott wore the hat to show his affiliation with the honor society.  Raven's Claw is an honor society consisting of seven senior Dickinson males. 

Decade: 1940-1949

Subject: Honor Societies

Format: Hats

USNR Dog Tag, 1943

A United States Navy Reserve (USNR) Dog Tag with a chain necklace attached and engraved with the text "COUTTS ALAN 647 43 68 TYPE-O T/11/43 USNR-P."

Decade: 1940-1949

Subject: Dog Tags, Military

Format: Jewelry

Class of 1944 ring, 1944

Gold ring with college seal in black setting which belonged to Elizabeth Faddis Cunliffe.

Decade: 1940-1949

Subject: Class Ring

Format: Jewelry

Wheel and Chain Hat, 1945

This Wheel and Chain hat from 1945 was worn by Christine Myers Crist, class of 1946. The hat was donated by Jane Myers Seller, class of 1955, in 2012. 

Decade: 1940-1949

Subject: Honor Societies

Format: Hats

Dickinson College Embosser, c.1945

A black iron embosser with the stamp of the Dickinson College seal.

Decade: 1940-1949

Subject: Embosser

Format: Miscellaneous

Dickinson College Embosser, c.1940-50

A hand-held gray metal embosser for the stamp of the Dickinson College seal.

Decade: 1940-1949

Subject: Embosser

Format: Miscellaneous

Frank Elmer Masland, Jr. regalia

Black cap and hood and red gown belonging to Frank Elmer Masland, Jr., class of 1918 and a member of the Dickinson College Board of Trustees from 1946-1965.

Decade: 1940-1949

Subject: Academic Regalia, Cap, Gown, Hood

Format: Clothing, Hats

World War II Victory Medal, c.1945

A gold medal attached to a rainbow and red colored ribbon pin. On the front there is an image of woman holding a broken sword in each hand and one foot standing on a helmet and the text "WORLD WAR II". On the reverse is the image of a piece of...

Decade: 1940-1949

Subject: Award Medals, Military, World War II

Format: Currency/Medallions

Certificate and World War II Medals, 1945

A certificate mounted in a gold frame listing the date, medals and position awarded to Thomas Edward Munce, Jr. for his service in World War II. Under the crest printed in orange, the text reads "The Under-Secretary of State for War presents his...

Decade: 1940-1949

Subject: certificate, Award Medals, Military, World War II

Format: Currency/Medallions, Ephemera

Deck Piece from the USS Missouri, c.1945

A piece of reddish wood with a circular silver disk inserted on one side. The disk reads, "U. S. S. MISSOURI, Over this spot on 2 September 1945 the instrument of formal surrender of Japan to the Allied Powers was signed thus bringing to a close...

Decade: 1940-1949

Subject: U.S.S. Missouri, World War II, Military

Format: Miscellaneous

John W. Snyder Commemorative Medal, c.1945

Bronze Medal with bust of John W. Snyder, inscription, and treasury seal. Produced by the U.S. Mint. John W. Snyder was the United States Secretary of the Treasury under President Harry S. Truman. Snyder delivered an address during the 1949...

Decade: 1940-1949

Subject: Commemorative Medal

Format: Currency/Medallions

Marion Bell's Chi Omega Mug, 1946

A white ceramic mug with the college name, date, and Chi Omega insignia on the front. The name “Marion V. Bell" is printed on the back in black.

Decade: 1940-1949

Subject: Mug

Format: Glassware/Ceramics

Engraving Plate, 1946

Metal engraving plate used to produce the invitations to President William W. Edel's inauguration on October 26, 1946.

Decade: 1940-1949

Subject: Engraving Plate, Inauguration, Presidents

Format: Miscellaneous

Engraving Blocks

Fifty-nine engraving blocks from "Fifty Printer's Marks" by Edwin Elliot Willoughby, Class of 1922.

Decade: 1940-1949

Subject: Printing

Format: Artwork/Photography

Alpha Chi Rho fraternity key, 1948

Alpha Chi Rho fraternity key. The text on the attached paper reads "AXP 'Monte Carlo' March 20, 1948."

Decade: 1940-1949

Subject: Key, Greek Life

Format: Miscellaneous

George Shuman, Jr. Football Plaque, 1949

A bronze medallion on a wooden plaque with the inscription, "1949, Red Devils, Dickinson College, George Shuman Jr.", honoring George Shuman, Jr. for his performance in football in 1949.

Decade: 1940-1949

Subject: Athletics, Athletic plaque

Format: Plaques/Trophies

Dink and Freshman Pin, c.1949

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.

Decade: 1940-1949

Subject: Student Life, Freshman Beanies, Dink, Nametag

Format: Clothing, Hats, Pins/Buttons, Textiles

Commencement button, 1949

White round button with college seal and name, and “Commencement” in red, with “My Name is Dean Hoffman,” a member of the Class of 1949.

Decade: 1940-1949

Subject: Commencement, Buttons, College Traditions

Format: Pins/Buttons

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