Film footage, reel-to-reel audio, vinyl records, cassette tapes, VHS tapes, and other older formats of audio/visual material found among our collections have been selectively digitized for easier use and preservation.
Items that are available for browsing here are presented in chronological order. Each item features a brief description and a representative image, with some entries including more detailed information as an attached PDF file.
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This post features videos of the 1928 commencement weekend, including the Alumni parade, the Class of 1928's procession, and shots of the exterior and interior of the Alumni Gymnasium, which was in the process of being built. Some of the clips in...
This post features video clips from Dickinson College's 1929 Commencement Weekend, including the Alumni parade on West High Street, academic processions for Baccalaureate and Commencement, as well as clips from the first Commencement held inside...
This post features video clips relating to the construction of the Phi Delta Theta House, now known as the Stuart House, which is located on N. West Street across from East College. It includes a groundbreaking ceremony on May 1, 1931 that...
This video includes clips of Dickinson's first game of the 1931 season against Juniata College. This game, which Juniata wins 6-0, is held at Dickinson's Biddle field on October 3, 1931.
This video includes clips of a football game between Dickinson College and Allegheny College on October 20, 1934. This game, which Dickinson wins 21-0, is held at Dickinson's Biddle field. It also features a short clip of a parade, possibly...
The Dickinson Alumnus magazine produced this film, which includes footage of Fred Pierce Corson's presidential inauguration on May 4, 1935, the 1935 Commencement on June 10, a football game against Gettysburg in fall 1934, different...
This video includes clips of Dickinson's first conference game of the 1936 season against Ursinus College. This game, which Ursinus wins 7-0, is held at Ursinus on October 10, 1936.
This video includes clips of a football game between Dickinson College and Lafayette College on October 17, 1936. This game, which Lafayette wins 7-0, is held at Lafayette in Easton, PA.
This video includes clips of a football game between Dickinson College and Haverford College on October 31, 1936. This game, which Dickinson wins 31-0, is held at Haverford College in Haverford, PA.
This video includes clips of Dickinson's football team playing a game in the snow at Biddle field around 1937. The opposing team may have been Gettysburg College.
This video includes clips of Dickinson's 1938 Homecoming football game of the 1938 season against Washington and Jefferson College. This game, which Washington and Jefferson College wins 14-6, is held at Dickinson's Biddle field on October 22,...
This video includes clips of Dickinson's 1939 Homecoming football game against Albright College. This game, which Albright wins 46-14, is held at Dickinson's Biddle field on on Armistice Day (November 11, 1939).
This video includes clips of a football game between Dickinson College and Gettysburg College on Thanksgiving Day (November 23, 1939). This game, which Gettysburg wins 49-7, is held at the Hershey Stadium in Hershey, PA.
View as members from the Thirty-Second College Training (Air Crew) Detachment hold an event on the academic quad in 1943 during World War II. This clip also includes footage of the soldiers marching out of the academic quad and onto West High...
"John Dickinson, His College" is a video filmed during the 1947-1948 academic year for prospective students as well as part of the celebration for Dickinson's 175th Anniversary. It shows footage of various campus buildings, downtown Carlisle,...
This video includes clips of a football game between Dickinson College and Allegheny College on October 11, 1947. This game, which Dickinson ties 14-14, is held at Dickinson's Biddle field. While the first few clips are in color, the rest are...
This video includes clips of a football game between Dickinson College and Drexel University on November 8, 1947. This game, which Dickinson wins 25-13, is held at Dickinson's Biddle field.
This post features a short video as Dean of Women and English Professor Josephine Brunyate Meredith talks to female students in front of Metzger Hall, a women's dormitory located on North Hanover Street. Dean Meredith, a member of the Class of...
This post features a video clip of several female students walking out of Metzger Hall. Metzger Hall, a women's dormitory, was located on North Hanover Street.
This post features clips of the construction of Drayer Hall and the Sadler Curtilage at Dickinson Law School in 1952. Drayer Hall, which opened in 1952, was the first dormitory built at Dickinson College exclusively for women. The Baird Biology...
This post features an album by Dickinson College's Men's Glee Club. The album was released on two discs, each with two sides, for a total of 11 songs. To listen to a specific song, please use the Timestamps sheet below.
Phil Anderson wrote...
This post features an album by Dickinson College's Men's Glee Club. The album was released on two discs, each with two sides, for a total of 12 songs. To listen to a specific song, please use the Timestamps sheet below.
George M. Gill...
This video includes clips of a football game between Dickinson College and Lycoming College on November 3, 1956. This game, which Lycoming wins 13-0, is held at Dickinson's Biddle field.
This post features a speech by Edward Teller, the recipient of the 1957 Joseph Priestley Award. The award is given out every academic year in recognition of a person's contribution to the scientific world. Dr. Teller received the award for his...
This video includes clips from Dickinson's Homecoming Weekend on November 8, 1958. The first part features footage of Homecoming Queen Joan Spire receiving her honors from Bill Smith, Interfraternity Council President, on Biddle Field. The second...
This post features a clip of the General Electric College Bowl episode in which Dickinson College competes against Saint Francis College on September 19, 1965. In this clip, Dickinson's team goes on a win streak, answering multiple questions...
This post features a clip from the General Electric College Bowl in which Dickinson College competes against Loyola University on September 26, 1965. In this clip, the contestants introduce themselves, and the contest is explained.
The...
This post features a clip from the General Electric College Bowl in which Dickinson College competes against Mississippi College on October 3, 1965. In this clip, Dickinson's students win the contest, and the host awards them their prize money....
This post features a clip from the General Electric College Bowl in which Dickinson College competes against the University of Redlands. In this clip, Dickinson's contestants provide a background of their families and viewers learn that George H...
This post features a clip from the General Electric College Bowl in which Dickinson College competes against Adelphi University on October 24, 1965. In this clip, Dickinson's contestants discuss what they do in their spare time, and team captain...