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 a speech by Dr. Linus C. Pauling, the recipient of the 1969 Joseph Priestley Award. The award is given out every academic year in recognition of a person's contribution to the scientific world. Dr. Pauling won the award for his...
This video includes clips of various campus building exteriors at Dickinson College, as well as the interior of Allison United Methodist Church (now Allison Hall) and the college bookstore.
This is a clip from Ralph Nader's address at Dickinson College's Public Affairs Symposium on February 7, 1971. In this clip, Nader talks about the importance of the computer in regards to its impact on peoples' lives and the collection of...
This video includes clips of a men's basketball game between Dickinson College and Elizabethtown College on February 26, 1974. This game, which Dickinson wins 92-85 in overtime, is held at Dickinson's Alumni Gymnasium.
This video includes clips of a men's basketball game between Dickinson College and Franklin and Marshall College on February 12, 1977. This game, which Franklin and Marshall wins 80 to 61, is held at Dickinson's Alumni Gymnasium.
This video includes clips of a women's basketball game between Dickinson College and Gettysburg College on February 17, 1977. This game, which Dickinson wins 50 to 47, is held at Dickinson's Alumni Gymnasium.
The first part of this video features clips of Dickinson's cheerleaders at a football game against Franklin & Marshall College. The second part switches between clips of players and personnel on the sidelines, the crowd on the sidelines, as...
This video includes clips of Dickinson's first home women's basketball game of the 1982-1983 season against Moravian College. This game, which Dickinson wins 72-54, is held at Dickinson's Kline Center in early December 1982.
In this clip from the start of the 1983 Commencement address, Sir Richard Attenborough makes several jokes and refers to his recent film Gandhi. Attenborough, a British actor and director, also receives an honorary degree during...
This post features a clip from The Old Stone Steps, a promotional video that Admissions sends to prospective Dickinson College students. This clip includes shots of various aspects of life on campus.
American painter Leon Golub receives the Arts Award on March 3, 1992 in recognition of his paintings that explore state-sponsored violence. This short clip is from the start of Golub's address.
In this clip from the 1992 Glover Memorial Lecture, Dr. Peter Brancazio describes the issues with trying to play sports on the moon. Dr. Brancazio, a physics professor at Brooklyn College, receives the Glover Award on November 11, 1992 in...
This post features a clip of a speech by Edward O. Wilson, the recipient of the 2000 Joseph Priestley Award. Dickinson College presents this award every academic year in recognition of an individual's contribution to the scientific world. Dr....