Football Game vs. Drexel University, 1947
Priestley Award Lecture by Edward O. Wilson, 2000 (Clip)
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. Wilson won the award for his work in conservation biology.
Football Game vs. Lycoming College, 1956
Men's Basketball Game vs. Franklin & Marshall College, 1977
Men's Basketball Game vs. Elizabethtown College, 1974
Dean Meredith talks to Female Students, 1948
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 1901, was the first Dean of Women and the first woman to be a full professor at Dickinson College.
Female Students leaving Metzger Hall, 1948
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.
Cheerleaders at Football Game vs. Franklin & Marshall College, 1979
Construction of Drayer Hall, 1952
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 Building, which is on Morgan Field, is also visible in a short clip at around the 1:20 mark in this video.
32nd College Training (Air Crew) Marching, 1943
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 Street in Carlisle, heading towards downtown.
Phi Delta Theta House Construction, 1931
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 features Professor William Weidman Landis (Class of 1891), a member of the fraternity as a student, Dean Hoffman (Class of 1902), J. Freed Martin (Class of 1912), and George B. Elliott (Class of 1931).
Commencement Weekend, 1929
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 the Alumni Gymnasium on June 10, 1929 .
Football Game in the Snow, c.1937
Campus Scenes, c.1970
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.
Dickinson Doings: Corson Inauguration, Commencement, Snowball Fight, 1935
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 views of campus, the Law School's Trickett Hall, a snowball fight in front of Denny Hall, as well as a train going through snow on West High Street.
Homecoming Queen and Spirit Displays, 1958
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 part includes clips of various floats and school spirit displays on fraternity houses.
The Old Stone Steps, 1985 (Clip)
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.
College Bowl #1, 1965 (Clip)
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 correctly in a row.
The first team members include the captain, George Williams, a senior English major from Chappaqua, New York; Norman Rothman, another senior and an history major from West Pittston, Pennsylvania; David Richman, senior English major from Philadelphia; and, from Carlisle, junior fine arts major Art Litoff.
College Bowl #5, 1965 (Clip)
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 George Williams describes Dickinson College while footage of the campus plays.
College Bowl #4, 1965 (Clip)
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. Armacost, president of the University of Redlands, is a Dickinsonian from the Class of 1926.
College Bowl #3, 1965 (Clip)
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.
The first team members include the captain, George Williams, a senior English major from Chappaqua, New York; Norman Rothman, another senior and an history major from West Pittston, Pennsylvania; David Richman, senior English major from Philadelphia; and, from Carlisle, junior fine arts major Art Litoff.
College Bowl #2, 1965 (Clip)
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 first team members include the captain, George Williams, a senior English major from Chappaqua, New York; Norman Rothman, another senior and an history major from West Pittston, Pennsylvania; David Richman, senior English major from Philadelphia; and, from Carlisle, junior fine arts major Art Litoff.
Commencement Weekend, 1928
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 video, such as those showing the location of the new gym, were filmed before June 1928. Commencement is held at Bosler Hall on June 4, 1928.
John Dickinson, His College, 1948
"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, faculty and administration, students, classroom instruction, chapel, sports, convocation, and clips from the parade to celebrate Dickinson's 175th Anniversary.