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Women's Resource Center Newsletter (Fall 1978)
Women's Resource Center Newsletter (Fall 1978)
Fall 1978

The Women's Resource Center Newsletter is produced by the Women's Resource Committee of Dickinson College.

Selected highlights from this issue include:

  • Cathy Andriadis discusses the numerous slurs for women in "Tomato...

Location: RG 8/206, B1, F7

Subject: Dickinson College Organizations, Dickinson College Student Life, Education, Social Reform and Advocacy

Format: Newspapers and Magazines

Time Period: 1960-1979

View Item: PDF icon Women's Resource Center Newsletter (Fall 1978)

Dickinson College Bulletin, Catalogue Issue, 1979-80
Dickinson College Bulletin, Catalogue Issue, 1979-80
1979

The Dickinson College catalog for the 1979-1980 academic year. Through the years, the annual catalog was variously titled "The Bulletin," "Catalogue and Register," "Course Catalog," and similar variants. The catalog typically includes the list of...

Location: Dickinsoniana Periodicals

Subject: Dickinson College Academic Affairs, Dickinson College Administration, Education

Format: Books and Pamphlets

Time Period: 1960-1979

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Location: Dickinsoniana Periodicals

Subject: Dickinson College Academic Affairs, Dickinson College Administration, Education

Format: Books and Pamphlets

Time Period: 1980-1999

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Women's Resource Center Newsletter (Mar. 1979)
Women's Resource Center Newsletter (Mar. 1979)
March 1979

The Women's Resource Center Newsletter is produced by the Women's Resource Committee of Dickinson College.

Selected highlights from this issue include:

  • "Women: Their Growing Awareness of Fitness," by Gail Borjeson. ...

Location: RG 8/206, B1, F7

Subject: Dickinson College Organizations, Dickinson College Student Life, Education, Health and Medicine, Social Reform and Advocacy

Format: Newspapers and Magazines

Time Period: 1960-1979

View Item: PDF icon Women's Resource Center Newsletter (Mar. 1979)

"Have We Overcome": Black Arts Festival 1979
"Have We Overcome": Black Arts Festival 1979
April 2- 8, 1979

The 10th Annual Black Arts Festival is presented by Dickinson College's Congress of African Students. The program for this festival highlights its theme, "Have We Overcome,” as the schedule includes a dramatic interpretation entitled, “An Evening...

Location: RG 8/93, B1, F2

Subject: Dickinson College Organizations, Dickinson College Student Life, Education, Politics and Government, Social Reform and Advocacy

Format: Memorabilia and Ephemera

Time Period: 1960-1979

View Item: PDF icon "Have We Overcome": Black Arts Festival 1979

Project Grant for Black Arts Festival
Project Grant for Black Arts Festival
1980

The Congress of African Students (CAS) requests grant funds from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts to support their 11th Annual Black Arts Festival. The CAS argues that the festival is their "means of culturally expressing [themselves] to the...

Location: RG 8/93, B1, F3

Subject: Dickinson College Organizations, Dickinson College Student Life, Economics and Finance, Education, Social Reform and Advocacy

Format: Financial Documents

Time Period: 1980-1999

View Item: PDF icon Project Grant for Black Arts Festival

"A Family Chronicle: The Story of Charles Nisbet and His Descendants," by R. Wallace White (Book 1)
"A Family Chronicle: The Story of Charles Nisbet and His Descendants," by R. Wallace White (Book 1)
1980

A description of this item is not currently available.

Location: DC 1929 W587 Bk. 1

Subject: Genealogy and Family History, Personal and Family Life

Format: Books and Pamphlets

Time Period: 1980-1999

View Item: PDF icon "A Family Chronicle: The Story of Charles Nisbet and His Descendants," by R. Wallace White (Book 1)

"A Family Chronicle: The Story of Charles Nisbet and His Descendants," by R. Wallace White (Book 2)
"A Family Chronicle: The Story of Charles Nisbet and His Descendants," by R. Wallace White (Book 1)
1980

A description of this item is not currently available.

Location: DC 1929 W587 Bk. 2

Subject: Genealogy and Family History, Personal and Family Life

Format: Books and Pamphlets

Time Period: 1980-1999

View Item: PDF icon "A Family Chronicle: The Story of Charles Nisbet and His Descendants," by R. Wallace White (Book 2)

Letter from Melvin Calvin to Barry Fortson
Letter from Melvin Calvin to Barry Fortson
January 23, 1980

Chemist and 1979 Priestley Award recipient Melvin Calvin responds to an inquiry from Barry Fortson, explaining that the "most exciting moment in my life in chemistry" was "clos[ing] the carbon cycle one day in my head."

Location: I-Friends-1983-3

Subject: Science and Technology

Format: Letters/Correspondence

Time Period: 1980-1999

View Item: PDF icon Letter from Melvin Calvin to Barry Fortson

Black Arts Festival 1980

Black Arts Festival 1980
March 30-April 5, 1980

The Black Arts Festival is presented by Dickinson College's Congress of African Students. This brochure highlights major events at the festival, including a talk by author Claude Brown, and a lecture by Benjamin Hooks, the executive director of...

Location: RG 8/93, B1, F3

Subject: Dickinson College Organizations, Dickinson College Student Life, Education, Social Reform and Advocacy

Format: Memorabilia and Ephemera

Time Period: 1980-1999

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"Versatility in Blackness": Black Arts Festival 1980

"Versatility in Blackness": Black Arts Festival 1980
March 30-April 5, 1980

The 1980 Annual Black Arts Festival is presented by Dickinson College's Congress of African Students. The program for this festival highlights its theme, "Versatility in Blackness,” as the schedule includes a workshop with Gwendolyn Bradley, a...

Location: RG 8/93, B1, F3

Subject: Dickinson College Organizations, Dickinson College Student Life, Education, Social Reform and Advocacy

Format: Memorabilia and Ephemera

Time Period: 1980-1999

View Item: PDF icon "Versatility in Blackness": Black Arts Festival 1980

Letter from Judith B. Jones to Allen Tanner
Letter from Judith B. Jones to Allen Tanner
May 9, 1980

Judith B. Jones writes to Allen Tanner regarding a biography of Edith Sitwell written by Victoria Glendinning.

Location: MC 2013.3, B1, F43

Subject: Literary Pursuits

Format: Letters/Correspondence

Time Period: 1980-1999

View Item: PDF icon Letter from Judith B. Jones to Allen Tanner

Letter from Allen Tanner to Victoria Glendinning
Letter from Allen Tanner to Victoria Glendinning
May 26, 1980

Allen Tanner writes to Victoria Glendinning regarding her biography on Edith Sitwell, and expresses his disappointment that Glendinning did not contact him for information on Sitwell.

Location: MC 2013.3, B1, F43

Subject: Literary Pursuits

Format: Letters/Correspondence

Time Period: 1980-1999

View Item: PDF icon Letter from Allen Tanner to Victoria Glendinning

Letter from Allen Tanner to Victoria Glendinning
Letter from Allen Tanner to Victoria Glendinning
July 30, 1980

In this letter to author Victoria Glendinning, Allen Tanner writes about his and Pavel Tchelitchew's friendship with English poet Edith Sitwell, as well as the end of their friendship with Gertrude Stein.

Location: MC 2013.3, B1, F44

Subject: Literary Pursuits, Personal and Family Life

Format: Letters/Correspondence

Time Period: 1980-1999

View Item: PDF icon Letter from Allen Tanner to Victoria Glendinning

Letter from Allen Tanner to Victoria Glendinning
Letter from Allen Tanner to Victoria Glendinning
December 2, 1980

In this letter, Allen Tanner writes that he is displeased with how author Victoria Glendinning has characterized him in her biography of English poet Edith Sitwell.

Location: MC 2013.3, B1, F44

Subject: Literary Pursuits, Personal and Family Life

Format: Letters/Correspondence

Time Period: 1980-1999

View Item: PDF icon Letter from Allen Tanner to Victoria Glendinning

"Genealogy of the Descendants of Charles Nisbet: First President of Dickinson College," by R. Wallace White
"Genealogy of the Descendants of Charles Nisbet: First President of Dickinson College," by R. Wallace White
1981

Ralph Wallace White provides 21 charts that trace the genealogy of Charles Nisbet's descendants.

Location: DC 1929 W587g

Subject: Genealogy and Family History

Format: Books and Pamphlets

Time Period: 1980-1999

View Item: PDF icon "Genealogy of the Descendants of Charles Nisbet: First President of Dickinson College," by R. Wallace White

Dickinson College Bulletin, Annual Catalogue Issue, 1981-82
Dickinson College Bulletin, Annual Catalogue Issue, 1981-82
1981

The Dickinson College catalog for the 1981-1982 academic year. Through the years, the annual catalog was variously titled "The Bulletin," "Catalogue and Register," "Course Catalog," and similar variants. The catalog typically includes the list of...

Location: Dickinsoniana Periodicals

Subject: Dickinson College Academic Affairs, Dickinson College Administration, Education

Format: Books and Pamphlets

Time Period: 1980-1999

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Black Arts Festival 1981

Black Arts Festival 1981
March 30-April 5, 1981

In this flier, the Congress of African Students announces the schedule for the 1981 Black Arts Festival. Events include the performance of the Chuck Davis Dance Company, a lecture from bio-chemist Dr. Richard Goldsby, and a concert by Mildred...

Location: RG 8/93, B1, F3

Subject: Dickinson College Organizations, Dickinson College Student Life, Education, Social Reform and Advocacy

Format: Memorabilia and Ephemera

Time Period: 1980-1999

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"Versatility in Blackness": Black Arts Festival 1981

"Versatility in Blackness": Black Arts Festival 1981
March 30-April 5, 1981

The 1981 Annual Black Arts Festival is presented by Dickinson College's Congress of African Students. The program for this festival highlights its theme, "Versatility in Blackness,” as the schedule includes  lectures by Acel Moore and ...

Location: RG 8/93, B1, F3

Subject: Dickinson College Organizations, Dickinson College Student Life, Education, Social Reform and Advocacy

Format: Memorabilia and Ephemera

Time Period: 1980-1999

View Item: PDF icon "Versatility in Blackness": Black Arts Festival 1981


Black Arts Festival 1982
Black Arts Festival 1982
April 12–April 18, 1982

This flier outlines the schedule for Dickinson College's Congress of African Students' "A Black Arts Festival." Events include lectures by Oliver LaGrone and Carl B. Stokes, a Sound Entertainment party, and poetry reading from Nikki Giovanni.

Location: RG 8/93, B1, F4

Subject: Dickinson College Events, Dickinson College Organizations, Dickinson College Student Life, Education, Social Reform and Advocacy

Format: Memorabilia and Ephemera

Time Period: 1980-1999

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"Expressions in Black": Black Arts Festival 1982
"Expressions in Black": Black Arts Festival 1982
April 12–April 18, 1982

The 1982 Annual Black Arts Festival is presented by Dickinson College's Congress of African Students. The program for this festival highlights its theme, "Expression in Black,” as the schedule includes lectures by Oliver LaGrone, Carl B. Stokes,...

Location: RG 8/93, B1, F4

Subject: Dickinson College Organizations, Dickinson College Student Life, Education, Social Reform and Advocacy

Format: Memorabilia and Ephemera

Time Period: 1980-1999

View Item: PDF icon "Expressions in Black": Black Arts Festival 1982

The Senator II
The Senator II
1983

The Senator II is a weekly newsletter that covers Student Senate news, sports, social events and club meetings, and announces upcoming events to the student body.

Location: RG 8/1 - 7.3.1

Subject: Dickinson College Administration, Dickinson College Events, Dickinson College Student Life, Education

Format: Newspapers and Magazines

Time Period: 1980-1999

View Item: PDF icon The Senator II

"A Message in the Arts": Black Arts Festival 1983

"A Message in the Arts": Black Arts Festival 1983
April 11-April 17, 1983

The 1983 Annual Black Arts Festival is presented by Dickinson College's Congress of African Students. The program for this festival highlights its theme, "A Message in the Arts,” as the schedule includes an art exhibition, lectures by Catti James...

Location: RG 8/93, B1, F4

Subject: Dickinson College Organizations, Dickinson College Student Life, Education, Social Reform and Advocacy

Format: Memorabilia and Ephemera

Time Period: 1980-1999

View Item: PDF icon "A Message in the Arts": Black Arts Festival 1983


Admiral Hyman George Rickover's Assessment of Three Mile Island
Admiral Hyman George Rickover's Assessment of Three Mile Island
November 19, 1983

“An Assessment of the GPU Nuclear Corporation Organization and Senior Management and Its Competence to Operate TMI-1” by Admiral H. G. Rickover. The report provides an assessment of and recommendations for Three Mile Island following the accident...

Location: Three Mile Island Alert Collection - 4.9.9.14

Subject: Three Mile Island

Format: Reports

Time Period: 1980-1999

View Item: PDF icon Admiral Hyman George Rickover's Assessment of Three Mile Island

Dickinson College Bulletin, Annual Catalogue Issue, 1984-85
Dickinson College Bulletin, Annual Catalogue Issue, 1984-85
1984

The Dickinson College catalog for the 1984-1985 academic year. Through the years, the annual catalog was variously titled "The Bulletin," "Catalogue and Register," "Course Catalog," and similar variants. The catalog typically includes the list of...

Location: Dickinsoniana Periodicals

Subject: Dickinson College Academic Affairs, Dickinson College Administration, Education

Format: Books and Pamphlets

Time Period: 1980-1999

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"Reflections on a Culture": Black Arts Festival 1984
"Reflections on a Culture": Black Arts Festival 1984
March 4-10, 1984

The 1984 Annual Black Arts Festival is presented by Dickinson College's Congress of African Students. The program for this festival highlights its theme, "Reflections on a Culture,” as the schedule includes numerous lectures and performance from...

Location: RG 8/93, B1, F5

Subject: Dickinson College Organizations, Dickinson College Student Life, Social Reform and Advocacy, Visual and Performing Arts

Format: Memorabilia and Ephemera

Time Period: 1980-1999

View Item: PDF icon "Reflections on a Culture": Black Arts Festival 1984

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