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Dickinson College button, c.1930

Dickinson College button, c.1930
Artifact/Collection Number
AC 00209
Location
Shelf 16 (housed with AC 00209-00215, etc.)

Red and white button with name of Whitfield Jenks Bell, Jr. and “Dickinson College Freshman” in red.

Subject
Buttons
Format
Pins/Buttons

Dickinson College Orientation pin

Dickinson College Orientation pin
Artifact/Collection Number
AC 00196
Location
Shelf 16 (housed with AC 00209-00215)

Round white pin with red lettering, “Dickinson College Orientation Committee FRIEND.”

Subject
Buttons
Orientation
Format
Pins/Buttons

Welcome to Dickinson pin

Welcome to Dickinson pin
Artifact/Collection Number
AC 00195
Location
Shelf 16 (housed with AC 00209-00215)

Round red pins with “Welcome to Dickinson” in white block letters.

Subject
Buttons
Orientation
Format
Pins/Buttons

Boyd Lee Spahr Academic Regalia, c.1930

Boyd Lee Spahr Academic Regalia, c.1930
Artifact/Collection Number
AC 00007
Location
RR 03

Black hoods, gown, and caps worn by Boyd Lee Spahr as President of the Board of Trustees of Dickinson College, a position he held from 1931 to 1961.

Subject
Academic Regalia
Hood
Gown
Cap
Format
Clothing
Hats

Class of 1909 Twentieth Reunion Memorabilia, 1929

1909 Felt Pennant
Artifact/Collection Number
AC 00016
Location
Shelf 10

Four silk Dickinson ribbons and one felt banner for the class of 1909 . Produced for the 20th reunion in 1929. 

Subject
Class Flags
Reunion
Format
Flags/Pennants/Banners

Frank Masland Freshman Beanie, 1914

Frank Masland Freshman Beanie, 1914
Artifact/Collection Number
AC 00046
Location
Shelf 9 (housed with AC 00046-00048)

White cotton "dink" with gold button and "18."  Worn by Frank Masland (Class of 1918) as a freshman in 1914.

Subject
Freshman Beanies
Format
Hats

Freshman Beanie, c.1965

Freshman Beanie, c.1965
Artifact/Collection Number
AC 00048
Location
Shelf 9 (housed with AC 00046-00049)

A red felt "dink" with a white button from around 1965.

Subject
Freshman Beanies
Dink
College Traditions
Format
Hats

Pierce Bounds Freshman Beanie and Nametag, 1967

Back of Freshman Beanie, 1967
Artifact/Collection Number
AC 00051
Location
Shelf 9 (housed with AC 00046-00048)

Red felt "dink" with "71" in white felt on the back.  Attached is a nametag worn by A. Pierce Bounds as a freshman in 1967.

Subject
Freshman Beanies
Dink
Nametag
Format
Hats

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