Freshman Dink, 1960

Artifact/Collection Number
AC 00938
Location
Reading Room Shelf 1 (housed with AC 00925, AC 00936-7)

An all red, cotton dink belonging to Marilyn Detweiler (Class of 1964). 

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Skull and Key Hat, 1962

Artifact/Collection Number
AC 00461
Location
Reading Room Shelf 1 (with AC 00052-00053, 00460)

A black hat with skull and key logo embroidered on the front in gold, gray, and red, along with the date, 1962. It was worn by Albert Miller, class of 1963.

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Skull and Key Hat, 1952

Artifact/Collection Number
AC 00859
Location
Reading Room Shelf 1 (with AC 00851)

A hat made out of black polyester fabric; gold skull and key patch with "1908" embroidered on the patch with silver thread. It was worn by James L. Pritchard, class of 1953. 

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Dickinson College 45th Reunion Hat, 1999

Artifact/Collection Number
AC 00870
Location
Reading Room Shelf 1 (housed with AC 00851, AC 00858, AC 00859, and AC 00860)

The hat, which is made out of red polyester, is for the Class of 1954's 45th Reunion in June 1999.  In the first row on the front of the hat is "Dickinson College" embroidered, in the next line is "1954 D 1999", and in the final row are the words "45th Reunion, June 11 - 13".

Alpha Chi Rho Baseball Cap, c.1955

Artifact/Collection Number
AC 00860
Location
Reading Room 1 (housed with AC 00851, AC 00858, and AC 00859)

James Lewis Pritchard's (Class of 1953) Alpha Chi Rho hat is made of white polyester in the front with "AXP" in maroon lettering.  There is white mesh surrounding the white polyester.

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Black Hat Society Paddle, c.1966

Artifact/Collection Number
AC 00852
Location
RR 01

This paddle is from the 1966 class of the Black Hat society. The front has the skull and key written on it with Dickinson College below it. The back has a list of members from that year as well as the member's Greek names with a picture of the black hat with 1966 written above it.

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Freshman Dink, 1937

Artifact/Collection Number
AC 00821
Location
RR 01 (housed with AC 00052, AC 00053, AC 00460, AC 00461)

Red, cotton freshman dink that belonged to Madelaine Batt Grafton, class of 1941. 

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Machete and Sheath

Artifact/Collection Number
AC 00245
Location
RR 01 (housed with AC 00246-00247)

A short sword with a carved gray-green bone handle and a light brown embossed leather sheath.

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Cane

Artifact/Collection Number
AC 00249
Location
RR 01 (housed with AC 00248, 00412, 00598, and 00758)

A brown wooden cane with a carved white ivory handle. On the handle the inscription reads "M. Mengel. Jan 13,  1883". The cane is said to have belonged to James Buchanan.

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Wheel and Chain Hat, 1965

Artifact/Collection Number
AC 00460
Location
RR 01 (housed with AC 00052-00053, AC 00461)

This Wheel and Chain hat from 1965 was worn by Pamela Searles Miller, class of 1965. The hat was donated by Pamela Searles Miller and Albert Miller, class of 1963, in 2003. 

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Wooden Cane

Artifact/Collection Number
AC 00247
Location
RR 01 (housed with AC 00245, AC 00246)

Wooden cane with carved knob handle and silver cap on bottom.

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Bishop Beverly Waugh cane

Artifact/Collection Number
AC 00246
Location
RR 01 (housed with AC 00245 - AC 00247)

Dark wooden cane with plain crook carved with the letter "W" and a small metal cap on bottom, owned by Bishop Beverly Waugh, a trustee from 1839 to 1858.

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Phi Kappa Psi Paddle

Artifact/Collection Number
AC 00239
Location
RR 01 (housed with AC 00238, AC 00242)

Paddle of light stained wood with leather strap and Phi Kappa Psi letters on front, "Grievance Committee" on reverse.

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James Henry Morgan Cane

Artifact/Collection Number
AC 00248
Location
RR 01 (housed with AC 00249, AC 00412, AC 00598, AC 00758)

Cane with an engraved silver top and metal cap at bottom, belonged to President James Henry Morgan (Class of 1878).

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Kappa Sigma Paddle, 1963

Artifact/Collection Number
AC 00758
Location
RR 01 (housed with AC 000248, AC 00249, AC 00412, AC 00598)

Dark brown, 3.5 foot long, wooden Kappa Sigma fraternity paddle. On the front a Dickinson flag, Dickinson Seal, and Devil sitting on a "D" can be found. "What M[image of a hat]E worry?" can be seen across the top. On the back "Al 1963, "KΣ", and "Joe 1964" are shown around the fraternity seal. This paddle was given to Joe Icenhower when he pledged Kappa Sigma.

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Football Helmet, c.1970

Artifact/Collection Number
AC 00456
Location
RR 01 (housed with AC 00548)

Silver and red Dickinson College football helmet with red devil cartoon. Donated in 2003 by Wilbur Gobrecht, class of 1952 and Red Devils football coach during the seventies and eighties.

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Raven’s Claw Hat, 1943

Artifact/Collection Number
AC 00577
Location
RR 01 (housed with AC 00456, AC 00548, AC 00578)

Raven's Claw cloth hat with insignia, belonging to James Prescott, III, class of 1944. Prescott wore the hat to show his affiliation with the honor society.  Raven's Claw is an honor society consisting of seven senior Dickinson males. 

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