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James Buchanan Bronze Commemorative Medal, c.1960

Artifact/Collection Number
AC 00060
Location
Shelf 3 (housed with AC 00058-00059, AC 00061-00071, AC 00073-00083, AC 00088, AC 00507, AC 00590, AC 00607, AC 00735, AC 00887)

Large bronze medal featuring James Buchanan's profile and “1857” on obverse, issued by the U. S. Mint. The reverse side of the medal features a farmer leaning on a plow, talking with a Native American Chief while an American flag flies in the background. Gift of Dan Bechtel, class of 1975.

John Glover Award Medal, 1962

Artifact/Collection Number
AC 00069
Location
Shelf 3 (housed with AC 00058-00068, AC 00070-00071, AC 00073-00083, AC 00088, AC 00507, AC 00590, AC 00607, AC 00735, AC 00887)

Gold medal featuring inscriptions and laurels, produced for the John Glover Award by the Royal Mint, 1959. This medal presented to Edward Uhler Condon in 1962. It was returned to the college by the American Philosophical Society in 1974 after Edward Condon's death. The Glover Memorial Lectures are usually presented in alternate years. This lectureship in science was established in 1958 in memory of John Glover of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, the inventor of the Glover Tower, and in memory of his son and grandson, Henry and Lester Glover, by the late Dr. John D. Yeagley and Mrs. Yeagley of York, Pennsylvania.

John Glover Award Medal, 1959

Artifact/Collection Number
AC 00068
Location
Shelf 3 (housed with AC 00058-00067, AC 00069-00071, AC 00073-00083, AC 00088, AC 00507, AC 00590, AC 00607, AC 00735, AC 00887)

Gold medal featuring inscriptions and laurels, produced for the John Glover Award by the Royal Mint, 1959. This gold plated replica medal was presented to the college, along with an original solid gold medal and 17 other gold plated replica medals, by John Yeagley. The replicas were meant to be presented to future Glover Lecturers. The Glover Memorial Lectures are usually presented in alternate years. This lectureship in science was established in 1958 in memory of John Glover of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, the inventor of the Glover Tower, and in memory of his son and grandson, Henry and Lester Glover, by the late Dr. John D. Yeagley and Mrs. Yeagley of York, Pennsylvania.

John Glover Award Medal, 1959

Artifact/Collection Number
AC 00067
Location
Shelf 3 (housed with AC 00058-00066, AC 00068-00071, AC 00073-00083, AC 00088, AC 00507, AC 00590, AC 00607, AC 00735, AC 00887)

Gold medal featuring inscriptions and laurels, produced for the John Glover Award by the Royal Mint, 1959. This original solid gold medal was presented to the college, along with 18 gold plated replica medals, by John Yeagley. The replicas were meant to be presented to future Glover Lecturers. The Glover Memorial Lectures are usually presented in alternate years. This lectureship in science was established in 1958 in memory of John Glover of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, the inventor of the Glover Tower, and in memory of his son and grandson, Henry and Lester Glover, by the late Dr. John D. Yeagley and Mrs. Yeagley of York, Pennsylvania.

Walt Whitman Commemorative Medal, 1919

Artifact/Collection Number
AC 00070
Location
Shelf 3 (housed with AC 00058-00069, AC 00071, AC 00073-00083, AC 00088, AC 00507, AC 00590, AC 00607, AC 00735, AC 00887)

Bronze medal featuring relief portrait of Walt Whitman.  Produced by the Franklin Inn Club to commemorate Whitman's 100th birthday.

Harry S. Truman Commemorative Medal

Artifact/Collection Number
AC 00071
Location
Shelf 3 (housed with AC 00058-00070, AC 00073-00083, AC 00088, AC 00507, AC 00590, AC 00607, AC 00735, AC 00887)

Bronze medal with President Harry S. Truman on obverse and the White House on the reverse.  Produced by the U.S. Mint in honor of his presidency. 

Penn Family Seal, c.1700

Artifact/Collection Number
AC 00066
Location
Shelf 3 (housed with AC 00058-00065, AC 00067-00071, AC 00073-00083, AC 00088, AC 00507, AC 00590, AC 00607, AC 00735, AC 00887)

Round seal of reddish plaster with proprietary emblem of the Penn family.

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John W. Snyder Commemorative Medal, c.1945

Artifact/Collection Number
AC 00073
Location
Shelf 3 (housed with AC 00058-00071, AC 00072-00083, AC 00088, AC 00507, AC 00590, AC 00607, AC 00735, AC 00887)

Bronze Medal with bust of John W. Snyder, inscription, and treasury seal. Produced by the U.S. Mint. John W. Snyder was the United States Secretary of the Treasury under President Harry S. Truman. Snyder delivered an address during the 1949 commencement exercises and was awarded an honorary degree of Doctor of Laws.

Silver Benjamin Rush Commemorative Medal, c.1970

Artifact/Collection Number
AC 00064
Location
Shelf 3 (housed with AC 00058-00063, AC 00065-00071, AC 00073-00083, AC 00088, AC 00507, AC 00590, AC 00607, AC 00735, AC 00887)

Sterling silver medal featuring Benjamin Rush, name, and dates on obverse, and image of Rush at his desk with inscription on reverse, issued by Abbott Laboratories.

Roger Brooke Taney Commemorative Medal, 1969

Artifact/Collection Number
AC 00062
Location
Shelf 3 (housed with AC 00058-00061, AC 00063-00071, AC 00073-00083, AC 00088, AC 00507, AC 00590, AC 00607, AC 00735, AC 00887)

Silver medal featuring Roger Brooke Taney on the obverse side and his estate on the reverse, issued for the re-dedication of the estate in 1969.

Class of 1902 Award Pocket Watch, 1928

Artifact/Collection Number
AC 00075
Location
Shelf 3 (housed with AC 00058-00071, AC 00073-00074, AC 00076-00083, AC 00088, AC 00507, AC 00590, AC 00607, AC 00735, AC 00887)

Silver pocket watch given to John W. McConnell as the first recipient of the Class of 1902 Award in 1928. Endowed by the class of 1902, the award is given annually to a member of the junior class who has contributed the most good to the college. The award winner is chosen by his or her peers.

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James Buchanan Doré Coin, 1856

Artifact/Collection Number
AC 00061
Location
Shelf 3 (housed with AC 00058-00060, AC 00062-00071, AC 00073-00083, AC 00088, AC 00507, AC 00590, AC 00607, AC 00735, AC 00887)

Bronze coin featuring James Buchanan bust and “No Sectionalism” on obverse and symbol for 31 states on reverse, issued for the 1856 presidential campaign. Donated by Boyd Lee Spahr, class of 1900, in 1960.

Class of 1902 Award Women's Watch, 1959

Artifact/Collection Number
AC 00590
Location
Shelf 3 (housed with AC 00058-00071, AC 00073-00083, AC 00088, AC 00507, AC 00607, AC 00735, AC 00887)

Woman's small silver watch given to Nancy Cross (Price) as the award recipient of the 1959 Class of 1902 Award. Endowed by the class of 1902, the award is given annually to a member of the junior class who has contributed the most good to the college.  The award winner is chosen by his or her peers. 

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Woodrow Wilson Commemorative Medal, 1929

Artifact/Collection Number
AC 00076
Location
Shelf 3 (housed with AC 00058-00071, AC 00073-00075, AC 00077-00083, AC 00088, AC 00507, AC 00590, AC 00607, AC 00735, AC 00887)

Plaster cast of medal with President Woodrow Wilson, produced in 1929 for the 50th anniversary of Wilson's graduation from Princeton University.

William Wood Gerhard Commemorative Medal, c.1925

Artifact/Collection Number
AC 00077
Location
Shelf 3 (housed with AC 00058-00071, AC 00073-00076, AC 00078-00083, AC 00088, AC 00507, AC 00590, AC 00607, AC 00735, AC 00887)

Bronze medal featuring  an image of William Wood Gerhard and his birth and death dates on the front, with the words "THE PHILADELPHIA PATHOLOGICAL SOCIETY HONORS ZEAL IN RESEARCH" on the back. 

Mendeleev Institute Medal, c.1995

Artifact/Collection Number
AC 00078
Location
Shelf 3 (housed with AC 00058-00071, AC 00073-00077, AC 00079-00083, AC 00088, AC 00507, AC 00590, AC 00607, AC 00735, AC 00887)

Bronze medal commemorating the Mendeleev Institute featuring a bust of Dmitri Mendeleev against a table of elements on one side, and an inscription in Russian on the other which says "Order of Lenin and Order of the Red Banner of Labor" which the Institute was awarded by the Soviet Union. The medal was given to the College by the Institute, where Dickinson sent students to study during the early years of the Dickinson in Moscow Program.

James Buchanan Commemorative Medal

Artifact/Collection Number
AC 00059
Location
Shelf 3 (housed with AC 00058, AC 00060-00071, AC 00073-00083, AC 00088, AC 00507, AC 00590, AC 00607, AC 00735, AC 00887)

Silver commemorative medal featuring the profile of James Buchanan on the obverse side and Wheatland, Buchanan's house, on the reverse.

Three Varsity Soccer Letters

Artifact/Collection Number
AC 00058
Location
Shelf 3 (housed with AC 00059-00071, AC 00073-00083, AC 00088, AC 00507, AC 00590, AC 00607, AC 00735, AC 00887)

Three varsity soccer letters. Two are large red block letter “D”s with white trim and an embroidered soccer ball, and one is a medium white “D” with red trim and embroidered soccer ball.

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