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Red and white button with “Dickinson Beat Gettysburg” printed in black. Belonged to James A. Strite, class of 1929.
Decade: Unknown
Format: Pins/Buttons
Gold circle pin painted with blue and green enamel, featuring Chinese letters and two figures.
Decade: Unknown
Subject: Chinese
Format: Pins/Buttons
Ceramic plate with gold border and center view of the John Dickinson mansion in blue.
Decade: Unknown
Subject: Plate
Format: Glassware/Ceramics
Round green and blue pin with a figure on a house bearing a shield. Perhaps an proponent of the Order of St. George.
Decade: Unknown
Subject: Military, Honors and Awards
Format: Pins/Buttons
Magnet depicting the Compass Rose logo in gold with embossed lettering.
Decade: Unknown
Subject: Magnet, Compass Rose
Format: Miscellaneous
Ten pieces of various scientific glassware owned and used by John Priestley for his experiements. The set includes several clear glass test tubes, flasks, "s" tubes, and a flask with a valve.
Decade: Unknown
Subject: scientific glassware
Format: Glassware/Ceramics, Scientific Equipment
College china gravy boat, white glazed with small red college seal on one side.
Decade: Unknown
Subject: China, College Seal
Format: Glassware/Ceramics
Four trees from the holiday decorations of Karl Tinsley Waugh, and two choir members from Marie Ferré.
Decade: Unknown
Subject: Christmas Decorations
Format: Miscellaneous
A wide-bottom mug with a platinum trim and Dickinson text. The mug belonged to Ellis Stern who was a member of the class of 1949.
Decade: Unknown
Subject: Mug
Format: Glassware/Ceramics
Gold metallic ornament containing college seal encircled by wreath.
Decade: Unknown
Subject: College Seal, Christmas Decorations
Format: Ornaments
A collapsible wooden fan with the slats connected by white fabric. On each slat there is a signature from a member of the Class of 1870.
Decade: Unknown
Subject: Folding Fans
Format: Miscellaneous
Red vinyl ID holder with red lettering given out during student orientation.
Decade: Unknown
Subject: Orientation, ID Card, Wallet, Student Life
Format: Miscellaneous
Two flat metal bookmarks with the College seal printed on them.
Decade: 1950-1959
Subject: College Seal, Bookmark
Format: Miscellaneous
Two black academic hoods and mortorboard cap worn by George Shuman, Jr. as treasurer of Dickinson College.
Decade: 1950-1959
Subject: Academic Regalia, Hood
Two gold coins commemorating President James Buchanan's birth place.
Decade: Unknown
Subject: Commemorative Medal
Format: Currency/Medallions
White round button with college seal and name, and “Commencement” in red, with “My Name is Whitfield J. Bell, Jr.”
Decade: 1950-1959
Subject: Commencement, Buttons, College Traditions
Format: Pins/Buttons
Red cotton cap with slight brim and "36" in white made in honor of the class of 1936's reunion.
Decade: Unknown
Subject: Reunion Beanie, Dink, Reunion
Format: Hats
Brass door knob from the west entrance to East College.
Decade: Unknown
Subject: East College, Campus Buildings
Format: Building Materials
A cream colored metal license plate frame with the college seal and "Dickinson College" in red.
Decade: Unknown
Subject: license plate frame
Format: Miscellaneous
Silver commemorative medal featuring the profile of James Buchanan on the obverse side and Wheatland, Buchanan's house, on the reverse.
Decade: Unknown
Subject: Commemorative Medal
Format: Currency/Medallions
An oval shaped metal football button with "Dickinson Beat Gettysburg" in black lettering. Attached to the back of the button is a red and white tassel.
Decade: Unknown
Subject: Button
Format: Pins/Buttons
Oval daguerreotype of a young man in a black carved frame with red velvet interior.
Decade: Unknown
Subject: Daguerreotype, Photography
Format: Artwork/Photography
Gold-tone plaque inscribed to the memory of Calvert S. Foote, a member of the class of 1944, who served and died in World War II.
Decade: Unknown
Subject: Commemorative Plaque, Military, World War II
Format: Plaques/Trophies
Two sets of cut glass butter dishes with flower shaped handles, deep bowls, accompanying plates, and glass drains to separate ice from butter. This set reportedly belonged to Joseph Priestley.
Decade: Unknown
Subject: dish set
Format: Glassware/Ceramics
Nail removed from lover level of West College during renovations in spring 2006. Possibly dating from early nineteenth century, when building was originally constructed.
Decade: Unknown
Subject: West College (Old West)
Format: Building Materials