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A wooden statue of Lama, a teacher or a monk. The drum symbolizes detachment of the body, and the ball symbolizes female wisdom. This artifact was brought back from Nepal by Drs. Edgar and Elizabeth Bucke Miller, Class of 1920 and 1923…
Decade: 1960-1969
Subject: Nepal
Format: Artwork/Photography, Miscellaneous
An undecorated brass plate. This artifact was brought back from Nepal by Drs. Edgar and Elizabeth Bucke Miller, Class of 1920 and 1923 respectively.
Decade: 1960-1969
Subject: Nepal
Format: Miscellaneous
A bronze statue of Tara, the Buddhist female embodiment of compassion. This artifact was brought back from Nepal by Drs. Edgar and Elizabeth Bucke Miller, Class of 1920 and 1923 respectively.
Decade: 1960-1969
Subject: Nepal
Format: Artwork/Photography, Miscellaneous
Women’s green bathing suit worn by Marjorie Lawn Gazzola, a member of the Class of 1961, for her mandatory swim classes at Dickinson.
Decade: 1960-1969
Subject: Bathing Suit
Format: Clothing
A wooden doll of a woman. This artifact was brought back from Nepal by Drs. Edgar and Elizabeth Bucke Miller, Class of 1920 and 1923 respectively.
Decade: 1960-1969
Subject: Nepal
Format: Artwork/Photography, Miscellaneous
A copper Durga plaque. This artifact was brought back from Nepal by Drs. Edgar and Elizabeth Bucke Miller, Class of 1920 and 1923 respectively.
Decade: 1960-1969
Subject: Nepal
Format: Artwork/Photography, Miscellaneous, Plaques/Trophies
A red felt dink with no class year on it. It was worn by Paul M. Showalter (class of 1964) in the fall of 1960 of his Freshman year.
Decade: 1960-1969
Subject: Dink, Freshman Beanies, College Traditions, Student Life
Format: Hats
A wooden bowl decorated with brass Buddhas and skulls. This artifact was brought back from Nepal by Drs. Edgar and Elizabeth Bucke Miller, Class of 1920 and 1923 respectively.
Decade: 1960-1969
Subject: Nepal
Format: Miscellaneous
A three foot long wooden paddle with handle. On one side is a list of the pledge’s names written in ink below a decal of the Phi Kappa Psi crest. On the other side is the continued list of the pledge’s names in ink above the decal of the Dickinson…
Decade: 1960-1969
Subject: Paddle, Greek Life
Format: Ephemera
Women’s red bathing suit worn by Barbara Price Vandegrift (Class of 1963) during mandatory swim class.
Decade: 1960-1969
Subject: Bathing Suit, Physical Education
Format: Clothing
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…
Decade: 1960-1969
Subject: Commemorative Medal
Format: Currency/Medallions
A metla statue of Ganesha, Remover of Obstacles. This artifact was brought back from Nepal by Drs. Edgar and Elizabeth Bucke Miller, Class of 1920 and 1923 respectively.
Decade: 1960-1969
Format: Artwork/Photography, Miscellaneous
A metal devotional water pot used for daily prayers with Montra inscribed on the side. This artifact was brought back from Nepal by Drs. Edgar and Elizabeth Bucke Miller, Class of 1920 and 1923 respectively.
Decade: 1960-1969
Subject: Nepal
Format: Miscellaneous
Pins and medals designating Church rank, worn by Newell Snow Booth at various conferences of the Methodist Episcopal Church from 1952 to 1972.
Decade: 1960-1969
Subject: Medal, Religion and Spirituality
Format: Currency/Medallions
A decorative candle holder. This artifact was brought back from Nepal by Drs. Edgar and Elizabeth Bucke Miller, Class of 1920 and 1923 respectively.
Decade: 1960-1969
Subject: Nepal, Candlesticks
Format: Miscellaneous
A bowl sewn from leaves. This artifact was brought back from Nepal by Drs. Edgar and Elizabeth Bucke Miller, Class of 1920 and 1923 respectively.
Decade: 1960-1969
Subject: Nepal
Format: Miscellaneous
A bronze statue of Tara, the Buddhist female embodiment of compassion. This artifact was brought back from Nepal by Drs. Edgar and Elizabeth Bucke Miller, Class of 1920 and 1923 respectively.
Decade: 1960-1969
Subject: Nepal
Format: Artwork/Photography, Miscellaneous
Round, silver platter with “Highest Scholarship, On Campus, Beta Delta” engraved in the center.
Decade: 1960-1969
Subject: Greek Life, Honors and Awards
Format: Plaques/Trophies
Round, silver-toned platter with a floral design “100% Initiation, Beta Delta, 1958-1960” engraved in the center.
Decade: 1960-1969
Subject: Greek Life, Honors and Awards
Format: Plaques/Trophies
A bronze state of Makra, possessing features of differents animals. This represents the reconciliation of opposites. Inscription on the bottom inludes, "E.B.Miller" and "N.S.D.T." This artifact was brought back from Nepal by Drs. Edgar and…
Decade: 1960-1969
Subject: Nepal
Format: Artwork/Photography, Miscellaneous
Wooden semi-shield with brass plates with award recipients from 1960-1963 names' engraved. The Wall Street Journal Student Achievement Award honored excellence in academics from 1948 until the program ended in 2010.
Decade: 1960-1969
Subject: Honors and Awards
Format: Plaques/Trophies
A wooden pot and lid. This artifact was brought back from Nepal by Drs. Edgar and Elizabeth Bucke Miller, Class of 1920 and 1923 respectively.
Decade: 1960-1969
Subject: Nepal
Format: Glassware/Ceramics, Miscellaneous
Two unadorned brass cups. This artifact was brought back from Nepal by Drs. Edgar and Elizabeth Bucke Miller, Class of 1920 and 1923 respectively.
Decade: 1960-1969
Subject: Nepal
Format: Miscellaneous
A woooden stupa, a three-dimensional mandala and a palace of Buddha named "Vajrabhairava." This artifact was brought back from Nepal by Drs. Edgar and Elizabeth Bucke Miller, Class of 1920 and 1923 respectively.
Decade: 1960-1969
Subject: Nepal
Format: Artwork/Photography, Miscellaneous
A decorative wooden octagonal box adorned with coral, turquoise, and pressed metal plates. This artifact was brought back from Nepal by Drs. Edgar and Elizabeth Bucke Miller, Class of 1920 and 1923 respectively.
Decade: 1960-1969
Subject: Nepal
Format: Miscellaneous
Cross stitched pillow of Denny Hall.
Decade: 1960-1969
Subject: Decoration, Pillow, Denny Hall
Format: Miscellaneous
An all red, cotton dink belonging to Marilyn Detweiler (Class of 1964).
Decade: 1960-1969
Subject: Freshman Beanies, Dink
Format: Hats
Red “D” varsity tennis letter with white boarder and white tennis racket embroidered on the bottom; white zip-up athletic jacket with pockets and red and white striped trim along the collar, cuffs and bottom; modern round plastic button with…
Decade: 1960-1969
Subject: Athletics, Jacket, Button
Format: Clothing
A wooden Makra idol representing the reconciliation of opposites. This artifact was brought back from Nepal by Drs. Edgar and Elizabeth Bucke Miller, Class of 1920 and 1923 respectively.
Decade: 1960-1969
Subject: Nepal
Format: Artwork/Photography, Miscellaneous