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November 26, [1902?]
Countess Constance Wachtmeister offers condolence to Mrs. Esther Windust after Piet's death.
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Location: I-Friends-1973-10
Subject: Personal and Family Life
Time Period: 1900-1919
View Item: Letter from Constance Wachtmeister to Esther Windust
November 28, 1902
Laura Windust writes Esther Windust a letter of sympathy in regards on the death of Piet.
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Location: I-Friends-1973-12
Subject: Personal and Family Life
Time Period: 1900-1919
View Item: Letter from Laura Windust to Esther Windust
June 4, 1903
Charles Bruce Derick receives his diploma from Conway Hall, Dickinson College's Preparatory School, on June 4, 1903.
Format: Certificates and Diplomas
Location: Diploma Collection
Subject: Education
Time Period: 1900-1919
View Item: Dickinson College Preparatory School Diploma - Charles Derick
June 15, 1903
"Tissie" writes to Esther Windust and describes Esther's godson, work, and the impending visit of Willie Hawkswolte.
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Location: I-Friends-1973-13
Subject: Personal and Family Life
Time Period: 1900-1919
View Item: Letter from "Tissie" to Esther Windust
1904
The Dickinson College catalog for the 1904-1905 academic year. Through the years, the annual catalog was variously titled "The Bulletin," "Catalogue and Register," "Course Catalog," and similar variants. The catalog typically includes the list of courses offered, requirements for enrollment, requirements for graduation, tuition and other fees, and campus facilities, college policies, and lists of teaching faculty, college trustees, and various administrators. Information about programs at the Law School and Conway Hall, Dickinson College's Preparatory School, was also included in this edition.
Format: Books and Pamphlets
Location: Dickinsoniana Periodicals
Subject: Dickinson College Academic Affairs, Dickinson College Administration, Education
Time Period: 1900-1919
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May 1904
Harry M. Showalter writes this essay, entitled "Should Woman Vote?," as a student at Dickinson in May 1904. Showalter is a member of the Class of 1904.
Format: Essays and Dissertations
Location: Essays-General-1904-S559s
Subject: Politics and Government, Social Reform and Advocacy
Time Period: 1900-1919
View Item: "Should Woman Vote?," by Harry M. Showalter
June 6, 1904
Robert McAlarney deliverers an address on the history of West College (Old West) at the 100th anniversary of the rebuilding and re-dedication of the building. McAlarney is a 1893 graduate who works at the New York Evening Post. The text of McAlarney's speech as well as a program from the event are included.
Format: Speeches and Sermons
Location: I-Original-1904-2
Subject: Carlisle and Cumberland County, Dickinson College Events, Dickinson College History, Education
Time Period: 1900-1919
View Item: Address on the History of West College by Robert McAlarney
1905
The Extracts from the Laws and Regulations of Dickinson College lists important information and guidelines regarding the administration of the college, faculty, admissions, instruction, student behavior, the academic calendar, commencement, religious duties, student bills, literary societies, and student records.
Format: Books and Pamphlets
Location: RG 1/3 10.1.6
Subject: Dickinson College Academic Affairs, Dickinson College Administration, Dickinson College Organizations, Dickinson College Student Life, Education
Time Period: 1900-1919
View Item: Extracts from the Laws and Regulations of Dickinson College, 1905
1905
Publisher: Carlisle, PA: Dickinson College
George L. Reed, a member of the Class of 1904, compiles this directory of alumni from the Class of 1787 to the Class of 1908.
Format: Books and Pamphlets
Location: DC 378.748 DT3 1905
Subject: Dickinson College Alumni Affairs, Dickinson College History, Education
Time Period: 1900-1919
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1905
Florence Hensel Bursk writes this essay, entitled "Dickinson's New Era," as a student at Dickinson. Bursk is a member of the Class of 1905. Transcript included.
Format: Essays and Dissertations
Location: Essays-General-1905-B972d
Subject: Dickinson College Administration, Dickinson College History, Dickinson College Student Life, Education
Time Period: 1900-1919
View Item: "Dickinson’s New Era," by Florence H. Bursk
circa 1905
Laura Benét writes this essay, titled "Poets in Embryo," on growing up in a literary household and how it influenced her and her brothers' interests in writing.
Format: Essays and Dissertations
Location: I-Friends-1982-1
Subject: Literary Pursuits, Personal and Family Life
Time Period: 1900-1919
View Item: "Poets in Embryo," by Laura Benét
circa 1905
Professor Emeritus Charles F. Himes (Class of 1855) discusses the history of "the so-called 'Mermaid' that surmounts [Old West's] beautiful belfry as a weather vane."
Format: Books and Pamphlets
Location: MC 2000.1, B25, F12
Subject: Dickinson College Events, Dickinson College History
Time Period: 1900-1919
1905
Medal of Honor Recipient Horatio Collins King (Class of 1858) writes this "Poem" on the history of Dickinson College.
Format: Poetry and Lyrics
Location: I-GrayM-1953-2
Subject: Dickinson College Alumni Affairs, Dickinson College History, Literary Pursuits
Time Period: 1900-1919
View Item: "Poem," by Horatio Collins King
1906
The Dickinson College catalog for the 1906-1907 academic year. Through the years, the annual catalog was variously titled "The Bulletin," "Catalogue and Register," "Course Catalog," and similar variants. The catalog typically includes the list of courses offered, requirements for enrollment, requirements for graduation, tuition and other fees, and campus facilities, college policies, and lists of teaching faculty, college trustees, and various administrators. Information about programs at the Law School and Conway Hall, Dickinson College's Preparatory School, was also included in this edition.
Format: Books and Pamphlets
Location: Dickinsoniana Periodicals
Subject: Dickinson College Academic Affairs, Dickinson College Administration, Education
Time Period: 1900-1919
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1906
Richard Gassaway Chaney, a member of the Class of 1849, uses these notes to write "Reminiscences of Dickinson College" for the New York Christian Advocate. Chaney uses his school diary as his primary source. Transcript included.
Format: Notes and Notebooks
Location: I-Christian-1960-1
Subject: Dickinson College Student Life, Education
Time Period: 1900-1919
View Item: "Reminiscences of Dickinson College," by Richard Chaney
June 6, 1906
Helen May Smith receives her Bachelor of Philosophy Diploma from Dickinson College on June 6, 1906.
Format: Certificates and Diplomas
Location: Diploma Collection
Subject: Education
Time Period: 1900-1919
View Item: Bachelor of Philosophy Diploma - Helen Smith
June 6, 1906
James Gordon Steese (Class of 1902) receives his Master of Arts Diploma from Dickinson College on June 6, 1906.
Format: Certificates and Diplomas
Location: OC 2002.4, B1, F4
Subject: Education
Time Period: 1900-1919
View Item: Master of Arts Diploma - James Steese
1907
This Woman’s Christian Temperance Union program from Mt. Vernon, Illinois contains psalms, a schedule of meetings, and a roster of the organization's officers and members.
Format: Books and Pamphlets
Location: MC 2013.3, B6, F26
Subject: Religion and Spirituality, Social Reform and Advocacy
Time Period: 1900-1919
View Item: Woman’s Christian Temperance Union program
May 29, 1907
Bessie McCullough receives her diploma from Conway Hall, Dickinson College's Preparatory School, on May 29, 1907.
Format: Certificates and Diplomas
Location: Diploma Collection
Subject: Education
Time Period: 1900-1919
View Item: Dickinson Preparatory School Diploma - Bessie McCullough
June 5, 1907
Charles Bruce Derick receives his Bachelor of Arts Diploma from Dickinson College on June 5, 1907.
Format: Certificates and Diplomas
Location: Diploma Collection
Subject: Education
Time Period: 1900-1919
View Item: Bachelor of Arts Diploma - Charles Derick
June 5, 1907
Helen May Smith (Class of 1906) receives her Master of Arts Diploma from Dickinson College on June 5, 1907.
Format: Certificates and Diplomas
Location: Diploma Collection
Subject: Education
Time Period: 1900-1919
View Item: Master of Arts Diploma - Helen Smith
June 5, 1907
Jay Paul Jameson receives his Bachelor of Arts Diploma from Dickinson College on June 5, 1907.
Format: Certificates and Diplomas
Location: Diploma Collection
Subject: Education
Time Period: 1900-1919
View Item: Bachelor of Arts Diploma - Jay Jameson
1908
Sarah Woods Parkinson publishes this short profile on Dr. Charles Nisbet in 1908.
Format: Books and Pamphlets
Location: DC P N723P
Subject: Dickinson College History, Education, Genealogy and Family History
Time Period: 1900-1919
View Item: "Charles Nisbet: First President of Dickinson College," by Sarah Parkinson
1907-1908
The Logbook is the yearbook of Conway Hall, Dickinson College's Preparatory School. This issue includes a tribute to Moncure D. Conway (class of 1849) on his death.
This yearbook includes a fold-out photograph of the academic quad between pages 50 and 51, which you can view as a PDF file.
Format: Books and Pamphlets
Location: Dickinsoniana Periodicals
Subject: Dickinson College Organizations, Dickinson College Student Life, Education
Time Period: 1900-1919
View Item: Logbook, 1907-08
1908
Alice May Clarkson writes this essay, entitled "The Civic Movement Among Women," as a student at Dickinson. Clarkson is a member of the Class of 1908.
Format: Essays and Dissertations
Location: Essays-General-1908-C613c
Subject: Education, Social Reform and Advocacy
Time Period: 1900-1919
View Item: "The Civic Movement Among Women," by Alice M. Clarkson