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June 23, 1919

This copy of the printed program for the commencement exercises held on June 23, 1919 shows the order of exercises, lists the members of the graduating class from the college, and also lists graduates from the Dickinson School of Law. A separate memorial at the end of the program lists those Dickinson alumni who died during World War I. Josephes Daniels, Secretary of the Navy, delivered the commencement address, and Elma May Houseman delivered a valedictory oration titled "Follow the Gleam."

Format: Memorabilia and Ephemera

Location: Dickinsoniana Programs

Subject: Dickinson College Events

Time Period: 1900-1919

View Item: 1919 Commencement Program

1920

Publisher: Carlisle: Hamilton Library Association

Edward W. Biddle, President of the Board of Trustees of Dickinson College and a graduate of the class of 1870, delivers a talk on the first grammar school and college building in Carlisle.

Format: Books and Pamphlets

Location: DC 1870 B584o

Subject: Dickinson College Academic Affairs, Dickinson College Administration, Dickinson College History, Education

Time Period: 1920-1939

View Item: "The Old College Lot," by Edward W. Biddle

February 1920

The Dickinson College catalog for the 1919-1920 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.

Format: Books and Pamphlets

Location: Dickinsoniana Periodicals

Subject: Dickinson College Academic Affairs, Dickinson College Administration, Education

Time Period: 1900-1919, 1920-1939

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February 2 [c.1920]

This program is for Allen Tanner and Harold Barton's joint recital at the Provincetown Players' Theatre-Club on February 2nd. The year is unknown, but approximated.

Format: Memorabilia and Ephemera

Location: MC 2013.3, B4, F58

Subject: Visual and Performing Arts

Time Period: 1920-1939

View Item: Provincetown Players’ Theatre-Club program

March 18 [c.1920]

This program is for the Grand Ballet on March 18th. The year is unknown, but approximated. Pavel Tchelitchew is listed as the decor and costume designer.

Format: Memorabilia and Ephemera

Location: MC 2013.3, B4, F60

Subject: Visual and Performing Arts

Time Period: 1920-1939

View Item: Grand Ballet program

March 28 [c.1920]

This program is for a song recital by Marguerite d'Alvarez, accompanied by Allen Tanner, at the Provincetown Theatre on March 28th. The year is unknown, but approximated.

Format: Memorabilia and Ephemera

Location: MC 2013.3, B4, F59

Subject: Visual and Performing Arts

Time Period: 1920-1939

View Item: Provincetown Theatre recital program

June 20, 1920

This program is for a concert in which Allen Tanner, Marguerite Namara, and others performed at the Globe Music Club in New York City.

Format: Memorabilia and Ephemera

Location: MC 2013.3, B4, F51

Subject: Visual and Performing Arts

Time Period: 1920-1939

View Item: Globe Music Club concert program

1921

The Extracts from the Laws and Regulations of Dickinson College lists important information and guidelines regarding the administration of the college, admissions, instruction, honor courses, absences, student behavior, the academic calendar, religious duties, commencement, student bills, literary societies, and student records.

Format: Books and Pamphlets

Location: RG 1/3 10.1.7

Subject: Dickinson College Academic Affairs, Dickinson College Administration, Dickinson College Student Life, Education

Time Period: 1920-1939

View Item: Extracts from the Laws and Regulations of Dickinson College, 1921

June 6, 1921

Wilda Smith Shope receives her Bachelor of Arts Diploma from Dickinson College on June 6, 1921.

Format: Certificates and Diplomas

Location: Diploma Collection

Subject: Education

Time Period: 1920-1939

View Item: Bachelor of Arts Diploma - Wilda Shope

1922

This partial newspaper clipping offers a brief biography of singer Alice Miriam.

Format: Newspapers and Magazines

Location: MC 2013.3, B5, F15

Subject: Visual and Performing Arts

Time Period: 1920-1939

View Item: "whole story, either, although…" clipping from unknown newspaper

1922

The Dickinson College catalog for the 1921-1922 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.

Format: Books and Pamphlets

Location: Dickinsoniana Periodicals

Subject: Dickinson College Academic Affairs, Dickinson College Administration, Education

Time Period: 1920-1939

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March 23, 1922

This is an obituary for Alice Miriam of the Metropolitan Opera.

Format: Newspapers and Magazines

Location: MC 2013.3, B5, F22

Subject: Visual and Performing Arts

Time Period: 1920-1939

View Item: "Miss Alice Miriam, Opera Singer, Dies" clipping from unknown newspaper

July 1922

This is an obituary for Alice Miriam, Metropolitan Opera soprano.

Format: Newspapers and Magazines

Location: MC 2013.3, B5, F15

Subject: Visual and Performing Arts

Time Period: 1920-1939

View Item: "Opera Singer Dies After Operations" clipping from unknown newspaper

July 13, 1922

Edwin Elliot Willoughby (Class of 1922) writes to Mrs. Spears, his former instructor, in which he discusses his time at Dickinson, his career at the Newberry Library afterwards, and his future goals of continuing his education at the University of Chicago. Transcript included. 

Format: Letters/Correspondence

Location: I-DawsonG-1981-1

Subject: Dickinson College Administration, Dickinson College Organizations, Dickinson College Student Life, Education, Military Affairs and Conflict

Time Period: 1920-1939

View Item: Letter from Edwin Willoughby to Mrs. Spears

July 24, 1922

This is a brief obituary, with photo, of soprano Alice Miriam.

Format: Newspapers and Magazines

Location: MC 2013.3, B5, F15

Subject: Visual and Performing Arts

Time Period: 1920-1939

View Item: Alice Miriam obituary clipping from unknown newspaper

December 2, 1922

This item is pianist Allen Tanner's passport.

Format: Legal and Government Documents

Location: MC 2013.3, B5, F55

Subject: Travel and Tourism

Time Period: 1920-1939

View Item: Allen Tanner passport

1923

Publisher: Salem, MA: Newcomb & Gauss

Charles W. Super, a graduate of the class of 1866, authors a somewhat wandering history of Dickinson College while making comparisons to The Ohio University, a history of which he also penned.

Format: Books and Pamphlets

Location: DC 378.748 DES

Subject: Dickinson College Academic Affairs, Dickinson College Administration, Dickinson College History, Education

Time Period: 1920-1939

View Item: "A Pioneer College and its Background (Dickinson)," by Charles W. Super

February 1923

The Dickinson College catalog for the 1922-1923 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.

Format: Books and Pamphlets

Location: Dickinsoniana Periodicals

Subject: Dickinson College Academic Affairs, Dickinson College Administration, Education

Time Period: 1920-1939

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June 3, 1924

M. Elizabeth Filler receives her Bachelor of Arts Diploma from Dickinson College on June 3, 1924.

Format: Certificates and Diplomas

Location: Diploma Collection

Subject: Education

Time Period: 1920-1939

View Item: Bachelor of Arts Diploma - M. Filler

circa 1925

This advertisement is for Allen Tanner's piano lessons.

Format: Memorabilia and Ephemera

Location: MC 2013.3, B4, F52

Subject: Visual and Performing Arts

Time Period: 1920-1939

View Item: Cours de Piano advertisement

circa 1925

This brochure offers a brief biography of pianist Allen Tanner, and advertises his services as a piano teacher and singing coach.

Format: Memorabilia and Ephemera

Location: MC 2013.3, B4, F52

Subject: Visual and Performing Arts

Time Period: 1920-1939

View Item: Allen Tanner Pianiste brochure

May 1925

The Dickinson College catalog for the 1924-1925 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.

Format: Books and Pamphlets

Location: Dickinsoniana Periodicals

Subject: Dickinson College Academic Affairs, Dickinson College Administration, Education

Time Period: 1920-1939

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June 9, 1925

This copy of the printed program for the commencement exercises held on June 9, 1925 shows the order of exercises, lists the members of the graduating class from the college, and also lists graduates from the Dickinson School of Law.

Format: Memorabilia and Ephemera

Location: Dickinsoniana Programs

Subject: Dickinson College Events

Time Period: 1920-1939

View Item: 1925 Commencement Program

June 8, 1927

Velva Diven Daihl receives this Bachelor of Arts Diploma from Dickinson College on June 8, 1927.

Format: Certificates and Diplomas

Location: OC 2012.6, F3

Subject: Education

Time Period: 1920-1939

View Item: Bachelor of Arts Diploma - Velva Daihl

1928

The Extracts from the Laws and Regulations of Dickinson College lists important information and guidelines regarding the administration of the college, admissions, instruction, honor courses, absences, student behavior, the academic calendar, religious duties, commencement, student bills, literary societies, and student records.

Format: Books and Pamphlets

Location: DC 378.748 D553s3 1928

Subject: Dickinson College Academic Affairs, Dickinson College Administration, Dickinson College Student Life, Education

Time Period: 1920-1939

View Item: Extracts from the Laws and Regulations of Dickinson College, 1928