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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