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June 10, 1940

Paul Leighty Austin receives his Bachelor of Arts Diploma from Dickinson College on June 10, 1940.

Format: Certificates and Diplomas

Location: Diploma Collection

Subject: Education

Time Period: 1940-1959

View Item: Bachelor of Arts Diploma - Paul Austin

November 1940

Esther Popel Shaw's poem "Flag Salute" on the cover of Crisis Magazine.

Format: Newspapers and Magazines

Location: I-Friends-2012-2

Subject: Literary Pursuits

Time Period: 1940-1959

View Item: "Flag Salute," by Esther Popel Shaw

January 4, 1941

This news clipping from the Chicago Tribune highlights American pianist Allen Tanner and Austrian composer Ernst Krenek.

This clipping appears on page 13.

Format: Newspapers and Magazines

Location: MC 2013.3, B5, F25

Subject: Visual and Performing Arts

Time Period: 1940-1959

View Item: "Front Views and Profiles" by June Provines, Chicago Tribune newspaper clipping

January 3, 1942

Poet Marianne Moore writes to an unspecified "Professor Wells," discussing the poems she plans to read at an event on January 19.

Format: Letters/Correspondence

Location: I-AsbellY-2002-27

Subject: Literary Pursuits

Time Period: 1940-1959

View Item: Letter from Marianne Moore to Professor Wells

January 16, 1942

Poet Marianne Moore writes to an unspecified "Professor Wells," finalizing the poems she plans to read at an event on January 19. Moore also declines an invitation to lunch, but suggests visiting a museum after the reading as an alternative.

Format: Letters/Correspondence

Location: I-AsbellY-2002-27

Subject: Literary Pursuits

Time Period: 1940-1959

View Item: Letter from Marianne Moore to Professor Wells

April 1942

The Dickinson College catalog for the 1941-1942 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: 1940-1959

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June 16, 1942

Whitfield Bell Jr. writes Brooks Kleber to catch up and discuss a number of different subjects. Bell congratulates Kleber on being selected for Officer Training School (OCS) and describes where their former classmates at Dickinson are serving in the United States military. Bell, a member of the Class of 1935 and History professor at Dickinson, also provides updates on what has, or has not, changed at Dickinson since their graduation. "We still cling doggedly to our last place among the Dickinson fraternities," as Bell explains. Bell also relates his experience in being "rejected [for military service] because of my eyes" and discusses what to do. "I don’t want to teach till the war’s over," as Bell notes. Transcript included.

Format: Letters/Correspondence

Location: I-BellW-2000-1

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

Time Period: 1940-1959

View Item: Letter from Whitfield Bell Jr. to Brooks Kleber

April-August 1943

The Flight Log magazine provides an overview of the 32nd College Training Detachment's activities while at Dickinson College during World War II.

Format: Newspapers and Magazines

Location: I-Original-1943-1

Subject: Dickinson College History, Education, Military Affairs and Conflict

Time Period: 1940-1959

View Item: Flight Log - Sixth Quintile

May 14, 1943

Army Air Corps Cadets from the 32nd College Training Detachment published the Eager Eagle while stationed at Dickinson College in 1943.

Format: Newspapers and Magazines

Location: I-Original-1943-3

Subject: Carlisle and Cumberland County, Dickinson College History, Education, Military Affairs and Conflict

Time Period: 1940-1959

View Item: Eager Eagle (Vol. 1, No. 1)

May 22, 1943

Army Air Corps Cadets from the 32nd College Training Detachment published the Eager Eagle while stationed at Dickinson College in 1943.

Format: Newspapers and Magazines

Location: I-Original-1943-3

Subject: Carlisle and Cumberland County, Dickinson College History, Education, Military Affairs and Conflict

Time Period: 1940-1959

View Item: Eager Eagle (Vol. 1, No. 2)

May 29, 1943

Army Air Corps Cadets from the 32nd College Training Detachment published the Eager Eagle while stationed at Dickinson College in 1943.

Format: Newspapers and Magazines

Location: I-Original-1943-3

Subject: Carlisle and Cumberland County, Dickinson College History, Education, Military Affairs and Conflict

Time Period: 1940-1959

View Item: Eager Eagle (Vol. 1, No. 3)

June 4, 1943

Army Air Corps Cadets from the 32nd College Training Detachment published the Eager Eagle while stationed at Dickinson College in 1943.

Format: Newspapers and Magazines

Location: I-Original-1943-4

Subject: Carlisle and Cumberland County, Dickinson College History, Education, Military Affairs and Conflict

Time Period: 1940-1959

View Item: Eager Eagle (Vol. 1, No. 4)

June 11, 1943

Army Air Corps Cadets from the 32nd College Training Detachment published the Eager Eagle while stationed at Dickinson College in 1943.

Format: Newspapers and Magazines

Location: I-Original-1943-4

Subject: Carlisle and Cumberland County, Dickinson College History, Education, Military Affairs and Conflict

Time Period: 1940-1959

View Item: Eager Eagle (Vol. 1, No. 5)

June 18, 1943

Army Air Corps Cadets from the 32nd College Training Detachment published the Eager Eagle while stationed at Dickinson College in 1943.

Format: Newspapers and Magazines

Location: I-Original-1943-4

Subject: Carlisle and Cumberland County, Dickinson College History, Education, Military Affairs and Conflict

Time Period: 1940-1959

View Item: Eager Eagle (Vol. 1, No. 6)

June 22, 1943

Betty Louise Gipple receives her Bachelor of Arts Diploma from Dickinson College on June 22, 1943.

Format: Certificates and Diplomas

Location: Diploma Collection

Subject: Education

Time Period: 1940-1959

View Item: Bachelor of Arts Diploma - Betty Gipple

June 25, 1943

Army Air Corps Cadets from the 32nd College Training Detachment published the Eager Eagle while stationed at Dickinson College in 1943.

Format: Newspapers and Magazines

Location: I-Original-1943-4

Subject: Carlisle and Cumberland County, Dickinson College History, Education, Military Affairs and Conflict

Time Period: 1940-1959

View Item: Eager Eagle (Vol. 1, No. 7)

July 2, 1943

Army Air Corps Cadets from the 32nd College Training Detachment published the Eager Eagle while stationed at Dickinson College in 1943.

Format: Newspapers and Magazines

Location: I-Original-1943-5

Subject: Carlisle and Cumberland County, Dickinson College History, Education, Military Affairs and Conflict

Time Period: 1940-1959

View Item: Eager Eagle (Vol. 1, No. 8)

July 9, 1943

Army Air Corps Cadets from the 32nd College Training Detachment published the Eager Eagle while stationed at Dickinson College in 1943.

Format: Newspapers and Magazines

Location: I-Original-1943-5

Subject: Carlisle and Cumberland County, Dickinson College History, Education, Military Affairs and Conflict

Time Period: 1940-1959

View Item: Eager Eagle (Vol. 1, No. 9)

July 17, 1943

Army Air Corps Cadets from the 32nd College Training Detachment published the Eager Eagle while stationed at Dickinson College in 1943.

Format: Newspapers and Magazines

Location: O-Original-1943-1

Subject: Carlisle and Cumberland County, Dickinson College History, Education, Military Affairs and Conflict

Time Period: 1940-1959

View Item: Eager Eagle (Vol. 1, No. 10)

July 18, 1943

Poet Marianne Moore writes to editor Joseph T. Shipley, thanking him for publishing her work in American Bookman.

Format: Letters/Correspondence

Location: I-AsbellY-2002-26

Subject: Literary Pursuits

Time Period: 1940-1959

View Item: Letter from Marianne Moore to Joseph Shipley

July 24, 1943

Army Air Corps Cadets from the 32nd College Training Detachment published the Eager Eagle while stationed at Dickinson College in 1943.

Format: Newspapers and Magazines

Location: O-Original-1943-1

Subject: Carlisle and Cumberland County, Dickinson College History, Education, Military Affairs and Conflict

Time Period: 1940-1959

View Item: Eager Eagle (Vol. 1, No. 11)

July 31, 1943

Army Air Corps Cadets from the 32nd College Training Detachment published the Eager Eagle while stationed at Dickinson College in 1943.

Format: Newspapers and Magazines

Location: O-Original-1943-1

Subject: Carlisle and Cumberland County, Dickinson College History, Education, Military Affairs and Conflict

Time Period: 1940-1959

View Item: Eager Eagle (Vol. 1, No. 12)

August 7, 1943

Army Air Corps Cadets from the 32nd College Training Detachment published the Eager Eagle while stationed at Dickinson College in 1943.

Format: Newspapers and Magazines

Location: O-Original-1943-2

Subject: Carlisle and Cumberland County, Dickinson College History, Education, Military Affairs and Conflict

Time Period: 1940-1959

View Item: Eager Eagle (Vol. 1, No. 13)

August 14, 1943

Army Air Corps Cadets from the 32nd College Training Detachment published the Eager Eagle while stationed at Dickinson College in 1943.

Format: Newspapers and Magazines

Location: O-Original-1943-2

Subject: Carlisle and Cumberland County, Dickinson College History, Education, Military Affairs and Conflict

Time Period: 1940-1959

View Item: Eager Eagle (Vol. 1, No. 14)

August 28, 1943

Army Air Corps Cadets from the 32nd College Training Detachment published the Eager Eagle while stationed at Dickinson College in 1943.

Format: Newspapers and Magazines

Location: O-Original-1943-2

Subject: Carlisle and Cumberland County, Dickinson College History, Education, Military Affairs and Conflict

Time Period: 1940-1959

View Item: Eager Eagle (Vol. 1, No. 16)