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circa 1950
In this unfinished draft, Montagu Frank Modder traces the history of Great Britain from the fifteenth century up through the mid-nineteenth century. Elaborate illustrations, often in full color, accompany the text on every page.
This "first section" is the earliest part of the text that has survived, but there clearly were many pages that preceded it originally. This section is titled "Tudor England."
Format: Engravings and Illustrations
Location: MC 2002.1
Subject: Literary Pursuits, Visual and Performing Arts
Time Period: 1940-1959
View Item: "The Spirit of Britain" Section 01, by Montagu F. Modder
circa 1950
In this unfinished draft, Montagu Frank Modder traces the history of Great Britain from the fifteenth century up through the mid-nineteenth century. Elaborate illustrations, often in full color, accompany the text on every page. This section is about the American War of Independence.
Format: Engravings and Illustrations
Location: MC 2002.1
Subject: Literary Pursuits, Visual and Performing Arts
Time Period: 1940-1959
View Item: "The Spirit of Britain" Section 08, by Montagu F. Modder
circa 1950
In this unfinished draft, Montagu Frank Modder traces the history of Great Britain from the fifteenth century up through the mid-nineteenth century. Elaborate illustrations, often in full color, accompany the text on every page. This section is about literature under King George III.
Format: Engravings and Illustrations
Location: MC 2002.1
Subject: Literary Pursuits, Visual and Performing Arts
Time Period: 1940-1959
View Item: "The Spirit of Britain" Section 09, by Montagu F. Modder
circa 1950
In this unfinished draft, Montagu Frank Modder traces the history of Great Britain from the fifteenth century up through the mid-nineteenth century. Elaborate illustrations, often in full color, accompany the text on every page. This section is about society and politics at the end of the Eighteenth Century.
Format: Engravings and Illustrations
Location: MC 2002.1
Subject: Literary Pursuits, Visual and Performing Arts
Time Period: 1940-1959
View Item: "The Spirit of Britain" Section 10, by Montagu F. Modder
circa 1950
In this unfinished draft, Montagu Frank Modder traces the history of Great Britain from the fifteenth century up through the mid-nineteenth century. Elaborate illustrations, often in full color, accompany the text on every page. This section is titled "The Last Decade of the Century."
Format: Engravings and Illustrations
Location: MC 2002.1
Subject: Literary Pursuits, Visual and Performing Arts
Time Period: 1940-1959
View Item: "The Spirit of Britain" Section 11, by Montagu F. Modder
June 4, 1950
This copy of the printed program for the commencement exercises held on June 4, 1950 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: 1940-1959
View Item: 1950 Commencement Program
September 1950
In this essay, Allen Tanner describes living in New York City and meeting famous musicians of the early 20th century including Paul Kochanski, Arthur Rubenstein, Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev, Nina Pavlovna, Alfredo Casella, Marguerite d'Alvarez, Alexander Siloti, and Myra Hess.
Format: Essays and Dissertations
Location: MC 2013.3, B4, F38
Subject: Visual and Performing Arts
Time Period: 1940-1959
View Item: "Corridor of Genius" by Allen Tanner
April 20, 1951
Zatae Longsdorff Straw (Class of 1887) writes to Mr. and Mrs. Howard W. Selby, accepting an invitation and explaining her (and her family's) connections to Dickinson College. Howard Selby was a member of Dickinson's class of 1913 and his wife, Ethel Wagg Selby, was a member of the class of 1915.
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Location: I-Original-1951-1
Subject: Dickinson College Alumni Affairs, Genealogy and Family History, Personal and Family Life
Time Period: 1940-1959
View Item: Letter from Zatae Longsdorff Straw to Mr. and Mrs. Howard Selby
1952
This pamphlet describes the collection of Joseph Priestley's equipment held at Dickinson College. This pamphlet was produced to coincide with the establishment of the Joseph Priestley Award in 1952.
Format: Books and Pamphlets
Location: Priestley Collection
Subject: Science and Technology
Time Period: 1940-1959
View Item: Apparatus of Joseph Priestley
September 17, 1952
James M. Tunnell, Jr., an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Delaware, delivers an address entitled "John Dickinson and the Federal Constitution" to several "patriotic groups" such as the Colonial Dames and Sons of the American Revolution on September 17, 1952. This address marks the occasion of the donation of the John Dickinson Mansion to the State of Delaware.
Format: Speeches and Sermons
Location: I-TunnellJ-undated-1
Subject: Legal Affairs, Politics and Government
Time Period: 1940-1959
View Item: "John Dickinson and the Federal Constitution," by J.M. Tunnell, Jr.
June 7, 1953
James Lewis Pritchard receives his Bachelor of Arts Diploma from Dickinson College on June 7, 1953.
Format: Certificates and Diplomas
Location: Diploma Collection
Subject: Education
Time Period: 1940-1959
View Item: Bachelor of Arts Diploma - James Pritchard
April 1954
The Dickinson College catalog for the 1954-1955 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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October 24, 1954
United States Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren delivers a speech at the ceremonies held in Frederick, Maryland that honored former Chief Justice Roger Brooke Taney (Class of 1795). Warren, who offers a brief overview Taney's legal and political career, comments on Taney's judicial philosophy as well as compares Taney with former Chief Justice John Marshall. "Few men in American life - and surely no Justice of the Supreme Court - have been so grossly misrepresented as Taney," as Warren explains.
Format: Speeches and Sermons
Location: I-WarrenE-1955-1
Subject: Legal Affairs, Politics and Government
Time Period: 1940-1959
View Item: Address at the Ceremonies Honoring the Chief Justice Taney by Earl Warren
1956
Publisher: New York: Fleming H. Revell Company
Volume 2 of the Boyd Lee Spahr Lectures in Americana series includes essays from scholars that focus on various aspects of Dickinson College's history.
Table of Contents:
-- "Introduction" by Bruce Catton
-- "Forward" by William W. Edel
-- "'John and Mary's College" Over Susquehanna" by William W. Edel
-- "The Other Man on Bingham's Porch" by Whitfield J. Bell Jr.
-- "John Dickinson and the Federal Constitution" by James Miller Tunnell Jr.
-- "John Dickinson and the Quakers" by Frederick B. Tolles
-- "James Wilson and the Era of the American Revolution" by Charles Page Smith
-- "American Culture and the Migrations of the Revolutionary Era" by Brooke Hindle
-- "Senator Henry Moore Ridgely, of Delaware, Dickinson 1797" by John A. Munroe
-- "James Buchanan at Dickinson" by Philip Shriver Klein
-- "Truculent Thomas Cooper: Foe of Tyranny, Friend of Freedom" by Harold A. Larrabee
-- "Spencer F. Baird: World-Famous Naturalist" by Elmer Charles Herber
-- "Moncure Conway: Earthward Pilgrim" by Mary Elizabeth Burtis
Format: Books and Pamphlets
Location: SC 378.748 D553b
Subject: Dickinson College History, Dickinson College Student Life, Education, Politics and Government, Religion and Spirituality, Science and Technology, Social Reform and Advocacy
Time Period: 1940-1959
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circa 1957
In this letter Allen Tanner writes to Kirk Askew, owner of Durlacher Bros. art gallery, after Tchelitchew's death. Tanner recalls Tchelitchew's life and work, and expresses sadness over his passing.
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Location: MC 2013.3, B1, F7
Subject: Visual and Performing Arts
Time Period: 1940-1959
View Item: Letter from Allen Tanner to Kirk Askew
April 1957
The Dickinson College catalog for the 1957-1958 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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September 29, 1957
Allen Tanner writes to Morris Fish regarding obtaining his Pavel Tchelitchew paintings from Europe.
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Location: MC 2013.3, B1, F30
Subject: Visual and Performing Arts
Time Period: 1940-1959
View Item: Letter from Allen Tanner to Morris Fish
Spring 1958
The Daily Senator newsletter covers Student Senate news, sports, social events and club meetings, and announces upcoming events to the student body.
Format: Newspapers and Magazines
Location: RG 8/1 - 7.1.1
Subject: Dickinson College Events, Dickinson College Organizations, Dickinson College Student Life, Education
Time Period: 1940-1959
View Item: The Daily Senator (Spring 1958)
Fall 1958
The Daily Senator newsletter covers Student Senate news, sports, social events and club meetings, and announces upcoming events to the student body.
Format: Newspapers and Magazines
Location: RG 8/1 - 7.1.2
Subject: Dickinson College Events, Dickinson College Organizations, Dickinson College Student Life, Education
Time Period: 1940-1959
View Item: The Daily Senator (Fall 1958)
Spring 1959
The Daily Senator newsletter covers Student Senate news, sports, social events and club meetings, and announces upcoming events to the student body.
Format: Newspapers and Magazines
Location: RG 8/1 - 7.1.3
Subject: Dickinson College Events, Dickinson College Organizations, Dickinson College Student Life, Education
Time Period: 1940-1959
View Item: The Daily Senator (Spring 1959)
April 1959
The Dickinson College catalog for the 1959-1960 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, 1960-1979
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Fall 1959
The Daily Senator newsletter covers Student Senate news, sports, social events and club meetings, and announces upcoming events to the student body.
Format: Newspapers and Magazines
Location: RG 8/1 - 7.1.4
Subject: Dickinson College Events, Dickinson College Organizations, Dickinson College Student Life, Education
Time Period: 1940-1959
View Item: The Daily Senator (Fall 1959)
Undated
Allen Tanner reminisces about his friendships with Gertude Stein, Alice B. Toklas, and Pavel Tchelitchew. Transcript included.
Format: Notes and Notebooks
Location: MC 2013.3, B4, F37
Subject: Literary Pursuits
Time Period:
View Item: Notes on Friendship with Gertrude Stein by Allen Tanner
Spring 1960
The Daily Senator newsletter covers Student Senate news, sports, social events and club meetings, and announces upcoming events to the student body.
Format: Newspapers and Magazines
Location: RG 8/1 - 7.1.5
Subject: Dickinson College Events, Dickinson College Organizations, Dickinson College Student Life, Education
Time Period: 1960-1979
View Item: The Daily Senator (Spring 1960)
March 15, 1960
History Professor Charles Flint Kellogg receives this certificate after joining the Pennsylvania Upsilon chapter of Pi Gamma Mu, the National Social Science Honor Society, on March 15, 1960.
Format: Certificates and Diplomas
Location: Diploma Collection
Subject: Education
Time Period: 1960-1979
View Item: Pi Gamma Mu Certificate - Charles Kellogg