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June 4, 1974

Donna Louise Williams receives her Bachelor of Arts Diploma from Dickinson College on June 4, 1974.

Format: Certificates and Diplomas

Location: Diploma Collection

Subject: Education

Time Period: 1960-1979

View Item: Bachelor of Arts Diploma - Donna Williams

1975

Ralph Wallace White's biography of Dr. Charles Nisbet.

Format: Books and Pamphlets

Location: DC 1929 W587c

Subject: Dickinson College History, Genealogy and Family History, Personal and Family Life

Time Period: 1960-1979

View Item: "Charles Nisbet," by R. Wallace White

circa 1975

The Dickinson College Women’s Newsletter is produced by the Advisory and Planning Committee on Women's Programs.

Selected highlights from this issue include:

  • "Getting to Know: Pamelee McFarland," by Denise Grycky. 
  • "A Basic Recipe," by Debbie Slager. 
  • "Meanderings," by Barbara Chaapel.

Format: Newspapers and Magazines

Location: RG 8/203, B1, F1

Subject: Dickinson College Events, Dickinson College Organizations, Dickinson College Student Life, Education, Social Reform and Advocacy

Time Period: 1960-1979

View Item: Dickinson Women's Newsletter (c.1975)

April 6-13, 1975

The 5th Annual Black Arts Festival is presented by Dickinson College's Congress of African Students. The program for this festival highlights its theme, "the Black Light of Truth,” as the schedule includes a film screening of Claudine, speeches from prominent figures in the African-American community, such as sculptor and poet Oliver LaGrone, and an African Dance Ensemble performance.

Format: Memorabilia and Ephemera

Location: RG 8/93, B1, F2

Subject: Dickinson College Organizations, Dickinson College Student Life, Education, Social Reform and Advocacy, Visual and Performing Arts

Time Period: 1960-1979

View Item: Black Arts Festival 1975

April 8, 1975

In this letter to Dick Fletcher, Allen Tanner writes about opera singer Mary Garden for a biography project. He describes meeting Garden in Chicago after watching her perform in "Pelleas" around 1916-1917.

Format: Letters/Correspondence

Location: MC 2013.3, B1, F31

Subject: Visual and Performing Arts

Time Period: 1960-1979

View Item: Letter from Allen Tanner to Dick Fletcher

October 1975

The Dickinson College Women’s Newsletter is produced by the Advisory and Planning Committee on Women's Programs.

Selected highlights from this issue include:

  • Fact sheet on women’s healthcare. 
  • "Away from the Womb," by Mary Hollis Lubin. 
  • Selection of poems composed by students. 
  • Calendar of upcoming events.

Format: Newspapers and Magazines

Location: RG 8/203, B1, F1

Subject: Dickinson College Organizations, Dickinson College Student Life, Education, Health and Medicine, Literary Pursuits, Social Reform and Advocacy

Time Period: 1960-1979

View Item: Dickinson College Women's Newsletter (Oct. 1975)

1976

The Dickinson College catalog for the 1976-1977 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: 1960-1979

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March 9, 1976

This program is for “360° of Blackness,” a performance event by members of Dickinson College's Congress of African Students and members of the community, as part of the Sixth Annual Black Arts Festival.

Format: Memorabilia and Ephemera

Location: RG 8/93, B1, F2

Subject: Dickinson College Organizations, Dickinson College Student Life, Education, Social Reform and Advocacy, Visual and Performing Arts

Time Period: 1960-1979

View Item: Black Arts Festival: 360° of Blackness

May 16, 1976

Elizabeth Kennedy Speraw (Class of 1976) receives this diploma as a member of the Union Philosophical Society on May 16, 1976.

Format: Certificates and Diplomas

Location: Diploma Collection

Subject: Education

Time Period: 1960-1979

View Item: Union Philosophical Society Diploma - Elizabeth Speraw

June 13, 1976

In this letter to Janet Figler, mother of donor Liz Hamill Howard, Allen Tanner writes that he no longer gives piano lessons due to ongoing health problems. He also offers musical training advice for Hamill Howard.

Format: Letters/Correspondence

Location: MC 2013.3, B1, F28

Subject: Personal and Family Life, Visual and Performing Arts

Time Period: 1960-1979

View Item: Letter from Allen Tanner to Janet Figler

October 15, 1976

The Dickinson Women's Newsletter is produced by the Women's Resource Committee of Dickinson College.

Selected highlights from this issue include:

  • "What's the Women's Resource Center?," by Margy Little.
  • "Getting to Know - [Campus Counselor] Diane Ronningen," by Pam Davis. 
  • "Say Something!," by Heather Cooke and Anne Fiore.
  • "Friendship," a poem by Dinah Clark.
  • Calendar of events.

Format: Newspapers and Magazines

Location: RG 8/206, B1, F7

Subject: Dickinson College Organizations, Dickinson College Student Life, Education, Social Reform and Advocacy

Time Period: 1960-1979

View Item: Dickinson Women's Newsletter (Oct. 1976)

1977

Lena Dickinson Outlaw provides information on the Dickinson family history in Dickinson Genealogy: Circa 750 to 1977 .

Format: Books and Pamphlets

Location: DC T D553o

Subject: Genealogy and Family History

Time Period: 1960-1979

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June 1, 1977

The Kol Hillel newsletter is produced by Hillel Council of Dickinson College:

Selected highlights from this issue include:

  • Dr. Richard Rubenstein, author of After Auschwitz, speaks at a two day symposium sponsored by Hillel, the Religion and Philosophy Departments, and College Church.
  • Hillel hosts noted speakers during their semester brunches, including Yaacov Paran, the Consul of the Consulate General in Philadelphia.

Format: Newspapers and Magazines

Location: RG 9/9, Series 5

Subject: Dickinson College Organizations, Dickinson College Student Life, Education, Religion and Spirituality

Time Period: 1960-1979

View Item: Kol Hillel (Jun. 1977)

July 25, 1977

In this letter to Liz Hamill Howard, Allen Tanner describes where he purchased an Alexander Scriabin album, and offers advice to Hamilll Howard on her piano playing technique.

Format: Letters/Correspondence

Location: MC 2013.3, B1, F47

Subject: Personal and Family Life, Visual and Performing Arts

Time Period: 1960-1979

View Item: Letter from Allen Tanner to Elizabeth Hamill

September 1977

Dr. Clarence E. Jackson presents this paper, "Oxygen- The Good and Bad Performer in Welding," at the 1st BOC Priestley Conference in Leeds, England in September 1977. The paper includes 20 illustrations. Jackson is a Professor in the Department of Welding Engineering at the of Ohio State University.

Format: Essays and Dissertations

Location: I-JacksonC-1977-1

Subject: Science and Technology

Time Period: 1960-1979

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October 11, 1977

The Women's Resource Center Newsletter is produced by the Women's Resource Committee of Dickinson College.

Selected highlights from this issue include:

  • "Protecting Ourselves from Rape," by Jocelyn Daniels. 
  • Editorial on the purpose of the Women's Resource Center. 
  • "Assert Yourself!," by Ellen Palzer.
  • "Interesting Women in History: Zatae Longsdorff," by Elizabeth Pincus. 
  • Poetry from students and members of the community.

Format: Newspapers and Magazines

Location: RG 8/206, B1, F7

Subject: Dickinson College History, Dickinson College Organizations, Dickinson College Student Life, Health and Medicine, Social Reform and Advocacy

Time Period: 1960-1979

View Item: Women's Resource Center Newsletter (Oct. 1977)

November 1977

The Women's Resource Center Newsletter is produced by the Women's Resource Committee of Dickinson College.

Selected highlights from this issue include:

  • "Sexuality and Creating an Awareness," by Gail Borjeson.
  • "Nobel Peace Prizes Go To Two Ulster Women," by Debbie Cohen.
  • "Comment," from the Director of American Studies, Professor Lonna Malmsheimer.
  • "Women in History: Karen Horney," by Elizabeth Pincus.
  • Anonymous poetry.

Format: Newspapers and Magazines

Location: RG 8/206, B1, F7

Subject: Dickinson College Organizations, Dickinson College Student Life, Education, Health and Medicine, International Affairs, Social Reform and Advocacy

Time Period: 1960-1979

View Item: Women's Resource Center Newsletter (Nov. 1977)

December 1977

The Women's Resource Center Newsletter is produced by the Women's Resource Committee of Dickinson College.

Selected highlights from this issue include:

  • "Liberation: Woman's Struggle?," by Professor Chuck Barone. 
  • "Women in History: Margaret Higgins Sanger," by Elizabeth Pincus. 
  • "Off the Pill?," by Debbie Cohen. 
  • Information on the rise of breast cancer and health benefits for women.

Format: Newspapers and Magazines

Location: RG 8/206, B1, F7

Subject: Dickinson College Organizations, Dickinson College Student Life, Health and Medicine, Social Reform and Advocacy

Time Period: 1960-1979

View Item: Women's Resource Center Newsletter (Dec. 1977)

December 20, 1977

The Hillel Newsletter is produced by Hillel Council of Dickinson College:

Selected highlights from this issue include:

  • Hillel Council celebrates the High Holy Days with David Yammer and other guests.
  • Hillel members attend Simon Wirsenthal's, an “acclaimed Nazi prosecutor,” lecture in Harrisburg. 
  • Updates on the implementation of the new Junior Year Abroad Program in Jerusalem.

Format: Newspapers and Magazines

Location: RG 9/9, Series 5

Subject: Dickinson College Organizations, Dickinson College Student Life, Religion and Spirituality

Time Period: 1960-1979

View Item: Hillel Newsletter (Dec. 1977)

January 1978

The Women's Resource Center Newsletter is produced by the Women's Resource Committee of Dickinson College.

Selected highlights from this issue include:

  • "Campus Food Consciences" comments on a panel held to discuss improving the food options on campus.
  • "Depression & Stress: A Growth Process" discusses Mary Ellen Rich's lecture on how depression and stress can be "positive forces". 
  • "Death and Dying: How We Cope" describes Reverend James Rimmer's session on how to cope with death and dying. 
  • "Physical Fitness and Awareness" discusses the mini-week series on the benefits of regular exercise. 
  • "Comment," by Martha Aleo, on the work of a feminist group known as Women Against Violence Against Women. 
  • "Chaplain Reist on Sexuality" discusses the Chaplain's presentation. 
  • Advice on how to limit and/or reduce one's sugar intake.

Format: Newspapers and Magazines

Location: RG 8/206, B1, F7

Subject: Dickinson College Organizations, Dickinson College Student Life, Education, Health and Medicine, Social Reform and Advocacy

Time Period: 1960-1979

View Item: Women's Resource Center Newsletter (Jan. 1978)

February 1978

The Women's Resource Center Newsletter is produced by the Women's Resource Committee of Dickinson College.

Selected highlights from this issue include:

  • "Outstanding Women in History: Susan B. Anthony," by Elizabeth Pincus.
  • "ERA - How Will It Effect Me?," by Ellen Palzer.
  • "Susan B. Anthony Day, 1978 Why Celebrate?" by Debbie Cohen. 
  • "The Male Roles in Female Liberation," by Andy Herman.
  • "Bias Towards Boys," by Susan Soutner. 

Format: Newspapers and Magazines

Location: RG 8/206, B1, F7

Subject: Dickinson College Organizations, Dickinson College Student Life, Education, Social Reform and Advocacy

Time Period: 1960-1979

View Item: Women's Resource Center Newsletter (Feb. 28, 1978)

March 1978

The Women's Resource Center Newsletter is produced by the Women's Resource Committee of Dickinson College.

Selected highlights from this issue include:

  • "Catherine Stimpson on Resistances to Women's Studies," by Susan Soutner.
  • "Victorian Women," by Elizabeth Pincus.
  • "The Feminist Credit Union," by W.R. James.
  • "European Women," by Ellen Palzer.
  • "Women and Psychology," by Debbie Cohen.

Format: Newspapers and Magazines

Location: RG 8/206, B1, F7

Subject: Dickinson College Organizations, Dickinson College Student Life, Education, Social Reform and Advocacy

Time Period: 1960-1979

View Item: Women's Resource Center Newsletter (Mar. 1978)

April 3-9, 1978

The 8th Annual Black Arts Festival is presented by Dickinson College's Congress of African Students. The program for this festival highlights its theme, "Portrait in Blackness,” as the schedule includes lectures on the “History of Blacks in American Films,” a dramatic interpretation and poetry reading of Maya Angelou’s work, a screening of the film, Black History: Lost, Stolen or Strayed, and a talent night.

Format: Memorabilia and Ephemera

Location: RG 8/93, B1, F2

Subject: Dickinson College Organizations, Dickinson College Student Life, Education, Literary Pursuits, Social Reform and Advocacy

Time Period: 1960-1979

View Item: "Portrait in Blackness": Black Arts Festival 1978

May 1978

The Women's Resource Center Newsletter is produced by the Women's Resource Committee of Dickinson College.

Selected highlights from this issue include:

  • Update on the status on the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment.
  • "Outstanding Women in History: Elizabeth Blackwell," by Elizabeth Pincus.
  • "Mary Baker Eddy and the founding of the Christian Science Church," by Betsy Ervin.
  • "Kate Millet Speaks at F&M," by Debbie Cohen.
  • "What Every Woman Should Know About Men," Ellen Palxer.
  • A short piece on  the "narrow line" between "gay and straight."

Format: Newspapers and Magazines

Location: RG 8/206, B1, F7

Subject: Dickinson College Organizations, Dickinson College Student Life, Education, Health and Medicine, LGBT History, Politics and Government, Social Reform and Advocacy

Time Period: 1960-1979

View Item: Women's Resource Center Newsletter (May 1978)

September 1978

The Women's Resource Center Newsletter is produced by the Women's Resource Committee of Dickinson College.

Selected highlights from this issue include:

  • "The Role Colleges Play in Job Hunting," by Cathy Andriadis.
  • "Outstanding Women in History: Fannie Lou Hamer," by Betsy Erwin. 
  • "My People," a poem by Margery Himel. 
  • "Getting Ahead?" by Ellen Palzer. 

Format: Newspapers and Magazines

Location: RG 8/206, B1, F7

Subject: Dickinson College Organizations, Dickinson College Student Life, Education, Literary Pursuits, Social Reform and Advocacy

Time Period: 1960-1979

View Item: Women's Resource Center Newsletter (Sep. 1978)