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Fall 1978
The Women's Resource Center Newsletter is produced by the Women's Resource Committee of Dickinson College.
Selected highlights from this issue include:
- Cathy Andriadis discusses the numerous slurs for women in "Tomato?"
- "Protecting Ourselves," by Gail Borjeson and Ellen Palzer.
- Poem by Judith McCombs.
- Review of the 1978 film, Paul Mazursky's An Unmarried Woman.
- "Outstanding Women in History: Elena Lucrezia Cornaro Piscopia," by Ellen Palzer.
- Editor's note on the Equal Rights Amendment.
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
1979
The Dickinson College catalog for the 1979-1980 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, 1980-1999
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March 1979
The Women's Resource Center Newsletter is produced by the Women's Resource Committee of Dickinson College.
Selected highlights from this issue include:
- "Women: Their Growing Awareness of Fitness," by Gail Borjeson.
- "Outstanding Women in History: Arabella Mansfield," by Mauri Baumann.
- Excerpt from The Not-So-Helpless Female.
- Book review of the Woman's Almanac.
- "Separating Women from Girls," by Gail Borjeson and Ellen Palzer.
- Selected poetry from students.
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
April 2- 8, 1979
The 10th Annual Black Arts Festival is presented by Dickinson College's Congress of African Students. The program for this festival highlights its theme, "Have We Overcome,” as the schedule includes a dramatic interpretation entitled, “An Evening with Frederick Douglass,” a lecture recital by Raymond Jackson, political career seminars, a performance art showcase, the “Children’s Fun Fest,” and a talk by United States Congressman Louis D. Stokes on the assassination of Martin Luther King.
Format: Memorabilia and Ephemera
Location: RG 8/93, B1, F2
Subject: Dickinson College Organizations, Dickinson College Student Life, Education, Politics and Government, Social Reform and Advocacy
Time Period: 1960-1979
View Item: "Have We Overcome": Black Arts Festival 1979
1980
The Congress of African Students (CAS) requests grant funds from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts to support their 11th Annual Black Arts Festival. The CAS argues that the festival is their "means of culturally expressing [themselves] to the entire Central Pennsylvania community." This grant application includes details about the festival and estimated costs.
Format: Financial Documents
Location: RG 8/93, B1, F3
Subject: Dickinson College Organizations, Dickinson College Student Life, Economics and Finance, Education, Social Reform and Advocacy
Time Period: 1980-1999
View Item: Project Grant for Black Arts Festival
1980
A description of this item is not currently available.
Format: Books and Pamphlets
Location: DC 1929 W587 Bk. 1
Subject: Genealogy and Family History, Personal and Family Life
Time Period: 1980-1999
View Item: "A Family Chronicle: The Story of Charles Nisbet and His Descendants," by R. Wallace White (Book 1)
1980
A description of this item is not currently available.
Format: Books and Pamphlets
Location: DC 1929 W587 Bk. 2
Subject: Genealogy and Family History, Personal and Family Life
Time Period: 1980-1999
View Item: "A Family Chronicle: The Story of Charles Nisbet and His Descendants," by R. Wallace White (Book 2)
January 23, 1980
Chemist and 1979 Priestley Award recipient Melvin Calvin responds to an inquiry from Barry Fortson, explaining that the "most exciting moment in my life in chemistry" was "clos[ing] the carbon cycle one day in my head."
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Location: I-Friends-1983-3
Subject: Science and Technology
Time Period: 1980-1999
View Item: Letter from Melvin Calvin to Barry Fortson
March 30-April 5, 1980
The Black Arts Festival is presented by Dickinson College's Congress of African Students. This brochure highlights major events at the festival, including a talk by author Claude Brown, and a lecture by Benjamin Hooks, the executive director of the NAACP.
Format: Memorabilia and Ephemera
Location: RG 8/93, B1, F3
Subject: Dickinson College Organizations, Dickinson College Student Life, Education, Social Reform and Advocacy
Time Period: 1980-1999
View Item: Black Arts Festival 1980
March 30-April 5, 1980
The 1980 Annual Black Arts Festival is presented by Dickinson College's Congress of African Students. The program for this festival highlights its theme, "Versatility in Blackness,” as the schedule includes a workshop with Gwendolyn Bradley, a recital with Raymond Jackson, a talk with Benjamin Hooks, and a dance.
Format: Memorabilia and Ephemera
Location: RG 8/93, B1, F3
Subject: Dickinson College Organizations, Dickinson College Student Life, Education, Social Reform and Advocacy
Time Period: 1980-1999
View Item: "Versatility in Blackness": Black Arts Festival 1980
May 9, 1980
Judith B. Jones writes to Allen Tanner regarding a biography of Edith Sitwell written by Victoria Glendinning.
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Location: MC 2013.3, B1, F43
Subject: Literary Pursuits
Time Period: 1980-1999
View Item: Letter from Judith B. Jones to Allen Tanner
May 26, 1980
Allen Tanner writes to Victoria Glendinning regarding her biography on Edith Sitwell, and expresses his disappointment that Glendinning did not contact him for information on Sitwell.
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Location: MC 2013.3, B1, F43
Subject: Literary Pursuits
Time Period: 1980-1999
July 30, 1980
In this letter to author Victoria Glendinning, Allen Tanner writes about his and Pavel Tchelitchew's friendship with English poet Edith Sitwell, as well as the end of their friendship with Gertrude Stein.
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Location: MC 2013.3, B1, F44
Subject: Literary Pursuits, Personal and Family Life
Time Period: 1980-1999
December 2, 1980
In this letter, Allen Tanner writes that he is displeased with how author Victoria Glendinning has characterized him in her biography of English poet Edith Sitwell.
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Location: MC 2013.3, B1, F44
Subject: Literary Pursuits, Personal and Family Life
Time Period: 1980-1999
1981
Ralph Wallace White provides 21 charts that trace the genealogy of Charles Nisbet's descendants.
Format: Books and Pamphlets
Location: DC 1929 W587g
Subject: Genealogy and Family History
Time Period: 1980-1999
1981
The Dickinson College catalog for the 1981-1982 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: 1980-1999
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March 30-April 5, 1981
The 1981 Annual Black Arts Festival is presented by Dickinson College's Congress of African Students. The program for this festival highlights its theme, "Versatility in Blackness,” as the schedule includes lectures by Acel Moore and Faith Ringgold, the Rhythms of Africa dance troupe, and a student talent show.
Format: Memorabilia and Ephemera
Location: RG 8/93, B1, F3
Subject: Dickinson College Organizations, Dickinson College Student Life, Education, Social Reform and Advocacy
Time Period: 1980-1999
View Item: "Versatility in Blackness": Black Arts Festival 1981
March 30-April 5, 1981
In this flier, the Congress of African Students announces the schedule for the 1981 Black Arts Festival. Events include the performance of the Chuck Davis Dance Company, a lecture from bio-chemist Dr. Richard Goldsby, and a concert by Mildred Salter.
Format: Memorabilia and Ephemera
Location: RG 8/93, B1, F3
Subject: Dickinson College Organizations, Dickinson College Student Life, Education, Social Reform and Advocacy
Time Period: 1980-1999
View Item: Black Arts Festival 1981
April 12–April 18, 1982
The 1982 Annual Black Arts Festival is presented by Dickinson College's Congress of African Students. The program for this festival highlights its theme, "Expression in Black,” as the schedule includes lectures by Oliver LaGrone, Carl B. Stokes, and Dr. James Rose, a performance by the Metropolitan Male Ensemble, and a poetry reading by Nikki Giovanni.
Format: Memorabilia and Ephemera
Location: RG 8/93, B1, F4
Subject: Dickinson College Organizations, Dickinson College Student Life, Education, Social Reform and Advocacy
Time Period: 1980-1999
April 12–April 18, 1982
This flier outlines the schedule for Dickinson College's Congress of African Students' "A Black Arts Festival." Events include lectures by Oliver LaGrone and Carl B. Stokes, a Sound Entertainment party, and poetry reading from Nikki Giovanni.
Format: Memorabilia and Ephemera
Location: RG 8/93, B1, F4
Subject: Dickinson College Events, Dickinson College Organizations, Dickinson College Student Life, Education, Social Reform and Advocacy
Time Period: 1980-1999
View Item: Black Arts Festival 1982
1983
The Senator II is a weekly newsletter that 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 - 7.3.1
Subject: Dickinson College Administration, Dickinson College Events, Dickinson College Student Life, Education
Time Period: 1980-1999
View Item: The Senator II
April 11-April 17, 1983
The 1983 Annual Black Arts Festival is presented by Dickinson College's Congress of African Students. The program for this festival highlights its theme, "A Message in the Arts,” as the schedule includes an art exhibition, lectures by Catti James and John Rufus Caleb, and a screening of The Wiz.
Format: Memorabilia and Ephemera
Location: RG 8/93, B1, F4
Subject: Dickinson College Organizations, Dickinson College Student Life, Education, Social Reform and Advocacy
Time Period: 1980-1999
View Item: "A Message in the Arts": Black Arts Festival 1983
November 19, 1983
“An Assessment of the GPU Nuclear Corporation Organization and Senior Management and Its Competence to Operate TMI-1” by Admiral H. G. Rickover. The report provides an assessment of and recommendations for Three Mile Island following the accident at the nuclear reactor.
Format: Reports
Location: Three Mile Island Alert Collection - 4.9.9.14
Subject: Three Mile Island
Time Period: 1980-1999
View Item: Admiral Hyman George Rickover's Assessment of Three Mile Island
1984
The Dickinson College catalog for the 1984-1985 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: 1980-1999
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March 4-10, 1984
The 1984 Annual Black Arts Festival is presented by Dickinson College's Congress of African Students. The program for this festival highlights its theme, "Reflections on a Culture,” as the schedule includes numerous lectures and performance from prominent members of the African-American community, including United States Senator Julian Bond.
Format: Memorabilia and Ephemera
Location: RG 8/93, B1, F5
Subject: Dickinson College Organizations, Dickinson College Student Life, Social Reform and Advocacy, Visual and Performing Arts
Time Period: 1980-1999
View Item: "Reflections on a Culture": Black Arts Festival 1984