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A blue and yellow ribbon pin for a tapped Wheel and Chain member.
Decade: 1970-1979
Subject: Honor Societies
Format: Pins/Buttons
A red "Dickinson College" sweatshirt belonging to Patricia Torres Cronenberger, Class of 1976.
Decade: 1970-1979
Subject: College Clothing, Sweatshirt
Format: Clothing
Small gold pin given to member Roberta Ann Zmuda (Class of 1977) in spring 1976 during her induction into Wheel and Chain, a senior women's honor society.
Decade: 1970-1979
Subject: Honor Societies, Pins
Format: Pins/Buttons
A framed clapperboard with details for the production of Sybil, Philip Capice's award winning feature film. The final date on it is July 23, 1976.
Decade: 1970-1979
Subject: Film Production
Format: Miscellaneous
Commemorative pewter plate for America’s bicentennial given to Dickinson College by Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
Decade: 1970-1979
Subject: Bicentennial, Carlisle
Format: Glassware/Ceramics
A green and white paper award mounted on a wooden plaque trimmed with gold featuring a service recognition award to Dickinson College from the Greater Carlisle Area Chamber of Commerce in 1976. "The Greater Carlisle Area Chamber of Commerce…
Decade: 1970-1979
Subject: Service plaque
Format: Plaques/Trophies
The Phi Epsilon Pi Class Paddle for 1977 is shaped like the number "77" and has the names of the pledges written on it.
Decade: 1970-1979
Subject: Paddle, Greek Life
Format: Ephemera
Wooden candlestick holder with ΔN written in yellow paint in the center belonging to Deborah Seme class of 1977.
Decade: 1970-1979
Subject: Sororities, Candlesticks
Format: Miscellaneous
Shield-shaped wooden plaque with a gold-tone placard inscribed with “Alpha Delta Epsilon, Derby Week, Spirit Award, 1977”. Alpha Delta Epsilon was a local sorority that left the national Phi Mu organization in 1967 and was active until 1980.
Decade: 1970-1979
Subject: Greek Life
Format: Plaques/Trophies
Wood plaque with Pennsylvania Music Educators Association (PMEA) seal and copper plate with inscription to Fred Petty as host of PMEA Orchestra Festival, 1977. Petty was a professor of music at Dickinson College from 1971 to 1997 and director of…
Decade: 1970-1979
Subject: Visual and Performing Arts, Honors and Awards
Format: Plaques/Trophies
Wooden plaque (11.2” x 15”) honoring George Shuman Jr. (Class of 1937) upon his induction into the Dickinson Sports Hall of Fame in 1977. Shuman Jr. played football and basketball.
Decade: 1970-1979
Subject: Sports Hall of Fame, Athletics, Plaque, Athletic plaque
Format: Plaques/Trophies
Plaque from Dickinson College Intramural featuring the All-College Champions from various fraternities between the years 1977-1988.
Decade: 1970-1979
Subject: Greek Life
Format: Plaques/Trophies
Bronze medallion, the George Foster Peabody Broadcasting Award that Philip Capice received for Green Eyes in 1977. It has inscriptions on the front and back.
Decade: 1970-1979
Subject: Honors and Awards, Peabody Award, Medallion
Format: Currency/Medallions
Small wooden plaque with blue and gold plate honoring the women’s volleyball team’s 3rd place finish in the Middle Atlantic Conference tournament in 1977.
Decade: 1970-1979
Subject: Commemorative Plaque, Athletics, Athletic plaque
Format: Plaques/Trophies
A glass statue with the design of a person, olive branch, and globe in it. Philip Capice (Class of 1952) received the Humanities Prize for Green Eyes as a co-executive producer in 1977.
Decade: 1970-1979
Subject: Honors and Awards, Film Award
Format: Plaques/Trophies
Yellow cotton t-shirt from Springfest 1977, silkscreened design in pink on the back.
Decade: 1970-1979
Subject: T-shirt, SpringFest, Student Life
Format: Clothing
Dark wood plaque with black and gold plate, given to George Shuman by the Greater Carlisle Area Chamber of Commerce for service to the community, 1977. Shuman was Vice President of the College and a member of the Board of Trustees for more than…
Decade: 1970-1979
Subject: Honors and Awards
Format: Plaques/Trophies
The plaque that was dedicated to the Phi Epsilon Pi Fraternity was made out of wood and metal. It is in the shape of a shield and in the center is "In Appreciation from the Phi Epsion Pi Iota Sorority for Your Help with Our Chapter" since…
Decade: 1970-1979
Subject: Sororities, Greek Life, Commemorative Plaque
Format: Plaques/Trophies
A gold medallion in a wooden base labelled "Christopher Award Philip Capice 1978." The back has the inscription "Better to light one candle than to curse the darkness." Capice is a member of the Class of 1952.
Decade: 1970-1979
Subject: Film Award, Honors and Awards
Format: Currency/Medallions
The Phi Epsilon Pi Pledge Class Paddle is made of wood and has "KING HOUSE" is in large lettering at the top. A crown is carved into the center of the paddle and on the left side of the crown is "ROB, RICH, DAVE" and on the right side of the…
Decade: 1970-1979
Subject: Paddle, Greek Life
Format: Ephemera
A statue award from the American Association of Marriage and Family Counselors Award given to Lorimar Productions in 1978. This was likely given to Philip Capice (Class of 1952) due to his work on the show Dallas.
Decade: 1970-1979
Subject: Honors and Awards, Film Award
Format: Plaques/Trophies
Two pale yellow cotton T-shirts with the yellow radiation symbol next to the script “I survived 3 Mile Island, I think.” in bright yellow.
Decade: 1970-1979
Subject: T-shirt, Three Mile Island
Format: Clothing
This rectangular bronze metal plaque hung by the old East College gate, replacing an earlier plaque that had been stolen but not recovered until after this replacement was created. The plaque features a passage written in honor of Noah Pinkney.…
Decade: 1970-1979
Subject: Commemorative Plaque, Plaque
Format: Plaques/Trophies
Gold shield with red and white enamel with West College mermaid given to Susan Nichols by ROTC in 1979.
Decade: 1970-1979
Format: Pins/Buttons
A board game in which the objective is to lose radiation and perform a cold shut-down of a nuclear reactor. The game was created by Adam, Diane, and Edward Sandnes. The box features an illustration of the Three Mile Island nuclear plant.
Decade: 1970-1979
Subject: Games, Three Mile Island
Format: Miscellaneous
A plaque with a wooden and gold trimmed frame awarded to Douglas Pauls for excellence in fraternity participation. "Inter-Fraternity Merit Scholarship Award for Excellence in Fraternity Participation Scholarship Achievement and Campus Involvement…
Decade: 1970-1979
Subject: fraternity merit plaque
Format: Plaques/Trophies
Blue cotton t-shirt printed with image of Siamese twins and text: “ Radiation Doesn't Scare Me, Three Mile Island 1979".
Decade: 1970-1979
Subject: T-shirt, Three Mile Island
Format: Clothing
Yellow cotton T-shirt with blue trim produced for the Dickinson Faculty Show to benefit PEER (Program for Enrichment Education and Recreation). The show took place on October 26 and 28, 1979
Decade: 1970-1979
Subject: T-shirt, Faculty/Staff, Service Groups
Format: Clothing
A belt buckle with "SOUTHFORK RANCH" above a ranch house and "Phil" on the roof. The "Phil" is for Philip Capice. Below the house the text reads "Dallas Texas U.S.A".
Decade: 1980-1989
Subject: Belt Buckle
Certificate awarded posthumously on Sept. 27, 1980 to William F. Patton, a member of the Class of 1892, for his participation in football and baseball from 1888 to 1892.
Decade: 1980-1989
Subject: Athletics, Honors and Awards
Format: Plaques/Trophies