Soccer Jersey, c.1995

Artifact/Collection Number
AC 00041
Location
Shelf 9 (housed with 00033-00040)

Red Umbro jersey with white knit collar and “Dickinson,” #5; last worn by John Switala (class of 1995).

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Robert Waidner Academic Hood, 1995

Artifact/Collection Number
AC 00495
Location
Shelf 13

Black hood lined with red and white silk with buff velvet border.  Worn by Robert Waidner (Class of 1932) when he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Finance degree by Dickinson College during commencement on May 21, 1995.

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Navy Chaplain Service Case, c.1950

Artifact/Collection Number
AC 00336
Location
RR 05

A black faux leather case containing items for Christian religious services, belonging to Amos B. Horlacher.  Items include silver communion cups, a silver cross and, silver candle sticks as well as Bibles and religious texts.  The case is lined with red velvet and has a false top that lays flat across the items.  

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James Buchanan Bronze Commemorative Medal, c.1960

Artifact/Collection Number
AC 00060
Location
Shelf 3 (housed with 00058-00088, 00507, 00590, 00607, 00735)

Large bronze medal featuring James Buchanan's profile and “1857” on obverse, issued by the U. S. Mint. The reverse side of the medal features a farmer leaning on a plow, talking with a Native American Chief while an American flag flies in the background. Gift of Dan Bechtel, class of 1975.

Wooden Desktop, c.1900

Artifact/Collection Number
AC 00240
Location
Shelf 8

Hinged, wooden desktop carved with names, believed to have been used by Phi Kappa Sigma around the turn of the twentieth century.

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Wooden Fencepost, 1888

Artifact/Collection Number
AC 00244
Location
Shelf 8

Single wooden picket with spade-shaped top.  The whitewash paint is weathered and slightly pealing.  The fencepost was supposedly used in the 1888 Halloween riot. 

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