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Small gold medal for the Belles Lettres Society Sophomore Prize for Oratory won by Montgomery Porter Sellers in 1891.
Decade: 1890-1899
Subject: Literary Societies, Oratorical Contests, Medal
Format: Currency/Medallions
Copper key inscribed with name of Mervin Grant Filler as a member of Phi Beta Kappa in 1893.
Decade: 1890-1899
Subject: Honor Societies, Key
Format: Miscellaneous
A long white rectangular tray with hand painted gold details around the edge of the tray and a hand painted design of Romeo and Juliet, a sword, a question mark, and the text "Romeo and Juliet." in gold.…
Decade: 1890-1899
Subject: China
Format: Glassware/Ceramics
A Belles Lettres gold medal engraved with the society's symbol and motto, hung from a black crepe ribbon. This medal was awarded to Edgar Rohrer Heckman for winning the Sophomore Oratorical contest in 1895.
Decade: 1890-1899
Subject: Award Medals, Oratorical Contests, Literary Societies
Format: Currency/Medallions
Copper key and pin inscribed with name of Amy Fisher as a member of Phi Beta Kappa in 1895.
Decade: 1890-1899
Subject: Honor Societies, Key
Format: Pins/Buttons
Large red and gray triangle pennant with "97" sown on.
Decade: 1890-1899
Subject: Pennants
Format: Flags/Pennants/Banners
White round buttons with college seal and name, and “Commencement” in red, with “My Name is E. R. Heckman, ’97.”
Decade: 1890-1899
Subject: Commencement, Buttons, College Traditions
Format: Pins/Buttons
Copper key inscribed with name of Edgar Rohrer Heckman as a member of Phi Beta Kappa, 1897.
Decade: 1890-1899
Subject: Honor Societies, Key
Format: Pins/Buttons
Large copper key inscribed with name of Leon Cushing Prince as a member of Phi Beta Kappa in 1898.
Decade: 1890-1899
Subject: Honor Societies, Key
Format: Pins/Buttons
Copper key inscribed with name of Montgomery Porter Sellers as a member of Phi Beta Kappa in 1898.
Decade: 1890-1899
Subject: Honor Societies, Key
Format: Pins/Buttons
Copper key inscribed with name of Walter Wesley Rice as a member of Phi Beta Kappa in 1898.
Decade: 1890-1899
Subject: Honor Societies, Key
Format: Miscellaneous
A large blue sphere depicting location of constellations and stars in the earth's sky in a wooden frame with an iron base.
Decade: 1900-1909
Subject: Scientific Equipment, Globe
Format: Scientific Equipment
A large white bowl, likely for serving food. "Carlisle Indian School" is printed on the side in gray-blue letters.
Decade: 1900-1909
Subject: Bowl, Native Americans
Format: Glassware/Ceramics
Three red felt pennants of various sizes. Two large pennants with "1900" in white lettering and one small pennant with "D" in white lettering tied to a small twig.
Decade: 1900-1909
Subject: Pennants
Format: Flags/Pennants/Banners
Ceramic pipe with writing on in that once belonged to members of the Phi Alpha Pi sorority.
Decade: 1900-1909
Subject: Greek Life, Pipes
Format: Miscellaneous
A red felt pennant with the image of a Native American in a headdress. The word "Carlisle" is written in gold next to the image.
Decade: 1900-1909
Subject: Pennants, Native Americans
Format: Flags/Pennants/Banners
Small leather Dickinson pennant that came as a souvenir in a package of tobacco.
Decade: 1900-1909
Subject: Tobacco Souvenir
Format: Ephemera
A red felt pennant from the Carlisle Indian School that has the name "Carlisle" in gold letters on the front. The red felt is severely faded and the letters are difficult to read.
Decade: 1900-1909
Subject: Pennants, Native Americans
Format: Flags/Pennants/Banners
A small bowl with "Carlisle Indian School" printed on the side in gray-blue letters.
Decade: 1900-1909
Subject: Bowl, Native Americans
Format: Glassware/Ceramics
Glass tubes suspended by a metal bar attached to a circular base with a hand crank to turn them.
Decade: 1900-1909
Subject: Scientific Equipment
Format: Scientific Equipment
A large oblong glass globe attached to a metal base with a metal stem in its center and a control valve.
Decade: 1900-1909
Subject: Scientific Equipment
Format: Scientific Equipment
Hinged, wooden desktop carved with names, believed to have been used by Phi Kappa Sigma around the turn of the twentieth century.
Decade: 1900-1909
Subject: Greek Life
Format: Furniture
Button made by Dickinson College celebrating Carlisle and Cumberland County’s sesqui-centennial anniversary in 1901.
Decade: 1900-1909
Subject: Anniversaries, Buttons, Carlisle, Cumberland County
Format: Pins/Buttons
A small white rectangualer dish with gilt decorations along the edge of the plate and a painted cherub with a bouquet of roses in the middle of the plate. This object belonged to Elizabeth Anna Low, class of 1891.
Decade: 1900-1909
Subject: China
Format: Glassware/Ceramics
Football from Dickinson v. Lafayette, 1903. Originally owned by Charles S. Messner.
Decade: 1900-1909
Subject: Football
Format: Athletic Equipment
Two copper printing plates of Denny Hall, one before the 1904 fire and one during the fire.
Decade: 1900-1909
Subject: Denny Hall, Campus Buildings, Printing
Format: Artwork/Photography
James T. Jarrell's Phi Beta Kappa key suspended on a gold chain.
Decade: 1900-1909
Subject: Fraternity Key, Key, Honor Societies
Format: Jewelry
Football from Dickinson v. Lehigh, 1904. Originally owned by Charles S. Messner.
Decade: 1900-1909
Format: Athletic Equipment
Copper pin from Franklin and Marshall College’s chapter of Chi Phi featuring letters and a blue and red ribbon.
Decade: 1900-1909
Subject: Greek Life, Fraternity Pin
Format: Pins/Buttons
A white pillow case with red trim. On one side are names and "'02" embroidered in red. This object belonged to and was made by Ethelyn Hardesty, class of 1902.
Decade: 1900-1909
Subject: Pillow Case
Format: Miscellaneous