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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

Subject: Football, Athletics

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