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A small bowl with "Carlisle Indian School" printed on the side in gray-blue letters.
Decade: 1900-1909
Subject: Carlisle Indian School
Format: Glassware/Ceramics
A large white bowl, likely for serving food. "Carlisle Indian School" is printed on the side in gray-blue letters.
Decade: 1900-1909
Subject: Carlisle Indian School
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
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
Small leather Dickinson pennant that came as a souvenir in a package of tobacco.
Decade: 1900-1909
Subject: Tobacco Souvenir
Format: Ephemera
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
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
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
Football from Dickinson v. Lehigh, 1904. Originally owned by Charles S. Messner.
Decade: 1900-1909
Format: Athletic Equipment
Copper key inscribed with name of James M. Green as a member of Phi Beta Kappa in 1905.
Decade: 1900-1909
Subject: Honor Societies, Key
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
A red pillow case with red and white braided trim. The pillow case is embroidered with a white "D" and a bow on the front. On the back, the word "Dickinson" is embroidered in white. This object belonged to and was made by Ethelyn Hardesty, who...
Decade: 1900-1909
Subject: Pillow Case
Format: Miscellaneous
A brown leather handmade polygonal pin with black trim and red and white ribbons attached near the top. Written in black, "Feb, 15-'06, This Medal is an Award of Honor Contest, No. 3". Donated by Helen M. Smith.
Decade: 1900-1909
Subject: Pin
Format: Pins/Buttons
Gold kite-shaped pin painted with initials of the school which belonged to Lydia Marian Gooding.
Decade: 1900-1909
Subject: Preparatory School
Format: Pins/Buttons
A tarnished silver cup trophy with two handles and engraving that reads "Univ.of Penna. 13th Annual Relay Races 1907 Broad Jump". This trophy belonged to Franklin Mt. Pleasant, Class of 1910.
Decade: 1900-1909
Subject: Trophy
Format: Plaques/Trophies
Copper key inscribed with name of Florence Irene Ralston as a member of Phi Beta Kappa in 1907.
Decade: 1900-1909
Subject: Honor Societies, Key
Format: Pins/Buttons
Peirson Prize medal awarded to William H. Davenport in 1907 for his performance at the annual Junior Oratorical Contest
Front: "Founded by Daniel Pierson MDCCCCVII" on the rim of the medal and "Awarded to William H. Davenport as a Prize...
Decade: 1900-1909
Subject: Pierson Prize, Honors and Awards, Award Medals
Format: Currency/Medallions
Three small round white pins with the image of West College and 'Dickinson College, "Old West" 1783-1908' in black lettering. Red ribbon is attached to the back of pins.
Decade: 1900-1909
Subject: Pin, West College (Old West)
Format: Pins/Buttons
Hand-sewn quilt made from felt pennants representing colleges, schools, and student organizations.
Decade: 1900-1909
Subject: Quilt, Greek Life
Format: Flags/Pennants/Banners, Textiles
9.5” copper cup with 3 handles and inscribed with title and the winning class years for track, 1909-1913.
Decade: 1910-1919
Subject: Conway Hall Inter-Class Track
Format: Plaques/Trophies
A tarnished metal cup trophy with three handles and engraving on the front that reads "DICKINSON COLLEGE INTERSCHOLASTIC RELAY RACES FIRST PRIZE". The trophy belonged to Franklin Mt. Pleasant from the Class of 1910.
Decade: 1910-1919
Subject: Trophy
Format: Plaques/Trophies
One maroon felt double pointed pennant with Pi Beta Phi letters in turquoise and one turquoise felt pennant with letters in maroon.
Decade: 1910-1919
Subject: Greek Life
Format: Flags/Pennants/Banners
Red felt pillow case, handmade, decorated with “Dickinson” in white felt and silk patches from packages of tobacco featuring pennants of other colleges.
Decade: 1910-1919
Subject: Tobacco Souvenir, Pillow Case
Format: Textiles