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Collection Overview
Title: Wheaton College Memorabilia, 1830-2010

Predominant Dates:1910-2000
ID: RG/11/003
Extent: 113.0 boxes
Forms of Material: Memorabilia
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Series:
[
Series 1: Jonathan Blanchard era, 1830-1882],
[
Series 2: Charles Blanchard era, 1882-1925],
[Series 3: J. Oliver Buswell, III era, 1925-1940],
[
Series 4: V. Raymond Edman era, 1940-1967],
[
Series 5: Hudson T. Armerding era, 1965-1982],
[
Series 6: J. Richard Chase era, 1982-1993],
[
Series 7: A. Duane Litfin era, 1993-2011],
[
Series 8: Philip G. Ryken era, 2011-],
[
All]
- Series 3: J. Oliver Buswell, III era, 1925-1940

- Memorabilia that was J. Oliver Buswell's or from the era of his presidency of Wheaton College.
- Box 31

- Item 1: ΦN curtains


- with ΦN at middle, green corduroy curtains
- Physical Description: 184L x 43.5W
- Item 2: ΦN curtains


- with ΦN at the end of one side, green corduroy
- Physical Description: 88L x 40W
- Item 3: ΦN curtains


- with ΦN at the end of one side, green corduroy
- Physical Description: 176L x 40.5W
- Item 4: ΦN curtains


- with ΦN at middle, green corduroy curtains
- Physical Description: 156L x 44W
- Item 5: ΦN curtains


- with ΦN at middle, green corduroy curtains
- Physical Description: 156L x 44W
- Item 6: ΦN curtains


- with ΦN at middle, green corduroy curtains
- Physical Description: 156L x 44W
- Item 7: ΑΕГ patches


- 5 Green Circular patches
- Physical Description: 9.2L x 9.2W
- Item 8: Aelioian Pennant


- Green velvet with gold ??? crest
- Physical Description: 43.5L x 32W
- Item 9: Fabric piece


- Green velvet with gold tassels
- Physical Description: 125L x 51W
- Item 10: Wheaton College Intramural Sports Charm, 1938


- F.M.
- Physical Description: 2.1L x 1.4W
- Item 11: Wheaton Record, 1930 September 28


- Meirt, Dorothy M. Lains (On the old list, it's under the category of D.M.L. 1931's pins)
- Physical Description: 2.2L x 1.2W
- Item 12: Pi Lamda Mu, 1930


- D.M.L. Wheaton College, 1924( this year is in the description under the category of D.M.L.'s 1931 pins on the old list, 1930 is the year shown on the pin)
- Physical Description: 3L x 1.3W
- Item 13: Beta Theta Alpha, 1931


- Necklace, Dorothy M. Laine
- Physical Description: 21.8L x 1.4W
- Item 14: Honor Society, 1931


- D.M.L.
- Physical Description: 3.1L x 1.3W
- Item 15: AEΛ Pin, 1930


- Grey Metallic Rectangular, Sterling on the back
- Physical Description: 4.7L x 0.4W
- Item 16: ΛΚΤ Pin, 1930


- Round gold pin
- Physical Description: 2.6L x 0.8W
- Item 17: Ω-symbol Patch


- Physical Description: 7.2L x 7.2W
- Item 18: Literary Society Patch

( "Agnes H.")
missing
- Item 19: Undated Sports Letter

(Orange/blue, W.Motto)
missing
- Item 20: Aristonian Society, 1929

(hand-carved wooden plaque)
missing
- Item 21: Aelioian curtains

(3 pieces: patch, 1 piece)
missing
- Item 22: Philalethean Pennants (2)

- missing
- Box 32

- Item 1: Class Ring, 1927


- Class Ring of Mary V. Rhoads
- Physical Description: 1.9L x 1.5W x 1.4H
- Item 2: Class Flag, 1932


- Half of class of 1932 class flag, with "2" left on the flag, green corduroy
- Physical Description: 48L x 56W
- Item 3: Wheaton College Rug, 1937


- with Wheaton 1937 on the rug
- Physical Description: 96L x 52W
- Item 4: Wheaton Library Embosser


- Black Copper (?)
- Physical Description: 15L x 5.3W x 12H
- Item 5: "Passport" class of 1940, 1939

(dated 1939)
missing
- Box 33

- Item 1: Reunion Trivet


- Fiftieth Reunikon of The Class of 1936
- Physical Description: 15L x 15W x 0.5H
- Item 2: Reunion Trivet


- The Tower of Blanchard Hall Wheaton College
- Physical Description: 15L x 15W x 0.5H
- Item 3: Reunion Design Material


- Fiftieth Reunikon of The Class of 1936
- Physical Description: 16L x 16W x 0.5H
- Item 4: Reunion Design Material


- The Tower of Blanchard Hall Wheaton College
- Physical Description: 16L x 16W x 0.5H
- Item 5: Reunion Design Material


- (copy version)The Tower of Blanchard Hall Wheaton College
- Physical Description: 18L x 18W x 0.5H
- Item 6: College Insignia


- Brass
- Physical Description: 12L x 12W x 0.5H
- Item 7: Board


- First board removed from '38 senior class cake by the class of '39
- Physical Description: 3.5L x 1.9W x 44H
- Item 8: Map of Distribution of Wheaton Students, 1935-1936


- Dr. John Dale Russell: "There are few, even of the largest and strongest instituion in the country that can get as large a percentage of their students as this from outside the state in which the institution is located. This unusual drawing power of Wheaton College is an excellent testimony to the value of distinctive aims and objectives."; among 42 states, 902 college students, 102 academy; 33 college studnet and 5 academy students were from 13 foreign countries
- Physical Description: 35.5L x 16.5W
- Item 9: Patron Certificate from Smithsonian Insittute, CA., 1935


- This is to certify that Wheaton College is registered in the archives of the institvtion as a PATRON of the Smithsonian scientific series in the recognition of its aid to the institvtion's program for the diffvsion of knowledge among men and the increase of its financial endowment for scientific research
- Physical Description: 35.7L x 25.5W
- Item 10: Photomontage


- Photomontage of '38 lass cake festivities
- Physical Description: 30.4L x 25.4W x 1H
- Item 11: "Lake Erie Alumni Association" Plaque, 1936


- For outstanding literary accomplishment in the record shor story contest won by Aelioian Ruth Veerman
- Physical Description: 33.5L x 19.8W x 2.2H
- Item 12: "Welcome Home Alumni Belts" Watercolor


- By Geddes, "We wish you all a hearty handshake and "slap on the back". It's the same spirit!"
- Physical Description: 35.5L x 26W
- Item 13: Watercolor of Blanchard Hall


- By Geddes, with the map of Wheaton College on the back
- Physical Description: 35.5L x 26W
- Box 34: Varsity Jacket, 1940


- Letterman jacket, blue and orange
- Physical Description: 94L x64W
- Box 35: 1932 Class Jacket, 1932


- name tag "Davidson" at the collar, WC insignia
- Physical Description: 106L x 75W
- Box 36: 1932 Class Jacket, 1932


- name tag "Charles H. Finney" at the collar, WC insignia
- Physical Description: 102L x 77W
- Box 37: Enid L. Platts '35 Class Jacket, 1935


- drak blue, with Wheaton College insignia
- Physical Description: 106L x 71W
- Box 110

- Item 1: Beanie/Freshman Hazing "Dink"


- grass green, 29
- Physical Description: 23L x 14W
- Item 2: Beanie/Freshman Hazing "Dink"


- purple and red
- Physical Description: 23L x 13W
- Item 7: Beanie/Freshman Hazing "Dink"


- green , 39
- Physical Description: 23L x 14W
- Box 113

- Item 6: Commemorative plate


- Plate by Wedgwood, Blanchard Hall from Buswell era
- Physical Description: 26L x 26W
- Item 7: Commemorative plate


- Plate by Wedgwood, Blanchard Hall from Buswell era
- Physical Description: 26L x 26W
- Loose 1

- Item 6: Jacket


- bluee wool, Wheaton 1927
- Physical Description: 156L x 72W
- Item 17: cane


- curved handle, wooden, spiral, with signatures
- Physical Description: 11L x 1.5W x 92.5H
Browse by Series:
[
Series 1: Jonathan Blanchard era, 1830-1882],
[
Series 2: Charles Blanchard era, 1882-1925],
[Series 3: J. Oliver Buswell, III era, 1925-1940],
[
Series 4: V. Raymond Edman era, 1940-1967],
[
Series 5: Hudson T. Armerding era, 1965-1982],
[
Series 6: J. Richard Chase era, 1982-1993],
[
Series 7: A. Duane Litfin era, 1993-2011],
[
Series 8: Philip G. Ryken era, 2011-],
[
All]