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Artifact Box List
Boxes 1 through 15

Box #

Contents Dates

1

  • Cuban Flag, possibly given by the DaGens (?) when they taught here
  • Josephus Hopwood's swallowtail coat
  • Milligan College Pendant - owned by the Crouch Family 
  • US Flag - 48 Stars
 

1915

2

  • Exterior design for the Derthick Renovation
  • exterior design for unknown building
  • Exterior design for unknown building (cafeteria?) with a waterwheel
  • Interior and Exterior for unknown building (classrooms)
  • Lecture and Audio Visual Room in existing Auditorium building
  • Map of Johnson City
  • Poster of the Billingsley family crest
  • Poster of the Dart family crest
  • Preliminary drawings of the SUB
  • Proposed science building (not the one decided on)
  • Reprint of the buffalo picture "Courage" - 100s of copies
  • The Cleveland Herald, Cleveland TN, October 9, 1913 edition

 

 

 

 

 

 

1913

3

Restoration History Artifacts:
  • fragment from Brush Run church
  • stone from "God's Acre," Campbell cemetery 
  • picture postcards from the Campbell Homestead and Brush Run, 
  • photographs of Brush Run and Campbell Homestead
  • small plaster bust of Alexander Campbell
  • small resin model of Cane Ridge Meeting House
  • booklets on Campbell family Homestead and history
  • two bronze or copper medals commemorating 100 years of the Disciples of Christ
 

 

 

 

 

1909

4

  • A Sewing Course by Mary Woolman, gift to Mary Hardin
  • Black hat - belonged to Mildred Welshimer Philips (See photo in BD Philips Life and Letters, p.88)
  • Panama hat

 

5

  • Two 100th Anniversary tile and wood plaques,
  • ceramic buffaloes: 2 black from 1958 and 2 brown reproductions from 1983 (information card included) 
  • flag from 1992 Olympics (given by the Postmaster)
  • Milligan College bandana 
  • plaster of Paris buffalo head plaque
  • foam buffalo toy given out at registration, Fall 2007

1958
1983
1992

 2007

6

Tray 1:  
  • letter openers with Milligan seal (from Centennial, 1967), 
  • stand-up plastic picture frames (Family Weekend 1997), 
  • charms (for Language, German, Art, Business Admin., Honors, Essay, Scholarship, and Student Government), 
  • diary / day planner from 1950, 
  • ball-point pens
  • napkins from the dedication of the P.H. Welshimer Memorial Library

Tray 2:  

  • Jimmy Quillen election pins
  • buffalo key chains with "MC" 
  • Milligan 100th Anniversary decals 
  • Milligan College brick archway stickers
  • "Become One" pins
  • Milligan College seal lapel pin
  • Milligan College belt buckle from circa 1940
  • button pins from Dr. William D. and Cookie Helsabeck ("Pa" and "Ma") 
  • two Milligan College belt buckles from unknown year (perhaps 1970s?)
  • pins for library aide
  • "Love those Buffs" and "Freshman" buttons
  • Milligan College golf tees
  • athletic charms
  • athletic stars and bars
  • Joe McCormick's ink stamp
  • Milligan College "Welcome Home" buttons
  • Milligan College magnet (1990s?)
 

1967
1997

 

1950

1961

 

 

 

7

Record of the Girls of Hardin Hall (undated)                   Record of the Girls of Hardin Hall 1926-1927
Record of the Girls of Hardin Hall 1928-1929
Record of the Girls of Hardin Hall 1931-1932
1926-1927

1928-1929

1931-1932

8

Postcards of Landmarks Local to Milligan College:  
  • Aerial view of Watauga Dam, Eastern Tennessee 
  • Carter County Courthouse and Monument (Elizabethton, TN) 
  • First Methodist Church of Johnson City (TN)
  • Hotel John Sevier in Johnson City (TN)
  • Main Street (Johnson City, TN) 
  • Mess Hall of the Soldier's Home in Johnson City (TN)
  • Rhododendron on Roan Mountain, Eastern Tennessee
  • US Post Office in Elizabethton (TN)
  • View from Roan Mountain, Eastern Tennessee 

circa 1945?

9

Postcards of Milligan College estimated to be from 1950 through 1980. Click here for a [.doc] file of postcard images.
 

 

10

  • Handmade Communion set used at the World Convention of the Churches of Christ in Mexico City, 1974 
  • photo of the potter of the set 
  • program from the Convention's closing Communion ceremony 
  • letter to James Barton from Kenneth Johnson regarding Milligan Concert Choir performance at the 1974 World Convention
1974

11

 Antique Communion set used at Milligan College and glass Communion cup
 

 

12

Artifacts of the Class of 1958:  
  • blank checks 
  • class dues receipt book 
  • directory of the faculty and students of Milligan 
  • food receipts 
  • letters to Mrs. Oakes from Ira Read 
  • miscellaneous letters and correspondence 
  • money order for the Class of 1958 
  • People's Bank deposit book 
  • receipts from the Welding Shop 
  • savings account ledger of the Class of 1958 
  • scrap paper 
  • spiral notebook 
  • checks from the class treasurer
 

1958

13

Athletic Artifacts:  
  • Volleyball hat 
  • Lettermen's letters (with logos from tennis, baseball, cross country, golf, basketball), basketball letter with certificate of award (1969) 
  • felt buffalo decal 
  • baseball socks 
  • "Milligan College Buffaloes" metal football decal (1988?) 
  • yellow Milligan basketball jersey (early 1990s?) 
  • pinstripe Milligan baseball jersey and socks
  • black jersey (unknown sport) 
  • vinyl garment bag with Milligan logo
 

 

1969

14

Cups and Mugs:
  • Wonderful Wednesday cups from 1994 and 1997
  • cup naming Student Government members, 2004?
  • Social Affairs Committee cups with campus events calendar printed on them: Fall 1991, Fall 1992, Fall and Spring 1993, Fall 1994, Fall 1996, Fall 1997
  • cup depicting the John McMahan Student Center (no date, 1990s?)
  • mug with "Milligan Graduates Excel" (no date)
  • mug with Milligan mascot buffalo head (no date)
  • mug with College seal and Chapel steeple (1980s or '90s?)
  • mug from the 1980s or '90s with College's name logo
  • Alumni Weekend 1999 mug
  • mug depicting the buffalo mascot (no date, 1990s?)
 

15

John and Pearl Hart artifacts:  
  • candle holder 
  • day book (financial records) 
  • Guest Book 
  • music holder 
  • plaque recognizing the Harts as members of Milligan's President's Club 
  • saucers and cups, sugar bowl 
  • small copper dish 
  • New Testament

 

 


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