After the Fire of 1874, the College needed to replace two-thirds of the Central Building. It was decided, rather than replicate the original design, it would be more prudent to build five separate buildings. This appeal was widely sent to alumni...
Liberty Head surrounded by thirteen stars and the date
Authorized by the Act of April 2, 1792, quarter eagles weighed 67.5 grains, 0.9167 fineness until weight was changed to 64.5 grains, fineness 0.8992, by the Act of June 28, 1834. The Act of January 18, 1837, established fineness at 0.900. Most...
This coin was created around the time that Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius was a consul under the dictator Lucius Cornelius Sulla. Pietas is depicted on the front of the coin, which most often symbolized duty to the gods and to a man's family,...
Nero was the Roman emperor from 54 AD to 68 AD ascending to the throne after his uncle Claudius's death. Although his mother helped him into the throne, once he gained power he estranged her and later made several attempts at taking her life....
This one dollar bill is part of the “Scenes of Canada” series which was printed from 1969-1979 by the Bank of Canada in an attempt to curb the growing counterfeiting problem. This series was the fourth and final series of banknotes printed in...
Louis the Pious, also known as Louis I, was born the third son of Charlemagne in Casseuil-sur-Garonne, today's Gironde, France. Louis was crowned king of Aquitaine as a child and sent there with regents and a court to rule in order to quiet...
Inscription of the Kalima, Marginal Inscription of Mint Location and Date
This silver dirhem was minted in Wasit, which was part of the Umayyad Dynasty, during the reign of Suleiman (715-717 AD). The obverse of this coin bears an inscription of the Kalima or declaration of the Islamic faith in the field of the coin,...
This copper quattrino was minted in 1636 AD during the papacy of Urban VIII. The obverse bears the bust of Urban VIII, and the reverse shows St. Michael the archangel expelling Lucifer from heaven.
Urban VIII served as the Pope from 1623 to 1644...
Cornelius Hadley was a Sgt. in the 9th Regiment, MI Cavalry. He writes to his sister Lauretta Hadley that Cousin Will has been sick and Cornelius hoped the corn that Etta had sent. He also mentions the shooting competitions held in the regiment
This postcard shows the main entrance into campus. The card was postmarked "Hillsdale Mar 9 - 15 4 PM Mich." and addressed to "Mrs. W. J. Leverette, 1295 Pierce St., Council Bluffs, Iowa." The message reads "March 9 Dear Julia, would you...
A notation on the back of this postcard is "Museum and Theadelphic Hall". The Theadelphic Society was one of the literary societies on Hillsdale's campus. It was on an upper floor and when the floor collapsed, the debris was sent into the...
Students have always boarded in private residences around Hillsdale College. This postcard may be of such a group of students. It was mailed on May 27, 1908 from Hillsdale, Mich and was sent to Miss Edith Westcott, North Adams, Michigan
The Alpha Kappa Phi Monument was erected by the literary society, Alpha Kappa Phi, to honor the service of their members in the Civil War. It was dedicated in 1895. This postcard shows two women dressed in the style of the 1890's reading at the...
This photograph of the central campus area decorates a postcard from 1906. It is an early example of a postcard as the card was designed to have the message on the front of the card. The verso of the card was only for the address. The postcard...
This automobile in this photograph seems to have been a photographer's backdrop. There are several photographic postcards with this same automobile. It is hard to tell if these are college students. The postcard was sent to "Lily Livingstone,...
This postcard is of a small waterfall coming in the pool. It is one of a set of postcard of Slayton Arboretum which have a silver border. The postcard was mailed in 1941 with the message "Tues afternoon Dear Friends; I am sorry have been so long...
This is an 1861 photograph of Edwin D. Campbell. He left Hillsdale College to enlist in the 42nd Illinois Infantry on 14 August 1861. Just over two years later, he would die of chronic diarrhea in a military hospital in Chattanooga, Tennessee. ...
The letter seemed to the second part of a letter Hubert Smith sent to Asher LeFluer as there is no salutation. In it, Hubert gives the local news and discusses the upcoming draft. The letter must come from 1864 as it addressed to Asher in the...
