This Jefferson nickel was minted from 1938 until 2003. Out of 390 submitted designs, Felix Schlag's image was selected in April of 1938. His portrait of Jefferson was based on a marble bust that the French sculptor Jean-Antoine Houdon sketched from...
This one dollar bill is a part of the last series of dollar bills printed in Canada. The obverse features Queen Elizabeth II and the Canadian coat of arms, and the reverse shows a view of Parliament Hill from across the Ottawa river. There are two...
The Amphictyon Society was a male literary society founded in 1857 at Hillsdale College. This is the first issue of a literary journal published by the society. Contributions were anonymous.
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...
This is a 20 dollar bill that was issued between 1934 - 1945 when Henry Morgenthau, Jr. was Secretary of the Treasury and William Alexander Julian was Treasurer. The 20 dollar bill is actually the primary banknote dispensed by ATMs in the United...
This is a 20 dollar bill that was issued between 1957 - 1961 when Robert Bernard Anderson was Secretary of the Treasury and Ivy Baker Priest was Treasurer. This note has a star after the serial number, so it is referred to as a star note. The...
This postcard shows the view of College Hill after the construction of the initial college building. Manning Street leads to the college while West Street is at the left side of the postcard
This postcard shows the effect the Great Fire of 1874 had upon campus. The fire destroyed the Central Building and West Hall. In this view, Central Hall has been erected and Fine Arts, on the right, has been built as one of the replacement...
Central Hall; fountains; Alpha Kappa Phi Monument;students; administration buildings
This view of central campus included the fountain, gift of the Class of 1886, which was destroyed by an explosion in 1940, the Alpha Kappa Phi Monument and Central Hall. Four students are reading on the lawn. Three of these students are shown in...
bird's-eye views; College Baptist Church; Central Building
This postcard gives a view of College Hill before the fire of 1874 destroyed two-thirds of the College building. On the left, College Baptist Church, on Manning Street, is visible. Hillsdale Street is on the right edge of the image.
Battlefields; Military officers; Military life; Military service; Prisoner exchanges; Prisoners; Prisoners of war; War;
Captain Thomas DeKay Kimball, Jr. enlisted as a private in 1862 in Company I, 88th Indiana Infantry. He took part in the battles of Perrysville and Stone River. He was captured at the Battle of Chickamauga. He was imprisoned at Libby Prison,...
Stock Fieldhouse was completed in 1927, having been patterned after Yost Field at the University of Michigan. This photograph appears to have been taken during the early 1930. The view is of the southeast corner. Note the car on the left side of...
From the verso of the postcard, "Recreation Field, Hillsdale College, Hillsdale, Michigan, owned and operated by the college and city, jointly. Here the college football games and tennis tournaments take place, as well as some of the summer...
fountain; Alpha Kappa Phi Monument; Central Hall; East Hall
A view of the front central portion of campus showing the fountain, Alpha Kappa Phi Monument, Central Hall. East Hall may seen beneath the trees on the right. This postcard was postmarked "Hillsdale, Mich. Jun 15 5:30 PM 1909" The message was...
This view of central campus is looking towards the west. In the distance one can see Knowlton Hall while the roof of Worthing Hall can be seen next to the front steps of Central Hall.
