Musselman Library Research Guides - Eisenhower Memorabilia and Sources in Special Collections

Stadium Dedication

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Locating Items

Published Materials:

Check MUSCAT.

Special Collections stacks are closed. To acquire an item, make a request at the reference desk in the Special Collections Reading Room.
Some materials may be found in the main stacks and can circulate.

Non-published Materials:

Include photographs, maps, ephemera, and manuscripts housed in Special Collections.

These items do not circulate and are available only in Special Collections.

Consult an archivist for assistance with non-published materials.

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Eisenhower in Special Collections: Suggested Materials

Special Collections contains some materials related to Dwight D. Eisenhower. A researcher might want to investigate the following:

Eisenhower, Dwight D. Sheet music entitled "A March to Eisenhower," by H.D. Hirsh and J.M. Frank-3pp. VFM-205 (oversize)

Eisenhower, Mamie. Collection of letters from Mamie Eisenhower to to her friends, Dr. J. Holt McCracken and his wife Vivien of California from 1961-1979. MS-071

Eisenhower, Mamie. Letter from Mrs. Eisenhower to Charles and Elizabeth Wolf thanking them for a gift and relating her reunion with her family in Washington including grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Certificate of Authenticity included. TLS-1p. VFM-311

Eisenhower, Mamie. Collection of six letters, printed ephemera and signed photograph from Mamie Eisenhower, 1950-1978; Two letters to Miss Hildegarde, 14 December 1966 and 16 December 1971 (with printed ephemera); Letter to Mrs. Robert Guggenheim, 4 November 1950; New Year’s card to Rev. and Mrs. Carol, 1978; Letter and printed card to Mr. John A. Logan, 8 June 1960; Printed card to Mrs. Anita Clark, n.d.; Photograph signed and dedicated to Mrs. Gilford Mayes, n.d. VFM-341

Eisenhower/Nevins Christmas Cards, etc. Includes several Christmas cards from the 1960s and 1970s, two guides to Culzean Castle in Scotland (no date), and a program for the St. Joseph College Sesquicentennial Academic Convocation, 1959. VFM-242

Musselman Stadium Dedication. Newspaper articles, press releases, and articles regarding the stadium. Also includes notes, correspondence, and plans by Gettysburg College officials, as well as two tickets for a Sept. 25, 1965 Bucknell V. Gettysburg football game. VFM-247

Weiser, Fred. Class of 1957. Letter written to Prof. Michael Birkner describes various details about the Eisenhowers in Gettysburg and Mr. Weiser's experience escorting the Eisenhowers to their seats in Christ Chapel for the liturgy during Mother's Day weekend in Spring 1956. CS, ALS-2pp. VFM-305

Consult an archivist for assistance with these items.

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