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Department of Geology

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1892 -- 2012 - 2012

Biography

Abstract:
The Department of Geology first appeared in the Catalogue of Tufts College for the 1892-1893 academic year. By the 1893-1894 academic year, the Department of Geology articulated a list of courses that comprised its curriculum. Professor Marshall was listed as being the head of the Department. For the 1902-1903 academic year, the Department of Geology articulated the following philosophy and mission statement, "The subjects offered in the department of Geology have a twofold object: to give an outline of the structure and history of the earth; and to give a training in the methods of observational science". <p>The Department of Geology first appeared in the Catalogue of Tufts College for the 1892-1893 academic year. By the 1893-1894 academic year, the Department of Geology articulates a list of courses that comprise its curriculum. Professor Marshall is listed as being the head of the Department. For the 1902-1903 academic year, the Department of Geology articulated the following philosophy and mission statement, &quot;The subjects offered in the department of Geology have a twofold object: to give an outline of the structure and history of the earth; and to give a training in the methods of observational science&quot;.</p><p>Professor Alfred Church Lane, a leading scholar and a long-serving chairman of the Department of Geology resigned during the 1935-1936 academic year over his refusal to sign the &quot;loyalty oath&quot; which the state of Massachusetts had recently made a precondition for individuals teaching in its schools. The state law which stipulated the signing of the &quot;loyalty oath&quot; as a precondition for teaching in Massachusetts schools called on teachers to &quot;support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts&quot;. </p><p>The Department of Geology began offering a Master of Arts degree for the 1939-1940 academic year. It concluded this degree program after the 1970-1971 academic year. </p><p>In 2012, the name of the department was changed to the Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences.</p>

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences Records

 Collection
Call Number: UA159
Scope and Contents This collection contains articles; books and booklets; building plans; correspondence; course catalogs and course packets; equipment and instruments; notes; photographs; and serials. The materials document the activities of the Department of Geology and the Department of Earth and Ocean Studies. Prominent individuals include Robert L. Nichols, a noted explorer, geologist, and Tufts University faculty member.
Dates: 1850 -- 2012
Found in: Tufts Archival Research Center

Tufts Geology Newsletter

 Collection
Call Number: UP175
Scope and Contents This collection contains the Department of Geology Newsletter, developed in the late 1970's. These newsletters contain information from Department of Geology alumni, and is not field-related information.
Dates: 1978 -- 1983
Found in: Tufts Archival Research Center