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Tufts University

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1955

Biography

Abstract:

A petition from the Trustees of Tufts College dated January 20, 1955, and approved on January 28, officially changed the name of the school to Tufts University. The name change, one of President Nils Y. Wessell's original goals, was cited as both an official recognition of an already established event, and also as a recognition of a desirable direction for Tufts to move in.

Since 1955, Tufts University has continued to expand its horizons. In 1964, in one of Wessell's final acts as president, Tufts opened the Experimental College. The Ex-College, which allows students to take classes not normally found in the curriculum, has remained one of Tufts' most popular programs.

In 1977, Tufts established a five-year joint degree program with the New England Conservatory of Music. Soon after, in 1979, a similar program began with the School of the Museum of Fine Arts. Also in 1979, the Tufts Center for European Studies in Talloires, France, was established in an 11th Century priory. The Tufts European Center began operation soon after.

In late 1979, Tufts made another important addition. In October, the Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine opened at its original Boston campus. In 1980, the Grafton campus, built on the site of a state mental hospital, officially opened its doors.

The last two major additions to Tufts University took place in 1980 and 1981. In 1980, the Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences, established with a large grant from the Sackler family, opened its doors on the Boston campus of the Tufts School of Medicine. In 1981, at the Medford Campus, Tufts celebrated the opening of the School of Nutrition Science and Policy. The school was the first of its kind in the nation.

Since Tufts College was officially established in 1852, it has continued to grow and expand in new directions. From its beginnings as a small liberal arts college through its expansion into a full-scale university, Tufts has maintained a strong academic tradition and a community feel.

List of Presidents (A * indicates Acting President)

  • Hosea Ballou II (1853-1861)
  • Alonzo Ames Miner (1862-1875)
  • Elmer Hewitt Capen (1875-1905)
  • Frederick W. Hamilton (1905-1912)
  • William Leslie Hooper* (1912-1914)
  • Hermon Carey Bumpus (1915-1919)
  • John Albert Cousens (1919-1937)
  • George Stewart Miller* (1937-1938)
  • Leonard Carmichael (1938-1952)
  • Nils Yngve Wessell (1953-1966)
  • Leonard Chapin Mead* (1966-1967)
  • Burton Crosby Hallowell (1967-1976)
  • Jean Mayer (1976-1992)
  • John Angelo DiBaggio (1992-2001)
  • Lawrence S. Bacow (2001-2011)
  • Anthony P. Monanco (2011-present)

Found in 3267 Collections and/or Records:

'A 1925 field hockey class', 1925

 Item — Box 1
Call Number: MS135.001.001.00003.00001.001
Scope and Contents Newspaper clipping featuring photograph of field hockey team in uniform, with attached handwritten note. The printed photo caption indicates that this was the 1924 field hockey team, but a handwritten correction indicates that it is the 1925 field hockey team. The note, attached with cellophane tape, reads "This was in the latest issue of the 'Tufts Criterion' (a sort of newspaper) in connection with an article generally concerned with women's lib at Tufts for women. Egad, we thought we...
Dates: 1925
Found in: Tufts Archival Research Center / Muriel Simonson Papers / Personal Papers / Newspaper Clippings

'A 1925 field hockey class' (reverse), 1925

 Item — Box 1
Call Number: MS135.001.001.00003.00001.002
Scope and Contents

Back of newspaper clipping featuring photograph of field hockey team in uniform, with attached handwritten note. Handwritten inscription on this side reads "the [indistinguishable] nonsense!" See MS135.001.001.00003.00001.001 for complete information.

Dates: 1925
Found in: Tufts Archival Research Center / Muriel Simonson Papers / Personal Papers / Newspaper Clippings
A decade of student finances
A decade of student finances

A decade of student finances

 Item — Box 2
Call Number: UA225.004.001.00002.00086
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This series contains slides created and collected by Dr. Henry H. Banks as part of his research for his historical book celebrating the centennial of the School of Medicine, "A Century of Excellence: The History of Tufts University School of Medicine 1893-1993." There are images of the School of Medicine, its staff and students. There are also slides highlighting statistics about the School tuition, enrollment, loans, and financial aid from the 1980s and 1990s.

Dates: 1929 -- 1993
Found in: Tufts Archival Research Center / Hirsh Health Sciences Library Records / Slide library / Medical Students, Curriculum, Tuition, Financial Aid, Match and Commencement
A Section of the Audience During Commencement, 1907
A Section of the Audience During Commencem...

A Section of the Audience During Commencement, 1907

 Item — Box Volume 1
Call Number: UP022.001.001.00001.00079
Scope and Contents From the Item:

Published by the class of 1909.

Dates: 1907
Found in: Tufts Archival Research Center / Here and There at Tufts / Here and There at Tufts / Here and There at Tufts

Academic Achievements and Sporting Accomplishments: The History of Black Male and Female Athletes at Tufts, 1900-Present

 Digital Image
Dates: 2003
Found in: Tufts Archival Research Center

Academic Achievements and Sporting Accomplishments: The History of Black Male and Female Athletes at Tufts, 1900-Present, 2003

 Item
Call Number: UA069.005.DO.00096
Scope and Contents

Article on the history of Black student athletes at Tufts; accompaniment to ALH exhibit.

Dates: 2003
Found in: Tufts Archival Research Center / Tufts Archival Research Center Records / Digital objects
Acceptance data, 1984 -- 1985
Acceptance data, 1984 -- 1985

Acceptance data

 Digital Image
Dates: 1984 -- 1985
Found in: Tufts Archival Research Center

Acceptance data, 1984 -- 1985

 Item — Box 2
Call Number: UA225.004.001.00002.00034
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This series contains slides created and collected by Dr. Henry H. Banks as part of his research for his historical book celebrating the centennial of the School of Medicine, "A Century of Excellence: The History of Tufts University School of Medicine 1893-1993." There are images of the School of Medicine, its staff and students. There are also slides highlighting statistics about the School tuition, enrollment, loans, and financial aid from the 1980s and 1990s.

Dates: 1984 -- 1985
Found in: Tufts Archival Research Center / Hirsh Health Sciences Library Records / Slide library / Medical Students, Curriculum, Tuition, Financial Aid, Match and Commencement