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Cousens, John Albert

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1874-11-17 -- 1937 - 1937

Biography

Abstract:

1874-1937

John Albert Cousens was born in Brookline, Mass., November 17, 1874, the son of John Emmons and Sarah Catherine Wiggin Cousens. In 1906, he married Elizabeth Frances Edwards. He received his A.B. from Tufts in 1898, and was given the honorary degree of LL. D. from Lawrence University and from Lombard College in 1922 and from Tufts in 1930. He was elected to be president of Tufts College in 1919. He died in 1937 while acting as President of Tufts College.

Found in 42 Collections and/or Records:

A.B. Faculty, 1929-02-01
A.B. Faculty, 1929-02-01

A.B. Faculty

 Digital Image
Dates: 1929-02-01

A.B. Faculty, 1929-02-01

 Item — Box Shared 112
Call Number: MS036.011.DO.01810
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This series contains loose prints collected from various sources and attributed to Melville Munro. Loose prints are physically stored separately from the collection in accession order. See barcode in item record for location of originals.

Dates: 1929-02-01
Cousens Gymnasium, 1952
Cousens Gymnasium, 1952

Cousens Gymnasium

 Digital Image
Dates: 1952

Cousens Gymnasium, 1952

 Item — Box Shared 50
Call Number: UA136.002.DO.00426
Scope and Contents

10 x 8

Dates: 1952

Cousens (John) -- Gymnasium

 Part of Collection — Box 1
Call Number: MS039.001.001.00029
Scope and Contents

Subject file including noe and biographical information

Dates: 1941 -- 2001; Majority of material found within 1931 -- 1995
Cousens operating shovel at Gym construction site, 1931
Cousens operating shovel at Gym constructi...

Cousens operating shovel at Gym construction site, 1931

 Item — Box Shared 100
Call Number: MS036.011.DO.00960
Scope and Contents

Prexy feels the job is well started and turns the shovel over to the regular operator. #9413

Dates: 1931

Donald MacJannet poses with Tufts President Cousens and other faculty at the occasion of his honorary Masters degree, 1933

 Item — Box data_value_missing_242e21f306022fa9021eaf3082dcda3e
Call Number: MS024.007.DO.04193
Scope and Contents

Slides remain with Howard Cook's "Mr. Mac slideshow on occassion of memorial service" in MS024/007-071.

Dates: 1933
Engineering Faculty, November 23, 1929
Engineering Faculty, November 23, 1929