Collection: Department of Mechanical Engineering Records

Scope and Contents

The collection contains annual reports, brochures, program and course booklets, and graduate thesis abstracts documenting the Department of Mechanical Engineering's outreach, advancement, and recruitment activities.

Dates

Creation: 1949 -- 2006

Creator

School of Engineering (Organization)
Department of Mechanical Engineering (Organization)

Language of Materials

English

Access

Open for research. This collection may require review before it is available for use. Please contact DCA for further details.

Conditions Governing Use

Some material in this collection may be protected by copyright and other rights. Please see “Reproductions and Use” on the Digital Collections and Archives website for more information about reproductions and permission to publish. Copyright to all materials created by Tufts University employees in the course of their work is held by the Trustees of Tufts University.

Biographical / Historical

The Department of Mechanical Engineering was created in 1894-1895 as part of the the Tufts College of Engineering. At that time, the College of Engineering consisted only of the Departments of Civil and Electrical Engineering. A Ph.D. program was added to the Department of Mechanical Engineering in 1963.

Extent

1.7 Linear Feet (2 boxes)

Additional Description

Arrangement

This collection is organized in five series: Annual reports; Brochures; Program and course booklets; and Graduate thesis abstracts; and Unprocessed accessions.