Collection: Roberta Shepard Bruns Papers

Scope and Contents

This collection contains scrapbooks from Roberta Shepard Bruns's years at Tufts.

Dates

Creation: 1948 -- 1952

Creator

Bruns, Roberta Shepard (Person)

Language of Materials

English.

Access

This collection contains some restricted material. Restrictions related to specific material are listed in the detailed contents list.

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. No documentation is available regarding the intellectual property rights in this collection.

Biographical / Historical

Roberta Shepard Bruns was a student at the Jackson College for Women, Tufts College from 1948 to 1952. During her time at Tufts, she was a sister of Alpha Omicron Pi. She was also a member of the modern dance group and the Jackson archery team.

Roberta Shepard married classmate Alan Bruns, whom she met during freshmen orientation at their advisor's meeting. In 2002 the Bruns served as co-chairs of their 50th reunion. They participate in the Centennial Class Coordinating Committee (C4), which plans reunions, publishes a bi-annual newsletter for their class, and meets back at campus twice a year. In 1997 the committee established the centennial scholarship for exceptional students.