Research Interns are Senior undergraduate history majors. They are chosen by the History department, work for one academic year and get academic credit for researching and writing entries. Entries are written from primary and secondary sources, original research is done where no concise information is available. Sources and facts are checked for accuracy of detail. Our goal is to cover as broad a spectrum of Tufts history as possible.
Entries therefore are purposefully brief.
We hope that the reader will use the source notes for discovering more in-depth information. Each entry has an abbreviated list of sources consulted, and a complete list of sources is available. Your help in identifying and providing information on Tufts' people, events, programs and places will ensure that the Encyclopedia is a complete and accurate record of the last 150 years. Suggestions for entries are solicited from current and former students, faculty, and staff. These suggestions and accompanying information are reviewed for appropriateness and accuracy, and more research is done to fill out the entries.