Andrews, Arthur I., 1878-1967

Arthur I. Andrews was a specialist in Eastern European history and the author of numerous book reviews. He received his Ph.D. from Harvard and came to Tufts in 1911 after teaching at Simmons College and Harvard. He was a student of Archibald Cary Coolidge and helped to disseminate Coolidge's ideas about the teaching of history in America. Like Coolidge, Andrews promoted the study of previously ignored regions, such as Eastern Europe and East Asia, and emphasized international travel and study. He taught pioneering courses in Russian and Eastern European history; Far Eastern history and culture; international law and diplomacy; modern European history and government. He also taught courses on United States political institutions and the United States as a "world power." In 1920, he spearheaded an effort to establish a Tufts War Memorial/Museum to commemorate the part Tufts men played in World War I. He left Tufts in 1926.

From the description of Arthur Irving Andrews, papers, 1911-1978. 1911-1978 (Tufts University - Tisch Library). WorldCat record id: 759406595