Russell Carpenter, papers 1878-2001 1920-1985 1878-2001.

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Russell Carpenter, papers 1878-2001 1920-1985 1878-2001.

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This collection consists of the correspondence and collected papers of Russell LeGrand "Bud" Carpenter. Over the course of his almost seventy year association with Tufts, Carpenter created and collected photographs, scrapbooks, and memorabilia from his student days (1920-1924); correspondence, photographs, lantern and 35mm slides, and films of the Class of 1924 from their time at Tufts and eleven reunions (1924-1984); documents relating to his alumni activities outside of the Class of 1924; and any and all things related to Jumbo, the elephant, and P.T. Barnum (1938-1975), along with materials related to campus life during the first three-quarters of the 20th century. Materials related to his position on the Department of Biology's faculty (1938-1969) include course materials, correspondence with members of the Tufts and scientific communities, conference and committee papers, reviews of biology textbooks, and documents that record his interest in ophthalmology, and his lectures on campus and at the Harvard Medical School. A small amount of personal correspondence, records of interests and scrapbook files are also included in the collection.

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Tufts University - Tisch Library, Tisch Library

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Tufts University - Tisch Library, Tisch Library

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Tufts University. Class of 1924.

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Carpenter, Russell L.

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Russell LeGrand "Bud" Carpenter (1901-1991), A1924, H1977, was professor of zoology, an active alumnus, and curator of the P.T. Barnum Collection, housed in the Barnum Museum during the more than thirty years he spent at Tufts. During his undergraduate years, he wrote a column for the Tufts Weekly, sang in the Glee Club, and also played the banjo in a small dance orchestra. He was also a member and, later, an advisor, of the Kappa chapter of the Zeta Psi fraternity on campus. Carpen...