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Digital Collections and Archives (DCA)

The DCA is the steward of the University's permanently valuable records and collections created in any format, ensuring their permanent preservation and accessibility.

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Tufts Online History

Selected history sources were digitized and made available through the Tufts Digital Library. In many cases you may be able to find the information you need among the resources listed on this page. The vast majority of our collections, however, are not yet available online. If you want to research those collections, please go to Reference Services.

• The Concise Encyclopedia of Tufts History tells you about the history of Tufts, its traditions, events, buildings, and people. If there is no entry on the topic you're looking for, please let us know.

• In Light on the Hill: A History of Tufts College, Volume I Russell Miller, Tufts first University Historian, chronicles the history of Tufts from its founding through the mid-1980s.

• High on the Hill, a pamphlet-style publication by the Alumni Council, presents Tufts traditions and lore through a tour of its Medford campus.

• Check out historic snapshots of the Tufts Homepage since 1997, courtesy of Internet Archive, Wayback Machine.

Tufts Online Photographs

Thousands of digitized images are available online through the Tufts Digital Library.

Collections include:

• Melville S. Munro's photographs (MS036) documenting Tufts, World War I through World War II.

• Edwin B. Rollins' photographs (MS054) documenting buildings on the Medford campus.

• Department of Athletics (UA046) portraying games and athletes.