James Hayden Tufts (AC 1884) Papers, 1764-1940 (bulk 1900-1940)
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James Hayden Tufts (AC 1884) Papers
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Tufts, James Hayden
Biographical History for: James Hayden Tufts (AC 1884) Papers
Biographical Note James Hayden Tufts was born in Monson, Masachusetts on July 9, 1862 and prepared for college at Monson Academy under his father. He graduated from Amherst College in 1884 and took a position as principal of Westport, Connecticut High School for one year. After that he taught mathematics at Amherst College for two years then became a student again at Yale University, 1887-1889. He was instructor in philosophy at the University of Michigan, 1889-1891, and then attended the Universities of Berlin and Freiburg, Germany, receiving his Ph.D. from the latter in 1892. From there he went to the University of Chicago to teach philosophy, where he remained for the rest of his career, holding many important positions including that of acting president. He died on August 5, 1942 at Berkeley, California.
Scope and Contents of the Collection The bulk of the Tufts papers consists of extensive genealogical notes on the Tufts family as well as on the Chapin and Warren families in addition to other family lines. Also included is family correspondence; correspondence to James H. Tufts from Jane Addams, John Burnet, Mary Calkins, John Dewey, William James, Bertrand Russell, Josiah Royce and others; and scholarly articles by Tufts, chiefly on topics in philosophy and education.
Philosophers--United States--Biography--Sources.
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Tufts, James Hayden, 1862-1942.
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Tufts, James, 1764-1841.
Tufts, James, 1812-1901.
Addams, Jane, 1860-1935.
Burnet, John, 1863-1928.
Calkins, Mary Whiton, 1863-1930.
Dewey, John, 1859-1952.
James, William, 1842-1910.
Royce, Josiah, 1855-1916.
Russell, Bertrand, 1872-1970.
Chapin family.
Tufts family.
Warren family.
Amherst College--Students.
University of Chicago--Faculty.
Amherst College. Class of 1884. Tufts.
series
Series 1: FAMILY PAPERS AND CORRESPONDENCE
Series 1, FAMILY PAPERS AND CORRESPONDENCE, contains various family letters, sketches, calls, essays, speeches, records, and manuscripts, extending as far back as the late 18th century, spanning three centuries. It is divided into three sub-series: A: Papers of Reverend James Tufts, Sr. (1764-1841) [1785-1841]B: Papers of Reverend James Tufts, Jr. (1812-1901) C: Papers of James Hayden Tufts (1884-1942) Papers of Reverend James Tufts, Sr. (1764-1841) (sub-series A) contains letters to and from Reverend James Tufts Sr. and his wife, as well as sketches of local ministers, a call to Wardsborough and Leicester churches, Reverend James Tufts Sr.'s obituary, and a letter describing his death, by John Tufts to "Cousin Sally." Papers of Reverend James Tufts, Jr. (1812-1901) (sub-series B) contains letters to and from Reverend James Tufts Jr., Clipped newspaper articles by and about him, his reminiscences recorded by James Hayden Tufts, family birth and death records, an essay on teachers and teaching 100 years ago, a speech delivered at Yale, "relations" of religious experiences of Fanny Tufts and Fanny Robinson, address lists for Andover Theological Society Alumni and living members of Yale's Phi Beta Kappa Society circa. 1898, and a dedicatory discourse delivered by John Fiske at New Braintree, Massachusetts, in 1846. Papers of James Hayden Tufts (1884-1942) (sub-series C) contains letters to and from James Hayden Tufts, A typed draft and later manuscript of his autobiography, and other miscellaneous items including a manuscript of the commencement speech given by James Hayden Tufts at his own graduation in 1884.
subseries
Sub-Series A: Papers of Reverend James Tufts, Sr. (1764-1841)
Letters to Reverand James Tufts, Sr. [1785-1787]
Letters from Reverend James Tufts, Sr.
Two letters from Submit Hayden Tufts (James Sr.'s wife) to her son, James
Sketches of eight ministers in Windham County, Vermont (including James Tufts, Sr.) by James Tufts, Jr., of Monson, Massachusetts
Call to Wardsboro and Leicester churches 1795?
Newspaper containing an obituary of James Tufts, Sr. 1841
Letter from John Tufts to "Cousin Sally" describing the death of James Tufts, Sr.
Sub-Series B: Papers of Reverend James Tufts, Jr. (1812-1901)
Letters to James Tufts, Jr.
Letters from James Tufts, Jr.
Newspaper clippings by and about James Tufts, Jr.
Family records of births and deaths
Reminiscences of James Tufts, Jr. records by James Hayden Tufts.
Essay on Teachers and Teaching 100 years ago.
Speech of James Tufts, Jr. probably at his 50th Reunion at Yale.
"Relations" of religious experiences of Fanny Tufts and Fanny Robinson.
Address list of Alumni of Andover Theological Seminary 1897-1898; list of living members of Yale Phi Beta Kappa 1898.
Dedicatory discourse delivered at New Braintree, Massachusetts by John Fiske, 1846
Sub-Series C: Papers of James Hayden Tufts (1884-1942)
Letters to Tufts A-D
Letters to Tufts E-Z and unidentified
Letters from Tufts
Autobiography (typed draft)
Autobiography (later manuscript)
Miscellaneous: includes manuscript of Commencement Address given by Tufts at his own graduation in 1884
Series 2: GENEALOGICAL MATERIAL COLLECTED BY JAMES HAYDEN TUFTS
Series 2, GENEALOGICAL MATERIALS COLLECTED BY JAMES HAYDEN TUFTS, Contains a wide variety of materials, including indexed Genealogical registers, files on a number of family members and lines on either side of James Hayden Tufts' ancestry, Letters Regarding Genealogy, Correspondence of extended family members, his mother's autobiography, and his father's diary.
Indexed Genealogical Register.
Tufts
Field
Tufts Miscellanea
Other lines related to Tufts
Wheelock
Correspondence - Tufts' side
Chapin
Tufts, Hayden, Flagg
Goodenow
Read
Hooker, Parker (Warren)
Wheelock (Warren)
Warren Genealogy
Atwood: Correspondence with L.B. Atwood on Jabez Warren
Correspondence about Warren Genealogy
Correspondence of Clifford P. Warren (folder contains charts of Warren Genealogy.)
Memorial Volumes for Mary Warren Tufts, Cynthia Whitaker Tufts, James Tufts, James Hayden Tufts
Warren Material
Warren - Collateral branches
Jabez and Nathaniel Warren
Correspondence of W.F. Glynn (Tufts' cousin) and J.H. Tufts about Warrens.
Autobiography (reminiscences) of Mary E. Tufts (J.H. Tufts' mother)
Copy of diary of James Tufts, Sr. (original in Antiquarian Society, Worcester Massachusetts.) Copy of all genealogical matters in order (this seems to be a clear summary of all the materials in the foregoing folders.)
Series 3: PUBLISHED ARTICLES BY JAMES HAYDEN TUFTS
Series 3, PUBLISHED ARTICLES BY JAMES HAYDEN TUFTS, contains twenty-two articles, primary on subjects of philosophy and psychology, but with nods to theology, aesthetics, education and society, demonstrating his mind to be active, and his thought remarkably broad in scope.
"After Fifty Years" - A Report of the Class of '89 of Yale Divinity School.
"The Individual and his Relation to Society as Reflected in the British Ethics of the Eighteenth Century," The Psychological Review 1904 May
"Social Psychology in Small's General Psychology," Psychological Bulletin, II 1905 Dec 15
"Recent Literature in Social Pyschology," Psychological Bulletin, I 1904 Oct 15
"Epistemology and Mental States," The Philosophical Review, V, 1. Reprint
"Idealism in the Lose Blattar," The Philosophical Review, V, 1. Reprint
"Garman as a Teacher," The Journal of Philosophy, Psychology, and Scientific Methods, IV 1907 May 9
"The Social Standpoint," The Journal of Philosophy, Psychology, and Scientific Methods, I 1904 Apr 14
"Legal and Social Philosophy of Mr. Justice Holmes," American Bar Association Journal, VII 1921 Jul
"Fullertons's System of Metaphysics," The Journal of Philosophy, Psychology, and Scientific Methods, II 1905 Mar
"Edwards and Newton" The Philosophical Review, XL 1940 Nov
"Dr. Moore as Student and Teacher," The University Record, XVII 1931 Jan
"Wartime Gains for the American Family," address before the Division of the Family of the National Conference of Social Work, 1919 Jun
"The Teaching of Ideals," The School Review, XXII 1914 May
"The University and the Advance of Justice," The University of Chicago Magazine, V 1913 Apr
"American College Education and Life," Science, N.S., XXIX. Reprint. 1909 Mar 12
"The Individual and his Realtion to Society as Reflected In British Ethics. Part I - The Individual in Relation to Law and Institutions," University of Chicago Contributions to Philosophy, V. 1898
"The Adhystment of the Church ot the Psycholgical Conditions of the Present," The American Journal of Theology, XII. Reprint. 1908, Apr
"Some Contributions of Psycholgy to the Conception of Justice," The Philosophical Review, XV 1906 Jul
"The Sources and Development of Kant's Theology," Inaugural Dissertation 1892
"On the Genesis of the Aesthetic Categories," University of Chicago, The Decennial Publications 1902
"The Growth of the Love of Nature in English Poetry" (Master's thesis)