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25-402: The name changed multiple times. Founded as "Tufts College Divinity School", it became "Crane Theological School" in 1906 upon Albert Crane's gift of $ 100,000 in 1906 in honor of his father, Thomas. In 1925, the school became officially the "Tufts College School of Religion - Crane Theological School," after extensive discussions, including a conference with the widow of Albert Crane. By the 1960s,

50-514: A Congregational minister and assistant chaplain of Tufts, was appointed to replace him until a successor could be found. Shortly before his successor's appointment in 1954, Ashton released a report on the school arguing that it was "not in a particularly healthy state". He observed that of 151 men enrolled between 1947 and 1952, 80 were non-graduates; of the 33 women who attended during the same period, 14 were non-graduates. The American Unitarian Association (AUA) Board of Trustees in 1959 appointed

75-467: A commission to study theological education in anticipation of merger with the Universalists . In 1962, the report advocated the merger of St. Lawrence and Crane, and the 1964 General Assembly debated a resolution that advocated a merger with Star King or Meadville, however neither attempt was successful. The lack of funds to continue operation was the main reason for closing Crane. The school operated with

100-406: A deficit for a number of years—in 1964 half of the $ 90,000 (~$ 675,940 in 2023) Crane budget required funding from Tufts general operating fund. In 1962, Crane disassociated itself from the faculty of arts and sciences to report directly to the trustees. While the aim was to become a graduate school independent of a college, resources were inadequate for even a quasi-independent existence, and in 1965

125-459: A dormitory and chapel. Miner Hall was constructed in 1891 to serve as headquarters for the School of Theology and was named for Alonzo A. Miner , second president of Tufts College and the major donor to the project ($ 40,000). Paige Hall was built in 1892 to serve as a dormitory for Theological School Students and bears the name of Lucius R. Paige, Universalist minister and trustee 1859–1896. In 1902,

150-505: A religious organization is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Tufts University Library The library system of Tufts University ( Tufts Libraries ) supports all academic departments comprising the university, located in Greater Boston in the U.S. state of Massachusetts . The main library is Tisch Library , which holds about 2.5 million volumes, with other holdings dispersed at subject libraries. Tufts' library

175-583: Is recognized by both the Council for Higher Education Accreditation and the United States Department of Education as an accrediting body . Frank M. Yamada has the association's executive director since July 2017. As of January 2024 , the ATS listed 278 member schools. This article about an education organization is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about

200-659: The Fenway-Kenmore district of Boston, is the fine arts branch of the Tisch Library. It is not affiliated with the Fenway Library Organization, a consortium of several other nearby university and museum libraries. The Clark Library collection is focused "on contemporary art and studio practice, our collections encompass exhibition catalogs, monographs, theoretical and art historical texts, technical manuals, periodicals, media, artists' books, zines, and more". With

225-502: The 1951 destruction by fire of Fisher Hall, the main building of the Universalist St. Lawrence Theological School , Ratcliff favored merging the two schools, an offer which St. Lawrence rejected. The next year included a fundraising drive by Tufts, although it ignored the school itself. The school then launched into its own fundraising program, although this was unsuccessful. In 1953, when Dean Ratcliff died unexpectedly, Eugene Ashton,

250-586: The United States and Canada ( ATS ) is an organization of seminaries and other graduate schools of theology . ATS has its headquarters in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , United States. The ATS was founded in 1918. Its stated mission is "to promote the improvement and enhancement of theological schools to the benefit of communities of faith and the broader public". The ATS Commission on Accrediting provides graduate schools of theology with accreditation . It

275-726: The construction of the War Memorial Library in honor of the Tufts alumni who served in World War II . By 1965 the collection outgrew the building and was moved to a new main library named the Wessell Library . The building was originally designed in a brutalist style by Campbell and Aldrich . Construction started in January 1964, and the library was originally named after Tufts' eighth president Nils Yngve Wessell . The $ 2.9 million library

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300-693: The course of its ninety-nine year history, the Crane Theological School granted a total of 485 degrees, 50 more than appear in records of the Unitarian Universalist Association . In the period between 1947 and 1952, 151 men were enrolled, on 71 of whom completed a degree. Similarly, 33 women were enrolled on 19 of whom completed a degree. 42°24′25″N 71°07′11″W  /  42.406949°N 71.11982°W  / 42.406949; -71.11982 Association of Theological Schools The Association of Theological Schools in

325-421: The faculties recombined. The program would have included an undergraduate degree for admission called for elimination of the combined AB/STB program. In 1967, the trustees finally reached the decision to close the school the following year. A number of factors contributed to the decision. The committee that recommended closure gave finances as the primary reason, estimating $ 250,000 per year was required to operate

350-852: The first floor; circulation, the Hirsh Reading Room, the Data Lab, and the Tower Café on the second floor; and classroom space and the Digital Design Studio on the third floor. The Tisch Library is a member of the Boston Library Consortium , a library consortium of academic libraries located in New England. The Clark Library, located at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts (SMFA) in

375-538: The handful of students enrolled in his living room for the duration of hostilities. In 1929, architects George, Lloyd and Ruffing designed Crane chapel as an addition to Paige Hall along with the two-level Fischer arcade connecting it to Miner Hall. Designed as an adaptation of a chapel in Oxford , England , the oak paneling was brought from Warwick Forest in England. By 1945, the school had almost no endowment and faculty. After

400-749: The main branch of the Tufts library system . Tisch Library has two branches focused on the arts: Lilly Music Library at the Granoff Music Center in Medford, and the W. Van Alan Clark, Jr. Library at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts in Boston. As of 2023 , the library houses stacks and the Tufts Archival Research Center on Level G; stacks, study rooms, and the Mark Computer Lab on

425-678: The name had shortened again to "Crane Theological School". The Crane Chapel remains part of the Tufts campus as the Crane Room. The school was one of the Associated Schools of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences from 1903-1962 and 1965-1968. The school was never officially denominationally controlled, nor was it accredited by the American Association of Theological Schools . Universalist layman and major Tufts supporter Silvanus Packard founded

450-485: The school began to offer a combined 5-year A.B. / S.T.B. Between 1910 and 1915, both Miner and Paige halls became home to the newly established Jackson College for Women , until women were integrated into the rest of Tufts in 1915 and the facilities were returned to the Crane School. During World War I , the school's buildings were taken for use as barracks and training facilities and Dean McCollester held classes for

475-417: The school with a bequest in 1869. The divinity school was initially housed on the second floor of Ballou Hall. With the construction of West Hall in 1872, divinity students were offered accommodation there. In 1891, students saw the building of separate quarters for the school with the construction of Miner and Paige halls. Miner Hall provided classroom and office space for the school while Paige Hall served as

500-702: The school, with no funding prospects, as the Tufts operating deficit in 1967 was more than $ 500,000. However, the trustees' June 1967 recommendation for closure cited that the school had not "maintained its place of considerable distinction in theological education." Tufts President Hallowell was given authority by a Massachusetts state court to dispose of school funds, and he created the Crane Program fund amounting to $ 213,000 (~$ 1.18 million in 2023) in 1972 to support Tufts's religion department and chaplaincy, as well as scholarships for students pursuing liberal ministry and social welfare work. The Crane Library Collection

525-401: The third floor. From August 1994 to October 1996, the library was enlarged in a $ 21 million renovation, designed by Shepley Bulfinch Richardson and Abbott . The project added 80,000 square feet (7,400 m ) to Wessell, and renovated the original structure. In 1995, with the addition of 80,000 square feet (7,400 m ), the main library was renamed Tisch Library . The Wessell library

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550-639: Was always a part of the Tufts University Library and was now retained by the university library; the Universalist Historical Society Library which had been housed at Tufts was transferred to Harvard Divinity School in 1975. Source Russell Miller's History of Tufts, v. 2, page 66. "When the school closed, the collection was indeed broken up and much of it became part of the general library holdings." All of Crane's deans were Universalist clergy. Tufts records indicate that over

575-458: Was dedicated in September 1965. Wessell Library succeeded Eaton Memorial Library as the main library on campus, and was constructed next to it. The original 1965 structure contained stacks and offices on the first floor; circulation, a reference desk, and study space on the second floor; and special collections, including the Crane School collection, the Tufts collection, and audio-visual aids, on

600-489: Was established in 1850 with a gift of seven volumes, three years before classes began. The collection moved from building to building on the academic quad until in 1908, Tufts' first library building, Eaton Memorial Library (now Eaton Hall), was made possible with a donation from Andrew Carnegie . Carnegie's wife requested that the building be named after a Tufts graduate, Reverend Charles Eaton, who had presided over her wedding. The building received an extension in 1950 with

625-527: Was renamed the Tisch Library after Jonathan and Steve Tisch , who had donated $ 10 million for the project. The rechristened library was formally dedicated on October 10, 1996. As the library's collections continued to grow, unfinished space beneath the first floor was converted to stacks and study space, opening to the public as "Level G" in 2004. That same year, the Tower Café opened on the second floor. The library holds 2.7 million volumes and serves as

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