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“Your letter came informing me of some books I sent the Tufts College Library. It is a very great pleasure for me to be able to do this and I hope to send more in the future.” - Walter F. Welch, Jr. A ‘28, writing on January 12, 1953.

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Tufts poet, professor, & critic John Holmes (1904-1962) was friend, teacher, and mentor to many fellow poets. Anne Sexton and John Ciardi A’38 were among his students in writers’ workshops and Tufts’s classes. After his death, his wife, poet,…

Edwin C. Bolles (1836-1920) was Professor of English & American History and the first chaplain of Tufts College. He built a large collection of books and other material about the history and geography of England, especially of London, much of it…

These are mass-produced books: cheap to manufacture, produced in relatively large numbers, inexpensive to acquire (unless, perhaps, they are your course texts). What elevates them to the status of “rare,” and worthy of the best measures to preserve…

Elephants in a beautiful facsimile of the Peterborough Bestiary, an early 14th century manuscript.

Grade 12, Age 18
Lexington Christian Academy
Lexington, MA
Gold Key – Drawing & Illustration
Kevin Lee, Educator

Grade 9, Age 14
Lexington High School
Lexington, MA
Gold Key – Drawing & Illustration
Yuanan Cheng, Educator

Grade 10, Age 17
Deerfield Academy
Deerfield, MA
Gold Key – Poetry
Jae Won Lee, Educator

Grade 11, Age 16
Buckingham Browne Nichols High School
Cambridge, MA
Gold Key – Personal Essay & Memoir
Sam Crihfield, Educator

Grade 8, Age 13
Community Day Charter Public School - Gateway
Lawrence, MA
Gold Key – Poetry
Sean Lauwers, Educator