| Creator | Tollefson, Roy, 1914- |
| Title | Roy Tollefson papers |
| Dates | 1950-1977 |
| Identification | MS 18 |
| Quantity | 3.0 linear feet (6 manuscript containers) |
| Collection Abstract | Collection documents his tenure at Simmons College from 1950 to 1977. The majority of the papers demonstrate Tollefson's involvement with the American Association of University Professors and the Faculty Council. The papers also include syllabi, lecture notes, and exam papers from the courses taught for the Department of Government. |
| Historical Abstract | Roy Tollefson was a professor in the Government Department at Simmons College, teaching from 1950 to 1977. He was also actively involved with the American Association of University Professors and the Faculty Council. |
| Language | Material in English. |
| Location | Collection may be stored offsite. Please contact Archives staff for more information. |
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[Identification of item: description and date], Roy Tollefson papers, MS 18, Simmons College Archives, Boston, MA, USA.
Accession number: 78.164
Processed by Simmons College Archives staff in 2008.
This collection guide was encoded as part of the LEADS project by Jenne Greaves, October 2013
Roy Tollefson was born July 18, 1914 in Ashby, Minnesota. He received both B.A. and B.S in Education from the University of Minnesota in 1937 and 1941, an M.A. from the Columbia University in 1946, and a Ph.D from the University of Chicago in 1957. His area of academic specialization is in political science and theory.
Tollefson taught at Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota from 1947 to 1949. He was appointed assistant professor of Government at Simmons College in 1951 in the Department of Government. Tollefson became an Associate Professor in 1960, a Professor in 1968. He retired in 1977. During 1954-1963, while teaching at Simmons, he was a special instructor at the Northeastern University, in which he taught evening Liberal Arts courses. In 1965-1966, Tollefson took a one-year sabbatical, during which he was a visiting professor at the University of the Americas, Mexico City.
During his tenure at Simmons, Tollefson was actively involved with the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) and the Faculty Council, as well as various other committees unrelated to AAUP or the Faculty Council. Tollefson served as a chairman for the Salary Committee and the Committee on Tenure and Appointments of AAUP.
In his personal life, Tollefson was actively involved in various organizations, such as the American Scandinavian Forum, Boston and Cambridge, in which he was a president from 1960 to 1962. Additionally, he was a member of the Board of the Library Trustees in the town of Hull in 1964. Tollefson was a member of the American Political Science Association (APSA) and the New England Political Science Association (NEPSA).
He contributed to several publications, such as the Dictionary of Political Science, 1964, and the Handbook of Historical Terms, 1967.
Tollefson was a Fellow of the American Scandinavian Foundation, in which he studied in Norway from 1946-1947.
The Roy Tollefson papers document his tenure at Simmons from 1950 to 1977. The majority of the papers demonstrate Tollefson's involvement with a number of committees at Simmons. The papers also include syllabi, lecture notes, and exam papers from the courses Tollefson taught, which offers insight to what topics were taught (see Series II). There are no papers regarding his personal life.
Series I consists of papers related to the politics and occurrences in various committees, some committees being related to American Association of University Professors (AAUP) and Faculty Council, some unrelated, of which Tollefson was involved. The materials consist of correspondence, drafts, and handwritten notes documenting the activities of the committees.
Series II contains administrative papers from the Department of Government, as well as course materials from the courses Tollefson taught.
Series III holds papers from conferences in which students from Simmons attended with Tollefson as a faculty advisor and support.
These and related materials may be found under the following headings in online catalogs.
Collection is arranged into 3 series:
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Box 2
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