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Episode 1: The Lead-Up introduces the podcast. It focuses on Gleason Archer's founding of Suffolk University and the first sparks of tension between him and the Board of Trustees -- namely as a result of his distaste for authority.
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"The Heritage Series: Gleason L. Archer" by David Robbins
"The Heritage Series: Gleason L. Archer" by David Robbins
This is a short biographical expose on Mr. Archer, particularly as relevant to his founding and ruling of Suffolk. In the early 1980s, Suffolk Professor David Robbins produced a series of small historical pamphlets about the influential people of the university and this one specifically focused on the life and impact of Gleason Archer.
Robbins, David L. 1980. The Heritage Series: Gleason L. Archer. Boston: History of Suffolk Publications. https://dc.suffolk.edu/suhistory/5
Suffolk University: A Centennial History, 1905-2010 by David Robbins and Laurie Umansky
Suffolk University: A Centennial History, 1905-2010 by David Robbins and Laurie Umansky
A Centennial History is an invaluable work for any study of Suffolk University and is used extensively throughout this episode and most of the podcast to tell the story of Gleason Archer. The book catalogues the expansive history of the school from its founding to the present day.
Robbins, David L., and Laurie Umansky. 2011. Suffolk University: A Centennial History, 1905-2010. Boston: History of Suffolk Publications, https://dc.suffolk.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1010&context=suhistory.
On the Cuff by Gleason Archer
On the Cuff by Gleason Archer
On the Cuff is a short book that Gleason Archer wrote criticizing the famous New Deal economic programs that the Roosevelt administration passed to combat the Great Depression. In the piece, Archer denounces the governmental regulations on the economy as communist and totalitarian. He even starts off the book arguing that Plymouth colony was a failed attempt at a Socialist state and that the U.S. under these new programs would suffer a similar economic plight. Archer's work was published by the Suffolk University Press much to the chagrin of the Board of Trustees.
Archer, Gleason L. 1944. On the Cuff. Boston: Suffolk University Press.
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