Episode 4: The Recap and Analysis

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Episode 4: The Recap and Analysis closes out the podcast with an unscripted discussion about the story and legacy of Gleason Archer. In it, we discuss the methodology we used to compile our research, the existing historiography surrounding Archer, and the significance of our project.

Note: Certain sound issues resulted from the different recording technique employed in this episode, including electronic static and hiss. This has been remedied in parts through digital noise reduction, but it is nonetheless quite noticeable. We apologize for any drop in sound quality for our last episode.

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Sources Discussed

Suffolk University: A Centennial History, 1905-2010 by David Robbins and Laurie Umansky

Suffolk University: A Centennial History, 1905-2010 is a written history of Suffolk University that served as the guide for our research into Gleason Archer, specifically in terms of his time at Suffolk prior to his ousting and in the immediate lead up. The book also provided us with a litany of primary sources related to our research through footnotes and access to the archival material that the authors, Robbins and Umansky, used to compile the work. In other words, this piece aided in providing us with context for other documents in the archives and to fully understand the narrative that we discovered and then told.

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.

Journal II by Suffolk University founder Gleason L. Archer

This is a digitized copy of Gleason Archer's second personal journal that is accessible through the Suffolk University archives website. The journal contains Archer's personal entries and thoughts from December 19, 1920 until 1932 when he began his third personal journal. In this work, Archer inscribes his unfiltered opinions on life, Suffolk University, and his family. As a result of the private nature of this journal and his lack of intention to publish it, Archer details some very strange thoughts and streams of consciousness that cover topics from his son enjoyment at studying snails to his wife's weight.

Archer, Gleason. Journal II by Suffolk University founder Gleason L. Archer. 19 December 1920-1932. Moakley Archive and Institute Digital Collections, accessed November 2, 2022. https://moakleyarchive.omeka.net/items/show/14886.

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