Dennis Tucker scrapbooks

Collection

Identifier: MC-022

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Collection includes 10 scrapbooks, with overlapping dates; spanning the years 1973-1988. Contents of scrapbooks include newspaper clippings, personal documents and correspondence, and memorabilia such as parking decals. The majority documents crime and public safety events on the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth campus while Dennis Tucker served as an officer. Other items include correspondence and photographs pertaining to his employment at the university.

Dates

1973-1988

Creator

Tucker, Dennis, [1950]-2000 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Unrestricted.

Biographical / Historical

Dennis M. Tucker served as a University of Massachusetts Dartmouth police officer for 26 years. At the time of his death in January 2000, he was serving as the Department of Public Safety’s Crime Prevention Officer and Coordinator and was the Day Shift Patrol Officer In-Charge/Corporal. He served on many university committees and organized charity fundraising events, including Quarters for Christmas. He often volunteered at the Children’s Center for Learning, teaching safety topics. During his tenure he kept these scrapbooks with the intent of someday writing about his experiences on campus.