Jumbo the Elephant

There are a number of resources available describing Jumbo’s life and history, including:

• Jumbo, 1882-1885, Concise Encyclopedia of Tufts History
• The story of Jumbo, Tufts Journal, October, 2001
• Jumbo: Marvel, Myth, and mascot, a short film by Tufts University Professor Andrew McClellan

The Collection on P. T. Barnum, 1818 – 2009 includes:

• Jumbo’s tail
• Three folders of letters about Jumbo
• Three folders of clippings about Jumbo

Researchers may also wish to visit our Reading Room to review the Russell Carpenter papers, 1833 – 2012.

There are a number of items in our Digital Library that feature Jumbo:

• Digital and digitized images of Jumbo
  • Jumbo and trainer
  • Letter from P.T. Barnum to John P. Marshall concerning the transfer of Jumbo
  • Interior view of Barnum Museum with Jumbo
  • Stuffed Jumbo next to elephant skeleton, n.d.
  • Jackson students E. Beattie and M.D. Rourke with Jumbo, 1922
  • Football players with Jumbo, 1935