About – A Unity of Purpose

Physical therapy students learn how to teach the proper use of crutches, ca. 1949

Bouvé Today

The Department of Physical Therapy, Movement and Rehabilitation Sciences continues preparing students for service in a global health field through its unique combination of didactic and practical education. On service learning and academic exchange opportunities, students have traveled from Switzerland to South Africa, Ecuador to China, returning not only with a fuller understanding of foreign health systems but also with hands-on experience. Committed to supporting urban services, the department has cultivated relationships with schools and nonprofit clinics in the neighborhoods surrounding Northeastern. A curriculum of classroom and clinical learning, professional engagement, research, and civic-mindedness comprises six years of physical therapy education at Bouvé.

About the Exhibit

This exhibit was developed in conjunction with the 2015 centennial celebration of physical therapy education at Boston-Bouvé College. All historical materials reside in the Northeastern University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections. Highlighted collections include the Boston-Bouvé College, Jet Negatives, Marjorie Bouvé Papers, Northeastern University Photograph, Oberg Slide, and Office of University Photograph collections.

Special thanks extended to Giordana Mecagni and Michelle Romero (Northeastern University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections) as well as Dr. Maura Iversen (FAPTA), Julie Norton, and Tracey Geary (Bouvé College of Health Sciences).

Public History graduate student Aubrey Butts (MA, 2015) curated the exhibit.

Rights and Reproductions

Northeastern University holds the copyright for some, but not all, of the texts and photographs exhibited on this site. Please contact a University Archivist at archives@neu.edu to obtain reproductions of the materials and to inquire about copyright.

Sample Citations

Audiovisual

Photograph, History Publication Review. Northeastern University Photograph Collection (A103). Series 1. Academic Programs, n.d., 1935-2000. File 3 Folder Bouvé College of Health Sciences: General 2/6. Northeastern University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Boston, Massachusetts.

Textual

Government record, Certificate of Identity. Boston-Bouvé College Collection (M41). Series 7. Personal Material: Faculty, Alumnae, and Corporation, 1892-2011. Box 70 Folder 6a. Northeastern University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Boston, Massachusetts.

Exhibit

Butts, Aubrey. A Unity of Purpose. Online exhibit. Northeastern University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Boston, Massachusetts.

Sample Credit Lines

Audiovisual

Copyright Jet Commercial Photographers. Boston-Bouvé College Collection (M41). Northeastern University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Boston, Massachusetts.

Exhibit

Aubrey Butts. A Unity of Purpose. Northeastern University Libraries, Archives Special Collections, Boston, Massachusetts.

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