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Article: Tufts University Grad Donates 3,000-Piece Collection of "Elephant Art" to Tufts; "Jumbo the Mascot" Collection May Be World's Largest
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- The Armenian Reporter
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- February 22, 2003
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Armenian Reporter, The
02-22-2003
Fifty years ago, when John Baronian first started collecting artwork
featuring elephants - the mascot of his alma mater, Tufts University - he
had no idea how far it was going to go. Today his collection exceeds 3,000
pieces from all comers of the globe. Baronian has donated his priceless
collection of elephant artwork, currently under consideration for a world
record in the Guinness Book of World Records, to Tufts University, where it
will be put it on permanent display.
"The elephant is a powerful and beautiful animal, and it represents
everything that's great about Tufts," said Baronian, who is an alumnus and
trustee emeritus from the University, and ...