Travis B. Jacobs ’58

Trav died Sept. 16, 2025, in Bridgport, Vt. He was 89.

He came to Princeton from Deerfield Academy, where he played soccer and tennis and participated in debating. At Princeton, he was a member of Charter Club, the Bridge Club, the Republican Club, and the Pre-Law Society. He majored in history.

After graduation, he earned a Ph.D. from Columbia, taught part-time in New York City, and joined the history department at Middlebury College, where he became chairman in the mid-1970s. He published a book, Eisenhower at Columbia, about his career between World War II and the White House.

Trav married Nellie in 1966, and they had two sons, Beal and Holmes. (They run the Two Brothers Tavern in Middlebury.)

Travis is survived by his wife and sons and their families. The class extends its deepest sympathy to them all.