University Archives

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    The Reference Department in Dimond Library is responsible for the majority of teaching and advanced resource location for the library's patrons and staff. The UNH Reference Department Collection contains annual reports, English 401 teaching materials, and inter-library loan statistics. The majority…
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    The Army Reserve Training Program was created at UNH as part of the Morrill Act, and was taught as part of the curriculum from 1893 onwards. One large "Certitificate of Distinction" awarded to the University of New Hampshire for training of soldiers in the "Army Specialized Training Program during…
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    Frank Wiggen Randall of Portsmouth (1885-1968) graduated from the New Hampshire College in 1907, and married Jennie Vida Whittier (1885-1965) in 1909. This collection consists of nine certificates dated 1936-1964 appointing Randall as a member of the Board of Trustees, including one dated 1944…
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    "The Mission of Finance and Administration is to provide expert support to the President and to develop, implement, and continuously improve upon the best practices and highest quaility services for students, faculty, and staff that enable and enhance…
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    . In 1970, UNH Photo Service was merged with the Audio Visual Center as a new Department of Media Service in Dimond Library. This collection consists of projects, scripts (including topics like women's history and Franco-Americans in New Hampshire),…
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    The College of Liberal Arts offers numerous faculty-directed study abroad programs to UNH studens from all its colleges. This collection contains information from both the Cambridge and London programs, dated 1993-2015. This collection consists of two…
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    The UNH Costume Collection was used as a teaching tool in the Home Economics department Letters acknowledging gifts to the UNH Costume Collection.
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    Four certificates of felicitations on the dedication of the Whittemore School of Business and Economics.
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    Chappell Studio, Inc. from Fairfield, Iowa started offering a graduation archival program in 1993. UNH commencement ceremony photographs taken by Chappell Studios (no other universities are included)
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    Gilbert Davenport taught costume and set design courses at the University of New Hampshire from 1962 until 1996.
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    The Teen Assessment Project (TAP) is a multifaceted, community-based research and education program designed to help youth by helping parents, schools, youth-serving agencies and community leaders better support youth development. This collection contains the…
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    UNH English professor, William Hennessy directed the theater productions produced by the Mask and Dagger Honorary Drama Society from 1923 until he retired in 1943. This collection contains the files of the Mask and Dagger productions he directed.
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    Theater Resourcess for Youth, or Project TRY, was started by Professor Joseph Batcheller of the University of New Hampshire. The aim of Project TRY was to introduce elementary school children in New Hampshire to live theater. It also provided support…
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    For 22 years, Dick Merritt was both instructor in the arts and university photographer at UNH. This is a collection of letters written by Richard Merritt to Drew Sanborn.
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    Guest book for the New Hampshire's official state war memorial, located on the third floor of the Memorial Union Building at UNH.
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    Rev. James Hill Fitts was born in Candia, NH on March 3, 1825. He died Nov. 22, 1900 Catalog of Native America (sic Indian) relics donated to NHC in 1896.
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    The Botany Department was part of the curriculum of the Agriculture devision of the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts. This history was developed by the departmental review team, 1971.
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    Mildred Helen McAfee Horton (1900-1994) served on the University of New Hampshire's Board of Trustees from 1963-1974, and was the Board's Chair from 1972-1974. Previously she had been the first director of the US Navy's WAVES program, and after UNH…
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    The Campus Planning Office is responsible for the allocation of and planning for the University's physical plant. This series contains the records from the office of Campus Planning and Real Property Management at the University of New…
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    Whittemore School Faculty Meetings
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    The Sports Information Office is responsible for the gathering and dissemination of all UNH sports information through-out the nation. This includes preparation of press releases related to athletics, recreational sports and/or individual athletes for…
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    The Society of the Sigma Xi was founded in 1886 as an honors society for researchers in the scientific and engineering fields. The UNH Chapter was founded in ca. 1955 and was active until 1992 when it was ended for lack of membership. This collection consists of correspondence, minutes, membership…
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    The Division of Continuing Education (DCE) was established in 1969-70 to offer an associate’s degree program specifically designed for the part-time, adult student. This collection contains a small sampling of the types of courses offered through DCE…
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    In 1992, reconstituted Task Force was renamed the UNH Planning Council; to be maintained for as long as deemed helpful and appropriate.
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    The NH Royal Livestock Show has been an annual event within the animal sciences program since April 1950. This collection contains the many of the programs for the All Aggie Day held between 1955 and 1969.
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    Teaching Excellence was a one page newsletter containing an article that was reproduced with permission from Teaching Excellence, a member service of the POD Network in Higher Education.
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    The UROP Newsletter was published once each semester. Its purpose was to provide information about opportunities for undergraduate research both on and off campus.
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    This is a collection of newsletters created by various UNH colleges and organizations. Most lasted only a short production run before being discontinued.
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    The Department of Forest Resources Newsletter was produced in-house by the deparment faculty and staff to disseminate information about department events, programs, student organizations and achievements, faculty publications and activities, among…
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    The Alumni Monthly was a newsletter for dues-paying members of the UNH National Alumni Association. The purpose of the newsletter was to provide information about alumni events, programs, services, and activities.
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    The Admissions Newsletter was distributed to faculty and staff to assit them in advising the students about UNH and the college admissions process.
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    Roger C. “Bump” Quimby was born in Concord NH. He graduated early from Concord High School to enlist in the Navy in 1945. Later he attended college at UNH (Class of 1950) and American University. He worked as the manager of the State of NH Print shop…
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    The UNH Dairy Bar is housed in the historic train station which was built in Lynn, Ma. 1896 and moved to Durham in 1911. All passenger service to Durham stopped in 1967 and the empty train station was sold to UNH for $1. The Department of Animal…
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    The University of New Hampshire was founded in 1866 in Hanover, N.H. as the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts; it moved to Durham N.H. in 1893 and became a university in 1923. This collection is made up of small donations of all…
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    Harold Paul Monica (1920-2006) was a member of the UNH Class of 1942. This account, written in 1995, documents Monica's US Army involvement in World War II, 1941-1945.
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    Thelma B. Thompson (b. 1948, MLS University of Iowa 1985) served as Government Information and Maps Librarian at the University of New Hampshire's Dimond Library beginning in 1999. One of her many contributions was extensive work with the historical topographical maps of New England and New York…
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    The University of New Hampshire Occupational Therapy program was initiated in 1942 as a major program offered by the Art Department of the College of Liberal Arts. It was first accredited by the American Occupational Therapy Association and the…
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    The Art Division of the Library was opened April 1939. The scrapbook of art division information was compiled by George R. Thomas.
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    From 1917 to 1944, UNH offered a degree in architecture through the College of Technology. This collection includes photographs of the course work submitted for the Architectural Design classes.
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    Anthony Caldwell was on the faculty of the UNH English Department from 1957-1977. This is a draft of his play titled The Good Minute.
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    Ann Weaver Hart was appointed eighteenth president of the University of New Hampshire on July 1, 2002. This collection contains the presidential papers of Ann Weaver Hart
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    The Beta of New Hampshire chapter of Phi Beta Kappa was installed on December 16, 1952. Members include UNH, UNH Manchester and the UNH School of Law faculty, staff, and administrators as well as students elected during their junior or senior year.…
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    Ernest Wilber Smith was born in Londonderry, NH on July 10, 1910. After graduating from Manchester Central High School, he enrolled in the College of Technology at the University of New Hampshire. While in college, he was a member of the Alpha Kappa…
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    Prior to 2007, the Ph.D. students in the Physics department were required to pass the written Ph.D. qualifying exams in order to reach candidacy status. This collection contains examples of the physics qualifying exams.
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    James Horrigan led a distinguished career as a Professor of Accounting and Finance. He taught at Notre Dame from 1956 to 1966, and then at the University of New Hampshire for 30 years until his retirement in 1996. Teaching and community files of…
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    Provision for instruction in Military science was made when Lieutenant Henry C. Hodges, Jr., 22nd U. S. Infantry, reported for duty on September 1, 1894. Beginning in 1895 the catalog listed military science as a three-year requirement for all males…
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    [bioghist abstract] One scrapbook of newspaper clippings created by the staff at the UNH College of Engineering and Physical Sciences.
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    Files cards containing biographical and employment history of former CEPS faculty.
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    The New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts was established in 1866. In 1911, a major reorganization of the entire institution took place. Three divisions were established: the Agricultural Division, the Engineering Division and the…
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    This folder includes a one page history of the UNH NORCAL alumni chapter and a Northern California Aluni Chapter newsletter from Autumn, 2000.