Frank McCann Papers

Collection number: UA 9/5/2
Size: 6 boxes (2.00 cu.ft.)

About Frank McCann

Frank McCann, Ph.D., Indiana U., Bloomington, is a professor emeritus of history at the University of New Hampshire. His research focuses on Brazilian and Spanish-American history, U.S. relations with Latin America, and native peoples of the Americas.

In the mid-1970s, Frank McCann was a Fulbright Scholar in Brazil when, in the midst of a religious procession taking place in the streets of Brasilia, a strange wave of excitement washed over him. "I understood what was being said around me," remembers McCann. "I was really a part of the crowd, a part of the culture -- not an outsider. What a feeling!" He continues, "I thought to myself, if we could make this happen for our students, it would change their lives."

Previous efforts to establish a multi-disciplinary international studies program had met with lack of administrative support. Then, in the late '70s, President Evelyn Handler asked McCann to head up a renewed effort. Securing a $64,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Education, McCann and a dedicated group of faculty members from across UNH schools and colleges established the Center for International Perspectives with its blueprint for an undergraduate Program in International Perspectives (PIP). The program, which later became known as the International Affairs dual major (IA), was formally approved by the System Academic Planning Council in February 1984. McCann retired in 2007.

About the Frank McCann Files

This collection contains notes and papers from the office of Frank McCann. Many of the documents in this series pertain to either the history department or the international education program.

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

This collection is open.

Copyright Notice

Copyright is retained by the authors of these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Frank McCann Files, 1970-2007, UA 9/5/2, Milne Special Collections and Archives, University of New Hampshire Library, Durham, NH, USA.

Acquisitions Information

These files were transferred to the archives by Frank McCann after he retired in [2007].

Collection Arrangement

The collections is divided into three series: Series I: General office files; Series II: International Affairs; Series III: Amazonian Research Center Proposal.

Collection Contents

Series 1: Frank McCann Office files, 1970-2007

( 3 boxes)

This series contains notes and papers from the office of Frank McCann. Many of the documents in this series pertain to either the history department or the international education program. The majority of this collection was generated beteen 1970 and 1990.-

Box 1
Box 1, Folder 1	1971-1974	General office files
Box 1, Folder 2	1974-1979	General office files
Box 1, Folder 3	1981-1986	General office files
Box 1, Folder 4	1981-1984	General office files
Box 1, Folder 5	1987-1988	General office files
Box 1, Folder 6	1989	General office files
Box 2
Box 2, Folder 1	1990	General office files
Box 2, Folder 2	1991	General office files
Box 2, Folder 3	1990-1991	General office files
Box 2, Folder 4	1992-1993	General office files
Box 2, Folder 5	1993	General office files
Box 2, Folder 6	1993-1994	General office files
Box 3
Box 3, Folder 1	1990	Orkland Corp
Box 3, Folder 2	1990-2005	Annual Reports
Box 3, Folder 3	1997	Dunfrey Conference ( 1 of 2)
Box 3, Folder 4	1997	Dunfrey Conference (2 of 2)
Box 3, Folder 5	2007	I.A. Success Stories
Box 3, Folder 6	1978-1995	Student Correspondence

Series 2: International Affairs documents, 1966-2003

(2 boxes)

The second series has a main focus on McCann’s involvement with the International Affairs major and his time as the director of the Center for International Education. Frank McCann had a particular interest and focus on Latin American studies, this is particular seen with the vast documentation of the New England Center of Latin American Studies (NECLAS).

Box 1
Box 1, Folder 1	1980	History Dept. International Studies Fund
Box 1, Folder 2	1972-1982	History Department Correspondence
Box 1, Folder 3	1980	History Department Minutes
Box 1, Folder 4	1979-1980	History Dept. Reports
Box 1, Folder 5	1977	History Department
Box 1, Folder 6	1997-2003	History of Latin America Course
Box 1, Folder 7	1975, 1980-1981	Latin American Studies Association Brochures
Box 1, Folder 8	1971	New England Center Latin American Studies
Box 1, Folder 9	1973-1981	New England Center for Latin American Studies (NECLAS) Executive Minutes
Box 1, Folder 10	1973	NECLAS Constitution
Box 1, Folder 11	1971-1981	NECLAS Newsletters
Box 1, Folder 12	1973-1979	NECLAS membership
Box 1, Folder 13	1973-1982	NECLAS correspondence
Box 1, Folder 14	1975	NECLAS Cuba Trip
Box 2
Box 2, Folder 1	1966-1979	General Correspondence
Box 2, Folder 2	1997-1998	Annual Reports
Box 2, Folder 3	1995	UFFC Agreement
Box 2, Folder 4	2002	Rotary Club
Box 2, Folder 5	1979	Executive Committee College of Liberal Arts
Box 2, Folder 6	1972-1974	International Studies Committee
Box 2, Folder 7	1973-1975	International Studies Council
Box 2, Folder 8	1971-1975	Foreign Areas Studies
Box 2, Folder 9	1972	International Studies Committee Minutes
Box 2, Folder 10	1973-1980	International Studies Correspondence
Box 2, Folder 11	1971-1994	Letters of recommendation

Series 3: Failed Amazonian Research Center Attempt, 1995-1997

( 3 folders)

This series focuses on McCann’s attempt to establish an Amazonian Research Center. Unfortunately neither he nor the University was able to accomplish such a research center. Enclosed within the following three folders are the brochures, correspondences as well as general information gathered during their attempts.

Box 1
Box 1, Folder 1	1995-1997	Failed UNH attempt to establish an Amazonian Research Center (1 of 3)
Box 1, Folder 2	1995	Failed UNH attempt to establish an Amazonian Research Center (2 of 3)
Box 1, Folder 3	1995	Failed UNH attempt to establish an Amazonian Research Center (3 of 3)