Collection number: UA 1/5/1
Size: 2 boxes
(0.66 cu.ft.)
About the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts
In 1861, the United States federal government approved the Morrill Act which set aside land in each state for the founding of public higher education. In 1862, the New Hampshire state legislature accepted the grant of 80,000 acres of public lands on which to set up a university. It wasn't until 1866, however, that the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts was incorporated by the state legislature.
The NHCAMA was established in Hanover in order to share the resources of Dartmouth College. Each institution, however, was to retain their separate identities. In 1890, the will of The New Hampshire College moved to its present campus in Durham in 1893 after Benjamin Thompson, a prosperous farmer, bequeathed land and money to further the development of the College. The College thrived in Durham, and in 1923 the state legislature granted it a new charter as the University of New Hampshire.
About the Miscellaneous Documents
This collection consists of various documents from the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts while located in Hanover, NH and concerning its formative years in Durham. There are financial documents, correspondence, brochures, lists of graduates, agreements , etc.
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
This collection is open.
Copyright Notice
Copyright is retained by the University of New Hampshire.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], [Folder], [Box], Miscellaneous Documents, 1862-1908, UA 1/5/1, Milne Special Collections and Archives, University of New Hampshire Library, Durham, NH, USA.
Acquisitions Information
These records were transfered to the University Library for storage prior to the establishment of the University Archives in 1992.
Collection Arrangement
Chronological arrangement
Collection Contents
| Box 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Box 1, Folder 1 | Aug. 10, 1865 | Account of Culver Estate |
| Box 1, Folder 2 | 1867-1892 | Agreements between the NHCAMA and Dartmouth College |
| Box 1, Folder 3 | 1869 | Petition: "To the Honorable Legislature of New Hampshire" |
| Box 1, Folder 4 | 1872 | "An Act in Relation to the Funds of the NH College of Agriculture" |
| Box 1, Folder 5 | 1867-1873 | Inquiries respecting college of agriculture and the mechanic arts (financial documents) |
| Box 1, Folder 6 | 1868-1877 | Purchase receipts |
| Box 1, Folder 7 | March-Aug. 1878 | Purchase receipts |
| Box 1, Folder 8 | Sept.-Dec. 1878 | Purchase receipts |
| Box 1, Folder 9 | 1879-1880 | Purchase receipts |
| Box 1, Folder 10 | 1881 | Purchase receipts |
| Box 1, Folder 11 | 1882 | Purchase receipts |
| Box 1, Folder 12 | 1883-1892 | Purchase receipts |
| Box 1, Folder 13 | 1862-1870 | Correspondence, Edward Dow to Ezekiel Dimond |
| Box 1, Folder 14 | Correspondence, J.C. Tibbetts to Ezekiel Dimond | |
| Box 1, Folder 15 | 1869 | Correspondence, Ezekiel Dimond |
| Box 1, Folder 16 | 1870-1871 | Correspondence, John Conant to Ezekiel Dimond |
| Box 1, Folder 17 | 1867-1871 | Correspondence, Ezekiel Dimond to Asa D. Smith |
| Box 1, Folder 18 | 1868 | Correspondence, Asa D. Smith |
| Box 1, Folder 19 | 1868-1876 | Correspondence, Asa D. Smith |
| Box 1, Folder 20 | 1871 | Correspondence, Asa D. Smith |
| Box 1, Folder 21 | 1875 | Correspondence, Asa D. Smith |
| Box 1, Folder 22 | 1876 | Correspondence, John Conant to Asa D. Smith |
| Box 1, Folder 23 | 1876 | Correspondence, Asa D. Smith |
| Box 1, Folder 24 | 1877 | Correspondence, Asa D. Smith |
| Box 1, Folder 25 | 1887 | Correspondence, Prof. Kinkard to F.N. Devoe and Co. |
| Box 1, Folder 26 | 1867-1875 | Construction and alteration of buildings |
| Box 1, Folder 27 | 1875-1890 | Schedule of annual examinations |
| Box 1, Folder 28 | 1880-1891 | Brochures of NHC in Hanover |
| Box 1, Folder 29 | Graduates of NHC (Hanover) | |
| Box 1, Folder 30 | 1870 | Presentation of Daniel Webster's plow |
| Box 1, Folder 31 | 1869-1870 | Survey of water power in NH, submitted by Ezekiel Dimond |
| Box 2 | ||
| Box 2, Folder 1 | 1891 | Transit notes on the original survey of the Thompson Farm in Durham |
| Box 2, Folder 2 | 1892 | Laying of the cornerstorne for Thompson Hall |
| Box 2, Folder 3 | 1892-1893 | Construction of academic buildings: proposals, bids and estimates |
| Box 2, Folder 4 | 1892 | Construction of academic buildings: contracts |
| Box 2, Folder 5 | 1893 | Construction of academic buildings: accounts |
| Box 2, Folder 6 | 1893 | Purchase of the bell for Thompson Hall |
| Box 2, Folder 7 | 1893 | Job inquiries |
| Box 2, Folder 8 | 1893 | Duties of the faculty |
| Box 2, Folder 9 | 1894 | Weekly Programme of Institute Course: General Farmer's Meeting |
| Box 2, Folder 10 | 1897 | Survey of college boundries |
| Box 2, Folder 11 | 1897 | Letter from Albert Demeritt concerning college boundries |
| Box 2, Folder 12 | 1898 | Division of the Department of Agriculture and Horticulture |
| Box 2, Folder 13 | 1899 | Certificate for admission to NHC and payment notice |
| Box 2, Folder 14 | circa 1900 | Events in college history extracted from trustees minutes |
| Box 2, Folder 15 | 1895-1903 | Information pertaining to agricultural colleges |
| Box 2, Folder 16 | 1903 | Election of William D. Gibbs as president |
| Box 2, Folder 17 | 1903 | Letter of acceptance from F.W. Taylor, Professor of agriculture |
| Box 2, Folder 18 | 1905 | Total cost of president's house |
| Box 2, Folder 19 | 1908 | Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, reports |
