Collection number: UA 1-3-3
Size:
(5 boxes)
(1.66 cu.ft.)
About the New Hampshire College (1868-1923)
New Hampshire College (NHC) Photographs consist of images of buildings from the Hanover campus until NHC became the University of New Hampshire in 1923. Photographs of the Thompson Estate being transformed into a college campus begin with the construction of early campus buildings including the campus landmark, Thompson Hall. Photographs of agriculture students working in squash fields, faculty in the potato patch, fraternities, ROTC cadets, athletic teams, and class photos depict early campus life.
About the New Hampshire College Photographs (1868-1923)
The collection consists primarily of images that were printed by the University department of Media Services after the discovery of hundreds of glass plate negatives on the verge of deterioration in the basement of Thompson Hall. Others were donated to the university by alumni and organizations. The glass plates themselves are not included in this collection; some are available in other collections in the Archive.
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 number], [Box number], New Hampshire College Photographs, 1868-1923, UA 1/3/3, Milne Special Collections and Archives, University of New Hampshire Library, Durham, NH, USA.
Acquisitions Information
Prints made by made by the University's Department of Media Services, date unknown.
Related Material
The glass negatives these prints were made from are also held at the Archive, but will be processed at a later time.
Separated Material
The negatives have been separated from the images.
Collection Arrangement
The arrangement of this collection is loosely by topic, i.e. buildings, students, agriculture, ROTC, faculty, Greek fraternities/sororities and athletics.
Collection Contents
| Box 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Box 1, Folder 1-6 | 1870-188 | Buildings from the Hanover Campus including Bissell Hall, Conant Hall, Culver Hall, Shop Building, Experiment Station and Farm Buildings and a copy of a map of the College Farm in Hanover |
| Box 1, Folder 7 | 1907 and undated | Conant Hall |
| Box 1, Folder 8 | 1913-1915 | DeMeritt Hall |
| Box 1, Folder 9 | 1892 | Whitcher’s Folley, first dairy barn |
| Box 1, Folder 10 | 1904 and undated | Second Dairy Barn |
| Box 1, Folder 11 | 1895 | Creamery |
| Box 1, Folder 12 | 1893, 1907 | Unidentified Barn, Thompson Horse Barn |
| Box 1, Folder 13-14 | 1898-1918 | Exterior views of Greenhouse |
| Box 1, Folder 15-16 | 1897, 1904 | Interior views of Greenhouse with and without students, different crops |
| Box 1, Folder 17-18 | 1906-1913 | Exterior and Interior views of the Gymnasium (now New Hampshire Hall) |
| Box 1, Folder 19 | 1907-1911 | Exterior and interior views of Hamilton Smith Library including construction |
| Box 1, Folder 20-21 | 1893-ca.1918 | Different exterior views of power plant and shops building (now Hewitt Hall) |
| Box 1, Folder 22 | ca.1920, undated | Ballard Hall, one with view of Pettee windmill and Grant house |
| Box 2 | ||
| Box 2, Folder 1-2 | 1905-1910 | Exterior views of Morrill Hall from different angles, some with views of greenhouse, railroad tracks, NH Hall, second dairy barn |
| Box 2, Folder 3-4 | 1892-ca.1910 | Exterior views of Nesmith Hall from different angles |
| Box 2, Folder 5 | 1896, 1919 | Exterior view of First Practice House (formally Craft Cottage) |
| Box 2, Folder 6 | 1904, undated | Exterior views of President’s House from different angles |
| Box 2, Folder 7 | 1905 | Train wreck and clean up. Train Station, Durham Depot and tracks |
| Box 2, Folder 8 | ca. 1908 | Exterior views of Smith Hall from different angles |
| Box 2, Folder 9 | 1891-1892 | Construction of Thompson Hall, includes Thompson Memorial marker |
| Box 2, Folder 10 | ca. 1895-1920 | Exterior views of Thompson Hall from different angles starting at completion of construction with no landscaping through different stages of landscaping, some include apple trees |
| Box 2, Folder 11 | 1890s | President’s Office in Thompson Hall |
| Box 2, Folder 12-13 | 1891-1899 | Different Campus Scenes with views of campus and buildings including Thompson Hall, Conant Hall, Shops Building, Greenhouse, Dairy barn, Morrill Hall |
| Box 2, Folder 14 | undated | Miscellaneous photos donated to the UNH Museum and transferred to the Archives |
| Box 2, Folder 15 | undated | Large photographs of Thompson Hall |
| Box 3 | ||
| Box 3, Folder 1 | 1891-1893 | Early campus construction (mounted with descriptive text on bottom) |
| Box 3, Folder 2 | 1908, undated | Early Campus, including exterior and interior views of buildings; students in laboratories (all prints in this folder are 6.5”x9” with title written in white in bottom) |
| Box 3, Folder 3 | 1896 | Landscape view of early Durham with names of houses written on photograph |
| Box 3, Folder 4 | 1919 | View of campus looking Northwest with Thompson Hall on left and Smith Hall far right |
| Box 3, Folder 5 | 1919 | Panoramic Aerial taken from Thompson Hall with view of Conant, Shops Building, DeMeritt, Dairy Barn, Greenhouse, Morrill and others |
| Box 3, Folder 6 | 1893, 1917 | Photographs of interiors of shops and labs |
| Box 3, Folder 7 | 1898-1908 | Early campus labs and shops (7”x9” photographs mounted up to 10”x12”) |
| Box 3, Folder 8 | undated | Early Campus Interior and Exterior views of buildings (7”x9” photographs mounted up to 10”x12”) |
| Box 3, Folder 9 | 1890-1910 | Early campus, most are exteriors of buildings, some group photos (4.5”x6.5” images printed on slightly larger paper with consistent two hole punch on end) |
| Box 3, Folder 10 | 1918-1920 | Candid images most are of students undated participating in different activities on campus |
| Box 3, Folder 11 | 1890s-1904 | Fraternities includes images of Kappa Epsilon House, unidentified male students in fraternity houses |
| Box 3, Folder 12 | 1902-1922 | Student activities including 1921 and 1922 Commencement, ROTC drills and others (some individuals identified) |
| Box 4 | ||
| Box 4, Folder 1-2 | 1894-1897 | Early agricultural activities including faculty and students in gardens and orchards (majority contact prints from glass plate negatives with a brief description on back) |
| Box 4, Folder 3 | late 1800s-1923 | Miscellaneous early campus photographs (majority contact prints from glass plate negatives with a brief description on back) |
| Box 4, Folder 4 | 1892-1904 | Students in early agricultural classes (majority contact prints from glass plate negatives with a brief description on back) |
| Box 4, Folder 5 | 1893-1907 | Early campus grounds and buildings (all include a 3 digit hand number written on back) |
| Box 4, Folder 6 | 1915-1918 | Images of faculty working in garden |
| Box 4, Folder 7 | 1907, undated | Different views of Experimental Field |
| Box 4, Folder 8 | undated | Entomolgy specimens |
| Box 4, Folder 9-10 | 1904 | Soil labs, Soil physics lab demonstration and Professor Taylor and class collecting soil samples |
| Box 4, Folder 11 | 1904 | Students at desk with blackboard behind them |
| Box 4, Folder 12 | 1903 | Pomology, students and professor gathered around table with produce |
| Box 4, Folder 13 | 1898-1907 | Early agricultural sites on campus (different sizes printed on 9”x12” paper with description on back) |
| Box 4, Folder 14 | 1899-1911 | Miscellaneous images of early agriculture on campus including Strawberry Day, herd of cows with Power Plant in background and oxen pulling an ice cart |
| Box 4, Folder 15 | 1868-1920 | Class photos including first NHC Class of 1871 |
| Box 4, Folder 16 | 1901-1914 | Miscellaneous groups of people |
| Box 5 | ||
| Box 5, Folder 1 | 1900, 1910-1911 | ROTC group photographs |
| Box 5, Folder 2 | 1900, undated | Two different group photos most likely of fraternities (one is identified) |
| Box 5, Folder 3 | 1894-1912 | Group photos of fraternities including Kappa Sigma, Alpha Chi Sigma, and Delta Xi |
| Box 5, Folder 4 | 1908 | Group photo of Gamma Theta members |
| Box 5, Folder 5 | 1910-1911 | Group photo of Gamma Theta members (names included) |
| Box 5, Folder 6-8 | 1909-1911 | Group photos of Beta Phi members (names included) |
| Box 5, Folder 9 | 1893-1894 | Football team photographs |
| Box 5, Folder 10 | 1895 | Football team (includes photo during practice) |
| Box 5, Folder 11 | 1896-1900 | Football team photos and group of two players: Sanborn and Butterfield, |
| Box 5, Folder 12 | 1901-1912 | Football team photos live action including Captain Lowd |
| Box 5, Folder 13 | 1917-1920 | Football team photos |
| Box 5, Folder 14 | 1890-1917 | Baseball team photos (some groups of two) |
| Box 5, Folder 15 | 1903-1915 | 1903 Basketball team, 1915 hockey team, four sports postcards |
