Collection number: MC 340 [Stored Offsite]
Size:
(60 boxes)
(60 cu.ft.)
About New Hampshire Public Televsion (Channel 11)
Founded by the University of New Hampshire System, New Hampshire Public Television (Channel 11) first aired on 6 July 1959 under as the "New Hampshire Network". The station provides an emphasis on educational and local programming content to residents of New Hampshire through its flagship broadcasting station in Durham. During its initial expansion phase it operated stations in Hanover, Berlin, and a low power station in North Woodstock, but these were shut down during NHPTV's financial crisis in 1981. In 1968 stations in Keene and Littleton were added; these continue to operate along with low power stations in Pittsburgh and Hanover (another low power station in Colebrook was shut down in 2016 when television switched from analog to digital transmission).
New Hampshire Network became New Hampshire Public Television in 1976, still under the umbrella of UNH. In 2011 separated from the University it became a community supported non-profit separate from UNH, governed by a board of directors. This resulted in a loss of state funding. Today NHPTV is the New Hampshire Public Broadcasting System and is funded by the donations of ca. 22,000 members. Its slogan is "Engaging minds. Connecting Communities. Celebrating New Hampshire."
About the New Hampshire Public Television Papers
The New Hampshire Public Television Papers consist of 60 cubic feet of programming files, membership information, board of directors files, material about buildings/towers/equipment, and misc. other organizational files related to the station's history and broadcasting. This collection has been minimally processed; all box dates are approximate.
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
This collection has restrictions: Human Resources material in Boxes 37, 38, 39, & 49 requires staff review prior to access.
This collection is housed in the Library Storage Building; access requires 48 hours notice. Please contact the Special Collections staff prior to visiting the library.
Copyright Notice
Contents of this collection are governed by U.S. copyright law. For questions about publication or reproduction rights, contact Special Collections staff.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], [Folder Number], [Box Number], New Hampshire Public Television Papers, 1959-1996, MC 340, Milne Special Collections and Archives, University of New Hampshire Library, Durham, NH, USA.
Acquisitions Information
Donation from NHPTV, after 1996.
Collection Arrangement
Collection is in original order as received - alphabetical by box heading.
Collection Contents
| Box 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Antiques Programs, undated
Subject files generated during antiques-focused programming. Files are alphabetical by type or title of item, e.g., Textiles, Art, Firearms, Glass, Photos, Objects, Furniture, etc. Each file contains photographs, historical paperwork, scripts, and other information about that particular item. | ||
| Box 2 | ||
| Auction Files, 1992-1993
Reports and research on materials donated and auctioned during fundraising for NHPTV. Also included is some broadcasting and phone switchboard materials. | ||
| Box 3 | ||
| Board of Governors Files, 1981-1995
Correspondence, minutes, and annual reports. | ||
| Box 4 | ||
| Board of Governors Files, 1980-1984
Correspondence, minutes, and annual reports. Includes the minutes from the very first B.O.G. meeting in February 1980. | ||
| Box 5 | ||
| Board of Governors Files, 1991-1992
Office files, correspondence, and minutes. | ||
| Box 6 | ||
| Board of Governors Files, 1986-1990
Correspondence. | ||
| Box 7 | ||
| Board of Governors Reports, 1969-1995
Reports on various topics, including educational programming at other public stations and annual NHPTV reports. | ||
| Box 8 | ||
| Broadcast Center Files, 1985-1990
Capital expenditure and equipment purchase/maintainence plans. | ||
| Box 9 | ||
| Broadcast Center Files, undated
Several binders marked: Pending Legislation; NHPTV Center Physical Plant/Grounds/Computers; Construction; Correspondence; Furnishings; Budget Committee. | ||
| Box 10 | ||
| Budget, 1990
Fundraising/Budget, membership, mobile unit funding, etc. | ||
| Box 11 | ||
| Budget, 1985-1992
Fundraising/Budget, as well as special program fundraising like the Dr. Who Convention. | ||
| Box 12 | ||
| Budget, 1988-1990 | ||
| Box 13 | ||
| Budget, 1990-1991 | ||
| Box 14 | ||
| Budget 1988-1991
Including bills and associated expense files. | ||
| Box 15 | ||
| Budget & Finance, 1991-1992
Planning, expenditures, and operating costs. | ||
| Box 16 | ||
| Budget & Finance, 1989-1993
Time sheets, revenue, expenses. | ||
| Box 17 | ||
| Budget, 1992-1994
Direct mailing materials; Budget materials | ||
| Box 18 | ||
| Building Files, 1986
Subject files from construction of the new Channel 11 building in Durham. | ||
| Box 19 | ||
| Campaigning & Budget Drives, 1989
Subject files about fundraising. | ||
| Box 20 | ||
| Coos County Files, undated
Finances, fundraising, legal files, correspondence, feedback from viewers, news, and transmitter information from the stations in Coos County. | ||
| Box 21 | ||
| Educational Services Outreach, 1985-1990
Alphabetical subject files include Alcohol, Drunk Driving, Justice, Drugs, Aging, and various other topics. | ||
| Box 22 | ||
| Educational Services Outreach, 1988-1990
Alphabetical files, including Environmental and Youth programming. | ||
| Box 23 | ||
| Educational Services Outreach, 1985-1990
Alphabetical programming files, including NH Parks, Voting, AIDS, Viet-Nam, and SADD (Students Against Drunk Driving). | ||
| Box 24 | ||
| ITV Enrollment Forms, 1986-1993
Enrollment and employment paperwork generated during NHPTV's remote educational initiatives. | ||
| Box 25 | ||
| Equipment Files, 1988-1990
Comprehensive information about the various types of equipment owned and operated by NHPTV, from computers to photocopiers to station towers on Saddleback Mountain. | ||
| Box 26 | ||
| Granite State Challenge, ca. 1985-1989
Files from NHPTV's popular Granite State Challenge quiz show for schools from across New Hampshire. | ||
| Box 27 | ||
| Granite State Challenge, 1987-1988
Press releases, schools involved. | ||
| Box 28 | ||
| Granite State Challenge, undated
Planning files for school involvement. | ||
| Box 29 | ||
| Granite State Challenge, 1990-1991
Forms and organizational materials for the 1990-91 school year season. | ||
| Box 30 | ||
| Granite State Challenge, undated
Blank forms, organizational materials, school selection files. | ||
| Box 31 | ||
| Major Gifts, ca. 1990-1994
Organizational binders for how to handle and acknowledge major gifts of stocks, etc. | ||
| Box 32 | ||
| Membership & Office Files, 1978-1990
Projections, policies, membership drives, and planning. | ||
| Box 33 | ||
| New Hampshire Public Broadcasting, 1977-1981
Legislation, incorporation, bylaws, annual meeting materials, and the like. | ||
| Box 34 | ||
| New Hampshire Public Broadcasting, 1978-1983
Annuel meetings, membership dues, programming, direct mailings, and fundraising. | ||
| Box 35 | ||
| Office Files, ca. 1980-1985
Planning for the new building in Durham - pre-1985 files (it was built in 1985). Architectural, technical, subcontractor, and other files. | ||
| Box 36 | ||
| Office Files, ca. 1987
Workers, job fairs, programming, budget materials. | ||
| Box 37 | ||
| Office Files, 1990
Human resource files, equipment, programming, credit applications. | ||
| Box 38 | ||
| Office Files, undated
WUNH (UNH's student radio station), physical plant files, human resource materials, antenna information, computerization. | ||
| Box 39 | ||
| Office Files, 1990-1991
Advertising, physical plant, human resources proceedures, NHPTV goals for the 1990s. | ||
| Box 40 | ||
| Office Files, 1991
Membership, equipment, Board of Govenors, Affirmative Action files, station licensing. | ||
| Box 41 | ||
| Office Files, 1985-1988
Annual banquets and scholarship information. | ||
| Box 42 | ||
| Office Files, 1988-1991
Participant releases for dubs of programming recordings. | ||
| Box 43 | ||
| Office Files, 1982-1989
Program guides 1982-1989, Reading Rainbow Ratings, taxes, cartoons about public broadcasting, printing direct mailings, and the 1986 Challenger space shuttle tragedy. | ||
| Box 44 | ||
| Office Files, late 1980s
Broadcast transcripts and logs from the late 1980s. | ||
| Box 45 | ||
| Office files, early 1980s
Broadcast transcripts and logs from the early 1980s. | ||
| Box 46 | ||
| Office Files, ca. 1985-1993
Calls with politicians, subject files, transcripts and broadcast schedules. | ||
| Box 47 | ||
| Office Files, 1990-1992
Auction and membership drive materials for those years, as well as some programming including Ken Burns' series on the Civil War and his one on Baseball (produced by NHPTV). | ||
| Box 48 | ||
| Office Files, 1989-1990
More files related to the baseball and Civil War series, as well as audience surveys of programming, discrepancy reports, and financial reports. | ||
| Box 49 | ||
| Office Files, undated
Human Resources applications, banking information, underwriting/underwriters information. | ||
| Box 50 | ||
| Office Files, 1990-1996
Corporate and trade agreements, underwriter surveys. | ||
| Box 51 | ||
| Office Files, 1993-1996
Corporate materials, thank you materials, budgets | ||
| Box 52 | ||
| Pledge Drives, 1987-1991 | ||
| Box 53 | ||
| Pledge Drives, 1985-1988 | ||
| Box 54 | ||
| Public Relations Materials, 1980s
Including mailing lists, direct mailings, photographs. | ||
| Box 55 | ||
| Program Files, ca. 1983-1985
Mostly from the nature-themed "Up Close & Natural" series. | ||
| Box 56 | ||
| Program Files, 1984
Programming (Dr. Who, UNH hockey, Dracula, dogs, historical books, and other topics), as well as Channel 11's 25th anniversary. | ||
| Box 57 | ||
| Program Files "Show", undated
Transcripts, events, and information about various programs, filed by title. | ||
| Box 58 | ||
| Program Files "Show", undated
Transcripts, events, and information about various programs, filed by title. | ||
| Box 59 | ||
| Program Files "Show", undated
Transcripts, events, and information about various programs, filed by title. | ||
| Box 60 | ||
| Program Files "Show", undated
Transcripts, events, and information about various programs, filed by title. | ||
| Box 61 | ||
| Program guides, undated | ||
| Box 62 | ||
| Program guides | ||
| Box 62 | ||
| Seabrook and clamshell, undated | ||
| Box 63 | ||
| volunteer hours, undated | ||
| Box 64 | ||
| tear sheet, newspaper clippings | ||
