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The Johnson family of Newport NH consisted of three generations who conversed extensively by letter during World War II. The family correspondence consists of two boxes of letters between Charles and Ruth, one box of letters from other members of the family to them, a box of material from friends and the US Army, and several stories and a novel written by Charles. Lastly one box of photographs documents Charles and…

Charles James was born in Earl's Barton, Northhamptonshire, England in 1880. He was educated at University College in London from 1899-1904. He came to the United States in 1906 and was asked to join the faculty at the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts as Assistant Professor of Chemistry in the same year. He went on to become head of the Chemistry Department in 1912 and remained in that…

Charles H. Pettee served the University of New Hampshire in various ways for 62 years. He was instrumental in the move of NHC from Hanover to Durham from 1890-1893. He was also acting president three times: 1891-93, 1912, and 1917. He continued to teach at the University of New Hampshire until 1928. This series contains the correspondence of Charles H. Pettee. Pettee oversaw the move of NHC from Hanover to Durham and most of the letters deal with the details required for that move. There are…

Charlie E. Holt led the UNH Men's hockey team from 1968-86. He died from cancer on March 17, 2000. This collection contains mostly newspaper clippings and articles written about Holt and his carreer as a hockey player, coach and mentor.

Miss Charlotte Thompson served as the librarian for the Durham Library Association before it was combined with the New Hampshire College Library in 1907. She was appointed assistant college librarian and in this position, she won the regard and affection of students (to whom she was known as "Aunt Lottie") for more than two decades. During World War I, many of the students who served overseas sent letters and photos…

This series contains the records of the University of New Hampshire cheerleading squad.

This series contains the photographs of the Cheerleading Squads at the University of New Hampshire.

The Department of Chemistry originated in 1868, when the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts opened its doors in Hanover, NH. Ezekiel Dimond was the college's first faculty member, as well as the department's only full time professor in the early years. In 1893, Fred Morse was the head of the department when the college moved its campus to Durham. In 1909, the Chemistry Department was turned over to Charles Parsons, and from that point on, the department has been headed…

The Department of Chemistry originated in 1868, when the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts opened its doors in Hanover, NH. Ezekiel Dimond was the college's first faculty member, as well as the department's only full time professor in the early years. In 1893, Fred Morse was the head of the department when the college moved its campus to Durham. In 1909, the Chemistry Department was turned over to Charles Parsons, and from that point on, the department has been headed…

This series contains videotapes produced for the Chemistry Dept. of the symposium A Century of Chemistry in Durham: A Symposium, held on October 22, 1993.

The sorority Chi Omega was first founded in 1895. The Blue Key, a senior men's honor society, sponsored an annual stunt night. The dormitories, fraternities and sororities competed for prizes by performing humorous skits. This is the script for the skit "Little Red Riding Hood" performed by the Chi Omega sorority for the 1947 stunt night. Includes photograph.

Ruth G. Stimson graduated from UNH in 1940 with a degree in Home Economics. She joined the Cooperative Extension as a Home Demonstration Agent-at-Large. Shortly after, she was assigned to the Rockingham County Office where she worked until she retired in 1982. The information contained in these 28 volumes was collected by Stimson during her tenure with the cooperative extension service. The volumes are organized chronologically and contain information from publications, newspaper clippings,…

The Civil Aeronautics Authority, starting in 1940, contracted out the work of training fighter pilots in reaction to World War II. The University of New Hampshire was one of the main contractors and ran the Civilian Pilot Training Program from 1940 to 1943. This series contains the records of the Civilian Pilot Training Program at the University of New Hampshire. Included are such things as: lists of participants,…

Dr. Clark L. Stevens, Class of 1917, was the Chairman of the Department of Forestry at UNH from 1938-1958. A pioneer teacher of forestry and wildlife, he was instrumental in the expansion of the forestry instructional program at UNH and carried on extensive research in the state’s native wildlife. This collection contains the diaries kept by Clark Stevens during the summer forestry camps and one year at Yale…

From 1898 to 1941 each graduating class held their class day exercises either the day before or the day of commencement. Class Day was filled with the usual speeches and music. The Ivy Oration was given by a member of the class. They also planted the class ivy plant next to a building with each member of the class scooping a small amount of dirt into the hole. This series contains the programs for Class Day exercises …

This series contains the newsletter produced by the College of Agriculture. The newsletter reports on the work of the various departments and their faculty within the College of Agriculture.

This series contains one volume of brief technology reports from the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences that were broadcast over the radio.

[bioghist abstract] One scrapbook of newspaper clippings created by the staff at the UNH College of Engineering and Physical Sciences.

This series contains files from the Dean's Office of the College of Life Sciences and Agriculture.

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 Arts and Sciences Division. When the College became the University, the Engineering Division became the College of Technology. [scopecontent abstract]

The New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts was founded in 1866 and first located in Hanover, NH. The college moved to Durham, NH in 1893 and in 1923 became the University of New Hampshire. The first class to graduate consisted of three students in 1871. This series contains commencement programs, calendars, invitations and addresses for the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic…

The Commission on Contemporary Issues was appointed in academic year 1967-68. The Commission was unable to meet until September 1968. The goal of the Commission was to find ways to create dialogue at UNH with respect to social crisis (civil rights and the vietnamese Conflict, among them). They also wanted to bring University resources to bear on social problems in whatever manner possible. This series contains files…

The University of New Hampshire was founded in 1866 by the state legislature as the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts. First situated in Hanover in connection with Dartmouth College, the NHCAMA was removed to its Durham campus in 1893 after Benjamin Thompson, a prosperous farmer, bequeathed land and money to the state for educational use. In 1923, the state legislature granted it a new charter as the University of New Hampshire. This series contains minutes and other…

This series contain videotapes of community events, celebrations, and lectures organized by the UNH office of Public Programs and Events.

The Commuter/Transfer Center, formerly called Off-Campus Housing, opened in 1979. Its purpose was to provide a wider range of support and services for the transfer and commuter students at UNH. Located in the Memorial Union Building, the center provided information on how to find off campus housing apartments, dealing with landlords or roommates, and the rights of a tenant. This collection includes various papers…

Conrad F. Peterson graduated from the University of New Hampshire in 1932. While at school he was a member of the Theta Chi fraternity and editor of the 1932 Granite Yearbook his junior year. This scrapbook was created by Conrad F. Peterson and contains mostly photographs. Many of the photos were used in the 1932 Granite Yearbook. The binding for the scrapbook was made by Conrad.

New Hampshire Hall on the University of New Hampshire campus was originally built in 1906 and called the Women's Gymnasium. It was remodeled in 1940 with Eric T. Huddleston as Architect. This series contains in one volume the documents used in the process of contracting out the work for the renovation of New Hampshire Hall.

This volume contains the documents used in the process of contracting out the work for the renovation of Demeritt Hall. Demeritt Hall on the University of New Hampshire campus was originally built in 1914. It was renovated in 1950 with Eric T. Huddleston as Architect.

This booklet contains control station data and maps of station locations on campus collected by Ned Spaulding, construction and civil engineer.

This series contains videotapes produced for the Cooperative Extension Services.

This series contains the report made by Raymond Osgood Kendall (MA 1930) concerning the correlation of aptitude tests and intelligence tests. He used the Iowa Placement Tests in English and Mathematics and the Psychological Examination taken by students entering the University of New Hampshire in 1926.

This series contains the photographs of the University of New Hampshire Cross Country team. Other items dealing with the Cross Country team may be found filed under UA 16/1/5

Male track team members competed in cross country races as early as 1916, but it was not made a varsity sport until 1922. A women's cross country team was begun ca. 1980. This series contains files and records of the UNH Cross-country team compiled by the Sports Information Office. Included are press releases, rosters, schedules, programs and individual meet statistics. This series is arranged chronologically by academic year.

This series contains programs from the various cultural events held on campus. The bulk of the collection is scrapbook material and programs for the events organized by the Cultural Events Committee. The Celebrity Series was the focus of the Committee and there are included here programs and news clippings for those performances.

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 Science renovated the station to house the dairy bar that formerly operated out of Taylor Hall. The UNH Dairy Bar Papers consist of historical images, menus, histories,…

On August 1, 1990, Dale Nitzschke (pronounced Nit-ski) became president of the University of New Hampshire. A native of Iowa, Nitzschke earned his bachelor's degree with honors from Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa, and his M.Ed. and Ph.D. degress in guidance and counseling from Ohio University. From 1984 to 1990, Dale Nitzschke served as president of Marshall University in West Virginia. Nitzschke resigned after four years citing philosophical differences with the Board of Trustees on the…

Gilbert Davenport taught costume and set design courses at the University of New Hampshire from 1962 until 1996.

Professor of English and Director of the Center for New England Culture, University of New Hampshire, Durham. Includes correspondence from Carolyn Chute and Maxine Kumin. The Chute letters talk about the logistics of readings at the University of New Hampshire and thanks Watters for his favorable comments about Letourneau’s Used Auto Parts. Kumin thanks Watters for his reading of her work in his essay “Build Soil” in Shaping the Land We Call New Hampshire.

This series contains videotapes of dedications, groundbreakings and new programs announcements.

This series contains viedeotapes produced for the Department of Recreation Management and Policy. Northeast Passage, a service program of the University of New Hampshire's Department of Recreation Management and Policy that provides recreational opportunities for people with disabilities.

This series contains videotapes of performances by the Department of Theater and Dance.

This proposal was submitted to the National Science Foundation requesting funding for the expansion of the programs in the department of psychology.

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 from 1969-1988.

Donald C. Babcock was a professor of History and then Philosophy at the University of New Hampshire from 1937 to 1956. Prof. Babcock worked with Philip Marston, Harold Scudder and Henry Stevens to produce a history of the University for its 75th anniversary celebration in 1941. The University was originally founded in 1866 in Hanover, NH at which time it was called the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the…

Donald Morison Murray (1924-2006) was a Pulitzer Prize winnning journalist, writing teacher, and newspaper columnist. He was a veteran of WWII, professor of the University of New Hampshire, and husband of Minnie Mae (Emmerich) Murray (1920-2005). Donald Murray's collection consists primarily of drafts of written materials related to teaching English rhetoric: textbooks, poetry, newspaper columns, articles, seminar…

Started in 1947 by Priscilla Rabethge, the recreation specialist for the physical education department, UNH's folk dance club was named after a dance called the Durham Reel. The scrapbook includes documents and photographs from the early club dances as well as many photos taken at the reunions.

This series contains the publication "The Economy of Giving" produced by the Office of University Development at the University of New Hampshire. The publication's purpose is to solicit donations from alumni. It also provides information on tax laws relating to monetary donations.

Edward D. Eddy served the University of New Hampshire from 1949 to 1960, mostly in various administrative duties. These included terms as Administrative Officer, Vice President, and Provost. This collection contains his university files during the period of his employment.

Edward Morgan Lewis served as president of the University of New Hampshire from September 1, 1927 to May 24, 1936. Lewis received both his undergraduate and graduate education from Williams College. He came to UNH from Massachusetts Agricultural College where he was serving as president. Lewis died in office on May 24, 1936 The Edward "Ted" Lewis Papers include material from the Association of Land Grant Colleges,…

Edwin Jay Roberts was born in Gilford, New Hampshire on February 2, 1885. He graduated from New Hampshire College in 1902 and attended Yale University for graduate work on rare earths, receiving his PhD in 1911. Roberts married his hometown sweetheart, Grace L. Moore (d. August 22, 1949) on October 6, 1909. He was a professor at Colby College and Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute. After 1918, he returned to Laconia to…