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Hockey East is a collegiate hockey league that was founded in 1983 by five institutions: Boston College, Boston University, the University of Maine, the University of New Hampshire and Providence College. Since then the league has expanded to include nine teams and is considered among the finest collegiate hockey conferences in the United States. In the first ten years of the conference’s existence, Hockey East…

Dr. Stephen Hardy played as a defenseman for the Bowdoin College hockey team in ECAC Division II in the late 1960s. He and his twin brother Erland were co-captains in the 1969-1970 season and were the only twins playing collegiate hockey in the country. They helped Bowdoin’s 1968-1969 squad win the Division II title. Kristin Markowich was a UNH undergraduate in the Kinesiology Department. The oral history collection contains interviews mostly conducted by Dr. Stephen Hardy of the Department of…

This series contains the photographs of the University of New Hampshire Hockey team. Records are also available, filed under UA 16/1/15

The Honors Convocation is held each year to recognize students who have received academic honors as well as those who have won various kinds scholarships, prizes and awards. This series contains Honors Convocation programs from the University of New Hampshire.

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…

This series contains the photographs of the University of New Hampshire Indoor Track Team. Records are also available, filed under UA 16/1/7

The Sports Information Office is responsible for the gathering and dissemination of all UNH sports information through-out the nation. This series contains the records of the University of New Hampshire Indoor Track Team between 1924-1992.

Following the resignation of President Harold W. Stoke in August of 1947, the Board of Trustees spent the fall semester choosing a successor. During this period the President of the Board of Trustees, Frank W. Randall, served as Interim Executive Officer. However, because Randall was active in business, Dean Lauren E. Seeley of the College of Technology actually handled most of the business of the Office of the President. This series contains the files of the President's Office from 1947-1948,…

This series contains files maintained by the Office of the President. After Dale Nitzschke resigned, two people served as interim president: Thomas Fairchild (1994-95) and Walter Peterson (1995-96)

Jackson Estuarine Laboratory, the University of New Hampshire's marine research and education laboratory, was dedicated on May 30, 1970. The laboratory is named in honor of Professor Emeritus C. Floyd Jackson, who established a summer program for marine biology and zoology students on the Isles of Shoals. Jackson Estuarine Laboratory's purpose is to perform research leading to a better understanding of estuarine and marine processes through the faculty and students of the lab. Originally, the…

James Horrigan led a distinguished career as a Professor of Accounting and Finance. He taught at Notre Dame from 1956 to 1966, and then at the University of New Hampshire for 30 years until his retirement in 1996. Teaching and community files of James Horrigan.

Jean Brierley (1908-1986) graduated from the University of New Hampshire in 1930 with a baccalaureate degree in Zoology. The first Brierley Award was presented in 1991 to Lester A. Fisher of the Department of English. In the years since then each winner of the award has delivered a formal presentation on college teaching.

Joan R. Leitzel earned her bachelor's degree from Hanover College in 1958, her master's degree from Brown University in 1961, and her doctorate from Indiana University in 1965, all in mathematics. Dr. Leitzel was appointed seventeenth president of the University of New Hampshire on April 9, 1996. She assumed full-time duties of the presidency on July 15 and was inauguarated on October 31. In September 2001, she…

John Arthur Hogan was born in Idaho in 1909 and educated at the University of Washington and Denver University. He received a Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1952. In 1947 he came to work at the University of New Hampshire, retiring in 1974. Hogan died in 1981. The collection consists of transcripts of arbitration proceedings, fact-finders’ reports, union literature, collective bargaining agreements and other…

The Juris Quaesitor is the undergraduate law journal at the University of New Hampshire. The purpose of the journal is to present articles on topics of national and international law.

Keyed In is the news bulletin of Computing and Information Services at the University of New Hampshire. It was meant to supplement the newsletter On-Line which was also produced by Computing and Information Services.

Albert Kingsbury, a UNH professor of mechanical engineering from 1889 to 1899, was internationally recognized as an expert on lubrication. a UNH professor of mechanical engineering from 1889 to 1899, was internationally recognized as an expert on lubrication. The Kingsbury family was very close and wrote to each other frequently. Their second daughter, Alison Mason Jr., saved many of her letters, which make up the…

This series contains the photographs of the University of New Hampshire Lacrosse team. Also available are press releases, rosters, schedules, programs, player and game statistics. These are filed under UA 16/1/1.

Men's lacrosse began as a varsity sport at UNH in 1931, women's in 1971. It was eliminated as a varsity sport at UNH in 1996. This series contains records of the University of New Hampshire Lacrosse teams compiled by the Sports Information Office. Included are press releases, rosters, schedules, programs, player and game statistics. Box 6 is oversize and contains official scorebooks.

Leon W. Hitchcock taught Electrical Engineering at the University of New Hampshire between 1910 and 1956. This collection consists of files kept by Leon W. Hitchcock during his career at the University of New Hampshire, the bulk of which concerns student war training during World Wars I and II.

This series contains the newsletter "Letter from Durham" published by the Office of University Development at the University of New Hampshire. The newsletter provided information concerning the University's finances and how their affect on the University community.

Clarence W. Scott was hired as an Instructor in History at the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts in 1876. He was promoted to Professor in 1881 in which position he continued until 1929. During that time he also taught Political Science. This book is a compilation of letters written to Clarence W. Scott on the occasion of his fifty-first year at the University of New Hampshire. A letter was sent out to faculty, alumni and friends of UNH asking for letters to Prof. Scott…

Lewis Stark (1908-2004) began collecting bookplates as an undergraduate at UNH in the late 1920s and later used this collection as the basis for his master’s thesis, “English Literature as Reflected in Bookplate Design.” The collection contains more than 4,000 bookplates (most dating from the late 1800s and early 1900s), 150 books, pamphlets and periodicals relating to bookplates, Lewis Stark’s thesis, and a small…

This series contains 3 issues of The Liberal, the monthly publication of the Liberal Club at the University of New Hampshire. The Club and its publication were against United States involvement in the Second World War.

The University of New Hampshire Library was housed in Hamilton Smith Library from 1907 until 1958 when Dimond Library was built. This series contains newsletters produced by various departments of the Library to provide the campus with information about new developments and policies within the department.

This series consists of "Library Fax", which was a publication produced by a committee within Dimond Library.

Alfred Linn Bogle (1931-2012) was professor of plant biology at the University of New Hampshire. The A. Linn Bogle Papers (1950-1992) consist of Bogle's graduate and post-graduate research materials, particularly into the petasite (coltsfoot) genus and hamamelidaceae (witch-hazel) family.

Logos is the undergraduate journal of UNH's Humanities Department.

Drs. Lorus and Margery Milne were an eminent husband-and-wife team, who worked together as biologists, teachers, writers, lecturers, and experts on ecology. This collection has been roughly sorted by subject.

The Luella Pettee Fund was established during 1939-40 as a memorial to Mrs. Charles H. (Luella) Pettee. The fund generates small gifts to needy and worthy women undergraduates of the University of New Hampshire. This series contains the records of the Luella Pettee Fund Committee. Included are committee minutes and correspondence from donors.

This series contains copies of the "Main Street" magazine, offering the UNH community student perspectives through journalistic articles, personal essays, and fun features.

Mark W. Huddleston was the 19th president of the University of New Hampshire. This collection contains materials generated by Huddelston and his university administration.

The UNH Media Relations Office is charged with generating stories about the University to both campus and off-campus audiences. Chief among such stories are those that center around the University Presidents. This series includes the Media Relations files on UNH Presidents Robert Chandler, John McConnell, Eugene Mills, Evelyn Handler, Gordon Haaland, Dale Nitzschke and Joan Leitzel as well as interim presidents, Jere Chase, Thomas Fairchild and Walter Peterson. It includes press realeases,…

. In 1970, UNH Photo Service was merged with the Audio Visual Center as a new Department of Media Service in Dimond Library. This collection consists of projects, scripts (including topics like women's history and Franco-Americans in New Hampshire), committee files, correspondence, releases, annual reports, and publications.

Mekeel McBride (1950-) is a writer who studied under Samuel Yellen, as well as going on to teach at Harvard, Princeton, Wheaton, and UNH (1979-present). Her books include A Change in the Weather (Chowder Chapbooks, 1979), No Ordinary World (1979), The Going Under of the Evening Land (1983), Red Letter Days (1988), Wind of the White Dresses (1995), and The Deepest Part of the River (2001), all published by Carnegie…

The Alumni Association was responsible for initiating a fund drive to build the Memorial Union Building. This series contains some of the materials used in soliciting funds for the memorial union building. It also contains names of veterans who served in the wars, obtained in 1953 from the office of the Mayor of Manchester, NH.

This collection contains files that cover the policies and procedures that must be followed to host a political candidate in the MUB.

This collection contains files that cover the policies and procedures that must be followed to host a political candidate in the MUB.

The Men's Inter-dormitory Council was formed in 1947. Its purpose was to act as a liaison unit between dormitory men and the administration. This notebook contains the minutes from the monthly meetings of the Men's Inter-dormitory Council for the years 1949-1954.

For 22 years, Dick Merritt was both instructor in the arts and university photographer at UNH. This is a collection of letters written by Richard Merritt to Drew Sanborn.

Mildred Helen McAfee Horton (1900-1994) served on the University of New Hampshire's Board of Trustees from 1963-1974, and was the Board's Chair from 1972-1974. Previously she had been the first director of the US Navy's WAVES program, and after UNH she became president of Wellesley College. The Horton papers consist of two series: one reflecting social issues of the late 1960s-early 1970s such as UNH's Gay Student…

This series contains videotapes covering a variety of subjects associated with the university.

Harold Paul Monica (1920-2006) was a member of the UNH Class of 1942. This account, written in 1995, documents Monica's US Army involvement in World War II, 1941-1945.

The Moran Era Photograph Collection is a compilation of images from various sources which spans the 26 years for which Clement Moran was University of New Hampshire Photographer. This collection visually tells the story of early campus life during the last decade of New Hampshire College through the transition to and first seventeen years of the University of New Hampshire.

The mission of the University of New Hampshire Department of Music is to advance the art of music and its related disciplines, promoting opportunities for creative and scholarly innovation, while preserving diverse repertories and cultural traditions. The Department of Music offers programs leading to the degree of master of arts with options in music studies and music education. This series contains the final projects or thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the…

The New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts was founded in Hanover, NH in 1866. The school moved to Durham, NH in 1893 and became the University of New Hampshire in 1923. The Alumni Association began publishing an alumni bulletin in 1922. This series contains issues of the Alumni Association publication "The New Hampshire Alumnus". It was also called "The New Hampshire State Alumnus" and the "New…

The Engineering Experiment Station was formed by the Board of Trustees of the University of New Hampshire in 1929 as a non-teaching division of the College of Technology. It was established to provide professional engineering and scientific assistance to industry in New Hampshire. In 1971, the Engineering Experiment Station became part of the newly formed Center for Industrial and Institutional Development. This…

The New Hampshire Outing Club is the oldest and largest club on campus and is run entirely by UNH students. Since its beginnings in 1911, the NHOC has been providing outdoor experiences, education, and activities to the UNH community. This series contains slides and photographs of Outing Club trips and activities, taken by members of the outing club. The paper files for the Outing Club can be found at UA 7/1/7.

The New Hampshire Outing Club is the oldest and largest club on campus and is run entirely by UNH students. Since its beginnings in 1911, the NHOC has been providing outdoor experiences, education, and activities to the UNH community. This series contains records of the New Hampshire Outing Club including, cabin logbooks, scrapbooks, office files, minutes and newsletters. Photographs and slides are filed under UV 7/1/7.

The New Hampshire State Survey Committee was a statewide committee formed in 1923 by leaders in business, education, government, and industry to survey and catalog the resources of New Hampshire, establishing a program to achieve maximum statewide development. Progress was very slow and finally, in December of 1925, Ralph D. Hetzel, President of the University of New Hampshire and general chairman of the committee, recommended that the data collected by the group be turned over to the New…