The Dean of Student Affairs position was reclassified in July of 1991 to create a Vice President for Student Affairs. This series contains the agendas, atttachments and minutes for the Staff Meetings of the Vice President for Student Affairs Office.
Arthur G. Davis (Class of 1912) was asked to give presentation on the history of UNH to the Northam Colonists (now the Dover Historical Society, Dover, NH) in Sept. 1970. This folder contains two copies of the story; one in long-hand and a typed copy. It briefly covers the highlights of the university's first 104 years and eleven presidents.
SAFO provides funding to 200+ student organizations on the UNH campus, which in turn supports a wide array of student-sponsored programming. This collection consists of budget and financial reports, handbooks, and agendas related to the use and distribution of the money collected through the Student Activity Fee.
The radio station WMDR was formed in 1930 as the Mike and Dial Club by UNH students from the Speech and Drama Department. It evolved into WUNH in 1972. This series contains the results of a survey conducted for the radio station WMDR-FM in Durham, NH. The purpose of the survey was to determine the program preferences of students.
The Student Television Network began as the Student Videotape Network in 1974. The purpose of the STVN was to provide interested students with an opportunity to gain practical and educational experience with small format television. The STVN attempted to provide UNH with quality television centering on activities on campus and campus topics. This series contains tapes of various STVN programs. The tapes are in various formats -- reel-to-reel and early videotapes -- which may need special…
The Sports Information Office is responsible for the gathering and dissemination of all UNH sports information through-out the nation. The first men's varsity swim team was formed in 1968, with women's swim given varsity status in 1971-1972. The two teams were merged under one coach in 1987-1988. This series contains the records of the University of New Hampshire Swim and Dive Team compiled by the Sports Information…
This series contains photographs of the University of New Hampshire Swim and Dive Team. Included are prints, negatives and contact sheets. This series is arranged chronologically. For further information on the Swim and Dive Team see series UA 16/1/2
The Teen Assessment Project (TAP) is a multifaceted, community-based research and education program designed to help youth by helping parents, schools, youth-serving agencies and community leaders better support youth development. This collection contains the reports of the TAP survey results from the New Hampshire School Districts between May 1993 and June 2003.
Theater Resourcess for Youth, or Project TRY, was started by Professor Joseph Batcheller of the University of New Hampshire. The aim of Project TRY was to introduce elementary school children in New Hampshire to live theater. It also provided support for theater groups wanting to put on productions for children. The records for Theater Resourcess for Youth include applications from schools in New Hampshire…
The Board of Directors of the Alumni Meritorious Service Award Association undertook the project of insuring that Thompson Hall would be placed on the National Register of Historic Places. Thompson Hall was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 6, 1996. This series contains the files of the Alumni Meritorious Service Award Association acquired during the process.
The small number of Universtiy faculty and Durham residents who were interested in the arts in the 1930s, joined forces in promoting musical and dramatic events. This scrapbook was compiled by Helen Funkhouser, who played the lead female role in many of the productions performed by the Town and Gown Players, Durham Players, Music Department and Physical Education Department between 1930-39. Most of these productions…
This series contains the photographs of the University of New Hampshire Track and Field team. Track and Field events include jumps, hurdles, javelin throw, shot put, hammer and discus throw. The Track and Field Records are also available, filed under UA 16/1/6.
The UNH Men's Track & Field team was started in 1912. A women's team was begun during the 1979-1980 season. This collection contains files and records of the UNH Track and Field 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.
Richard A. Morse graduated from UNH in 1951 where he majored in government. In 1971, he was elected to the Board of Trustees and served until 1985. He served as chairman of the Board from 1977-1985. When Richard Morse retired from the Board of Trustees, President Haaland presented him with a book of essays, written by a selected group of faculty, that reviewed the events and developments of the university over the …
The University of New Hampshire, incorporated in 1866 by the state legislature as the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts, was one of the early land-grant institutions of public higher education established under the Morrill Act of 1862. First situated in Hanover, NH in connection with Dartmouth College, the New Hampshire College relocated to its Durham campus in 1893 where it experienced…
The UNH Centennial Development Fund was established in 1964 as the university’s first capital campaign to be conducted in connection with the forthcoming centennial observation. The scrapbook was compiled by George Bamford.
In 1985, Gov. John Sununu signed into law a bill making the Merrimack Valley College the sixth college of the University of New Hampshire. Renamed the University of New Hampshire at Manchester (UNHM), the college provides access to UNH associate, bachelor and graduate degree programs for people who live and work in central New Hampshire. UNHM has the same admission, general education and graduation requirements as…
L. Franklin "Frank" Heald born and raised in Littleton, NH. Heald graduated from UNH in 1939 with a B.A. degree in political science. During his senior year, he served as UNH correspondent to The Union Leader (Manchester, NH). In 1940, he was selected by the Union Leader to manage the Claremont News bureau, covering the territory from Lebanon to Claremont. Two scrapbooks of clippings of photos and articles by L. …
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…
The University Folk Club at the University of New Hampshire started as the Women's League in 1912. The purpose of the organization was to "promote better fellowship among the women connected with New Hampshire College". By 1919 the number of female students was such that they split and formed their own group. The remaining women became the College Folk Club and was open to any adult woman connected with the college…
The Works Projects Administration (WPA) was created under President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal program in 1935. It was designed to provide relief for the nation's unemployed through public work programs and was responsible for employing an average of 2.1 million people a year from 1935 to 1941. Three New Hampshire artists were hired to paint a series of murals for the University Library. These murals were…
The University of New Hampshire Museum was opened in 1966 in the Field House. It showcased UNH history and achievements as well as artifacts from UNH founders such as Benjamin Thompson. It was later moved to Thompson Hall (1987) and lastly to Dimond Library (1998). Beginning in the early 1990s, two exhibits per year explored aspects of UNH history and influence in the wider world. The Museum closed in 2020 and its collection was transferred to the UNH Archives. The University Museum 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…
This series consists of the University of New Hampshire Funding Information Newsletter. It was started in 1974 and has been printed under several names. These other names are Information From the Research Office; News; Funding Information; Information on Funding & Research Policy; and Research Office Funding Information.
This series contains all issues of the University of New Hampshire Magazine. The magazine is published in the fall, winter and spring for the UNH Alumni Association and the Office of the President. The first volume was published in the fall of 1998, replacing the Alumni Companion.
Eugene H. Leaver graduated from UNH in 1944 with a degree in Architecture. He worked as the Assistant Director of Development and Planning at the Colorado School of Mines before returning to UNH in 1949 as the Assistant to the Superintendent of Properties. In 1966 he succeeded Harold Leavitt, who retired after 38 years, as Superintendent. Leaver (who was also Supervising Architect) served in that position until he…
The University Resources Task Force was created in February 1975 to study the use of the University's resources and to make recommendations to the President which would result in savings and reallocation of these resources. This series contains the files of Prof. Michael DePorte who was a member of the task force and chairman of the sub-committee on Academic Programs.
In 1963, the University System of New Hampshire (USNH) was created when the teacher's colleges at Plymouth and Keene were brought under the same Board of Trustees as the University. This collection contains various licenses. The series is divided into three series: Series 1: Licenses; Series 2: Plants; Series 3: Stills.
The Office of Academic Affairs spearhead the university's progress in academic programming, faculty development, and student academic affairs. These files contain support materials for the 1983 University Accreditation process, minutes and reports from the General Education committee, Reports from the Master Planning Commission, correspondence with the undesignated gift fund and development of the University of New…
The Office of Academic Affairs spearhead the university's progress in academic programming, faculty development, and student academic affairs. These files contain support materials for the 1983 University Accreditation process, minutes and reports from the General Education committee, Reports from the Master Planning Commission, correspondence with the undesignated gift fund and development of the University of New…
"The Mission of Finance and Administration is to provide expert support to the President and to develop, implement, and continuously improve upon the best practices and highest quaility services for students, faculty, and staff that enable and enhance the teaching, research and public service mission of the University of New Hampshire." 35 cubic feet of files dated 1963-1998, in alphabetical order.
The Dean of Student Affairs position was reclassified in July of 1991 and made the Vice President for Student Affairs. This series contains the files of Student Affairs office under both the Dean of Student Affairs and the Vice President for Student Affairs. The office deals with all aspects of student life.
