Special Collections & University Archives Search

The University of New Hampshire Occupational Therapy program was initiated in 1942 as a major program offered by the Art Department of the College of Liberal Arts. This collection contains memorabilia and artifacts compiled as part of the 50th anniversary celebration of the OT program.

Son of Thomas Bailey Aldrich who was a New Hampshire-born author and poet. His mother was Mary Elizabeth "Lillian" Woodman. Three page letter from Talbot Bailey Aldrich to Pauline Robinson regarding photos Robinson took of Thomas Bailey Aldrich. Of one photo in particular Talbot Bailey Aldrich notes: "Daddy said the one where he is alone is the best that was ever taken of him."

This series contains the photos of the Women's and Men's Gymnastics Teams at the University of New Hampshire. Records are also available, filed under UA 16/1/8

This series contains the records of the Women's and Men's Gymnastics Teams at the University of New Hampshire.

Elizabeth Jewett (1822-1908) was the daughter of Ahimaaz Jewett and Eliza Scott of Peterborough NH. She married first Samuel C. Clement (d. 1846) in 1845, and second William B. Hale of Savannah Georgia and Upton, MA. Elizabeth was a school teacher, highly literate and a world traveler. The collection consists of a commonplace book (ca. 1843 - ca. 1863) and a diary of her travels to Rome, Switzerland, Paris, and other European cities (April 1896-August 1896).

Far East Correspondent for the New York times and author. Transcript with manuscript notes (between 1941-1943) of Hallett Abend's My Life in China, 1926-1941.

Hamilton Ford Allen was a professor of French and Spanish at the University of New Hampshire from 1922 to 1929. He conducted summer educational tours in France for American students starting in 1926. He was married to Dorothy Allen and had two children, Harriet and Sam. This series consists of letters written by Hamilton Ford Allen while conducting an educational tour in France during the summer of 1926. The letters are written to his wife Dorothy and daughter Harriet. His son Sam was with him…

Mining engineer, a summer resident of Durham, N.H., and benefactor of U.N.H. Copies of Hamilton Smith’s business correspondence. Many of the letters pertain to Smith’s numerous investments, which included mining operations in California, Alaska, South Africa, and South America, and the Central London Railway in England.

The Congregational Church in Hampton, N.H. was established in 1638. The first minister was Rev. Stephen Bachiler. Contains the minutes of a meeting in which the Congregational Church of Hampton, N.H. decided to invite Ebenezer Thayer to settle. Also includes a petition and statement by members of the church that illustrate a theological division between Congregationalists and Presbyterians.

The Hanson Family Association was organized in Dover, N.H. on Sept. 7, 1911 at a meeting in Central Park, Dover at which the by-laws of the association were adopted and officers elected from the thirty-two descendants of Thomas Hanson present. Thomas Hanson had settled in Dover as early as 1657. Annual reunions were planned and carried out and the association was incorporated in New Hampshire on Oct. 14, 1914. The…

The Hardy family of Nelson, New Hampshire, was a well-to-do group of farmers, schoolteachers, and ministers in nineteenth-century New England. The Hardy Family papers are almost entirely composed of the family's internal correspondence, dated 1862-1962, as well as a section of the sermons and writings of EN Hardy.

Harlan Fiske Stone, lawyer, professor, Attorney General of the United States, and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, was born in Chesterfield, NH in 1872. He was admitted to the bar in 1898, taught law at Columbia University, and later served as Dean of the University’s School of Law from 1910 to 1923. President Calvin Coolidge appointed Stone Attorney General of the United States in 1924 and then made him an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court in 1925. Stone became Chief Justice of the…

Harold M. Robinson, from Lowell, Mass., was a member of the UNH Class of 1930. During his years at UNH he was a member of the Phi Mu Delta Fraternity. He also played in the college band (one year as the leader), the orchestra and belonged to the Mask and Dagger. This series contains memorabilia from Robinson's years at college, including his invitation to become a member of Phi Mu Delta and a letter from the initiation committee. There are dance cards, class study lists, advertisements for the…

Harold Walter Stoke served as President of UNH from 1944-1947. After three years at the University of New Hampshire, Dr. Stoke resigned (August 1947) to become president of Louisiana State University. The Papers of Harold Walter Stoke cover the years 1944-1947 and include materials such as post war issues, war records, and student housing.

Harriet Sophia Coe (1840-1916) was born in Lubec, Maine, married Joseph William Coe on December 2, 1861 and resided in Durham, New Hampshire. The collection consists of 17 diaries written between 1897 and 1916 by Harriet Sophia (Churchill) Coe. These diaries contain accounts of domestic activities and the day-to-day life of a Durham NH family. Included in the collection are two scrapbooks and a number of photographs…

Harrison D. Robertson (ca. 1807 Hopkinton-9 June 1862 Warner) was a postmaster as well as "wood + lumber denter" according to the 1860 Census. His personal estate was valued at $30,000 at that time with extensive real estate holdings; most of the money seems to have been made logging, milling, and supplying 'sleepers' (ties) and other wooden goods to the railroad industry. He married Sarah Evans (?-1856, dau. of…

Harry Carroll held the post of Administrative Assistant in the Office of the President of the University of New Hampshire from 1952-1956. This collection contains his files while he was Administrative Assistant in the Office of the President.

Harry David Dufresne, Jr. was born on April 23, 1919 in Dover, New Hampshire. He married Anna F. Laderbush in Portsmouth, New Hampshire in 1938. He died in September 1965. The Harry Dufresne papers are mostly made up of correspondence and military records. The bulk of the correspondence is between Harry and his wife Anna between April and August of 1944 when he was station in Sampson, New York at the…

Local historian and genealogist of Newfields, N.H. Fifteen page typescript history of Newfields, N.H. read by Harry K. Torrey at the Newfields town hall in August 1949.

Harvey L. Boutwell graduated from the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts in 1882. He was elected to the Board of Trustees as an Alumni Trustee in 1911. He became President of the Board of Trustees in 1914 and served in that position until his death on February 4, 1929. This series contains the papers of Harvey L. Boutwell. There are a few folders containing his personal papers. The remainder of the series pertains to his duties as President of the Board of Trustees which…

Zoology professor, C. Floyd Jackson was appointed the first university health officer in 1920, but until 1932 students were expected to look out for their own health needs. In 1931, Charles H. Hood, Class of 1880, presented the university with $125,000 to be used for the construction of a rest-house infirmary with accomodations for thrity patients. Hood House was dedicated on June 12, 1932 and provided students with…

Zoology professor, C. Floyd Jackson was appointed the first university health officer in 1920, but until 1932 students were expected to look out for their own health needs. In 1931, Charles H. Hood, Class of 1880, presented the university with $125,000 to be used for the construction of a rest-house infirmary with accomodations for thrity patients. Hood House was dedicated on June 12, 1932 and provided students with…

This series contains a videotape created for Health Services -- Feel Good! - A Look at UNH Health Services.

Edward Howard Stolworthy was a member of the UNH faculty for 46 years as a Professor of Mechanical Engineering. He taught Thermodynamics and Internal Combustion Engines as well as contributing to textbooks. His knowledge of the subject would have contributed to the construction of the university heating plant in the late 1920s, which also doubled as a steam laboratory for the Engineering department. In 1966, Prof. E. Howard Stolworthy sent his files from the design and construction of the UNH…

Helen Fitch McLaughlin began working at the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts in 1917 as a Home Demonstration Agent. She was promoted to Instructor in Home Economics in 1920 in which position she stayed until her retirement in 1953. This series contains one diary which cover Helen Fitch McLaughlin's sophomore and junior years at the University of Wisconsin, 1906-08. The second diary was written by a young woman from Iowa who was in some way related to Helen McLaughlin…

Helen F. Tilton from Auburn, NH graduated from the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts with a degree in Arts and Sciences in 1917. She was a member of Pi Gamma, the Honorary Zoological Fraternity also of Alpha Alpha Alpha a Women's Society and the Chi Omega Sorority. She was also active in the Young Women's Christian Association (Y.W.C.A.). She married Philip Batchelder class of 1918. This scrapbook contains memorabilia collected by Helen F. Tilton Batchelder during her…

Christine Helwig (1913-2009) was an expert on English Country Dance and in particular the dances and music of 17th Century France and England. She helped start several dancing groups and authored two books on dance. Research and correspondence related to the music and dance of 17th century England, France, and North America, particularly the work of Andre Lorin. Some analysis of John Playford, Elias Howe, Raoul…

Henderson N. White was born in Romeo, Michigan in 1873. From 1893 until his death in 1940 he owned and operated a musical instrument manufacturing business in Cleveland, redesigning twenty eight instruments during his career. Mr. White made a huge impact on the manufacturing of musical instruments because of his passion for high quality perfect sounding instruments. The H.N. White Company produced the “King” brand…

Chip Hendrickson (1932-2005) was a dance caller and dance historian. He recorded many 45 rpm records for the Top Caller and Grenn labels in the genres of Western square dance, New England square dance, contra dance, and 18th century historical dance. The Hendrickson Papers (1953-1970) consist of notes on dances and figures called at classes and clubs in ca. 55 locations throughout the northeast. A small number of…

UNH English professor, William Hennessy directed the theater productions produced by the Mask and Dagger Honorary Drama Society from 1923 until he retired in 1943. This collection contains the files of the Mask and Dagger productions he directed.

Henry Augustus Shute (1856-1943) was a graduate of Phillips Exeter Academy (1875) and Harvard University (1879). He was born and lived in Exeter, New Hampshire, where he worked as a lawyer and a judge of the municipal court. In 1902 his publication of The Real Diary of a Real Boy gained him national recognition. He went on to write nineteen other books and published extensively in the Saturday Evening Post (1925…

Henry Bailey Stevens (1891-1976), author and playwright was born in Hooksett, New Hampshire. He graduated from Manchester Central High School and Dartmouth College. After graduation in 1912, he worked the Woman’s Journal, whose managing editor was Agnes Ryan (1878-1954). Ryan was born in Stuart, Iowa. She organized the New Hampshire Peace Union, wrote poetry, and was active in the MacDowell Colony of Peterborough, N…

Henry Brewer Quinby was Governor of New Hampshire from 1909-1910. Henry Cole Quinby, Henry Brewer’s son, was born in Lakeport, New Hampshire, on July 9, 1872. The Quinby papers are a small but varied collection of personal and public memorabilia – college essays, an honorary dinner program, photographs, and a manuscript of a memoir, publicity sheets, reviews, and correspondence concerning a published book. A copy of…

Henry Ives Baldwin (1896-1922) was born in Saranac Lake, New York. After graduating from Yale University in 1919, he acquired his Master’s degree from the Yale Forestry School in 1922, studied at the Swedish Forestry School from 1923-1924, and received his PhD in Botany from Yale in 1931. Baldwin was a forester for the Brown Company of Berlin, N.H. and later became the state of New Hampshire’s first Research…

Henry Lynch was called to active duty in the Army during his senior year of high school in February 1945. Before he had finished his training as an airplane mechanic, the war ended. He didn't have enough points to be discharged, so he was shipped overseas to take the place of a soldier who did. This is the story of his army career, afterwhich he attended UNH.

Henry Van Dyke (1852-1933) was a clergyman, Princeton University professor of English literature, and sports writer. Four (4) letters from angling author Henry Van Dyke to Eugene V. Connett, sports writer and founder of the Derrydale Press. The letters primarily concern Van Dyke’s commitments to speak at the Anglers’ Club of N.Y. but one contains a lengthy description of Van Dyke’s fishing experiences in Quebec and Japan.

Henry Wilson, author, United States Senator and Vice-President was born in Farmington, NH in 1812. In 1855 he was elected to the United States Senate, and in 1872 he was nominated for Vice-President on the Republican ticket – a position he held until his death in 1875. Wilson devoted his career to the anti-slavery cause and the rights of America’s working class, and he was regarded as one of the “most skilled political organizers” of his day. A two page letter (probably 1872) with envelope…

Herbert “Herb” Wendell Gallagher (1911-1992) served Northeastern University for over 60 years as player, coach and athletic director. In 1948 he was named New England Hockey Coach of the Year. He was one of the founders of the Beanpot tournament, originating the concept of a “Boston Hockey Invitational” along with Boston Garden President Walter Brown. He was a member of the College Hockey and Northeastern Halls of…

Herbert David Croly, 1869-1930, founder and editor of the "New Republic". Five letters written by Herbert Croly to Charlotte Rudyard. The letters are personal in nature, and in them Croly frequently mentions affairs at the New Republic. There is also a postcard from Louise Croly to Rudyard, as well as several envelopes.

Professor and biologist, retired in Durham, NH 1972. The Jackson Estuarine Laboratory is named for his father, C. Floyd Jackson. The four field notebooks (Nov. 1971-Nov. 1995) concern the operation of the sailboats WAH-WHO I and II in New Hampshire’s Great Bay area. In these notebooks Jackson recorded weather conditions, wildlife observations, his analysis of local water samples, social activities, and detailed…

Herbert J. Moss worked in the President's Office as Secretary of the University from 1950-1952. Afterwards, he served as Dean of the Graduate School until 1954. This collection contains his files while employed in the President's Office at the University of New Hampshire.

Herbert Ray Tucker ("Herb") of Concord, N.H., was class president of the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts class of 1912 during each of his college years. An Arts and Science major, Tucker was involved in numerous college activity groups including Kappa Sigma fraternity, Casque and Casket, class track team, Glee Club, and the Young Men's Christian Association (Y.M.C.A.). In addition, Tucker held many college leadership positions including captain of the relay team,…

Herbert A. Warden was a member of the Class of 1896 of the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts. This series contains a book of mechanical drawings created by Herbert A. Warden. The drawings progress from simple to more complex. Included are surveys of the campus in Hanover, NH.

The Sally Towle Hersey Church Application is a one page handwritten document requesting formal admission to the Congregational Church at Epsom, N.H. It consists of Sally (Towle) Hersey's story of conversion at a revival given by a Rev. Mr. Curtis, her continuing spiritual struggles, and her finding peace in the church. No other family or community members are listed by name. Sally Towle or Towler (b. ca. 1802)…

Hilda Batchelder graduated from the University of New Hampshire in 1939 with a pre medical degree. She was the daughter of Roy E. Batchelder, class of 1913. While at school Hilda was a member of the Phi Mu sorority. She spent summers at the Isles of Shoals Marine Zoological Laboratory and became a member of the marine biology club there called the Barnacles. This scrapbook was created by Hilda Batchelder, class of 1939. It contains personal memorabilia from all four years of her college career…

This series contains films created by the UNH Office of Public Information. Many of them were shot by Clement Moran using 16mm film. They have been converted onto VHS. They cover a variety of campus events from the 1930's and 1940's. There are additional videotapes created for use in museum exhibits.

This collection consists of assorted eighteenth, nineteenth, and some twentieth-century New Hampshire newspapers, mostly from Dover, Exeter, and Portsmouth. These are rarely complete runs, and often only individual issues. Also included in the collection are assorted, pre-1820 newspapers from Boston, Massachusetts. Arrangement is alphabetical, first by the name of the New Hampshire town in which they were published…

The UNH Cooperative Extension was founded in 1915. In 1938, as the Cooperative Extension Service approached 25 years since the signing of the Smith-Level Act, a Committe on Extension History was form and a member from each county was assigned the duty of writing a brief history of the program in their county. This collection included some of those reports along with supportive materials. It also includes additional other …

The recreational area known as Lewis Fields at the University of New Hampshire was begun in December of 1933 and finished in September of 1936. It was named for President Edward M. Lewis. The facility was built using funds from the various federal relief agencies set up to help alleviate unemployment during the Great Depression of the 1930's.

Professor Clarence W. Scott worked for the University for 54 years. He served as first librarian of the college, instuctor and professor of English, 1878-1886, and professor of history and political science, 1879-1930. A short time before his death, Dr. Scott had undertaken the writing of a history of the university. The manuscript was never finished. This series contains three drafts of the portion of the history he completed before he died.