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The Northam Colonists, named for the original town of Dover, was the historical society of Dover, New Hampshire from 1900 until the organization disbanded in 2008. The mission of the Society was to collect, preserve and exhibit artifacts, information, and documents that shed light on Dover’s local history, provide interesting and educational services to the local community and the public at large, and advance the…

This folder includes a one page history of the UNH NORCAL alumni chapter and a Northern California Aluni Chapter newsletter from Autumn, 2000.

Letter written by “Willie,” a student at Northwood Academy in Northwood, N.H., to his parents. In the letter, Willie thanks his parents for various items they had sent to him in a package, asks about the family, and remembers life at home.

The collection of Northwood Photographs consists of 53 negatives of various scenes in Northwood, New Hampshire, apparently taken between 1890 and the early 1930s, and made by the University of New Hampshire’s Media Services from original prints belonging to the Chesley Memorial Library in Northwood, New Hampshire. A notebook of contact prints is available.

The first training school for nurses in New Hampshire was opened at the New Hampshire State Hospital in 1888. The forerunner of the American Nurses Association was formed in 1896 and that of the National League for Nursing in 1893. On May 28, 1906, at a second meeting held at the state hospital, the Graduate Nurses Association of New Hampshire was formed. It changed its name to the New Hampshire State Nurses…

Eugene F. Nute graduated from the University of New Hampshire in 1941. Nute went to Artillery Officer's Candidate School, but "fate stepped in and pushed me into a desk job for the rest of the war."

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. It was first accredited by the American Occupational Therapy Association and the American Medical Association in 1945 when it graduated its first student. Files kept by the OT Department Office

Odiorne Point State Park consists of 137 acres of protected shoreline near Rye Beach, New Hampshire. The park is one of the few remaining areas in the state where the public can observe intertidal life, geological formations, a salt marsh, and even a drowned forest. The creation of Odiorne Point State Park is largely the result of efforts by Annette B. Cottrell (studies coordinator of the Park) who has been active…

The Office of Community, Diversity, and Equity is located in Thompson Hall at UNH Durham. This collection contains materials generated by UNH's President's Commission on the Status of Women (including the DWALI group of single mothers), affirmative action plans, women's leadership initiatives, classes teaching women's history, GLBT Campus Climate Survey, consensual relationship and anti-harrassment initiatives, and…

The Office of Institutional Research and Assessment is the data and information source for the University, responding to both internal and external requests to include guidebook and sourcebook submissions This collection contains the report of the numbers and types of students admitted to the university for the years 1947-1972.

The Office of Institutional Research and Assessment is the data and information source for the University, responding to both internal and external requests to include guidebook and sourcebook submissions This collection contains the Freshman surveys conducted in 1991 and 1992.

The mission of the OMSA office is to provides services and advocacy to Black, Latino/a, Asian / Asian American and Pacific Islanders, Native Americans, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning students, in order to assist in elevating their academics success rates, and therefore their retention and graduation rates.

The Office of Parent Programs is the culmination of the UNH Parents’ Association. The Parents’ Association was created in 1976 in order to facilitate parent involvement in the University’s education and student life activities, and to improve University-parent communication. Membership is automatic for parents of University students. The Association was originally headed by an Executive Committee which was later…

This collection contains files which were maintained by the Office of the President. They cover a wide range of topics which were addressed by the Office of the President, 1941-1980. Numerous files span more than one academic year and more than one presidential administration. Thomas N. Bonner, Eldon L. Johnson, John McConnell and Eugene S. Mills are represented in the collection. This series is arranged in the…

The Office of the Registrar is concerned with the registration, enrollment, and academic record keeping for the students at the University of New Hampshire. This collection is comprised of many of the Office's papers between 1901 and 1980.

In October 1981 the President of the University of New Hampshire (then President Handler) authorized Kurt C. Feltner, the Dean of the College of Life Sciences and Agriculture to appoint a University Woodlands Committee. This committee merged with the Natural Areas Committee. The Natural Areas Committee was established to ensure usage of the Natural Areas was consistent with Natural Area status. These two committees…

Frederic Ogden Nash, 1902-1971 was an American Poet well known for his humorous poetry. He was born in Rye, N.Y. and lived most of his life in Baltimore but he spent summers with his family in a house at Little Boar's Head in North Hampton, N.H. and is buried in the town's East Side Cemetery. Three letters from Ogden Nash written to Nicholas Bentley. In one letter, Nash offers to help Bentley in dealing with The New Yorker; in another, he mentions his illness in 1964, and in the third he…

This series consists of "On-Line" which is produced by UNH Computing and Information Services. "On-Line" was first printed in 1975.

The Operating Staff Council at the University of New Hampshire was founded in February of 1975. The purpose of the Council is to provide better communication between the administration and the operating staff. This series contains the minutes, agendas and correspondence of the Operating Staff Council.

The first elections for the Operating Staff Council were held on April 15, 1975. The purpose of the Council is to increase communication between the Operating Staff and the Administration. They began producing a newsletter in 1988 called the Operating Staff Council Newsletter. The name has since changed three times: The Counsellor, UNH Staff Newsletter, and The Link.

This series contains audio (cassette) and video (VHS) tapes of oral history interviews.

Oren V. Henderson served in various bureaucratic positions at the University of New Hampshire, on the Durham board of selectmen, and in the New Hampshire House of Representatives. This collection contains both his personal and professional papers.

Oren "Dad" Vittelius Henderson worked for the University of New Hampshire from 1915 to 1939. He started as the Business Secretary for the college and was also the Purchasing Agent for the Experiment Station. In 1920 he was promoted to Executive Secretary and in 1925 became the Registrar for the University, a position he held until 1939. He died in 1951. This series contains the scrapbook compiled by Oren V. …

Ormond Armstrong Roberts (1913-2005) was a First Lieutenant in the 168th Infantry, 34th Infantry Division when he was captured in February 1943 at the battle of Sidi Bou Zid in Tunisia and taken via Naples and the Brenner Pass, initially to a British grand blessé camp for a while and eventually by train to Oflag 64 prisoner-of-war camp in Schubin, Poland (Oflag is an abbreviation for Offizierslager or officer camp). He spent 27 months as a P.O.W. Roberts was liberated on May 9, 1945 in GAZ…

The Osborne Family of Weare, NH were farmers, teachers, and members of Weare Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). Three generations are represented: Samuel Osborne Sr. (1789-1858), Lindley H. Osborne (1833-1920), and Charles H. Osborne (1865-1923). The Osborne Family Papers consist of the personal, financial, and agricultural records of three generations of one Quaker family living in…

Wilfred A. Osgood was a 1914 graduate of the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts in Durham, NH. Osgood returned in 1925 to the University to work in the Entomology Department. He was the State Moth Worker from 1928 to 1938 at which time he was hired as the Assistant to the State Entomologist, a position he held until his retirement in 1959. This series contains 7 letters: two written by Wilfred to his family and the rest written by various people to Mrs. Osgood concerning…

In October 1989, M. Daniel Smith of the Dept. of Education received a grant from the USNH Innovation and Opportunity Grants program to conduct a project he called “Outcomes/Antecedents Assessment Inquiry” that would assess cognitive outcomes of the General Education Program at UNH. The collection contains the files of M. Daniel Smith, coordinator of the Outcomes/Antecedents Assessment Inquiry project.

Shares in the Oyster River Hotel in Durham, NH were bequeathed to the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts upon the death of Benjamin Thompson of Durham. This series contains the record book of the minutes for the meetings of the Oyster River Company from 1884-1893.

Author, Irish poet and collector of folklore A letter written in New York City by Colum on Jan. 19, 1921 in which he discusses meeting Mr. and Mrs. Kershaw in Peterborough, N.H., while visiting the MacDowell Colony.

The Page family was a relatively well-off family from Gilmanton Ironworks, NH. Members consisted of Moses Page (1791-1862) and his son John Sherburne Page (1825-1891). Others included Moses's wife Dorothy Sanborn (1790-1872), John Page's wife Sarah T. Smith (1828-1893), their son Frank Charles/Charles Frank Page (1857-1953), and other relatives. The Page family's papers consist of correspondence, promisory notes,…

Ralph Page’s career as a dance caller began in 1930. Ralph continued to call for the next 54 years, becoming one of the leading callers of his time and an important figure in the history of traditional dance in America. The Ralph Page Manuscript Collection contains Ralph’s correspondence, personal notebooks, daily calendars, scrapbooks, numerous manuscripts, dance calls and instruction, programs from…

The Pages and Southards were old families in Haverhill, New Hampshire. John Page (1787-1865) was one of Haverhill’s most honored and respected citizens, serving as town clerk, selectman (fourteen times), representative to the General Court (three times), U.S. Senator (1836-1837), and finally Governor of New Hampshire (1839-1842). Page married Hannah Merrill (1779-1855) in 1812 and they had nine children. John and…

This series contains the files of the Parking and Traffic Committee at the University of New Hampshire.

The Parsons family of Rye, New Hampshire consisted of the descendants of Dr. Joseph Parsons, including his son John Wilkes Parsons (1778-1849) and John's wife Abigail Garland, John's son Col. Thomas Jefferson Parsons (1804-1890), Charles Parsons (1808-1844), Major John Parsons (1816-1888), Warren Parsons (1818-1902), Julia Gove, and Abby Semira Parsons (1820-1911). Members of the family were prominant in state…

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…

Major Paul L. Briand, Jr. was a World War II veteran, a 1948 graduate of the University of New Hampshire, and a commissioned officer in the US Air Force. In 1967, the State University of New York, Oswego appointed Briand as a full professor and he taught there until his death in 1986. The Paul L. Briand, Jr. Papers primarily contains correspondence, notes, newspaper clippings, photographs and other information …

Paul Schaefer served the University of New Hampshire for nearly thirty years as a professor and administrator. His papers comprise of files generated during his time working for the university.

Glenn F. Pease (1906-1989) of Orford, NH, was a square dance caller in the New England singing squares tradition. He called dances in Orford, Warren, Piermont, and surrounding locations. He is particularly remembered for starting the Wentworth NH square dance at the Painted Barn in the 1950s, and for his stately version of Honest John Quadrille. The Glenn F. Pease Manuscript Collection consists of biographical…

Joe Peidle is a professor of Scientific Instrument Making at Harvard University. He is also an avid photographer, with interests in a variety of subjects, and has his own darkroom. These photographs of contra dancing cover New England Folk Festival Association (NEFFA) festivals, Concord Scouthouse dances, Peterborough NH town hall dances, and dances at the Cambridge VFW hall. They are mostly black and white. Formats…

This series contains cassette tapes and slides given to the UNH Archives by Maynard C. Heckel, Director Emeritus of UNH Cooperative Extension and Professor Emeritus of Adult Education. The tapes contain inverviews with former Cooperative Extension Professionals from 17 states from Maine to Wyoming. Also for review is a video tape titled "People Made the Program". This video includes a sampling of the interviews and provides some additional background.

American dramatist and poet who settled in Cornish, NH. Three letters written by Percy MacKaye. In the first letter MacKaye congratulates Stuart Pratt Sherman on one of his books and mentions his travels. The second letter, addressed to Jamie, asks for assistance with problems concerning access to his house in Shirley, Mass. In the third letter, written to Lester Roberts, MacKaye states that A Garland for Sylvia is the only work of his own he feels any “especial personal liking for.” The letter…

The Perkins Family resided in Unity, New Hampshire. The principal figure of the family papers is Amos Perkins (1790-1885). He was a farmer by occupation but also worked as Secretary and President of Unity Mutual Fire Insurance Company. He also served as a justice of the peace, town selectman, and treasurer in Unity, N.H., and he was a Major in the New Hampshire state militia. Other members of the Perkins family are:…

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 various types of…

This contains contains meeting minutes, reports, and correspondence of the Board of Trustees' Personnel Committee. This collection contains meeting minutes, reports, and correspondence of the Board of Trustees' Personnel Committee from 1951 through 1999.

This series contains videotapes of the presentation of the Pettee Medal Award. The Charles Holmes Pettee Medal was established in 1940 by the University of New Hampshire Alumni Association and the Board of Trustees. The medal is awarded annually to a resident or former resident of New Hampshire in recognition of outstanding accomplishment or distinguished service in any form to the state, the nation or the world.

The Tau Gamma Phi local fraternity was established at the University of New Hampshire in 1923. It became the Omicron chapter of Phi Alpha national fraternity in 1924. The fraternity became inactive around 1959. This series contains files from the Greek Advisor's Office pertaining to the history and activities of the Phi Alpha fraternity at the University of New Hampshire.

The Beta of New Hampshire chapter of Phi Beta Kappa was installed on December 16, 1952. Members include UNH, UNH Manchester and the UNH School of Law faculty, staff, and administrators as well as students elected during their junior or senior year. This series includes annual reports, meeting minutes, election of members, correspondence, newsletters, events, and relationship with the National Society.

The Phi Mu Delta fraternity was established in 1918. It began with 3 chapters one of which was the Nu Beta chapter at the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts. This fraternity lost recognition from their national headquarters after an incident in which two new members were hospitalized for alcohol consumption. They renamed the organization Phi Betta Gamma and function as a fraternity,…

Phi Kappa Phi was founded in 1897 at the University of Maine. Its mission is "to recognize and promote academic excellence in all fields of higher education and engage the community of scholars in service to others." The UNH Phi Kappa Phi was founded in 1922 and active at least until 1964. UNH's chapter was number 030 and existed from 1922 until ca. 2004. This collection consists of a ledger listing founding members and all subsequent inductees from 1922-1964, a list of initiates from the late…

This series contains files from the Greek Advisor's Office pertaining to the history and activities of the Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity at the University of New Hampshire