The Association of Former Intelligence Officers New England Chapter, the David Atlee Phillips Chapter, was formed in 1984. The Association of Former Intelligence Officers New England Chapter Intelligence Studies Collection consists of videotape recordings of meetings of the chapter, primarily of program speakers or panels on Intelligence Studies topics. One tape (#6) records a tour of London and World War II British…
The Association of Former Intelligence Officers New England Chapter, the David Atlee Phillips Chapter, was formed in 1984. The Association of Former Intelligence Officers New England Chapter Intelligence Studies Collection consists of videotape recordings of meetings of the chapter, primarily of program speakers or panels on Intelligence Studies topics. One tape (#6) records a tour of London and World War II British…
The Association of Historical Societies of New Hampshire, Inc., was formed at a meeting held on September 19, 1950, in Wakefield with 13 local historical societies represented. Incorporated in October 1951, with 24 Charter Members, the non-profit Association grew by the end of its first 25 years to include over 100 local societies, museums, libraries, and other organizations formed for general historical or allied…
The Audit Committee is responsible for the selection of external auditors; review of the results of the annual audit at least once a year with the external auditors; oversight of USNH's conflict of interest policies and related procedures; and coordination of the efforts of USNH Internal Audit, including review and acceptance of Internal Audit's budget, the annual audit plan and the results of completed audits in accordance with established USNH policy and RSA 187-A:25-a. This series contains…
Native of Acworth N.H. born in 1815, son of Eliphalet Bailey, Universalist minister of Belfast, Me. Letter written on June 12, 1869 by Giles Bailey to C.R. Williams. Bailey states that his address presented for the centennial of Acworth was printed and made available in J.L. Merrill’s History of Acworth.
The Balch family first came to the United States in 1623 and resided in northern Massachusetts and New Hampshire. The best known member of the family was the author Elizabeth Arabella Balch (1851-1934), daughter of Wesley P. (1794-1856) and Elizabeth Balch (1815-1892). E.A. Balch wrote Glimpses of Old English Homes (1890), and two other works are attributed to her: Mustard Leaves, or Glimpse of London Society …
Charles Baldwin (1907-1986) was a square dance caller and teacher in the western or ‘modern’ square dance tradition. He was greatly influential in western square dancing starting in the 1940s. Baldwin founded Camp Becket (MA), editor of the New England Square Dancer, and was the recipient of many awards. The Charles Baldwin Papers consist of correspondence, syllabi and dance notation, New England Square Dancer…
Alumni of the Marine Zoology Laboratory on Appledore Island from 1928 to 1941 are known as the Barnacles. This series contains information and memorabilia from the Marine Zoological Laboratory donated by members of the Barnacles.
In 1928 a Marine Zoological Laboratory was established under the leadership of UNH Professor C. Floyd Jackson on Appledore Island, one of the Isles of Shoals off Portsmouth. Students flocked to the island each summer to engage in field research until the outbreak of World War II led to the lab's closing. In the early 1970s, Cornell University professor John Kingsbury began to offer courses on Star Island, and by…
William J. Barrus (b.1835), Ira Marshall Barrus (1837-1868), and John W. Barrus (b.1840), all of Richmond, NH, served in Massachusetts regiments during the Civil War. Their companies were: Company D, 36th Massachusetts Infantry; Company I, 2nd Massachusetts Infantry; and (later) the Invalid Corps. The collection consists primarily of the war-time correspondence of William J. Barrus, Ira Marshall Barrus, and John W…
Selina H. Bean (1828-1860) was the second child of Phinehas Bean (1784-1870) and Susannah S. Bean (1796-1872). She was born near Concord, N.H., and lived in Fisherville (now part of Penacook). Her siblings were Joshua S. Bean (1827-) and Sophronia E. Bean (1837-1898). She married John Jay Thurston (1813-1897) in 1858 at Boscawen, and died of 'fever' two years later leaving no children. The autograph book was…
The Beanpot Tournament is played each year by four Boston area colleges: Northeastern University, Boston University, Boston College, and Harvard University. It was founded in 1952, and became an annual event in 1954. The collection consists of Beanpot Tournament and Beanpot Masters Tournament programs.
Beatrice Trum Hunter (1918-2017) was a natural foods writer and early advocate of unprocessed diets. Like her mother-in-law Lotte Jacobi, she was also a photographer, and specialized in ice crystals and other natural textures. This collection contains 3.5 cubic feet of images in various formats dated 1985-1996. Subjects include her mother-in-law Lotte Jacobi and other people, natural textures such as ice crystals,…
Henry C. Beecher and C. F. Newell, potentially of northern New Hampshire, were at the least close friends and possibly lovers during the 1830s. Nothing more is known about either of them. A 3 page handwritten "Brotherhood Contract" lays out five articles by which both men agree to abide, including regular contact, sharing of life, and defense of each other's reputation. It is signed "Mt. Pleasant", which may refer…
N.H. printer and poet. Three page letter from Bela Chapin, Claremont, N.H. to George Wadleigh in which Chapin, the compiler of The Poets of New Hampshire, inquires about the life histories of several N.H. poets. He asks Wadleigh about Jeremy Belknap’s hymns, mentions his contact with Thomas Bailey Aldrich, notes his affinity for James T. Fields, Aldrich, and Celia Thaxter, and criticizes the poetry of Robert Boodey Caverly. The letter also includes a list of poets born in N.H. before 1800.
Benjamin Abbot (1762-1849) headmaster of Phillips Exeter Academy (Exeter, N.H.) Three page letter written by Benjamin Abbot to his brother, the Reverend Abiel Abbot. In the letter Benjamin Abbot disagrees with his brother’s opposition to capital punishment.
Benjamin G. Odiorne from Rye, NH, graduated from the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts in 1915 with a degree in Arts and Sciences. This collection contains two notebooks that belonged to Benjamin Odiorne during his sophomore and junior years at the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts. One contains lecture notes from his entomology class and the other contains notes and drawings from his biology laboratory class.
Benjamin Penhallow Shillaber, humorist, newspaperman, and poet, was born in Portsmouth, NH in 1814. He moved to Boston, MA in 1833, where he became a journeyman printer. He worked as a printer and editor of several papers, including the Carpet Bag, a humorous weekly, and also authored several works of poetry and prose. He is perhaps best known for the popular tales of his fictional character Mrs. Partington. Three…
Benjamin Thompson of Durham, NH bequeathed all of his property, both real and personal, to the State of New Hampshire upon his death on January 30, 1890. Thompson specified in his will that the money and property were to be used to establish an agricultural college. The New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts, already established in Hanover, was moved to Thompson's "Warner Farm" in Durham in 1893…
Bob Bennett was a teacher and caller of New England style squares who lived in Concord, NH, and later in York, ME. He attended the Folkways School in Peterborough NH with Ralph Page and Gene Gowing in the summer of 1949. The collection consists of calling notebooks, music books, festival programs detailing his 1940s-1950s involvement in the New Hampshire Folk Festival, NEFFA, and other New Hampshire dancing…
Gloria Berchielli was a contra dancer, and was particularly involved with programs at Pinewoods Camp and weekends at Hudson Guild Farm. The Gloria Berchielli collection contains photographs of various dance events from May 1952 until 1986. The photographs were taken primarily at Pinewoods Camp in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
Bernard Ayers Lougee, from Pittsfield, NH, was a member of the UNH Class of 1909. During his years at UNH he served as the class photographer. This series contains memorabilia from Lougee's years at college, most significantly are many photographs of campus buildings and Durham places that were made into postcards. The collection was donated by his daughter, Justine Lougee Olive, UNH Class of 1938.
Joe Bertagna played high school hockey in Arlington, Massachusetts for the legendary Eddie Burns, then at Harvard University, where he was a standout goaltender. He graduated from Harvard in 1973 and then studied journalism at Marquette University. After college, Bertagna played professionally for the Milwaukee Admirals in the International Hockey League and in Cortina, Italy, where in 1975 the team won the Italian…
Seacoast New Hampshire historian, member of the Northam Colonists. Historical notes on various Strafford County persons, places, and events read by Bertha G. Simpson at the Field Day of Northam Colonists held June 20, 1938 at Simpson’s Pavilion in Dover, New Hampshire.
Betty and Barney Hill lived in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Betty (1919-2004) was a social worker, with a degree from the University of New Hampshire, and Barney (1923-1969) was a postal worker. The couple were catapulted into the international spotlight when in September 1961 they claimed to have been abducted by aliens in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. What followed is considered by some to be the first well…
The UNH Bicentennial Committee was appointed by acting president Mills and charged with coordinating campus efforts to celebrate the United States' Bicentennial. This series contains the files of the UNH Bicentennial Committee, including minutes and correspondence.
The Bickford family lived in Laconia, New Hampshire. Karl H. and Helen (Denny) Bickford had four children: Arlene P. (born 1922), Karl H., Jr. (b. Nov. 23, 1923 in Sandwich, NH), Thelma, and Betty (birthdates unknown). Arlene married Sgt. Richard K. Leary of Northfield, NH on Sept. 5, 1942 in Portsmouth, both aged 20. Karl entered the U.S. Army in 1943 and married Alma Fogg (date unknown). After the war he worked…
Bill Rothwell did his undergraduate studies at the University of New Hampshire where he earned a bachelor’s degree in 1968 with a dual major in physical education and history. He lettered four years in hockey and tennis at the University. After four years as assistant Coach at Wisconsin, Bill Rothwell was named acting Head Wisconsin Hockey Coach for the 1975-76 Hockey season while Head Coach Bob Johnson went on…
Artist unknown A survey of 114 bird species taken for the year 1911, primarily in the Middletown, Connecticut area, but also including Tilton, New Hampshire and a few places in between. Records temperature and wind direction and a few other details. Also records the dates when first and last seen in flower of 101 plants.
The Intercollegiate Hockey Newsletter covered scores, standings and game notes for all 4 leagues of NCAA Division I hockey and was the authoritative source for information about the college hockey scene. It was published in Troy, NY by Don T. Birkmayer beginning with the 1953-1954 season and it continued for 40 years through the end of the 1993-1993 season. At least four more volumes were subsequently published by…
Episcopal Bishop of New Hampshire, 1926-1948. Scrapbook kept by John Thomson Dallas during his trip to Japan May 27 to June 20, 1936. It documents Bishop Dallas’s travels and activities in Japan and includes photographs, postcards, telegrams, and letters, as well as programs from events staged in his honor.
The Blake General Store/Tavern was run by the Blake family of Kensington, NH from ca. 1828-the 1920s. A boot manufacturing business was housed on the second floor until an 1894 fire, and the Kensington Post Office was housed with the general store during the 1890s-1900s. This collection consists of nine volumes, eight of which are daybooks and one of which is a ledger. They were kept between 1853 and 1910 by Col…
Civil War soldier. Four page letter written from Berryville (Va.) by J.A. Blodgett, Civil War soldier, to his brother. The letter describes skirmishes with Confederate troops around Berryville, Va. during the Shenandoah Valley Campaign, August-November 1864.
The original Board of Trustees of the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts consisted of five members chosen by the State of New Hampshire and four members chosen by the Board of Trustees of Dartmouth College. While sharing location and Trustee members, New Hampshire College and Dartmouth College were still separate schools. This situation persisted from 1866-1893, at which time New Hampshire College moved from Hanover to Durham. The NHCAMA became the University of New…
The University System of New Hampshire is directed by a 27-member Board of Trustees. The Chancellor is the chief executive officer of the University System. This series contains the minutes for the meetings of the Board of Trustees for the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanical Arts (NHCAMA), the Board of Trustees of the University of New Hampshire (UNH), and the Board of Trustees for the University System of New Hampshire (USNH). Materials contained in this series include…
New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts was founded in 1866 in Hanover, NH. The school moved to Durham, NH in 1893 and became the University of New Hampshire in 1923. The Board of Trustees resolved in 1891 that written reports to the Board and other documents deemed of value should be recorded in a separate book. This was done from 1891 to approximately 1911. The record book in this series is labeled "Old Records and Up-to-Date List of University of New Hampshire Trustees,…
Robert Sage Wilber (b. March 15, 1928), clarinetist, saxophonist, composer, arranger, and educator, was born in New York City. He started playing jazz in high school. In 1968, Wilber joined the World's Greatest Jazz Band (WGJB) for six years. In 1975, Wilber formed the highly regarded Soprano Summit along with co-leader Kenny Davern. In the 1970s and 1980s, he produced concerts for the New York Jazz Repertory…
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…
Boscawen is a small town in Merrimack County, NH, incorporated in 1760. The population in 1870 was 1,637. A single ca. 2"x3" notebook details road taxes for Highway District No. 5, dated 1868. It was kept by J.H. Flanders, whose name appears on the cover and within.
