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Charles Sumner Murkland was the first to be elected President of the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts following the college's move to Durham from Hanover, NH. After a few years serving as pastor in Chicopee, MA and Manchester, NH, he was elected president of UNH. During his presidency, he received a Doctor of Divinity from Middlebury in 1900, and a Ph.D. from Dartmouth in 1903. Murkland argued for a broad interpretation of the Morrill Act, thereby requiring that the…

Charles Taylor (1805-1877) the son of Edward and Sarah Brooks Taylor, was born in Hancock, NH in March of 1805. He married Almira Clafflin and died in her home town of Westboro, MA in 1877. Letter (1833) written by Charles Taylor from Hopkinton, MA to his brother Edward Taylor of Hancock, NH. Charles describes his debts, his family’s ill-health, and asks his brother to send money “as quick as possible for necessity calls loud.”

Charlie E. Holt led the UNH Men's hockey team from 1968-86. He died from cancer on March 17, 2000. This collection contains mostly newspaper clippings and articles written about Holt and his carreer as a hockey player, coach and mentor.

Charlotte K. Anderson worked for the University of New Hampshire Library for 37 years. She was hired as a reader consultant in 1943, but quickly assumed the duties of the documents librarian. In 1946, she was promoted to assistant librarian and held that position until she retired in 1980. This series contains the files kept by Charlotte Anderson during the 1963 National Library Week campaign in which she was the Assistant Executive Director of the New Hampshire National Library Week Committee…

Miss Charlotte Thompson served as the librarian for the Durham Library Association before it was combined with the New Hampshire College Library in 1907. She was appointed assistant college librarian and in this position, she won the regard and affection of students (to whom she was known as "Aunt Lottie") for more than two decades. During World War I, many of the students who served overseas sent letters and photos…

This series contains the records of the University of New Hampshire cheerleading squad.

This series contains the photographs of the Cheerleading Squads at the University of New Hampshire.

The Department of Chemistry originated in 1868, when the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts opened its doors in Hanover, NH. Ezekiel Dimond was the college's first faculty member, as well as the department's only full time professor in the early years. In 1893, Fred Morse was the head of the department when the college moved its campus to Durham. In 1909, the Chemistry Department was turned over to Charles Parsons, and from that point on, the department has been headed…

The Department of Chemistry originated in 1868, when the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts opened its doors in Hanover, NH. Ezekiel Dimond was the college's first faculty member, as well as the department's only full time professor in the early years. In 1893, Fred Morse was the head of the department when the college moved its campus to Durham. In 1909, the Chemistry Department was turned over to Charles Parsons, and from that point on, the department has been headed…

This series contains videotapes produced for the Chemistry Dept. of the symposium A Century of Chemistry in Durham: A Symposium, held on October 22, 1993.

The Mu Alpha chapter of the Chi Omega sorority was established at the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts in 1915. This series contains files from the Greek Advisor's Office pertaining to the history and activities of the Chi Omega sorority at the University of New Hampshire.

The sorority Chi Omega was first founded in 1895. The Blue Key, a senior men's honor society, sponsored an annual stunt night. The dormitories, fraternities and sororities competed for prizes by performing humorous skits. This is the script for the skit "Little Red Riding Hood" performed by the Chi Omega sorority for the 1947 stunt night. Includes photograph.

The Choate Manufacturing Company of South New Market (now in Exeter) N.H. was incorporated in 1862, and manufactured parts for steam engines. In 1867 the company went bankrupt due to a failure to pay by the American Safety Steam Engine Co., and after reorganization emerged as the Exeter Machine Works. The single notebook consists of pages of handwritten notes on the incorporation, business, financial crisis, and end of the company, likely copied from another source. Various different…

The Christian Family Collection contains papers from three generations of the Christian, Roberts, Bartlett, and Sanborn families of Raymond and Deerfield, NH. Significant topics include Emma Tucker Bartlett (first woman NH congressional representitive, 1918-1919) and Glencliff NH State Tuberculosis Sanatorium. Material types include extensive correspondence and diaries as well as vital records, poetry, and emphemera.

Ruth G. Stimson graduated from UNH in 1940 with a degree in Home Economics. She joined the Cooperative Extension as a Home Demonstration Agent-at-Large. Shortly after, she was assigned to the Rockingham County Office where she worked until she retired in 1982. The information contained in these 28 volumes was collected by Stimson during her tenure with the cooperative extension service. The volumes are organized chronologically and contain information from publications, newspaper clippings,…

This series consists of information at the Federal, State and Local level concerning the implementation of Air Raid and Dim-out Regulations in Durham and on campus.

The Civil Aeronautics Authority, starting in 1940, contracted out the work of training fighter pilots in reaction to World War II. The University of New Hampshire was one of the main contractors and ran the Civilian Pilot Training Program from 1940 to 1943. This series contains the records of the Civilian Pilot Training Program at the University of New Hampshire. Included are such things as: lists of participants,…

The Clamshell Alliance was formed in 1976 in order to protest the construction of a nuclear reactor in Seabrook, New Hampshire. It consisted of a loosely-knit coalition of anti-nuclear groups, mostly from New England, organized around a central office which served to disseminate information between groups and to coordinate group activities. The Alliance organized a number of direct, non-violent actions at Seabrook…

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. This series contains his lecture notes of American literature and personal notes in reference.

Dr. Clark L. Stevens, Class of 1917, was the Chairman of the Department of Forestry at UNH from 1938-1958. A pioneer teacher of forestry and wildlife, he was instrumental in the expansion of the forestry instructional program at UNH and carried on extensive research in the state’s native wildlife. This collection contains the diaries kept by Clark Stevens during the summer forestry camps and one year at Yale…

The New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts was founded in Hanover, NH in 1866. It moved to Durham, NH in 1893 and became the University of New Hampshire in 1923. This series contains the minute book of the Class of 1875.

The New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts was founded in Hanover, NH in 1866. It moved to Durham, NH in 1893 and became the University of New Hampshire in 1923. This series consists of the minute book of the Class of 1897. The first entry is September 20, 1893, and the final entry is May 28, 1897.

The New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts was founded in Hanover, NH in 1866. It moved to Durham, NH in 1893 and became the University of New Hampshire in 1923. This series consists of the ledger kept by the Treasurer of the Class of 1905 between the years 1901-1905. The Treasurer was John H. Chesley. The information pertains to money spent for athletic tickets, pictures, etc.

From 1898 to 1941 each graduating class held their class day exercises either the day before or the day of commencement. Class Day was filled with the usual speeches and music. The Ivy Oration was given by a member of the class. They also planted the class ivy plant next to a building with each member of the class scooping a small amount of dirt into the hole. This series contains the programs for Class Day exercises …

This series contains the daily time reports for each member of the University staff involved in the Clerical Time Study. This study was conducted in April 1940. In these reports, each staff member has recorded their tasks and activities thereby accounting for how each minute of the workday is spent.

Clyde Quimby, from Claremont NH, graduated from UNH in 1933. While at college he was active in Delta Chi (Honorary Mathematics Society), the American Institute of Electrical Engineers, Track and Cross Country teams. This series contains the memorabilia collected by Clyde Quimby during his career at UNH and as an alumni. The bulk is newspaper clippings of sporting events. Also included is a notebook from his…

Major Judge Ivorey Cobb (1911-1992) was the first minority/African American judge in New Hampshire, serving in the position from 1964-1986. He graduated from Suffolk University in 1962, and was awarded an honorary doctorate degree in 1965. Cobb served in the US Army, particularly following WWII and during the Korean War. He and his family lived in Colebrook, N.H. This collection contains vital and military records, …

Dover, New Hampshire’s first mill was built in 1815. The Cocheco Manufacturing Company was incorporated in 1827. It was bought out in 1909 by the Pacific Mills Co., which discontinued all operations in Dover in 1937. This collection consists primarily of photographs of the 1907 No. 1 Mill fire and its 1908 reconstruction, 1913 demolition of the Printworks, and primary/secondary textual sources documenting mill…

Edward Cross was born on April 22, 1832 in Lancaster, Coos County, New Hampshire. After working for many years in the west as a journalist and editor, he returned to New Hampshire at the outbreak of the Civil War and accepted a commission as colonel of the Fifth New Hampshire Volunteer Regiment. He was mustered into service on August 27, 1861. Cross led the Fifth into battle at Fair Oaks, Antietam, Fredericksburg,…

Asa Barker Cole (15 May 1785 Boxford MA - 13 June 1860 Whitefield NH) was the son of Solomon Cole and Mehitable Barker. He married Lydia Howland in 1830 in Whitefield and made his living as a farmer. The diary (ca. 1840-1850) details planting, equipment, hauling wood, and other typical farm activities of 19th century northern New Hampshire. The estate inventory by H. Cole, executor, details tools, farm and real estate, personal finances, foodstuffs, and extensive other property, as well as some…

This series contains the newsletter produced by the College of Agriculture. The newsletter reports on the work of the various departments and their faculty within the College of Agriculture.

This series contains one volume of brief technology reports from the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences that were broadcast over the radio.

[bioghist abstract] One scrapbook of newspaper clippings created by the staff at the UNH College of Engineering and Physical Sciences.

This series contains the account book of the College Farm for the years 1882-1885. Included are entries for amounts paid for laborers and supplies.

This series contains the minutes of faculty meetings of the faculty of the College of Life Sciences and Agriculture. These minutes cover the Agricultural Division Committee, the College of Agriculture and the College of Life Sciences and Agriculture.

This series contains the minutes of the Executive Committee of the College of Life Sciences and Agriculture, 1972-1980.

This series contains files from the Dean's Office of the College of Life Sciences and Agriculture.

The New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts was established in 1866. In 1911, a major reorganization of the entire institution took place. Three divisions were established: the Agricultural Division, the Engineering Division and the Arts and Sciences Division. When the College became the University, the Engineering Division became the College of Technology. [scopecontent abstract]

This collection consists of media guides for a wide variety of American college hockey programs. Most are from the 1980s and the 1990s.

Outward Bound began in Wales, UK in 1941, opened by German educator Kurt Hahn and his benefactor, the shipping magnate Lawrence Holt. The first Outward Bound School in the U.S. opened in Marble, Colorado in June, 1962. Materials contain administrative records, marketing materials, course reports, logistical records, correspondence, development materials, and program evaluations/research studies. Multimedia includes unprocessed films, DVDs, VHS…

The New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts was founded in 1866 and first located in Hanover, NH. The college moved to Durham, NH in 1893 and in 1923 became the University of New Hampshire. The first class to graduate consisted of three students in 1871. This series contains commencement programs, calendars, invitations and addresses for the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic…

The Commission on Contemporary Issues was appointed in academic year 1967-68. The Commission was unable to meet until September 1968. The goal of the Commission was to find ways to create dialogue at UNH with respect to social crisis (civil rights and the vietnamese Conflict, among them). They also wanted to bring University resources to bear on social problems in whatever manner possible. This series contains files…

The Committee on Academic Programs and Teaching Methods was a committee of the Faculty Council. This series contains the records of the Committee on Academic Programs and Teaching Methods of the University of New Hampshire.

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 minutes and other…

This series contain videotapes of community events, celebrations, and lectures organized by the UNH office of Public Programs and Events.

The Commuter/Transfer Center, formerly called Off-Campus Housing, opened in 1979. Its purpose was to provide a wider range of support and services for the transfer and commuter students at UNH. Located in the Memorial Union Building, the center provided information on how to find off campus housing apartments, dealing with landlords or roommates, and the rights of a tenant. This collection includes various papers…

This series contains videotapes produced for the Computer and Information Services.

The Conant Agricultural Society was founded on September 22, 1898 by university agricultural students to study and discuss agricultural problems. The group was very active during this time, with no less than 14 papers being read at a 1902 meeting. It was named after John Conant, a major benefactor of the university in its early days, especially the study of agriculture. Collection includes the Conant Agricultural Society minute book for the years 1898-1904.

Labor Union of Concord New Hampshire and vicinities in Merrimack County. This group first organized in November 1891 to represent granite cutters, quarrymen, painters, printers, barbers, carpenters, cigar makers, tool sharpeners, plumbers, boot and shoe workers. A 284 page ledger from 1891 to 1896 with monthly minutes that report the activities of each trade and discussions of involvement with state government and…

The Concord Railroad ran between Concord and Manchester, and was founded in 1835. In 1889/1890 it merged with the Boston, Concord, & Montreal Railroad and became the Concord & Montreal Railroad. Later this was absorbed into the Boston & Maine Railroad in 1895. The Concord Railroad Letterbook was kept by Jesse Stevens (dates unknown), superintendant, between 1871 and 1875. Topics include mills, food transport, labor…