University Archives

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    Composer John E. Rogers was an early pioneer in electronic music and dodecaphony. He studied with Milton Babbitt, Elliot Carter, and Robert Sessions, and established the computer music department at the University of New Hampshire in 1967. The John…
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    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.
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    The UNH President's Commission on the Status of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Issues was established in 1992 as a Task Force; in 2002, then-President Joan Leitzel authorized the commission. This collection contains the files of Paul Cody and Cari…
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    Jean Brierley (1908-1986) graduated from the University of New Hampshire in 1930 with a baccalaureate degree in Zoology. The first Brierley Award was presented in 1991 to Lester A. Fisher of the Department of English. In the years since then each winner of the…
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    This collection contains files that cover the policies and procedures that must be followed to host a political candidate in the MUB.
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    Started in 1947 by Priscilla Rabethge, the recreation specialist for the physical education department, UNH's folk dance club was named after a dance called the Durham Reel. The scrapbook includes documents and photographs from the early club dances…
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    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…
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    Founded in 1972, the mission of the Friends of UNH Hockey is to promote, support and enhance the UNH Hockey program. The goal may be fundraising, but the Friends are really about family and fun. This collection contains two newsletters by the Friends…
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    Arthur Borror is a professor emeritus of Zoology at the University of New Hampshire. He began teaching at UNH in 1961 and taught a variety of classes from introductory biology to advanced honors course in marine biology. This collection is made of…
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    This collection contains files that cover the policies and procedures that must be followed to host a political candidate in the MUB.
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    The Graduate Student Senate (GSS) was founded in 2011 as the official representative body of UNH graduate students. For several decades prior to the creation of the GSS and its representative structure, the interests of graduate students at UNH were…
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    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…
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    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…
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    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,…
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    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,…
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    Frank McCann, Ph.D., Indiana U., Bloomington, is a professor emeritus of history at the University of New Hampshire. His research focuses on Brazilian and Spanish-American history, U.S. relations with Latin America, and native peoples of the Americas…
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    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…
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    This series contains the minutes of the Board of Trustees' Academic Affairs Committee.
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    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…
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    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…
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    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…
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    Frank W. Rane was a Professor of Horticulture at UNH between 1896-1905. This series contains four volumes of carbon copied letters written by Frank W. Rane, Professor of horiticulture (1896-1905) concerning the business of running the Dept. of Horticulture.
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    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…
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    This series contains the records of the University of New Hampshire Badminton Team.
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    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…
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    The Saul O. Sidore Memorial Lecture series was established in 1965 in memory of Saul O. Sidore of Manchester, New Hampshire. The purpose of the series is to offer to the university community, the Manchester area, and the state of New Hampshire…
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    The Recycling News newsletter was begun in October of 1992 to report of the progress of the recycling program on the University of New Hampshire campus.
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    This series consists of "On-Line" which is produced by UNH Computing and Information Services. "On-Line" was first printed in 1975.
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    The Juris Quaesitor is the undergraduate law journal at the University of New Hampshire. The purpose of the journal is to present articles on topics of national and international law.
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    On August 1, 1990, Dale Nitzschke (pronounced Nit-ski) became president of the University of New Hampshire. A native of Iowa, Nitzschke earned his bachelor's degree with honors from Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa, and his M.Ed. and Ph.D. degress in guidance and counseling from Ohio University. From…
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    This series consists of annual reports which were given to the president by all departments and offices on campus, 1925-1959 and 1970-1973.
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    Evelyn Erika Handler became the first female president of the University of New Hampshire in 1980. She served until 1983. This series contains a transcript of the response given by Evelyn Handler to the keynote address at her inauguration ceremony.
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    The Merrimack Valley College began as a branch of the University of New Hampshire in 1967. This collection contains materials, studies, and reports relating to the Accreditation of Merrimack Valley College and papers from the New England Association…
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    This series contains the history of the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts written by Ralph H. Rollins of the Class of 1903. The essay also includes information about the history of the Land-Grant colleges in the United States.
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    This volume contains the documents used in the process of contracting out the work for the renovation of Demeritt Hall. Demeritt Hall on the University of New Hampshire campus was originally built in 1914. It was renovated in 1950 with Eric T. Huddleston as Architect.
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    C. Floyd Jackson joined the university in 1908 as an assistant entomologist and before retiring in 1952 served as assistant professor of zoology and entomology professor, professor of zoology, chairman of the department and dean of the College of…
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    Everett B. Sackett served the University of New Hampshire from 1938 to 1969 as a professor, Registrar, Dean of Student Administration and Dean of the College of Liberal Arts. In addition he served on many committees including the Student Health…
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    The College Library of the New Hamsphire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts cooperated and combined its resources with the Durham Public Library for nearly a century. This series is comprised of the accession records of the College, and later, the University Library.
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    Wilfred Osgood, Class of 1914, was an active alumni and member of the UNH community. This series contains the files of Wilfred A. Osgood, concerning his position as Alumni Treasurer for Lambda Chi Alpha and chairman of the 40th reunion of the class of 1914.
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    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.…
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    The Granite chapter of the latin letter fraternity Q.T.V. was installed at the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts in 1881. The fraternity then petitioned the Kappa Sigma fraternity and was installed as the Beta-Kappa chapter in…
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    The Eta Alpha chapter of Alpha Phi sorority was established at the University of New Hampshire in 1985. This series contains files from the Greek Advisor's Office pertaining to the history and activities of the Alpha Phi sorority at the University of…
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    Philip Batchelder from Durham, NH graduated from the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts with a degree in Arts and Sciences in 1918. He was a member of Gamma Theta Fraternity, a reporter for the school newspaper and played baseball. He married Helen Florence Tilton, class of…
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    Conrad F. Peterson graduated from the University of New Hampshire in 1932. While at school he was a member of the Theta Chi fraternity and editor of the 1932 Granite Yearbook his junior year. This scrapbook was created by Conrad F. Peterson and contains mostly photographs. Many of the photos were…
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    Beta Phi Fraternity was founded in 1906 and later became a chapter of Lambda Chi Alpha. Collection includes the Beta Phi Fraternity minute book for years 1907-1909.
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    The Men's Inter-dormitory Council was formed in 1947. Its purpose was to act as a liaison unit between dormitory men and the administration. This notebook contains the minutes from the monthly meetings of the Men's Inter-dormitory Council for the years 1949-1954.
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    Charles E. Hewitt was an alumni of the University of New Hampshire, a professor of electrical engineering at the University starting in 1893, and later, Dean of Engineering during the World War I period. This folder contains correspondence between Charles E. Hewitt, Dean of Engineering, and the…
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    With the exception of a seven-year period between 1939 and 1946, when a student could test out of taking English, the Freshman English course has been a university-wide requirement. This series contains the files of the chairs of the freshman English…
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    This series contains videotapes concerning Whittemore School of Business and Economics.
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    This series contains the photographs of the University of New Hampshire Indoor Track Team. Records are also available, filed under UA 16/1/7