University Archives

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    Acacia Fraternity began at the University of New Hampshire as the Ritrian Club in 1949. The Club was established as the New Hampshire chapter of Acacia Fraternity in the same year. The Fraternity was permanatly suspended in 1996. This series contains…
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    Theodore Russell Lovejoy from Conway, NH attended the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts from 1916-1920 but did not graduate. He attended Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, NH before entering New Hampshire College. While at college he earned his letters in football, was a…
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    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…
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    Professor Fredrick W. Taylor (1876-1963) of Ohio State university was appointed professor of agriculture and head of the department of agriculture at UNH in 1903. In 1908 he became professor of agronomy. In 1915 he was made dean of the agricultural division. This series contains two midterm exams…
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    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…
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    The Engineering Design and Analysis Laboratory was formed in 1965 as an interdisciplinary faculty group made up mainly of members of the College of Technology. The primary objectives are to give both faculty and qualified students experience in inventive engineering development where accomplishment…
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    The first student theater productions at the Univeristy of New Hampshire were performed in 1923. In 1973, the department was expanded and renamed the Department of Theater and Communications. The Communications division became a separate Department in…
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    This series contains the photographs of the University of New Hampshire Baseball Team. Records and other papers are also available, filed under UA 16/1/14
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    This series contains videotapes covering a variety of subjects associated with the university.
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    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.
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    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…
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    This series contains the reports and agendas of the Board of Trustees' External Affairs Committee. This committee replaced the Alumni Relations Committee.
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    The University of New Hampshire, incorporated in 1866 by the state legislature as the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts, was one of the early land-grant institutions of public higher education established under the Morrill Act…
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    This series contains files from the Dean's Office of the College of Life Sciences and Agriculture.
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    This series contains information collected by the UNH Museum curator in preparation for an exhibition on the UNH Marine Program in 2001.
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    The Fireside Experience Program was developed and first occured in 1981. This series contains various papers and correspondence concerning the Fireside Program.
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    This series contains the records of the University of New Hampshire Women's Field Hockey Teams.
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    The Sports Information Office is responsible for the gathering and dissemination of all UNH sports information through-out the nation. The first varsity rifle team was organized in 1933-34. It was not offered after 1962. This series contains the…
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    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…
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    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…
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    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…
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    The newspaper-style Alumni Companion replaced the New Hampshire Alumnus magazine in 1988. Its purpose was to keep alumni informed about alumni affairs and developments at the University, as well as keeping class members in touch with each other and…
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    Logos is the undergraduate journal of UNH's Humanities Department.
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    Edward Morgan Lewis served as president of the University of New Hampshire from September 1, 1927 to May 24, 1936. Lewis received both his undergraduate and graduate education from Williams College. He came to UNH from Massachusetts Agricultural…
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    The Professional, Administrative and Technical (PAT) Staff Council, established in 1975 as a standing council of the UNH administration, serves the president in an informational and advisory capacity, provides for the election of staff senators, and recommends staff personnel policies. It also…
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    The Merrimack Valley Branch of the University of New Hampshire was established in Manchester in September 1967. This collection contains a few various annual reports of Merrimack Valley Branch.
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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. The University of New Hampshire at Manchester (UNHM) provides access to UNH associate, bachelor and graduate…
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    This series contains the specifications for the construction of the Applied Farming Building at the University of New Hampshire.
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    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…
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    Charles Holmes Pettee served the University of New Hampshire for 62 years in various capacities. Pettee started teaching at the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts (NHC) in 1876 when it was still located in Hanover, NH. He was a professor of mathematics from 1877-1917. He was…
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    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…
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    All students enrolled in the honors program are required to complete a thesis. Completed theses are housed in the University Archives.
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    The UNH News Bureau is responsible for generating stories for both university and extra-university consumption. This series contains press releases which were sent to outside media the UNH News Bureau.
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    The Sphinx, the Sophomore Honorary Society, was principally concerned with helping to guide the Freshmen during Orientation Week. The Sphinx also edited the Freshman Handbook, sold the beanies, and proctored exams during the first week of school. This series contains the files of the Sphinx from…
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    The Nu Sigma Mu local fraternity was established at the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts in 1922. They were installed as the Epsilon chapter of Theta Kappa Phi national fraternity in 1924. In 1959, Theta Kappa Phi united with…
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    This series contains the Records of the Mu Chapter of Alpha Chi Sigma (an honorary Chemistry Fraternity) and document meetings held from December 5, 1921 through May 3, 1934. These minutes are housed in two separate "Recorder's Notebooks," accompanied…
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    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,…
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    The Honors Convocation is held each year to recognize students who have received academic honors as well as those who have won various kinds scholarships, prizes and awards. This series contains Honors Convocation programs from the University of New Hampshire.
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    The first Summer School of Biology was held at the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts in 1894. Classes met from July 5 to August 4. The program was designed in cooperation with the State Department of Public Instruction especially for secondary school teachers who wished to…
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    East Hall was a UNH dormitory built prior to 1926. This series contains the visitors register for East Hall, a dormitory at the University of New Hampshire, for the years 1953-1969. Visitors registered when they came for events such as Mother's Day, Father's Day, Homecoming and various dances.
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    The Arts and Sciences Division was formed in 1893 and was renamed the College of Liberal Arts in 1923. This series contains the minutes for the faculty meetings of the College of Liberal Arts.
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    Philip M. Marston was a professor of History at the University of New Hampshire from 1939 to 1966. He was appointed as the University Historian in 1962 and was working on a history of the University. The manuscript was never finished due to his death on November 11, 1966. This collection contains…
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    This series contains the photographs of the University of New Hampshire Hockey team. Records are also available, filed under UA 16/1/15
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    This series contains videotapes of various events sponsored by the UNH Foundation or tapes made to highlight the work going on at the Univesity to garner private support and endowments for the university. The UNH Foundation is an independent…
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    This series contains a videotape produced for the Mechanical Engineering Department.
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    In 1963, the University System of New Hampshire (USNH) was created when the teacher's colleges at Plymouth and Keene were brought under the same Board of Trustees as the University. This collection contains various licenses. The series is divided into…
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    The Program and Services committee recommends policies and procedures for evaluating, approving, and terminating educational programs. In collaboration with the chancellor and institutional leaders, committee members are responsible to plan and…
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    The University of New Hampshire, incorporated in 1866 by the state legislature as the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts, was one of the early land-grant institutions of public higher education established under the Morrill Act. First situated in Hanover in connection with…
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    The Animal Husbandry Department was part of the Agricultural Division of the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts. The college became the University of New Hampshire in 1923. In 1958 the Animal Husbandry Department was renamed the Department of Animal Sciences and in 1969 it…
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    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.