University Archives

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    In 1987, the university held the first university convocation to mark the beginning of the academic year and to welcome new faculty, staff and students. In 1992, the convocation was replaced by University Day.
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    The New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts was founded in Hanover, NH in 1866. The school moved to Durham, NH in 1893 and became the University of New Hampshire in 1923. The Alumni Association began publishing an alumni bulletin in…
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    This series contains issues of the leaflet Strike Daily which was produced by students at the University of New Hampshire during the student strike in the spring of 1970. The leaflets give information on how to get involved in anti-war work and…
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    Dr. Fred Engelhardt was chosen as president of UNH on December 1, 1936, assuming office the following April. He served as president until his death on February 3, 1944. The Fred Engelhardt Papers include topics such as library alterations, the WPA, the National Defence, and the military department.
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    This series contains the agendas with attachments for the President's Staff. The Staff was started in 1990 by President Dale Nitzschke and consists of all the Vice Presidents of the University.
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    The Merrimack Valley Branch of the University of New Hampshire was established in Manchester in September 1967. This series contains several issues of the student newspapers and a yearbook 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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    The New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts was established in 1866 in Hanover, NH and affiliated with Dartmouth College. Problems arose in the relationship between the two schools and it became necessary to explore alternatives for…
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    This booklet contains control station data and maps of station locations on campus collected by Ned Spaulding, construction and civil engineer.
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    This series contains a photocopy of a scrapbook composed predominately of newspaper articles covering the UNH Women's Hockey team from 1976-80. It was compiled by the mother of player Gail Griffith.
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    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.
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    The mission of the University of New Hampshire Department of Music is to advance the art of music and its related disciplines, promoting opportunities for creative and scholarly innovation, while preserving diverse repertories and cultural traditions. The Department of Music offers programs leading…
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    The Publications Office produces pamphlets, brochures, maps, posters, and invitations for the University. This series contains a collection of their products.
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    The Gay Student Organization at the University of New Hampshire was formed in 1973. This series contains photocopies made of 7 scrapbooks compiled by Robert F. Kruger. The scrapbooks show the fight in the community over the group's legal status at the…
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    The Zeta Epsilon Zeta local fraternity was established at the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts in 1894. It became the New Hampshire Beta chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon national fraternity in 1917. The College became the…
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    The Delta Beta chapter of Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity was installed at the University of New Hampshire in 1970. The fraternity became inactive just 4 years later in 1974. This series contains files from the Greek Advisor's Office pertaining to the…
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    Lloyd W. Quimby, from Claremont NH, graduated from the UNH in 1939. During his freshman year, he was involved with the cross country and baseball teams. This scrapbook contains newspaper clippings concerning UNH events which took place during Lloyd Quimby's college career. The bulk of the articles…
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    The Culver Literary Society at the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts in Hanover, NH held its first meeting on December 12, 1871. The purpose of the Society was to improve the elocution, composition and debate skills of its members. The 430 volume library collected by the…
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    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…
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    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.
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    This series contains the minutes of the meetings of the Executive Committee for the College of Liberal Arts. Included are discussions of curriculum changes and petitions from students.
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    Phyllis Killam Abell, member of the class of 1950, studied chemistry and served as president of the Association of Women Students at UNH. She began teaching and research at various institutions including UNH. She was a strong advocate for women and people of color. She taught Women's Studies…
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    This series contains the photographic records of the Basketball Teams of the University of New Hampshire. Records are also available, filed UA 16/1/16.
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    This series contains films created by the UNH Office of Public Information. Many of them were shot by Clement Moran using 16mm film. They have been converted onto VHS. They cover a variety of campus events from the 1930's and 1940's. There are…
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    This series contains videotapes of programs and exhibits in the University Art Gallery.
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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 minutes for the meetings of the Board of Trustees' Agricultural Affairs Committee.
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    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.
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    The Hatch Act, passed by Congress in 1887, established agricultural experiment stations around the country. It provided $15,000 a year for research and experimentation. The Act was amended in 1955. These funds were used to conduct the New England Region Projects. This series contains the…
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    The CREAM program is a two semester, eight credit class offered by UNH in which 15-20 students work together to manage a dairy herd. CREAMers are responsible for the health, breeding, milk production, feeding and costs of running a working 26-cow dairy herd. This series contains the booklet…
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    The graduate school at UNH was formally created in 1928, though graduate studies date back to the university founding. This series contains minutes from the meetings of the Executive Committee of the Graduate School of the University of New Hampshire.
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    This series contains the records of the University of New Hampshire Men's and Women's 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. This series contains the records of the University of New Hampshire Indoor Track Team between 1924-1992.
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    This series contains audio (cassette) and video (VHS) tapes of oral history interviews.
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    This series contains the files of the Parking and Traffic Committee at the University of New Hampshire.
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    The inaugural celebration for UNH President Dr. Ann Weaver Hart held on November 21-22, 2002 included an academic convocation to celebrate the scholarly and creative work of its faculty. In 2004, the academic convocation became part of University Day events.
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    This series contains the newsletter "Letter from Durham" published by the Office of University Development at the University of New Hampshire. The newsletter provided information concerning the University's finances and how their affect on the University community.
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    The Engineering Experiment Station was formed by the Board of Trustees of the University of New Hampshire in 1929 as a non-teaching division of the College of Technology. It was established to provide professional engineering and scientific assistance…
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    Harold Walter Stoke served as President of UNH from 1944-1947. After three years at the University of New Hampshire, Dr. Stoke resigned (August 1947) to become president of Louisiana State University. The Papers of Harold Walter Stoke cover the years 1944-1947 and include materials such as post war…
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    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…
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    The Merrimack Valley Branch of the University of New Hampshire was established in Manchester in September 1967. The branch started as an extension center. There were thirty-one credit courses, taught almost entirely by regular faculty members from the…
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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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    The New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts was founded in 1866 in Hanover, NH. The college moved to Durham, NH in 1893. The college library was first located in Thompson Hall. In 1907 a new library was built and named for Hamilton…
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    Ezra E. Adams, from Manchester, NH, graduated from the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts in 1878. [scopecontent abstract]
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    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.
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    The University of New Hampshire was originally founded in Hanover, NH in 1866. At the time it was called the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts. The college moved to Durham, NH in 1893 and became the University of New Hampshire in 1923. This series contains two volumes of…
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    Robert Connors was a professor of English at the University of New Hampshire. The University's Writing Center is named after him. This collection is composed of the Center's files.
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    The UNH Media Relations Office is charged with generating stories about the University to both campus and off-campus audiences. Chief among such stories are those that center around the University Presidents. This series includes the Media Relations files on UNH Presidents Robert Chandler, John…
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    This series contains the records of the Associated Student Organizations. They include financial data and information about individual student organizations on campus.
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    Sigma Beta local fraternity was founded in 1921 at the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts. This fraternity was one of the charter members of Theta Upsilon Omega national fraternity in 1924. After twelve years, in 1936, as part…