Curriculum & Academics

  • The Office of Community, Diversity, and Equity is located in Thompson Hall at UNH Durham. This collection contains materials generated by UNH's President's Commission on the Status of Women (including the DWALI group of single mothers), affirmative…
  • Granite State College was located in Concord, New Hampshire. It was established in 1972. In 1980 it merged with UNH-Manchester, then joined the University System of New Hampshire in 2023. It is now known as the UNH College of Professional Studies. The target audience is adult learners. This…
  • Mark W. Huddleston was the 19th president of the University of New Hampshire. This collection contains materials generated by Huddelston and his university administration.
  • The Moran Era Photograph Collection is a compilation of images from various sources which spans the 26 years for which Clement Moran was University of New Hampshire Photographer. This collection visually tells the story of early campus life during the…
  • University Archives
    "The Mission of Finance and Administration is to provide expert support to the President and to develop, implement, and continuously improve upon the best practices and highest quaility services for students, faculty, and staff that enable and enhance…
  • University Archives
    The College of Liberal Arts offers numerous faculty-directed study abroad programs to UNH studens from all its colleges. This collection contains information from both the Cambridge and London programs, dated 1993-2015. This collection consists of two…
  • University Archives
    Chappell Studio, Inc. from Fairfield, Iowa started offering a graduation archival program in 1993. UNH commencement ceremony photographs taken by Chappell Studios (no other universities are included)
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    The Botany Department was part of the curriculum of the Agriculture devision of the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts. This history was developed by the departmental review team, 1971.
  • University Archives
    Whittemore School Faculty Meetings
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    The Division of Continuing Education (DCE) was established in 1969-70 to offer an associate’s degree program specifically designed for the part-time, adult student. This collection contains a small sampling of the types of courses offered through DCE…
  • University Archives
    Teaching Excellence was a one page newsletter containing an article that was reproduced with permission from Teaching Excellence, a member service of the POD Network in Higher Education.
  • University Archives
    This is a collection of newsletters created by various UNH colleges and organizations. Most lasted only a short production run before being discontinued.
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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. It was first accredited by the American Occupational Therapy Association and the…
  • University Archives
    The Art Division of the Library was opened April 1939. The scrapbook of art division information was compiled by George R. Thomas.
  • University Archives
    Ann Weaver Hart was appointed eighteenth president of the University of New Hampshire on July 1, 2002. This collection contains the presidential papers of Ann Weaver Hart
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    The Beta of New Hampshire chapter of Phi Beta Kappa was installed on December 16, 1952. Members include UNH, UNH Manchester and the UNH School of Law faculty, staff, and administrators as well as students elected during their junior or senior year.…
  • University Archives
    James Horrigan led a distinguished career as a Professor of Accounting and Finance. He taught at Notre Dame from 1956 to 1966, and then at the University of New Hampshire for 30 years until his retirement in 1996. Teaching and community files of…
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    [bioghist abstract] One scrapbook of newspaper clippings created by the staff at the UNH College of Engineering and Physical Sciences.
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    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…
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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…
  • University Archives
    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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    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…
  • University Archives
    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…
  • University Archives
    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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    The graduate school at UNH was formally created in 1928, though graduate studies date back to the university founding. This series contains the minutes of the Graduate Council meetings and its subcommittees.
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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…
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    Herbert J. Moss worked in the President's Office as Secretary of the University from 1950-1952. Afterwards, he served as Dean of the Graduate School until 1954. This collection contains his files while employed in the President's Office at the…
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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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    The Dean's Council consists of all of the Deans within the University as well as other senior administrative officials. The Dean's Council reports directly to the President of the University. This series contains minutes and correspondence for the Dean's Council meetings.
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    The Dean of Student Affairs position was reclassified as Vice President for Student Affairs in July of 1991. This series contains annual reports submitted by the offices and programs that fall under the Dean and then Vice President for Student Affairs…
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    This booklet gives a description of the mission and curricula of each department in the college of Liberal Arts and how they prepare the students for life work.
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    The New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station was formed in August of 1887 as a department of the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts in Hanover, NH. The Station began with two departments--Dairy, and Field and Feeding. The…
  • University Archives
    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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    Arthur Stanton Adams was born on July 1, 1896 in Winchester, Massachusetts. He received degrees from Norwich University, The University of California and the Colorado School of Mines. He served as president of UNH from June of 1948 through 1950. The Papers of Arthur Stanton Adams cover the years…
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    Edward D. Eddy served the University of New Hampshire from 1949 to 1960, mostly in various administrative duties. These included terms as Administrative Officer, Vice President, and Provost. This collection contains his university files during the period of his employment.
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    The Merrimack Valley College began as a branch of the University of New Hampshire in 1967, providing continuing education programming to the residents of the Merrimack Valley area, the largest population center of the state. In 1977, the state…
  • University Archives
    Professor Joseph D. Batcheller (d. 1988) taught in the English Department and served as the Director of Theater at the University of New Hampshire. This collection contains his papers while employed at the university.
  • University Archives
    The Dean of Student Affairs position was reclassified in July of 1991 to create a Vice President for Student Affairs. This series contains the agendas, atttachments and minutes for the Staff Meetings of the Vice President for Student Affairs…
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    The paper was prepared by the chairs of the Physical Education for Women and Men in response to the Educational Policy Committee's specific recommendation suggesting elimination of the basic physical education requirement.
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    The Purnell Act was passed by Congress in 1925. It provided federal money to state Agricultural Experiment Stations for research on agriculture as well as the related economic and sociological factors. The University of New Hampshire took full…
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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 the correspondence and minutes of the Graduate School Research Council.
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    Robert Flint Chandler was appointed Dean of the College of Agriculture at UNH in 1947. He served as president of UNH from 1950-1954. During Chandler's administration, the drive for the Memorial Union Building was completed. In 1951, Sawyer and…
  • University Archives
    The post of Executive Secretary, and later that of the Assistant to the President, was organized to assist the President of the University of New Hampshire in his duties. This collection contains the files of the Executive Secretary from 1926 to 1937, and those of the Assistant to the President…
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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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    Instructor's Reports were written and filed for first (spring) and second (fall) semester, and summer session courses at the University of New Hampshire. These reports were required of every person holding a University appointment who conducted…
  • University Archives
    The Dean of Student Affairs position was reclassified in July of 1991 and made the Vice President for Student Affairs. This series contains the files of Student Affairs office under both the Dean of Student Affairs and the Vice President for Student…
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    This proposal was submitted to the National Science Foundation requesting funding for the expansion of the programs in the department of psychology.
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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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    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…
  • University Archives
    This collection contains files which were maintained by the Office of the President. They cover a wide range of topics which were addressed by the Office of the President, 1941-1980. Numerous files span more than one academic year and more than one…