New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts Miscellaneous Documents
1862-1908
Miscellaneous
(UA 1/5/1)
Size: 2 boxes
History:The New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts was formed in Hanover, New Hampshire in 1866. The first faculty member of the College was Ezekiel Dimond. In 1893, the College moved to Durham, New Hampshire. Scope and Content:
This collection consists of various documents from the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts while located in Hanover, NH and concerning its formative years in Durham. There are financial documents, correspondence, brochures, lists of graduates, agreements , etc. Inventory:
| F. 1 | August 10, 1865, Account of Culver Estate |
| F. 2 | 1867-1892, Agreements between New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts and Dartmouth College |
| F. 3 | Petition: "To the Honorable Legislature of New Hampshire" 1869 |
| F. 4 | "An Act in Relation to the Funds of the N.H. College of Agriculture"-1872 |
| F. 5 | 1867-1873, Inquiries Respecting Colleges of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts (Financial Documents) |
| F. 6 | 1868-1877, Purchase receipts |
| F. 7 | March 1878-August 1878, Purchase receipts |
| F. 8 | September 1878-December 1878, Purchase receipts |
| F. 9 | 1879-1880, Purchase receipts |
| F. 10 | 1881, Purchase receipts |
| F. 11 | 1882, Purchase receipts |
| F. 12 | 1883-1892, Purchase receipts |
| F. 13 | 1862-1870, Correspondence, Edward Dow to Ezekiel Dimond |
| F. 14 | 1869, Correspondence, J.C. Tibbetts to Ezekiel Dimond |
| F. 15 | 1869, Correspondence (Ezekiel Dimond) |
| F. 16 | 1870-1871, Correspondence, John Conant to Ezekiel Dimond |
| F. 17 | 1867-1871, Correspondence, Ezekiel Dimond to Asa D. Smith |
| F. 18 | 1868, Correspondence, Asa D. Smith |
| F. 19 | 1868-1876, Correspondence (Asa D. Smith) |
| F. 20 | 1871, Correspondence (Asa D. Smith) |
| F. 21 | 1875, Correspondence (Asa D. Smith) |
| F. 22 | 1876, Correspondence, John Conant to Asa D. Smith |
| F. 23 | 1876, Correspondence (Asa D. Smith) |
| F. 24 | 1877, Correspondence (Asa D. Smith) |
| F. 25 | 1887, Correspondence, Professor Kinkard to F.N. Devoe and Company |
| F. 26 | 1867-1875, Construction and Alteration of Buildings |
| F. 27 | 1875-1890, Schedule of Annual Examinations |
| F. 28 | 1880-1891, Brochures for NHC in Hanover |
| F. 29 | Graduates of NHC (Hanover) |
| F. 30 | 1870, Presentation of Daniel Webster's Plow, |
| F. 31 | 1869-1870, Survey of Water Power in NH, (submitted by Ezekiel Dimond) |
| F. 1 | 1891, Transit Notes on the Original Survey of the Thompson Farm in Durham |
| F. 2 | 1892, Laying of the cornerstone for Thompson Hall |
| F. 3 | 1892-93, Construction of academic buildings - Proposals, bids and estimates |
| F. 4 | 1892, Construction of academic buildings - contracts |
| F. 5 | 1893, Construction of academic buildings - accounts |
| F. 6 | 1893, Purchase of the bell for Thompson Hall |
| F. 7 | 1893, Job inquiries |
| F. 8 | 1893, Duties of the faculty |
| F. 9 | 1894, Weekly Programme of Institute Course: General Farmer's Meeting |
| F. 10 | 1897, Survey of college boundries |
| F. 11 | 1897, Letter from Albert Demeritt concerning college boundries |
| F. 12 | 1898, Division of the Department of Agriculture and Horticulture |
| F. 13 | 1899, Certificate for admission to NHC and Payment notice |
| F. 14 | c. 1900, Events in college history extracted from Trustees minutes |
| F. 15 | 1895-1903, Information pertaining to agricultural colleges |
| F. 16 | 1903, Election of William D. Gibbs as president |
| F. 17 | 1903, Letter from F. W. Taylor to L. Thompson regarding his acceptance of position as professor of agriulture |
| F. 18 | 1905, Total cost of President's House |
| F. 19 | 1908, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, reports |