Benjamin Thompson Trust Fund
1856-1964
Financial Documents
(UA 1/6/1)
Size: 1 box, (.33 cu.ft.)
History: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 agricultural college. The New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts, already established in Hanover, was moved to Thompson's "Warner Farm" in Durham in 1893. Thompson stipulated that the Benjamin Thompson Trust Fund be set up by the State to provide for the maintenance of the college in perpetuity. The provisions of the will were carried out. The College became the University of New Hampshire in 1923. Scope and Content:
This series contains information about the Benjamin Thompson Trust Fund. Some of the information was collected and/or written by Professor Philip Marston. The documents show the history of the Fund and give specifics about the types of investments it has contained. Inventory:
| F. 1 | 1938-39, Data pertaining to Benjamin Thompson Estate |
| F. 2 | 1938-39, Data pertaining to Benjamin Thompson Estate |
| F. 3 | 1939, UNH land surveys |
| F. 4 | c.1939, Ben Thompson Trust Fund - Phil Marston's Notes |
| F. 5 | 1943-56, History of Ben Thompson Trust Fund - written by Phil Marston |
| F. 6 | 1904-43, Ben Thompson Trust Fund and the State of New Hampshire |
| F. 7 | 1899-1943, Ben Thompson Trust Fund - Investments |
| F. 8 | 1914, Report of the Finance Committee on the Ben Thompson Fund |
| F. 9 | 1942-64, Ben Thompson Trust Fund - Investments and property |