Individual Items
(UA 22)
Allen, C.F.
Industrial Education : An Address Before the Graduating Class of the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts, April 29, 1879.
(UA 22/1)
Publisher: Manchester, NH : Printed by John B. Clarke, 1879.
14 p. ; 14 x 22 cm.
C.F. Allen was a former president of the Maine State College. On April 29, 1879 he presented an address to the graduating class of the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts.
This series contains the text of the address delivered by C.F. Allen to the 1879 graduating class of the New Hampshire College.
Hall, Daniel, b.1832
Address at the Dedication of the New Hampshire College Library, Durham, N.H.
(UA 22/2)
1907, June 3; 20 p. ; 14 x 23 cm.
The library for the school is said to have first been located in Thompson Hall. In 1907 the new Hamilton Smith Library was dedicated and named for Hamilton Smith, a benefactor of the school. The college became the University of New Hampshire in 1923 and the library moved into the Dimond Library in 1958.
This series contains a copy of the address given by Col. Daniel Hall at the dedication of Hamilton Smith Library. It also contains a program for the library dedication ceremony.
Sanborn, Jeremiah W.
Farm experiments
(UA 22/3)
1878 February 9; 19 p.
Jeremiah W. Sanborn started at the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts in 1876 as farm superintendent. He continued in that position until 1883 when he left for a job in Missouri.
This series contains the report of Jeremiah W. Sanborn to the Secretary of the Board of Agriculture. The report details the experimental work done at the College Farm connected with the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts in Hanover, NH.
Coe, Edward B.
An address in commemoration of Asa Dodge Smith, D.D., LL.D. late president of Dartmouth College : alumni June 27, 1882, by Edward B. Coe, D.D. of New York.
(UA 22/4)
Publisher: Concord, NH : Printed by Republican Press Association, 1882, 39 p.
Asa Dodge Smith was born in 1804. He was president of Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH from 1863 until his death in 1877. He was also the first President of the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts (NHC) from 1866-1877. The agricultural school was founded in 1866 and was affiliated with Dartmouth until 1893 when the school moved to Durham, NH. During its time in Hanover, NHC shared Trustees and the President with Dartmouth.
This series contains the address given at the commemoration of Asa Dodge Smith by Edward B. Coe in 1882.
Blewett, Edward York, 1905-
History of Lewis Fields : New Recreational Area of the University of New Hampshire
(UA 22/5)
1936; 10 p. ; 22 x 28 cm.
The recreational area known as Lewis Fields at UNH was begun in December of 1933, finished in September of 1936, and named for President Edward M. Lewis. The facility was built using funds from the various federal relief agencies set up to help alleviate unemployment during the Great Depression of the 1930's.
Whoriskey, Richard, Jr., 1875-1922
New Hampshire State College in the World War
(UA 22/6)
ca. 1919-1921; 8 p.; 21 x 28 cm.
Richard Whoriskey graduated from Harvard in 1897 and secured a position as language professor at the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts in 1899. He served the College in this capacity until his death in 1922. He was active in the many organizations both on and off campus. He was a member of the Modern Language Association; Chairman for the New Hampshire War Records Committee; Chief of the Division of Co-operation Agencies on the Staff of N.H. Governor Huntley N. Spaulding; and Federal Food Administrator of New Hampshire. (See also Archives 940.3 W628h)
Batchelder, Leon W.
(UA 22/7)
1967; 1 folder.
Leon W. Batchelder was the son of Lyman Batchelder who was in charge of construction at the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts from 1915-1919. During World War I, the college housed and trained men in the Student Army Training Detachment. The men worked on many construction projects on the campus as part of their training. The school became the University of New Hampshire in 1923.
This series contains correspondence concerning the anecdotes related by Leon Batchelder to Philip Wilcox, then curator of the University of New Hampshire Museum. The anecdotes concern the work done by the student army trainees during World War I. The trainees built barracks and replaced the main flag pole in front of Thompson Hall among other duties.
Civilian Defense Regulations
(UA 22/8)
1941-44; 3 folders.
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.
F. 1 Air Raid Precautionary School, 1941
F. 2 Campus air raid and dim-out regulations
F. 3 Civilian Defense Regulations
Subject Headings:
World War, 1939-1945.
Walker, Joseph Burbeen, 1822-1913
Memorial Sketch of the Life and Character of Ezekiel Webster Dimond
(UA 22/9)
Imprint: Concord, New Hampshire: Edward A. Jenks, State Printer, 1877.
26 p. ; 14 x 22 cm.
Ezekiel Webster Dimond was the first faculty member of the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts.
This series consists of one folder containing a tribute to Ezekiel Webster Dimond. The pages trace Dimond from his birth in 1836 to his death in 1876. It was written in 1877 by Joseph B. Webster and printed by Edward A. Jenks.
Turner, Leslie
Grading at the University of New Hampshire
(UA 22/10)
1973 September; iv, 49 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Report written by the registrar to investigate grade point averages and the grading system at the University of New Hampshire between 1939 and 1972.
Board of Trustees
Specifications for Proposed Main Building of the College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts To Be Erected in Durham, N.H.
(UA 22/11)
Publisher: Ira C. Evans, Public Printer, Concord, NH
1892; 1 pamphlet, 24 p., 14 x 22 cm.
The New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts relocated from Hanover, NH to Durham, NH in 1893. Buildings were needed at the new site. A pamphlet was sent out to building contractors with the specifications for the erection of the Main Building, later named Thompson Hall.
This series consists of one folder containing the building specifications for the erection of the main building in Durham, NH for the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts. Included are all the specifications and instructions for contractors submiting bids to the College.
Rollins, Ralph H.
The New Hampshire College
(UA 22/12)
ca. 1900-1910; 31 leaves, ill., 20 x 25 cm
This series contains the history of the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts written by Ralph H. Rollins of the Class of 1903. The essay also includes information about the history of the Land-Grant colleges in the United States.
Report of the Committee Appointed by the Governor and Council Upon the Subject of an Agricultural College, with the Proposition of Hon. David Culver, In Reference Thereto and a Bill to Establish the New Hampshire Agricultural College.
(UA 22/13)
Publisher: Concord, NH; Amos Hadley, State Printer
1864; 19 p.
The Morrill Act, passed by the United States Congress in 1862, provided for land to be set aside in each state for the purpose of an agricultural college. The Governor of New Hampshire appointed a committee in 1863 to study the desirability of beginning such a college in New Hampshire. The favorable report of that committee led the State Legislature, in 1864, to approve the establishment of an agricultural college. Gen. David Culver, a member of the aforesaid committee, proposed to give to the state his 400 acre farm in Lyme, NH as the site of the agricultural college. The college was located in Hanover in 1866 and then moved to Durham in 1893.
This series consists of a pamphlet which contains the report of the Committee appointed by the Governor and Council in 1863 to study the subject of an agricultural college. It also contains the bill passed by the New Hampshire Legislature, in 1864, establishing the college. The proposition of Gen. David Culver, made in 1864, to give his land to the state for the purpose of the agricultural college is also included.
Morrill, Justin S.
State aid to the U.S. Land-Grant Colleges : an address in behalf of the University of Vermont and State Agricultural College, delivered in the Hall of the House of Representatives, at Montpelier, October 10, 1888
(UA 22/14)
Publisher: Montpelier, VT; Argus and Patriot Printing House
1888; 24 p.
Senator Justin S. Morrill of Vermont first introduced the idea of establishing Land-Grant Colleges to Congress in 1858. That bill was vetoed by President Buchanan. Morrill tried again and the College Land Grant was passed in 1862. This established Agricultural Colleges in 47 states.
This series consists of one pamphlet containing the address given by Congressman Justin S. Morrill in the Vermont State House of Representatives. Senator Morrill discusses his role in the creation of the Land-Grant Colleges and their success.
Kendall, Raymond Osgood
Correlation of an aptitude test and an intelligence test with the grades received by college freshman
(UA 22/15)
1930, August; [8] p. ; 22 x 28 cm.
This series contains the report made by Raymond Osgood Kendall (MA '30) concerning the correlation of aptitude tests and intelligence tests. He used the Iowa Placement Tests in English and Mathematics and the Psychological Examination taken by students entering the University of New Hampshire in 1926.
Tracy and Hildreth Architects
Specifications for a new dormitory for men
(UA 22/16)
1950; 105 p. ; 22 x 28 cm.
This series contains the building specifications for Alexander Hall, a men's dormitory at the University of New Hampshire. It was completed in 1951.
Tracy and Hildreth Architects
Specifications for Applied Farming Building
(UA 22/17)
1949; [5,] 103 p. ; 22 x 28 cm.
This series contains the specifications for the construction of the Applied Farming Building at the University of New Hampshire.
Willets, Edwin
(UA 22/18)
1894; 81 p.
This series contains the commencement address of the Hon. Edwin Willets to the graduates of the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts in 1894.
Report of the Committee to Investigate the Propriety of the Removal of the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts From Hanover
(UA 22/19)
1886; 42 p.
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 the agricultural college. The Governor and Council appointed a committee to research the removal of New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts from Hanover and to propose possible sites for its relocation. The New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts moved to Durham in 1893.
This series contains the report produced by the committee appointed to investigate the possibility of relocating the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts.
Conant, John
Memorial of Hon. John Conant, To the Legislature of New Hampshire In Relation to the N.H. College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts
(UA 22/20)
June Session, 1872; 7 p.
John Conant of Jaffrey, NH made several offers to the State of New Hampshire with regards to an agricultural college. He first offered his farm and $30,000 for the location and establishment of the agricultural college. That offer was declined and the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts was located in Hanover, NH in 1866. The next offer was a gift of $12,000 to be used for the erection of buildings for an experimental farm on the condition that the state contribute the same amount.
This series contains the proposal of John Conant to the State of New Hampshire concerning the experimental farm to be added to the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts.
Scott, Charles W.
Agricultural Education, Historically Considered
(UA 22/21)
Publisher: Concord, NH ; Printed by the Republican Press Association, 1884; 26 p.
This series contains the pamphlet Agricultural Education Historically Considered, by Charles W. Scott. Scott was a professor at the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts and he covers the history of agricultural education in his essay.
Huntley N. Spaulding Fund
(UA 22/22)
1933-1937; 1 folder.
Governor Huntley N. Spaulding of New Hampshire presented a gift to UNH in 1934 of $15,000. The money was set up as a revolving loan to be given to needy students for anything from tuition to books or living expenses. The president of the University was in charge of the fund. See also series UA 1/1/3.
This series contains the records of the students who received money from the Huntley N. Spaulding Fund from 1933-1937. The records include the amount and the conditions of the loan.
Burns, Charles H.
The Leach Bill, College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts: Address Delivered by Charles H. Burns of Wilton, N.H. Before House Committee on Agricultural College in Representatives Hall.
(UA 22/23)
Publisher: Concord, NH : People and Patriot Print
March 5, 1895; 6 p. ; 15 x 22 cm.
This series contains the address delivered by Charles H. Burns in favor of the Leach Bill. The Bill proposed that a two-year course in practical and theoretical agriculture, a department of horticulture, and a system of practical instruction and manual training be added to the curriculum at the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts.
Oyster River Hotel Company
(UA 22/24)
1884-1893; 1 volume.
Shares in the Oyster River Hotel in Durham, NH were bequeathed to the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts upon the death of Benjamin Thompson of Durham.
This series contains the record book of the minutes for the meetings of the Oyster River Company from 1884-1893.
Blewett, Edward York, 1905-
Agenda for the revision of the curriculums of the College of Liberal Arts
(UA 22/25)
1943; 53 p.
Edward Y. Blewett was Dean of the College of Liberal Arts at the University of New Hampshire from 1940-1958.
Huddleston, Eric T.
Contract Documents for Additions and Alterations to Womens Gymnasium for University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH
(UA 22/26)
1940-1941; 1 volume.
New Hampshire Hall on the University of New Hampshire campus was originally built in 1906 and called the Women's Gymnasium. It was remodeled in 1940 with Eric T. Huddleston as Architect.
This series contains the documents used in the process of contracting out the work for the renovation of New Hampshire Hall.
Huddleston, Eric T.
Contract Documents for Additions and Alterations of Demeritt Hall for University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH
(UA 22/27)
1950; 1 volume.
Demeritt Hall on the University of New Hampshire campus was originally built in 1914. It was renovated in 1950 with Eric T. Huddleston as Architect.
This series contains the documents used in the process of contracting out the work for the renovation of Demeritt Hall.
A Century In Durham
(UA 22/28)
Date: 1994
Size: 1 folder
The University was founded as the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts in Hanover, NH in 1866. It moved to Durham, NH in 1893 and became the University of New Hampshire in 1923. The University celebrated it's centennial in Durham in 1993.
This collection of essays, written by former UNH News Director C.W. Wolff, offers readers a look at University life, decade by decade, from its founding in 1893 through UNH's space science program in the 1990s.
Thompson, Benjamin, 1806-1890
The Last Will and Testament, and Codicils Thereto, of Benjamin Thompson, Late of Durham, N.H., Deceased
(UA 22/29)
Publisher: Concord, NH : Printed by the Republican Press Association, 1890; 12 p. ; 15 x 22 cm.
Benjamin Thompson owned a large farm and estate in Durham, NH. In his will he bequeathed the entire estate to the State of N.H. for the purpose of creating an agricultural college. Thompson died on January 30, 1890. The State used the land and revenue from his estate to move the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts from Hanover, NH to Durham.
This series contains an 1890 printed copy of the will of Benjamin Thompson of Durham, NH.
Transcription of Benjamin Thompson will.
Dimond, Ezekiel, 1836-1876
Scrapbook
(UA 22/30)
1861-1885; [43] p. : ill. ; 19 x 24 cm.
Professor Ezekiel Webster Dimond was born in Warner, NH in 1836. He graduated from Middlebury College in 1865. He became the first professor of the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts in 1868 where he worked until his death in 1876. For detailed information about Dimond's life see Joseph Walker's "Memorial Sketch of the Life and Character of Ezekiel Webster Dimond", Call Number: UA 22/7.
The scrapbook was compiled by Ezekiel Dimond and covers the time during which he taught at the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts. He also collected information about other agricultural colleges and agriculture in general.
Clarence W. Scott
Lecture notes
(UA 22/31)
Size: 2 folders
Professor Clarence W. Scott worked for the University for 54 years. He served as first librarian of the college, instuctor and professor of English, 1878-1886, and professor of history and political science, 1879-1930.
This series contains his lecture notes of American literature and personal notes in reference.
Osgood Family Correspondence
(UA 22/32)
1896-1932; 1 folder.
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 State Entomologist, a position he held until his retirement in 1959.
This series contains 7 letters: two written by Wilfred to his family and the rest written by various people to Mrs. Osgood concerning Wilfred's welfare and affairs.
William H. L. Brackett
(UA 22/33)
Dates: 1918-1936
Size: 1 folder
History:
William H. L. Brackett was born August 27, 1892 in Greenland, NH. He graduated from UNH in 1914. While a student, served as president of his class for three years, as well as president of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. He excelled in sports, playing football for four years, his fourth year as captain; baseball four years, cpatian his third and fourth year; and basketball one year. He enlisted in the Medical Reserve Corps at the outbreak of World War I and served for two years before being sent home. He died in June 1921 as a result of being gassed in France during the War.
Scope and Content:
This series contains postcards and a letter send to Ruth Schurman by William Brackett and newpaper clippings concerning Brackett.
Control Stations - UNH
by Ned Spaulding, Construction and Civil Engineer
(UA 22/34)
Dates: 1949
Size: 1 folder
This booklet contains control station data and maps of station locations on campus.
Valuable Reference Tables
by Ezra E. Adams
(UA 22/35)
Dates: 1878
Size: 1 folder
Scope and Content:
Ezra E. Adams, from Manchester, NH, graduated from the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts in 1878. This series contains the reference tables arranged by Adams for the Report of the Board of Agriculture.
License to Rape (Draft)
(UA 22/36)
Date: 1983
Size: 2 folders
Biography:
David Finkelhor is Professor and Codirector of the Family Research Laboratory and the Family Violence Research Program at the University of New Hampshire. He has been studying the problem of family violence since 1977. He earned a bachelors and masters degree at Harvard University and a doctorate in Sociology at UNH.
Scope and Content:
This series contains a rough draft of Finklehor's book License to rape: Sexual Abuse of Wives, published in 1985. It includes editors remarks and corrections made by the author.
Twenty-five Years of Home Demonstration Work in New Hampshire
by Daisy Deane Williamson
(UA 22/37)
Dates: 1940
Size: 1 volume
Daisy Deane Williamson was a Home Demostration Leader for the State Cooperative Extension program from, 1920-1942.
Tribute to Richard A. Morse
(UA 22/38)
Date: 1986
Size: 1 volume
Richard A. Morse graduated from UNH in 1951 where he majored in government. In 1971, he was elected to the Board of Trustees and served until 1985. He served as chairman of the Board from 1977-1985. When he retired, President Haaland presented him with a book of essays, written by a selected group of faculty, that reviewed the events and developments of the university over the course of his tenure on the Board.
This series contains copies of the essays written by Donald M. Murray, Dept. of English, Paul Brockelman, Dept. of Philosophy, Stuart Palmer, Dean of the College of Liberal Arts, Charles K. Taft, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Basil Mott, School of Health Studies, Susan Faxon Olney, Director, University Art Galleries, Samuel Smith, Dept. of Animal and Nutritional Sciences, Maynard C. Heckle, Cooperative Extension and School for Lifelong Learning, Robert Corell, Director, Marine Program/Sea Grant, John A. Lockwood, Dept of Physics and Manley R. Irwin, Whittemore School of Business and Economics.
The University Physical Expansion
by Eugene H. Leaver '44
(UA 22/39)
Dates: 1951; 2000
Size: 2 folders
Eugene H. Leaver graduated from UNH in 1944 with a degree in Architecture. He worked as the Assistant Director of Development and Planning at the Colorado School of Mines before returning to UNH in 1949 as the Assistant to the Superintendent of Properties. In 1966 he succeeded Harold Leavitt, who retired after 38 years, as Superintendent. Leaver (who was also Supervising Architect) served in that position until he retired in 1978.
Folder 1 contains an informal paper written in 1951 for his classmates and other alumni, describing the physical expansion that had taken place on campus since the end of World War II.
Folder 2 contains correspondence written in June 2000 from Leaver to then provost David Hiley in which he expresses his concerns for the condition of some buildings on campus.
A Story About the University of New Hampshire
by Arthur G. Davis '12
(UA 22/40)
Date: Sept. 25, 1970
Size: 1 folder
Davis was asked to give presentation on the history of UNH to the Northam Colonists (now the Dover Historical Society, Dover, NH) in Sept. 1970.
This folder contains two copies of the story; one in long-hand and a typed copy. It briefly covers the highlights of the university's first 104 years and eleven presidents.
The Fishes of the Northwest Atlantic (drafts)
by C. Floyd Jackson
(UA 22/50)
Dates: c. 1950
Size: 2 boxes
This series contains several drafts of a manuscript on "The Fishes of the Northwest Atlantic" written by C. Floyd Jackson. Jackson taught zoology at UNH from 1908-1952. He does not appear to have found a publisher for his manuscript.
C. Floyd Jackson
Collection Scrapbook - Personal Pictures
(UA 22/51)
Dates: August 20, 1931 - September 12, 1937
Size: 3 boxes
Biography:
C. Floyd Jackson became part of UNH in 1908 when he joined the faculty as an assistant entomologist. In 1928 he helped establish a Marine Zoological Laboratory on one of the Isles of Shoals and had his students transfer equipment to the island using his boat, named the Shankhassick, as well as an old automobile. He was a fly fisherman and also bred sled dogs, many of which he took with him on his various trips. By his retirement in 1952 he had served many positions at the University. His positions included assistant professor of zoology and entomology, chairman of the Department, Dean of the college of Liberal Arts in 1930, and director of the Biological Institute in 1939. He also headed the State Audubon Society as well as conducted a study of the Great Bay pollution.
Scope and Content:
This series contains a scrapbook of photos from various collecting trips, most including his sled dogs, fishing, and nature scenes. It also contains the negatives from most of the photos contained in the scrapbook.
| Trips: | |
| No. 1 | New Bern, North Carolina Trip through Cypress Swamp, Dec. 24-27, 1931; Photo subjects: Men in a canoe, Erma Jackson, Landscapes |
| No. 2 | Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, August 20-27, 1931; Photo subjects: C. Floyd and Erma Jackson (?) at a campsite, Tent, Landscapes |
| No. 3 | Southern Nova Scotia, Aug. 20 - Sept. 3, 1932; Photo subjects: Landscapes, Beaver Dam, Tent and campsite, Canoe, Fish |
| No. 4 | North Shore St. Lawrence and Southern Labrador, Aug. 15 - Sept. 6, 1932; Photo subjects: Old truck, Brick buildings, Riverboat, Scenes of the shoreline, Boats, Landscapes, Church, Bridge, Road Signs |
| No. 5 | Trip to Corner Pond, Dec. 18-30, 1932; Photo subjects: Tents in the snow, Dogs, Sledding |
| No. 6 | Trip to Little Millsfield, April 6-9, 1933; Photo subjects: Sled with dogs, Tent, Sledding with Dogs in woods |
| No. 7 | Trip through Pinkham Notch N.H. Academy of Science, June 3-4, 1933; Photo subjects: Old automobile, Mt. Washington, Fishing in river, Mountain landscape |
| No. 8 | Maps; Photo subject: various maps |
| No. 9 | Trip to Mitchenamakus Country, Aug. 17 - Sept. 5, 1933; Photo subjects: Car with canoe, Canoeing on river, Men holding fish, Log cabins, Men in Canoe, Fishing, Camping along river, River/landscape |
| No. 10 | Trip into Albany Intervale: Headwaters Swift River, Dec. 23, 1933; Photo subjects: Sled dogs in snow, Dogs (close-ups and single shots), Tent, Snowshoes |
| No. 11 | Zeta Notch, March 21, 1934; Photo subjects: Sled dogs in snow, Tent, Mountains, Landscape |
| No. 12 | Baskatong, Aug. 23, 1934; Photo subjects: Tent, Canoe, River |
| No. 13 | Big Greno, Jan. 31, 1935; Photo subjects: Sled dogs in snow, Landscape |
| No. 14 | North Shore Bay St. Lawrence, Aug. 24 - Sept. 11, 1935; Photo subjects: Old Automobile, Log cabin, Boats, Dirt roads, Bridge, Town, Buildings, Fisheries, Carts and Horses, Men napping, River, Landscape, Seascape |
| No. 15 | Hell Gate, Dec. 26-31, 1935; Photo subjects: Sled dogs, Cabins |
| Trips: | |
| No. 16 | Hell Gate, Feb. 1-5, 1936; Photo subjects: Snow, Cabins, Sled dogs |
| No. 17 | Adam's Point Swamp, March 7, 1936; Photo subjects: Tent, Sled dogs |
| No. 18 | Umbagog and Leonard Pond, Sept. 6, 1936; Photo subjects: Man in boat, Tent with people, Pond, Dog, Woods |
| No. 19 | Hell Gate, Dec. 20, 1936; Photo subjects: Sled dogs, Snow, Landscape, Sled |
| No. 20 | South Shore of the Labrador, Aug. 18 - Sept. 12, 1937; Photo subjects: Boats, Seascape, Tents, Canoes, Rocks by the water, Landscape, People |
| No. 21 | Hell Gate, Dec. 26 - Jan. 1, 1937; Photo subjects: Snow, Landscape, Cabins, Sled dogs |
| No. 22 | CFJ IV Vertebrate Ecology IV 2.6. Haversack; Photo subjects: Backpack |
| No. 23 | CFJ IV 2.-20 Dog Sled and IV 3.-20; Photo subjects: Dogs, large photos of Sled Dog and Man with dogs in snow |
| No. 24 | CFJ IV 3.Bio-Geography; Photo subjects: Maps |
| No. 25 | CFJ Photos 23-43 Various Places (Waterville, Lewiston, Quebec); Photo subjects: Bates at Waterville, Bates at Lewiston, Chateau Frontenac in Quebec, Ferry, Fortifications, Landscape |
| F.1 | New Bern, North Carolina Trip through Cypress Swamp Dec. 24-27, 1931 |
| F.2 | Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Aug. 20-27, 1931 |
| F.3 | Southern Nova Scotia, Aug. 20 - Sept. 3, 1932 |
| F.4 | North Shore St. Lawrence and Southern Labrador Aug. 15 - Sept. 6, 1932 |
| F.5 | Trip to Corner Pond, Dec. 18-30, 1932 |
| F.6 | Trip to Little Millsfield, April 6-9, 1933 |
| F.7 | Trip through Pinkham Notch N.H. Academy of Science, June 3-4, 1933 |
| F.8 | Maps |
| F.9 | Trip to Mitchenamakus Country, Aug. 17 - Sept. 5, 1933 |
| F.10 | Trip into Albany Intervale: Headwaters Swift River, Dec. 23, 1933 |
| F.11 | Zeta Notch, March 21, 1934 |
| F.12 | Baskatong, Aug. 23, 1934 |
| F.13 | Big Greno, Jan. 31, 1935 |
| F.14 | North Shore Bay St. Lawrence, Aug. 24 - Sept. 11, 1935 |
| F.15 | Hell Gate, Dec. 26-31, 1935 |
| F.16 | Hell Gate, Feb. 1-5, 1936 |
| F.17 | Adam's Point Swamp, March 7, 1936 |
| F.18 | Umbagog and Leonard Pond, Sept. 6, 1936 |
| F.19 | Hell Gate, Dec. 20, 1936 |
| F.20 | South Shore of the Labrador, Aug. 18 - Sept. 12, 1937 |
| F.21 | Hell Gate, Dec. 26 - Jan. 1, 1937 |
| F.22 | CFJ IV Vertebrate Ecology IV 2.6.Haversack pg.5 |
| F.23 | CFJ IV 2.-20 Dog Sled and IV 3.-20 |
| F.24 | CFJ IV 3. Bio-Geography |
| F.25 | Photos 23-43 Various Places (Waterville, Lewiston, Quebec) |
New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts
Scrapbook
(UA 22/68)
1892-1907; 1 volume.
The New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts was founded in 1866 in Hanover, NH and affiliated with Dartmouth College. The school moved to Durham, NH in 1893 and became the University of New Hampshire in 1923.
This scrapbook contains newspaper clippings about the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts.
Subject Headings:
Murkland, Charles Sumner, 1856-1926.
Thompson, Lucien.
New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts -- History.
University of New Hampshire -- History.
Agricultural colleges -- New Hampshire.
Agricultural education -- New Hampshire.
Letters of tribute to Clarence W. Scott: University of New Hampshire, 1876-1927
(UA 22/70)
1927 June; 322 leaves : ill. ; 29 cm.
Clarence W. Scott was hired as an Instructor in History at the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts in 1876. He was promoted to Professor in 1881 in which position he continued until 1929. During that time he also taught Political Science.
This book is a compilation of letters written to Clarence W. Scott on the occasion of his fifty-first year at the University of New Hampshire. A letter was sent out to faculty, alumni and friends of UNH asking for letters to Prof. Scott in commemoration of his long service. The letters were then bound together into a book. Also included are letters from his daughter Alice to Phil Wilcox, then UNH museum curator, concerning the transfer of the book to UNH in 1974. A similar book was also prepared for Prof. Charles H. Pettee as he was also completing his fifty-first year of service. For Pettee's book see collection UA 22/71.
Letters of tribute to Charles H. Pettee: University of New Hampshire 1876-1927
(UA 22/71)
1927 June; 331 letters, bound : ill. ; 29 cm.
Charles Holmes Pettee served the University of New Hampshire for 62 years in various capacities. He was born in Manchester, NH on February 2, 1853. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1874 and received a degree in Civil Engineering from the Thayer School in 1876. 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 appointed treasurer and auditor for the college in 1884 and Dean of Faculty in 1888. When the college prepared to move to Durham, NH in 1893, Pettee was instrumental. In April of 1937, he was made a Dean Emeritus and the University Historian. He was also acting president three times: 1891-1893, 1912, 1917. In addition to his work at the University , Dean Pettee also owned the Durham Spring Water Co. which provided water to the town of Durham and to the University. He was also a lobbyist, town auditor and representative, church deacon and farm manager. Dean Pettee died on March 23, 1938.
This book is a compilation of letters written to Charles H. Pettee on the occasion of his fifty-first year at the University of New Hampshire. A letter was sent out to faculty, students, alumni and friends of the UNH asking for letters to Dean Pettee in commemoration of his long service. The letters were then bound together into a book and presented to the Dean. A similar book also prepared for Prof. Clarence W. Scott as he was also completing 51 years of service to UNH. For Scott's book see UNH Archives collection UA 22/70.
New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station Letters
(UA 22/77)
Dates: 1888-1891
Size: 2 volume
History:
The New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station was established as a department of the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts in 1887. George H. Whitcher, professor or Agriculture in the college, became the first Director of the Station. The College was located in Hanover, NH from 1868 until 1893 when it was removed to Durham.
Scope and Content:
This series contains two volumes of carbon copied letters written by various people associated with the business of running the Agricultural Experiment Station.
UNH Women's Hockey
Scrapbook
(UA 22/79)
Dates: 1976-80
Size: 1 folder
Scope and Content:
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.
The History of the University of New Hampshire (draft)
by Clarence W. Scott
(UA 22/82)
Size: 1 box
Date: ca. 1929
Professor Clarence W. Scott worked for the University for 54 years. He served as first librarian of the college, instuctor and professor of English, 1878-1886, and professor of history and political science, 1879-1930. A short time before his death, Dr. Scott had undertaken the writing of a history of the university. The manuscript was never finished.
This series contains three drafts of the portion of the history he completed before he died.
Meetings of Council, New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station
Minutes
(UA 22/84)
Dates: 1893-1904
Size: 1 volume
The minutes of the Meetings of Council, New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station were recorded by Clarence M. Weed, Sec.
Records of Meetings of the Faculty of the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts
(UA 22/85)
Dates: 1906-1916
Size: 1 volume
The minutes of the meetings of the faculty of the NHCAMA were recorded by secretaries, C. H. Harrison, 1906-1908; E. R. Groves, 1908-1911; Mabel Hodgkins, 1911-1914; Florence Trimmer, 1914-1915; and Conda J. Ham, 1915-1916. They include printed materials pasted and laid in.
Chronology of Events Significant to the Cooperative Extension Service and Its Clients
Compiled by Ruth G. Stimson '40
(UA 22/86)
Dates: 1906-1982
Size: 28 volumes
Scope and Content:
The information contained in these 28 volumes was collected by Stimson during her tenure with the cooperative extension service. The volumes are organized chronologically and contain information from publications, newspaper clippings, cards, photographs (original and photocopied).
Ruth G. Stimson graduated from UNH in 1940 with a degree in Home Economics. She joined the Cooperative Extension as a Home Demonstration Agent-at-Large. Shortly after, she was assigned to the Rockingham County Office where she worked until she retired in 1982.
Inventory:| Parts 1 & 2 | 1914-1930 |
| Part 3 | 1931-1941 |
| Part 4 | 1942-1943 |
| Part 5 | 1944-1945 |
| Part 6 | 1946-1947 |
| Part 7 | 1948-1949 |
| Part 8 | 1950-1951 |
| Part 9 | 1952-1953 |
| Part 10 | 1954-1955 |
| Part 11 | 1956-1957 |
| Part 12 | 1958-1959 |
| Part 13 | 1960-1061 |
| Part 14 | 1962-1963 |
| Part 15 | 1964-1965 |
| Part 16 | 1966-1967 |
| Part 17 | 1968-1969 |
| Part 18 | 1970-1971 |
| Part 19 | 1972-1973 |
| Part 20 | 1974-1975 |
| Part 21 | 1976 |
| Part 22 | 1977 |
| Part 23 | 1978 |
| Part 24 | 1979 |
| Part 25 | 1980-1981 |
| Part 26 | 1982 |
| Part 1 | Timeline, 1914-1961 |
| Part 2 | Timeline, 1962-1982 |
The Deaf in New Hampshire and TTY in Cooperative Extension
Compiled by Ruth G. Stimson '40
(UA 22/87)
Date: c.1978
Size: 2 volumes
Scope and Content:
This series contains a "Report on Innovative Project on Using a Phone Teletypewriter as a Possible Extension Method With Profoundly Deaf People", by Ruth Stimson and a notebook of information about the project compiled by Stimson.
Ruth G. Stimson graduated from UNH in 1940 with a degree in Home Economics. She joined the Cooperative Extension as a Home Demonstration Agent-at-Large. Shortly after, she was assigned to the Rockingham County Office where she worked until she retired in 1982.
International Foods
Compiled by Ruth G. Stimson '40
(UA 22/88)
Date: c.1982
Size: 3 volumes
Scope and Content:
The information compiled in these volumes was the result in part of the International Farm Youth Exchange Program in New Hampshire Cooperative Extension. From 1950 to [1982] New Hampshire IFYE students visited one of 72 host countries...After a delegate returned home from a six month visit overseas, he or she spoke in each of the ten counties in NH. The individual shared his or her experiences to promote good will and understanding about the people in the host country. The title of the program was eventually changed to the International 4-H Youth Exchange Program as the number of farm youth decreased.
Ruth G. Stimson graduated from UNH in 1940 with a degree in Home Economics. She joined the Cooperative Extension as a Home Demonstration Agent-at-Large. Shortly after, she was assigned to the Rockingham County Office where she worked until she retired in 1982.
v.1 Foods of Europe, A-G
v.2 Foods of Europe, H-Z and Asia Minor
v.3 Foods of Asia, Oceania, S. America, Central America, Mexico, Caribbean Islands and Canada
Information on Heritage Foods of the USA, Parts 1 & 2
Compiled by Ruth G. Stimson '40
(UA 22/89)
Date: c.1986
Size: 2 volumes
Scope and Content:
These volumes contain articles from magazines and newspapers as well as booklets of recipes concerning the origins of heritage foods in the United States.
Ruth G. Stimson graduated from UNH in 1940 with a degree in Home Economics. She joined the Cooperative Extension as a Home Demonstration Agent-at-Large. Shortly after, she was assigned to the Rockingham County Office where she worked until she retired in 1982.
Partial Mechanics for "Images of a University"
(UA 22/90)
Date: 1983
Scope and Content:
This series contains the partial mechanics for the book, "Images of a University", written by John Bardwell and Ron Bergeron. It includes a copy of the original manuscript with edits.