Presidential Papers, 1947-1948.

University of New Hampshire. President (1947-1948)

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Following the resignation of President Harold W. Stoke, in August of 1947, the Board of Trustees of the University of New Hampshire spent the fall semester choosing a successor. During this period the President of the Board, Frank Randall, served as interim executive officer. However, because Randall was active in business, Dean Lauren Seeley of the College of Technology actually handled most of the business of the Office of the President. From the description of Presidential Papers,...

University of New Hampshire. Office of the President.

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Seeley, Lauren E.

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University of New Hampshire

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In 1861, the United States federal government approved the Morrill Act which set aside land in each state for the founding of public higher education. In 1862, the New Hampshire state legislature accepted the grant of 80,000 acres of public lands on which to set up a university. It was not until 1866 however, that the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts was incorporated by the state legislature. They started the process of creating the By-laws and the Charter in 1862 and t...

Randall, Frank W.

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