Minutes, 1866-1988.

New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts (Hanover)

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New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts, Durham.

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University of New Hampshire. Board of Trustees.

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The original Board of Trustees of the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts consisted of 5 members chosen by the State and 4 members chosen by the Board of Trustees of Dartmouth College. While sharing location and Trustee members, New Hampshire College and Dartmouth were still separate schools. The president of Dartmouth, Asa Dodge Smith, was the first president of the Board of Trustees for New Hampshire College. This situation persisted from 1866-1893, at which time the Boa...

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...