New England Region Projects, 1954-1985.

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New England Region Projects, 1954-1985.

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This series contains the correspondence and reports which pertain to each of the research projects funded by the Hatch Act. All the research projects deal with economic and agricultural topics.

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UNH Durham, Dimond Library

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UNH Durham, Dimond Library

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New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station.

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This series contains the files for the research projects conducted by the New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station. Support for the research came from various funds: the Hatch Act, Bankhead-Jones Fund, Purnell Act and the Adams Fund. From the description of Research projects, 1925-1986. (Manchester City Library). WorldCat record id: 28919517 The Hatch Act, passed by Congress in 1887, established agricultural experiment stations around the country. It provided $15,000 a ...

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...