Scrapbook, 1908-1912.

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Scrapbook, 1908-1912.

This scrapbook contains items relating to the time Arthur Grant Davis spent at the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts. It contains photos, postcards, commencement programs and other personal memorabilia.

1 box (.5 cu.ft.)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7265272

UNH Durham, Dimond Library

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Davis, Arthur Grant.

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This scrapbook was created by Arthur Grant Davis from Peterborough, NH, Class of 1912. He received a B.S. in Agriculture from the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts and was very active in campus activities. He was a member of Gamma Theta, Alpha Zeta and the Rifle Team. He served as the Secretary-Treasurer of the Agricultural Club and was the assistant editor of the 1912 Granite yearbook. He played Class Baseball and Football and participated in the Cane Rush. The New Hamp...

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...

New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts

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The New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts was established as a Land-Grant College in 1866 in Hanover, NH. The school moved to Durham, NH in 1893 and changed its name to the University of New Hampshire in 1923. The federal government required each Land-Grant institution to send an annual report of its activities and finances. From the description of Annual Reports, 1893-1958. (Manchester City Library). WorldCat record id: 29015821 To met military need for...