Old records and up-to-date list of University of New Hampshire Trustees, Administrative Officers, Faculty, Experiment Station Staff, Honorary and Advanced Degrees, etc., 1891-1956.

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Old records and up-to-date list of University of New Hampshire Trustees, Administrative Officers, Faculty, Experiment Station Staff, Honorary and Advanced Degrees, etc., 1891-1956.

The record book in this series contains transcripts of written reports and documents sent to the Board of Trustees. These transcripts were entered from 1891 to approximately 1911. The book also contains lists of Trustees, Faculty, Presidents, Honorary Degree recipients, etc. Some of the lists were kept up-to-date through 1956.

1 box (.5 cu.ft.).

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SNAC Resource ID: 7270902

UNH Durham, Dimond Library

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New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts. Board of Trustees.

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New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts was founded in 1866 in Hanover, NH. The school moved to Durham, NH in 1893 and became the University of New Hampshire in 1923. The Board of Trustees resolved in 1891 that written reports to the Board and other documents deemed of value should be recorded in a separate book. This was done from 1891 to approximately 1956. From the description of Old records and up-to-date list of University of New Hampshire Trustees, Administra...

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...

University of New Hampshire. Board of Trustees

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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...

Gibbs, William David, 1869-1944.

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William D. Gibbs was born in Winchester, Illinois in 1869. He received his BS and MS degrees from the Agricultural College of the University of Illinois. He later went on to earn a D. Sc. from the University of Naine in 1908. Prior to accepting the Presidency of the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts in 1903, he had held positions as a Professor of Agriculture and Director of the Experiment Stations at New Hampshire College and A. & M. College of Texas. He left office...