Records, 1935-1962.

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Records, 1935-1962.

This series contains material collected by Carroll S. Towle relating to the Writers' Conference. Included are correspondence, programs, news releases, brochures, chapbooks, manuscripts and the newsletter the Durham Bull. See also UV 17/6 for photographs of the conference.

2 boxes (.5 cu.ft.).

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SNAC Resource ID: 7275971

UNH Durham, Dimond Library

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Writers' Conference University of New Hampshire

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The Writers' Conference was held every summer at the University of New Hampshire from 1939 to 1961. Carroll S. Towle, a professor of English at the University, helped establish the conference and was its director until his death in 1962. From the description of Records, 1935-1962. (Manchester City Library). WorldCat record id: 29832436 ...

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...

Towle, Carroll S.

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