World War I photographs, 1917-1940.
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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...
Thompson, Charlotte A., 1851-1939.
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Many of the men who attended the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts served in World War I. Portraits of the soldiers were compiled by Charlotte A. Thompson. She was Assistant Librarian at the College from 1907-1938. The school became the University of New Hampshire in 1923. From the description of World War I photographs, 1917-1940. (Manchester City Library). WorldCat record id: 29993941 ...
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...
