Scrapbook, 1913-1917.

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Scrapbook, 1913-1917.

This scrapbook contains memorabilia collected by Helen F. Batchelder during her college years.

1 box (.5 cu.ft.)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7287276

UNH Durham, Dimond Library

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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...

Batchelder, Helen Florence.

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Helen F. Tilton Batchelder, from Auburn, NH, graduated from the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts with a degree in Arts and Sciences in 1917. She was a member of the Honorary Zoological Fraternity, Pi Gamma;Alpha Alpha Alpha which was a women's society and of the Chi Omega Sorority. She was also active in the young Women's Christian Association (Y.W.C.A.). She married Philip Batchelder, Class of 1918. The College was founded in Hanover, NH in 1866. It moved to Durham, NH...

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...