This history of the part played by the New Hampshire College in the world war was / prepared by Richard Whoriskey, Jr. acting as historian by appontment by the President of the College, [ca. 1919-1921]
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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...
Whoriskey, Richard, Jr., 1875-1922.
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Richard Whoriskey graduated from Harvard in 1897 and secured a position as language professor at the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts in 1899. He served the College in this capapcity until his death in 1922. He was active in the many organizations on campus as well as off. He was a member of the Modern Language Association; Chairman for the New Hampshire War Records Committee; Chief of the Division of Co-operation Agencies on the Staff of N.H. Governor Huntley N. Sapuld...
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...
