Letters of tribute to Charles H. Pettee : University of New Hampshire 1876-1927, 1927 June.

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Letters of tribute to Charles H. Pettee : University of New Hampshire 1876-1927, 1927 June.

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This book is a compilation of letters written to Charles H. Pettee on the occasion of his fifty-first year at the University of New Hampshire. A letter was sent to faculty, students, alumni and friends of UNH asking for letters to Dean Pettee in commemoration of his long service. The letters were bound together and presented to the Dean.

331 letters, bound : ill. ; 29 cm.

UNH Durham, Dimond Library

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UNH Durham, Dimond Library

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Pettee, Charles H., 1853-1938.

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Charles H. Pettee was born in Manchester, NH on February 2, 1853. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1874 and received a degree in Civil Engineering from the Thayer School in 1876. He started teaching at the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts (NHC) in Hanover, NH in 1876. He served the University of New Hampshire for 62 years in various capacities. He was a professor of mathematics,Dean of Faculty, treasurer, auditor and interim president three times. In April of 1937...

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...

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...