History of the University of New Hampshire : notes and drafts, 1939-41.

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History of the University of New Hampshire : notes and drafts, 1939-41.

This series contains the notes and drafts kept by Prof. Babcock and Marion Boothman '22, who helped with the research for the book "History of the University of New Hampshire, 1866-1941" published in 1941.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7383354

UNH Durham, Dimond Library

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Boothman, Marion.

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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...

Babcock, Donald C. (Donald Campbell), 1885-1986

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University of New Hampshire philosophy professor, minister, and poet. From the description of Donald Campbell Babcock papers, 1903-1986. (Manchester City Library). WorldCat record id: 32116155 Donald C. Babcock was a professor of History and then Philosophy at the University of New Hampshire from 1937 to 1956. Prof. Babcock worked with Philip Marston, Harold Scudder and Henry Stevens to produce a history of the University for its 75th anniversary celebration in 1941. The Uni...

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...