Oren V. Henderson Papers, 1904-1986

Collection number: UA 3/1/7
Size: 22 boxes (1 oversize) boxes (7.63 cu.ft.)

About Oren V. Henderson (d. 1951)

Oren Vitellius "Dad" Henderson moved from Kansas to begin work at the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts in 1915. He started as the Business Secretary for the college and the Purchasing Agent for the Experiment Station. In 1920, he was promoted to Executive Secretary, and then served as the Registrar from 1925 to 1939. Henderson was also elected to the Durham Board of Selectmen, to the New Hampshire House of Representatives, and to the Governor's Council, along with numerous other committees and commissions. During his political career, he was the principal promoter of the construction of the Sullivan and Scammell Bridges across the Piscataqua River. "Dad" was an avid hiker and hiked in the White Mountains, and especially on Mt. Washington, several times every summer. He also did research on the history of the State of New Hampshire, specifically focusing on the Durham area. He died in 1951.

About the Oren V. Henderson Papers

This collection contains Oren V. "Dad" Henderson's correspondence, some of his political and professional papers, as well as some items describing the history of Durham, New Hampshire. Some photos are also included.

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

This collection is open.

Copyright Notice

Copyright is retained by the University of New Hampshire.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], [Folder], [Box], Oren V. Henderson Papers, 1904-1986, UA 3/1/7, Milne Special Collections and Archives, University of New Hampshire Library, Durham, NH, USA.

Acquisitions Information

These records were transferred to the University Library for storage prior to the establishment of the University Archives in 1992.

Related Material

Oren V. Henderson Scrapbook, Milne Special Collections & Archives

Collection Arrangement

The collections is divided into seven series. Of these, Series 1, Series 4 (Boxes 2-9) and Series 6 are arranged alphabetically, while the others are in chronological order.

Collection Contents

Series 1: State of New Hampshire and Durham Area History

(1 box)

Box 1
Box 1, Folder 1		A Brief History of Durham for the Youth of the Town, "Dad" conducted bus tours for Mrs. Wilcox's 8th grade students each May
Box 1, Folder 2	1945	County Jail Investigating Committee
Box 1, Folder 3		"Durham 50 Years Ago" by O.V. Henderson
Box 1, Folder 4	1932	Durham's 200th Anniversary - Address by O.V. Henderson and event program
Box 1, Folder 5		Durham Co-operative Company
Box 1, Folder 6		Durham Houses
Box 1, Folder 7	1945	"Durham Notes"
Box 1, Folder 8	1946	Durham School District Annual meeting
Box 1, Folder 9		Durham Misc.
Box 1, Folder 10		"First NH Turnpike"
Box 1, Folder 11		"Items of Interest about Old Durham"
Box 1, Folder 12	1920	Joshua B. Smith
Box 1, Folder 13	1946	Letter to the Editor concerning state motto
Box 1, Folder 14	March 22, 1923	Mock Town Meeting
Box 1, Folder 15	1940	Roadside Conservation Associates in NH
Box 1, Folder 16		Scammell, Alexander
Box 1, Folder 17	1942	Strafford County Commmittee for Constitutional Amendments
Box 1, Folder 18	1937-1942	Sullivan, John - Speeches and articles about Sullivan's life by Henderson
Box 1, Folder 19		WPA, "Medicinal Herbs and Condiments Grown and Sold Successfully in New Hampshire"
Box 1, Folder 20	1944	To the Youth of Durham - regarding the State and Durham
Box 1, Folder 21	1928-1934	Zoning Commission

Series 2: University of New Hampshire

(2 boxes)

Box 1
Box 1, Folder 1	1914	Correspondence - Fairchild offering Henderson job as purchasing agent
Box 1, Folder 2	1914	Account Books
Box 1, Folder 3	1916	Correspondence - Dean Hewitt to Pres. Fairchild regarding granting of A.B. Degree
Box 1, Folder 4	1920	Petition of student to remain in "New Hampshire House"
Box 1, Folder 5	1923-1946	Correspondence with and about students
Box 1, Folder 6	1924-1938	Annual Letter
Box 1, Folder 7	1926-1948	Addresses given by Henderson
Box 1, Folder 8	1927-1950	Correspondence regarding University
Box 1, Folder 9	1929-1930	Annual letter to prospective students
Box 1, Folder 10	1930s	Christmas Letters
Box 1, Folder 11	1934-1935	Freshman Week Committee
Box 1, Folder 12	1934	Outing Club, Correspondence concerning erecting a cabin in Tuckerman's Ravine
Box 1, Folder 13	1936	Herman C. Fogg
Box 1, Folder 14	1936	Notes of speech to University Club
Box 1, Folder 15	1937	Engelhardt Inauguration Committee
Box 1, Folder 16	1937	Convocation notes
Box 1, Folder 17	1937-1943	Speeches, Articles and Letters with index
Box 1, Folder 18	1940	Correspondence, Robert P. Burroughs
Box 1, Folder 19	1940	Fundraising
Box 1, Folder 20	1940	75th Anniversary
Box 1, Folder 21	1943	Speech before Legislature in behalf of UNH concerning flexibility in the number of out-of-state students UNH can admit
Box 1, Folder 22	1943-1945	War Training Programs
Box 1, Folder 23	1944	Edward Price
Box 1, Folder 24	1944-1947	Correspondence from Alumni
Box 1, Folder 25	1944	Correspondence, Chris A. Allen
Box 2
Box 2, Folder 1	1944-1946	Correspondence concerning Admission to UNH
Box 2, Folder 2	1944-1946	Correspondence concerning Veterans
Box 2, Folder 3	1944-1946	Correspondence UNH misc.
Box 2, Folder 4	1945?	"UNH in the Service of the State"
Box 2, Folder 5	1945-1946	MUB Publicity and Planning Committee
Box 2, Folder 6	1945-1946	Memorial Exercises for the University's War Dead
Box 2, Folder 7	1945	Bridge passes for Veterans
Box 2, Folder 8	1945	Boston Alumni Club
Box 2, Folder 9	1945	Philadelphia Alumni Club
Box 2, Folder 10	1945	Correspondence, Frederick Taylor Wilson
Box 2, Folder 11	1945-1946	Letters requesting Employment Recommendation
Box 2, Folder 12	1946	Housing Shortage for Veterans
Box 2, Folder 13	1948	History of Engineering Buildings - Conant, Demeritt and Kingsbury
Box 2, Folder 14	1949	First Founders Day Exercises - Address by Henderson
Box 2, Folder 15	1949	Class of 1924, 25th Anniversary
Box 2, Folder 16	1952	Tribute to OVH by Edward Y. Blewett - Dedication of the Carillon
Box 2, Folder 17		Anecdotes - Notebook Vol. I
Box 2, Folder 18		Anecdotes - Notebook Vol. I photocopies and typed versions
Box 2, Folder 19		Anecdotes - Notebook Vol. II
Box 2, Folder 20		Notebook Vol. V
Box 2, Folder 21		Campus Ramblings
Box 2, Folder 22		"Do You Remember?"
Box 2, Folder 23	1893-1905	Enaichsee items
Box 2, Folder 24	1893-1911	Stories copied from NHC Monthly
Box 2, Folder 25		Fraternities
Box 2, Folder 26		"A Son of the Middle Border in Yankee Land" - typescript
Box 2, Folder 27		Two Demeritt Halls
Box 2, Folder 28		University of New Hampshire - Historical Sketch
Box 2, Folder 29		Photographs

Series 3: Political

(1 box)

Box 1
Box 1, Folder 1		"Good Government"
Box 1, Folder 2	1929	Old Peppersass - First Cog Railroad Locomotive - Mt. Washington, Restoration Ceremony - programs and photos
Box 1, Folder 3	1930s	Little Bay Bridge (from Dover Point to Newington) History
Box 1, Folder 4	1930-1945	Little Bay Bridge (from Dover Point to Newington) History
Box 1, Folder 5		New Hampshire Toll Bridge Comm.
Box 1, Folder 6	1936-1948	Correspondence relating to NH legislature and politics
Box 1, Folder 7	circa 1937	Ballots - Henderson for Councilor and Alternative Delegate-at-Large
Box 1, Folder 8	May 25, 1937	Speech to League of Women Voters
Box 1, Folder 9	1939-1940	Correspondence from Maurice P. Bradford - prisoner in Concord serving life sentence
Box 1, Folder 10	1939	Dad Henderson for Executive Council advertisement
Box 1, Folder 11	1941-1947	NH Politics Misc.
Box 1, Folder 12	1942-1946	Correspondence, Styles Bridges
Box 1, Folder 13	1943	Correspondence, Gov. Robert O. Blood
Box 1, Folder 14	1944-1946	Correspondence, Sherman Adams
Box 1, Folder 15	1944-1945	Correspondence, Norris Cotton
Box 1, Folder 16	1944-1946	Correspondence, Charles M. Dale
Box 1, Folder 17	1944	Correspondence, J. Walker Wiggin
Box 1, Folder 18	1944-1947	Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission
Box 1, Folder 19	1945-1946	Committee to Study Youth and Juvenile Problems
Box 1, Folder 20	1945	Correspondence, C.T. Henderson
Box 1, Folder 21	1945	Correspondence, NH Historical Society
Box 1, Folder 22	1945-1956	Correspondence, Blaylock Atherton
Box 1, Folder 23	1945-1946	Correspondence, Chester E. Merrow
Box 1, Folder 24	1945-1946	Correspondence, Harry O. Page
Box 1, Folder 25	1945	Memorial Day Address
Box 1, Folder 26	1946	Americans United for World Organization
Box 1, Folder 27	circa 1946	Seacoast Regional Development Assn. - Report of Pres. Henderson
Box 1, Folder 28		Correspondence, Perley I. Fitts
Box 1, Folder 29	1947-1950	Boys' State - speech and article
Box 1, Folder 30	circa 1949	"Sales Tax"

Series 4: World War I and II

(9 boxes)

Box 1
Box 1, Folder 1	1918	Memo from Pres. Hetzel
Box 1, Folder 2	1918	Deferred Classification for Cooperative Extention Employees (files of J.G. Kendall)
Box 1, Folder 3	1919	Correspondence, "New Hampshire College in the World War" (Richard Whoriskey)
Box 1, Folder 4	1919	"New Hampshire College in the World War" manuscript
Box 1, Folder 5	1919	Working copy of "New Hampshire College in the World War"
Box 1, Folder 6	1922	Men Who Lost Their Lives in WWI
Box 1, Folder 7	1943-1944	V-mail to Students Overseas
Box 1, Folder 8	1944	Notes and lists (WWII)
Box 1, Folder 9	1944-1945	WWII Tallys
Box 1, Folder 10	1944-1945	The New Hampshire Alumnus Directory of Alumni in Service
Box 1, Folder 11	1944-1950	WWII misc.
Box 1, Folder 12	1944-1950	WWII misc. correspondence
Box 2
Box 2, Folder 1	1944-1946	Letters from Veterans - A
Box 2, Folder 2	1944-1946	Letters from Veterans - B
Box 2, Folder 3	1944-1946	Letters from Veterans - C
Box 2, Folder 4	1944-1946	Letters from Veterans - D
Box 2, Folder 5	1944-1946	Letters from Veterans - E
Box 2, Folder 6	1944-1946	Letters from Veterans - F
Box 2, Folder 7	1944-1946	Letters from Veterans - G
Box 2, Folder 8	1944-1946	Letters from Veterans - H
Box 2, Folder 9	1944-1946	Letters from Veterans - I-J
Box 2, Folder 10	1944-1946	Letters from Veterans - K
Box 3
Box 3, Folder 1	1944-1946	Letters from Veterans - L
Box 3, Folder 2	1944-1946	Letters from Veterans - M
Box 3, Folder 3	1944-1946	Letters from Veterans - N
Box 3, Folder 4	1944-1946	Letters from Veterans - O and Okalovich photos
Box 3, Folder 5	1944-1946	Letters from Veterans - P
Box 3, Folder 6	1944-1946	Letters from Veterans - Q-R
Box 3, Folder 7	1944-1946	Letters from Veterans - S
Box 3, Folder 8	1944-1946	Letters from Veterans - T-V
Box 3, Folder 9	1944-1946	Letters from Veterans - W-Z
Box 3, Folder 10	1944-50	Letters from Parents of Deceased WWII Veterans, A-D
Box 3, Folder 11	1944-50	Letters from Parents of Deceased WWII Veterans, E-I
Box 3, Folder 12	1944-50	Letters from Parents of Deceased WWII Veterans, J-P
Box 3, Folder 13	1944-50	Letters from Parents of Deceased WWII Veterans, Q-Z
Box 3, Folder 14		"Above and Beyond the Call of Duty" typed pp. 1-50
Box 3, Folder 15		"Above and Beyond the Call of Duty" typed pp. 51-100
Box 3, Folder 16		"Above and Beyond the Call of Duty" typed pp. 101-157

Series 5: WWII Service Record for individuals

Box 4
Box 4, Folder 1	Abbott-Ayer
Box 4, Folder 2	Bacon-Bassett
Box 4, Folder 3	Batchelder-Benner
Box 4, Folder 4	Bennett-Bouras
Box 4, Folder 5	Bourdon-Brown, C.
Box 4, Folder 6	Brown, G.-Buttrick
Box 4, Folder 7	Cahall- Chandler
Box 4, Folder 8	Chapman-Clark
Box 4, Folder 9	Clement-Costanzo
Box 5
Box 5, Folder 1	Costello-Cutter
Box 5, Folder 2	Doggett-Day
Box 5, Folder 3	Dearborn-Dowing
Box 5, Folder 4	Downs-Dyott
Box 5, Folder 5	Eadie-Eynon
Box 5, Folder 6	Fahey-Flair
Box 5, Folder 7	Flanagen-Furnans
Box 5, Folder 8	Gagnon-Getchell
Box 5, Folder 9	Gibbs-Gordon
Box 5, Folder 10	Gorfinkle-Guilmette
Box 5, Folder 11	Hayner-Harriott
Box 6
Box 6, Folder 1	Harris-Henderson
Box 6, Folder 2	Hendrick-Holmes
Box 6, Folder 3	Holt-Hussey
Box 6, Folder 4	Ide-Isaak
Box 6, Folder 5	Jackson-Johnson, C.
Box 6, Folder 6	Johnson, D.-Judkins
Box 6, Folder 7	Jabe-Kerr
Box 6, Folder 8	Kershaw-Kustra
Box 6, Folder 9	Labelle-Lempke
Box 6, Folder 10	Lennon-Lustberg
Box 6, Folder 11	Macalaster-Marsh
Box 7
Box 7, Folder 1	Marshall-McHale
Box 7, Folder 2	McIntire-Messer
Box 7, Folder 3	Metalious-Moore
Box 7, Folder 4	Morang-Mussman
Box 7, Folder 5	Newell-Nylander
Box 7, Folder 6	Oakes-Oullette
Box 7, Folder 7	Page-Perfect
Box 7, Folder 8	Perkins-Platt
Box 7, Folder 9	Platis-Quint
Box 7, Folder 10	Raby-Reid
Box 7, Folder 11	Reinhart-Roberts
Box 8
Box 8, Folder 1	Robertson-Ryder
Box 8, Folder 2	Safir-Scammon
Box 8, Folder 3	Schiavoni-Shea
Box 8, Folder 4	Sheahan-Smith
Box 8, Folder 5	Snell-Sterling
Box 8, Folder 6	Stetson-Szalucka
Box 8, Folder 7	Tabb-Thyng
Box 8, Folder 8	Tibbetts-Twyon
Box 8, Folder 9	Ulricson-Vollkommer
Box 8, Folder 10	Waite-Wells
Box 8, Folder 11	Williams-Wyman
Box 8, Folder 12	Wendell-Willey
Box 8, Folder 13	Xanthaky-Young
Box 9
Box 9, Folder 1	War Service Records, WWII (Killed in Action), A-G
Box 9, Folder 2	War Service Records, WWII (Killed in Action), H-M
Box 9, Folder 3	War Service Records, WWII (Killed in Action), N-S
Box 9, Folder 4	War Service Records, WWII (Killed in Action), T-Y

Series 6: Personal and Family

(1 box)

Box 1
Box 1, Folder 1	1904-1939	Correspondence - Postcards
Box 1, Folder 2	1913	Correspondence - Henderson and Pres. Fairchild
Box 1, Folder 3	1914-1938	Trips to Mountains - photos
Box 1, Folder 4	1916-1939	Trips to Mountains
Box 1, Folder 5	1920	Appalachian Mountain Club - "Guide to Paths in the White Mountains and Adjacent Regions" Part 1 and 2 with maps
Box 1, Folder 6	1926-1930	Durham School pictures - Henrietta Henderson
Box 1, Folder 7	1927-1936	Family Memorabilia
Box 1, Folder 8	1932-50	Personal Correspondence
Box 1, Folder 9	1942	Desk Calendar/Diary
Box 1, Folder 10	1943-1947	Correspondence - Lon Nickels, Atwood, Kansas
Box 1, Folder 11	1945	Land - Broward County, FL
Box 1, Folder 12	1945-1946	Receipts - Fred Knight's Auto Repairs
Box 1, Folder 13	1945-1947	Receipts - donations
Box 1, Folder 14	1951	Correspondence - 50th wedding anniversary
Box 1, Folder 15	September 1951	Obituaries and Eulogy by Rev. Bunker for Henderson
Box 1, Folder 16	1951	Correspondence - on death of O.V. Henderson
Box 1, Folder 17	1956-1958	Bible Study at UNH, Funds provided by Mrs. O.V. Henderson
Box 1, Folder 18	1958	Correspondence - death of Mrs. Henderson
Box 1, Folder 19	1986	Helen Henderson Scull - Notes
Box 1, Folder 20		Letterhead

Series 7: Newspaper Clippings

(1 oversize box)

Oversize Box 1
Oversize Box 1, Folder 1	1937	Act relating to daylight saving time
Oversize Box 1, Folder 2	1935-1937	Acts relating to Sullivan and Scammell Bridges
Oversize Box 1, Folder 3	1943	Dover Point and Bellamy River Bridge Refunding Bond
Oversize Box 1, Folder 4	1932-1939	Durham
Oversize Box 1, Folder 5	1912-1913	Durham articles by Ralph D. Paine
Oversize Box 1, Folder 6	1933-1939	General Sullivan
Oversize Box 1, Folder 7	1930-1933	Little Bay Bridge Proposal
Oversize Box 1, Folder 8	1933 and 1938	Mt. Washington
Oversize Box 1, Folder 9	1910	New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts
Oversize Box 1, Folder 10		Obituaries and Tributes
Oversize Box 1, Folder 11	1934	Sullivan Bridge Dedication
Oversize Box 1, Folder 12	1951	Resolution of the Golden Wedding Anniversary of OVH
Oversize Box 1, Folder 13		Resolution of the illness of "Dad" Henderson
Oversize Box 1, Folder 14		UNH Alumni
Oversize Box 1, Folder 15		UNH Anecdotes
Oversize Box 1, Folder 16	1941	UNH Ben Thompson's Birthday
Oversize Box 1, Folder 17	1939 and 1944	UNH Commencements
Oversize Box 1, Folder 18		UNH Faculty and Staff
Oversize Box 1, Folder 19	1926-1949	UNH Growth
Oversize Box 1, Folder 20	1943	Life Magazine "Girls ROTC"
Oversize Box 1, Folder 21	1939	UNH Mother's Day
Oversize Box 1, Folder 22	1933	UNH New Recreation Area
Oversize Box 1, Folder 23	1925-1926	UNH Sports
Oversize Box 1, Folder 24	1942	UNH World War II
Oversize Box 1, Folder 25		Misc. Subjects unrelated to UNH or Durham