Freshman Rules Posters, 1906-1941

Collection number: UA 7/4/4
Size: 2 boxes (0.66 cu.ft.)

About the Freshman Rules

The New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts was founded in Hanover, NH in 1866 and affiliated with Dartmouth College. New Hampshire College moved to Durham, NH in 1893 and became the University of New Hampshire in 1923. Each fall the sophomore class would create the "Freshman Rules" for the new students that year. The rules usually pertained to where the freshman could walk and what they could wear. The rules would not apply if the Freshmen were successful in taking down every poster by 7:00 pm. This was known as the Poster Fight. It was stopped in 1932 by President Edward Lewis due to excessive injuries.

About the Freshman Rules Posters

This series contains the posters of the freshman rules made by sophomore classes for both men and women.

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

This collection is open.

Copyright Notice

Copyright is retained by the University of New Hampshire.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Freshman Rules Posters, 1906-1941, UA 7/4/4, 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.

Collection Contents

Oversize Box 1
1906Freshmen Rules for Men, Class of 1910, 2 copies, one encapsulated
1909Freshmen Rules for Men, Class of 1913, photocopy
1915Freshmen Rules for Men, Class of 1919
1915Freshmen Rules for Women, Class of 1919, encapsulated
1917Freshmen Rules for Men, Class of 1921
1918Freshmen Rules for Women, Class of 1922
1921Freshmen Rules for Men, Class of 1925, typed copy
1922Freshmen Rules for Women, Class of 1926, photocopy
1923Freshmen Rules for Women, Class of 1927, encapsulated
1926Freshmen Rules for Women, Class of 1930, encapsulated
1928Freshmen Rules for Men, Class of 1932, encapsulated
1932Freshmen Rules for Women, Class of 1936
1934Freshmen Rules for Women, Class of 1938, 2 copies
Map Drawer D31916Freshmen Rules for Men, Class of 1920, encapsulated
1920Freshmen Rules for Men, Class of 1924
1922Freshmen Rules for Men, Class of 1926, 3 copies
1926Freshmen Rules for Men, Class of 1930
1930Freshmen Rules for Men, Class of 1934
1934 Freshmen Rules for Men, Class of 1938
1937Freshmen Rules for Men, Class of 1941
1938Freshmen Rules for Men, Class of 1942
1940Freshmen Rules for Men, Class of 1944
1941Freshmen Rules for Men, Class of 1945 (3 copies)