Collection number: MC 137
Size: 3 boxes
(0.8 cu.ft.)
About the New Hampshire Constitution Sesquicentennial Commission
In 1938 the state of New Hampshire celebrated the 150th anniversary of the ratification of the Constitution of the United States. The sesquicentennial festivities included an educational program, which included an oratorical contest for college-level students and an examination on the Constitution for high school and elementary school students. In June the Sesquicentennial Commission staged a pageant and other events to commemorate ratification of the U.S. Constitution by New Hampshire.
About the New Hampshire Constitution Sesquicentennial Commission Records
This collection contains the files of the New Hampshire Constitution Sesquicentennial Commission. They consist of correspondence, committee minutes, press releases, financial information and other material related to New Hampshire's 150th anniversary celebration of the state’s ratification of the U.S. Constitution.
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
This collection is open
Copyright Notice
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], [Folder number], [Box number], New Hampshire Constitution Sesquicentennial Commission Records, 1938, MC 137, Milne Special Collections and Archives, University of New Hampshire Library, Durham, NH, USA
Acquisitions Information
Sources unknown, Aug. 22, 1980; May 13, 1994 (Accession numbers: 040 and 94.022)
Collection Contents
Series 1: Introductory Material
| Box 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Box 1, Folder 1 | Sesquicentennial Programs | |
Series 2: General Correspondence
| Box 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Box 1, Folder 2 | Correspondence, A to L | |
| Box 1, Folder 3 | Correspondence, M to Z | |
| Box 1, Folder 4 | Correspondence with Sol Bloom, National Director, US Constitutional Sesquicentennial Commission | |
| Box 1, Folder 5 | Correspondence with Commission members | |
| Box 1, Folder 6 | Correspondence re date book | |
| Box 1, Folder 7 | Correspondence re date book | |
| Box 1, Folder 8 | Correspondence with C. J. Fretwell | |
| Box 1, Folder 9 | Correspondence re historical articles | |
| Box 1, Folder 10 | Correspondence with local committees | |
| Box 1, Folder 11 | Correspondence with local committees | |
| Box 1, Folder 12 | Correspondence re local celebrations | |
| Box 1, Folder 13 | Correspondence re organ | |
| Box 1, Folder 14 | Correspondence re scrapbook contest | |
Series 3: Commmittee Meeting Minutes
| Box 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Box 1, Folder 15 | Commission Meetings | |
| Box 1, Folder 16 | Sesquicentennial Commission Meeting Minutes | |
| Box 1, Folder 17 | Executive Committee Meeting Minutes | |
| Box 1, Folder 18 | Pageant Committee Meeting Minutes | |
| Box 1, Folder 19 | Regional Committees | |
Series 4: Finances
| Box 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Box 1, Folder 20 | Finances | |
| Box 1, Folder 21 | Finances, Bills | |
| Box 1, Folder 22 | Finances, Bills | |
Series 5: Introductory Material
| Box 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Box 2, Folder 1 | Correspondence re the decision to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Constitution with specially produced coins and medals. The Robbins Company was chosen to provide them | |
| Box 2, Folder 2 | Correspondence re commemorative coins | |
| Box 2, Folder 3 | Correspondence re Constitutional Convention | |
| Box 2, Folder 4 | Correspondence re costume ball | |
| Box 2, Folder 5 | Correspondence re printed certificates | |
| Box 2, Folder 6 | Correspondence re “master students of the Constitution” contest | |
| Box 2, Folder 7 | Correspondence re exhibits | |
| Box 2, Folder 8 | "The Four Absentees, A One Act Play," by Francis Buffum. Typed script | |
| Box 2, Folder 9 | Correspondence re Grandstand seats | |
| Box 2, Folder 10 | Correspondence to and from Henderson, Mrs. Oren V | |
| Box 2, Folder 11 | Information regarding photos obtained by the Commission | |
| Box 2, Folder 12 | List of invited guests | |
| Box 2, Folder 13 | Correspondence re showings of the movie "The American Way" | |
| Box 2, Folder 14 | Correspondence re oratorical contest | |
| Box 2, Folder 15 | Correspondence re oratorical contest | |
| Box 2, Folder 16 | Correspondence re oratorical contest | |
| Box 2, Folder 17 | Correspondence re pageant plans | |
| Box 2, Folder 18 | Correspondence re parade plans | |
| Box 2, Folder 19 | Correspondence re planting of the Memorial Tree | |
| Box 2, Folder 20 | Correspondence re publicity about the Constitutional Convention | |
| Box 2, Folder 21 | Transcript of radio play, "The Decisive Hour" | |
| Box 2, Folder 22 | Correspondence re borrowing of costumes from M-G-M from film of "Northwest Passage" for Roger’s Rangers reenactment in Dunbarton | |
| Box 2, Folder 23 | Correspondence re speeches by Francis H. Buffum | |
| Box 2, Folder 24 | Correspondence re speakers for the event and their schedules | |
| Box 2, Folder 25 | Correspondence re U.S. postage stamp for the NH celebration | |
Series 6: Miscellaneous
| Box 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Box 3, Folder 1 | Miscellaneous, 1 of 4 | |
| Box 3, Folder 2 | Miscellaneous, 2 of 4 | |
| Box 3, Folder 3 | Miscellaneous, 3 of 4 | |
| Box 3, Folder 4 | Miscellaneous, 4 of 4 | |
| Box 3, Folder 5 | New England History, Middlesex and Merrimack Counties | |
| Box 3, Folder 6 | Mill Parts | |
