Unit Title:
Title
Accumulation:
Created:
Creator:
Colby-Sawyer College
Physical Description:
20.0 Linear feet (24 Bays)
Language:
eng
Biography or History:
Colby-Sawyer College was founded in 1837 by Anthony Colby. It was originally called the New London Academy (also referred to as the New London Institution or New London Seminary). In its inception, it was a school for young women under the direction of Susan Colby, the school’s first teacher and principal.In 1853, at the request of Anthony Colby and Pastor Ebenezer Dodd, the New Hampshire Baptist Convention took over the academy, transforming it into the official Baptist Academy for the state; it opened that same year with 100 male and female students. The following year, New London Academy was renamed New London Literary and Scientific Institution. In 1878, the school was once again renamed, this time as Colby Academy to honor the school’s founding family.In 1928, after 91 years as a secondary school, the Colby Academy trustees voted to transform Colby Academy into a junior college and preparatory school for women called the Colby School for Girls. In April of 1933, by an act of the New Hampshire Legislature, Colby School for Girls was renamed Colby Junior College for Women. In 1973, the name of the college changed yet again. At this time, the college was offering two, three, and four year degree options so it changed its name to Colby College of New Hampshire to reflect the diverse options available to students. It remained this until 1975 when, after a lawsuit from Colby College in Maine, it changed its name a final time to Colby-Sawyer College, honoring the school’s first principal, Susan Colby, and the college’s first president, Dr. Herbert Leslie Sawyer. At this time, it remained a women's college and would remain so until 1989 when the board of trustees announced that it would admit men beginning in the fall of 1990.
Custodial History:
The materials in this collection were created and collected by Colby-Sawyer College, its students, parents, and alumni. Materials have been transferred from various departments in the college. The dates of these transfers are unknown.
Acquisition Information:
Colby-Sawyer College
Scope and Content:
The collection documents the events, people, and activities at Colby-Sawyer College. In the case of people who may have served in multiple capacities with the college (student, trustee, faculty, etc.), they have been placed in the series in which they are best known for their role. All of the items in the collection are photographic materials. Stereoscopes, daguerreotypes, and other bulky photographic types have been removed from the collection and stored separately. Individual women have been filed under their maiden name with their married name in parantheses unless this information was unknown. The photographs date from 1860-2007.
Appraisal Information:
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling info
Accruals:
Yes
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged into twenty-two series: Colby-Sawyer College Buildings and Landscapes; Class Pictures; Committees and Councils; Clubs and Organizations; Campus Life; Miscellaneous Groups; Sports and Athletics; Trustees; College Presidents; Faculty; Staff; Academy Students; Students; Classroom Situations; Events; Dance; Music; Plays and Performances; Parents; Guests; Unidentified Photographs; and Other People.
Conditions Governing Access:
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use:
Though the copyright interests have not all been transferred to Colby-Sawyer College, many items in the collection are in the public domain. For further information, see the section on copyright in the Cleveland Colby Colgate Archives' Rules for the Reading Room.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements:
Physical characteristics / technical requirements
Other Finding Aid:
Finding aids
Location of Originals:
Location of originals
Alternative Form Available:
Location of copies
Related Material:
Related records
Bibliography:
Publication note
Other Descriptive Data:
Note
Processing Information:
Processed by Michael Bisset, May 2008; revised by Kelliann Bogan, September 2008.
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Custodial History:
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Acquisition Information:
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Scope and Content:
Scope and content
Appraisal Information:
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling info
Accruals:
Accruals (yes/no, quantity and frequency)
Arrangement:
System of arrangement
Conditions Governing Access:
Conditions governing access
Conditions Governing Use:
Conditions governing reproduction
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements:
Physical characteristics / technical requirements
Other Finding Aid:
Finding aids
Location of Originals:
Location of originals
Alternative Form Available:
Location of copies
Related Material:
Related records
Bibliography:
Publication note
Other Descriptive Data:
Note
Processing Information:
Archivist's notes
