History
Flax to Linen Project Weaves History With Experience
The path to a deeper understanding of rural New England’s pre-industrial textile economy begins in a muddy field on the edge of UNH’s Woodman Horticultural Research Farm. There, a historian and an agriculture professor, along with students in UNH’s museum studies program, have joined forces for an... Read More
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04/07/23Center for the Humanities Awards Five New Hayes Fellowships
Faculty research will focus on New Hampshire’s history, culture and government. -
01/27/23Passings: Professor Emeritus of History Douglas Wheeler
UNH mourns the loss of a "true gentleman." -
12/20/22On the Bookshelf and Streaming
A year-end roundup of books and recordings published by College of Liberal Arts faculty. -
Recent Stories
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04/27/16 - Lepler in The Washington Post on Andrew Jackson and the "Bank War"In the wake of news that the image of Andrew Jackson will move to the back of the $20 bill, with Harriet Tubman soon to grace the front, UNH historian Jess Lepler was interviewed... Read More -
04/12/16 - Humanities in the Digital Age: Collaboration is at the heart of a range of projects that explore the digital humanities landscapeWhen Scott Weintraub thinks about digital humanities, he thinks of conversations — and, sometimes, trees. The assistant professor of Spanish is working on a book titled “Latin... Read More
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03/15/16 - COLA Students Win Critical Language Scholarships from State DepartmentCrystal Napoli '18, an honors history and justice studies major, and Eden Suoth '18, an honors mechanical engineering and philosophy major, won Critical Language Scholarships (CLS... Read More -
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03/10/16 - COLA Faculty Honored with University Awards and ProfessorshipsFaculty members in the College of Liberal Arts have been selected for a number of prestigious university awards. Faculty university-wide awards for 2016 have gone to Gregory... Read More -
12/20/15 - Changing MindsFalling for Ibsen When Isabelle Beagen '18 read “A Doll’s House” by Henrik Ibsen in her freshman theatre history course, she fell in love. “Ibsen is a writer in which every prop... Read More -
11/12/15 - Women of Bone and Steel: Stays on Display at University MuseumPreserved corsets from the 18th through 20th centuries are lining the walls of the University Museum on the ground floor of Dimond Library, chronicling more than 200 years of... Read More -
07/10/15 - Remembering SelmaAs we gathered at the Edmund Pettus Bridge, amid the thousands of other people from all over, many of them original marchers, I noticed something: the silence. I had never been... Read More -
07/10/15 - In Memoriam—Carleton Wentworth '37Carleton Wentworth loved being outdoors, tending his expansive vegetable and flower gardens and picture-perfect lawn. His love of nature began in his childhood during... Read More -
05/12/15 - Yvette Olivia George ’71UNH degree: Bachelor's, history (later a master's in African American studies, Boston University) Currently lives in: Houston, Texas Please share highlights of your career or... Read More