Welcome to the Keene State College Archive and Special Collections website!

 

COLLEGE ARCHIVES

College Archives collects and preserves the records of Keene State College that document the history of the school from its inception in 1909 and up the present. The records include administrative and department records, reports and publications, photographs and scrapbooks, and school memorabilia. The Archives also holds a collection of course catalogs, school yearbooks, and student newspapers. 

 

SPECIAL COLLECTIONS

The Special Collections consists of rare and unique books, papers, and manuscripts that were acquired for their historical, cultural, and scholarly importance and to support the college curriculum and undergraduate research. The Special Collections features a rare book library that includes the Preston New Hampshire History Collection and the Frank Shuffelton Modern Poetry Collection. The holdings also include the papers of political activist Doris “Granny D” Haddock, civil rights activist Jonathan Daniels, award-winning journalist William Seamans, NH film producer Louis de Rochemont, and NH Poet Laureates William Butts, Patricia Fargnoli, and Marie Harris. The Special Collections also houses the internationally-recognized Orang Asli Archive, a research collection dedicated to preserving the history and culture of the indigenous peoples of Peninsular Malaysia.

 

DIGITAL COLLECTIONS

KSCommons is a digital resource tool used to collect and archive the electronic records of enduring value produced by the academic and administrative departments of the College. KSCommons also provides a means to accumulate and share the research, scholarly, and artistic output of the Keene State academic community.

 

CONTACT

Mailing Address:

College Archives & Special Collections

Wallace E. Mason Library

Keene State College

229 Main Street / MS 3201

Keene, New Hampshire  03435 USA

 

Telephone Number:

+1(603)358-2717

 

Email Address:

archivist (at) keene.edu

  • Infant in cradle
    On reverse: 3 weeks Mrs K--- playing the role of grandmother very well. gives me a complete new set of instructions each time we see her. She doesn't like Dana to have the sucker! Sorry her mouth is hidden
  • Woman with child
    On reverse: Bruce - 6 months
  • Rob with child
  • The Dentans
    On reverse: R and R Dentan
  • Children with nets
    On reverse: Icik 19.3.92 #8 Ila and Nora see #3
  • Child bathing
    On reverse: Icek 92
  • Hill side
  • Graduation portrait
    On reverse: M/S "Troubadour" Dec 18, '96 Dear Ruth and Rob, I wish that your mission will be a success and these short togetherness of ours might have it's significance. your friend [???]
  • Making fishtrap
    On reverse: 22/4/92 #14 Pankad scene of makinf fishtrap
  • Construction site
    On reverse: Pangkat 27.4.92 #2 Highway passing through Semai plantation
  • Construction site
    On reverse: 25.3.92 #26 see #25 #1441
  • Group photo
    On reverse: 1. Wa' Abin (B/Day: 20 March) 2. Wa' Anis (B/Day: 20 March) 3. Bah Lujch (B/Day: 3 July) 4. Wa' Tampok (B/Day: 18 June)
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