Franconia College Records, 1855-1978

Title:

Franconia College Records, 1855-1978

Creator:

Franconia College

Accession / Call Number:

1988.061

Object ID:

1988.061

Date:

1855-1978

Physical Description:

Until 2047, the collection is in 22 archival storage boxes, about 26 shelf feet. However, after that date the contents can be compressed into 20 archival storage boxes, about 24 shelf feet. Part of the collection is closed. In some cases, these items have been removed and placed in separate boxes and space has been reserved in the original boxes into which they can be replaced in 2047.

Scope and Content:

Franconia College was in northern New Hampshire (in the town of Franconia) and was in operation from 1960 to 1978. Records of the preceding institution, Dow Academy, are not present except for a few catalogs and early by-laws. Except for auditor's reports and Board of Trustee minutes, most categories into which the Franconia College records have been sorted do not have full chronological runs and the gaps are unexplained, as it is not known why, how or by whom the school's records were kept when it closed suddenly in 1978. The records consist largely of institutional minutes, reports, and correspondence with official bodies of various kinds (accrediting or fund granting agencies, for example). Personal correspondence, personnel files and student records are also present; these are closed until 2047.There are no records of the early planning in 1960-1962 before the college opened, the process by which the decision was made to close it January, 1978, or the aftermath of the closing (fate of staff members, later ownership or use of facilities, resolution of outstanding debt.) The year 1977 is almost completely undocumented in the collections. There are almost no photographs except a few head shots of staff members (in personnel files) and scenic postcards of campus (among publicity materials).

Locations:

Franconia, NH

Organizations:

Elderhostels
Franconia College
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Charles F. Kettering Foundation
National Endowment for the Humanities. We the People
National Endowment for the Arts
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and alcoholism. (U.S.)
National Science Foundation
New Hampshire Council for the Humanities
John M. Olin Foundation
Research Corporation
United States. Department of Health, Education and Welfare. Office of Field Administration.
Kresge Foundation
Ford Family Foundation
Fleischman Foundation
Culpepper Foundation
Cogswell Benevolent Trust
Clark Foundation
Carnegie Corporation of New York
Profile School
North Country Institute

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society collection.
The correspondence of John Fallon (president of the college, 1964-64) was given to the Historical Society by Mr. Fallon in 1997. These are closed until 2047 and are filed in Series 12, Staff, correspondence.

Restrictions:

The majority of these records are open for researc

Level Description:

Collection

Finding Aid Link:

RS24935_Franconia_College_Records_1988.061.pdf