Thomas Burr Charles Poultry Scrapbooks

Collection

Identifier: MS0296

Staff Only

Content Description

The Thomas Burr Charles Poultry Scrapbooks consist mainly of newspaper clippings on research, events, and notable individuals of the poultry industry, especially those located in New Hampshire. There are articles on the development of the New Hampshire chicken breed. The collection also contains correspondence both to and from Charles, poultry event notices and programs, obituaries, invitations and announcements, magazine articles, and ephemera. Some items cover topics other than poultry, such as current events, University of New Hampshire and Grange news, various agricultural subjects, and Charles' personal interests. Most of the newspaper articles are arranged within four scrapbooks.

Dates

Creation: 1923-1946
Creation: Majority of material found within 1940-1945

Conditions Governing Access

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Biographical Sketch

Thomas Burr Charles (1890-1967) headed the Department of Poultry Husbandry at the University of New Hampshire (UNH) from 1928 to 1949. Charles also served as the first vice president of the Poultry Science Association from 1933 to 1934, and as its president from 1934 to 1935. In 1938, Charles earned his Master of Science degree from Cornell University.

The Department of Poultry Husbandry and the Department of Animal Sciences at UNH formed the foundation for the commercial hatchery industry that promoted the New Hampshire chicken breed, which was admitted to the American breed standard in 1935.