Daniel P. Connor, Jr., New Hampshire Cliff Diving Scrapbook
Content Description
The primary item in this collection is a scrapbook compiled by the physical culture enthusiast and swimming and diving instructor Daniel P. Connor, Jr. The main focus of the scrapbook is the young cliff divers that Connor taught. The scrapbook particularly covers the performance of the divers during the summer of 1922 and at the Manchester, New Hampshire, Winter Carnival of 1923. During the Carnival, the young daredevil cliff divers dove through ice and received considerable publicity. There is one additional box with 6 folders of loose insertions.
Dates
- Creation: 1919-1931
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1922-1923
Creator
- Connor, Daniel P., Jr., 1870-1953 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
There are no access restrictions on this collection.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright status for collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Biographical / Historical
Daniel P. Connor, Jr. (1870-1953) was born in Manchester, New Hampshire. In the early twentieth century, Connor taught swimming and diving to children at the quarry pond known as Amoskeag Ledge. Among Connor's "quarry kids" were a group of boys who performed daredevil dives from heights of up to 100 feet.
Full Extent
.52 Cubic Feet (1 large flat clamshell box (11.5X15X3") and one half document case (legal).)
Language of Materials
English
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- February 2026
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the University of Notre Dame Rare Books & Special Collections Repository