Leonard Hegnauer Papers, 1954-1963

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Leonard Hegnauer
Papers, 1954-1963

The papers of Leonard Hegnauer (1872-1963), agronomist and agricultural extension worker, were donated to the Washington State University Library in 1961-1963 by Mr. Hegnauer and Miss Ella Clark. They were processed by Lawrence R. Stark in September, 1972.

Number of Containers: 4
Linear feet of Shelf Space: 2
Number of items: 68

The papers consist of holographs and manuscript copies of Mr. Hegnauer's writings, principally his unpublished autobiography, "Eighty-six Golden Years," which he wrote with the assistance of Ella Clark, between 1954 and 1958. The autobiography, in addition to personal and family history, includes a lengthy discussion of such matters as agricultural history in the midwest and western states, agricultural practices, technology and education, and the history of Washington State University.

CONTAINER LIST

Container	Folder	Description
1	1-5	Autobiography, first draft, holograph. 42 notebooks.
2	6-50	Autobiography, second draft, edited by Ella Clark. manuscript, ca. 450 p.
3	51-54	Autobiography, third draft, manuscript. ca. 500 p.
	55	Autobiography, final draft, edited by Ella Clark. manuscript, 486 p.
4	56	"School days on the Missouri Prairie." 3 items. holograph and manuscript.
	57	"Agriculture of the Salt River Valley." ca. 1959. 12 p. manuscript
	58	Autobiographical address to Wrangler's Club, Pullman, April 28, 1955. Phonotape, 1 reel (7 in.) 3 3/4 i.p.s. (Gift of Herman Deutsch)
	59	Correspondence, 1961-1963, with Mary Avery and others re: disposition of manuscripts. 20 items. Also obituary, May, 1963