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Vincent Lafayette Higgins Diaries, 1892-1936
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Higgins, Vincent Lafayette, 1851-1941.
- Title
- Vincent Lafayette Higgins Diaries
- Dates
- 1892-1936 (inclusive)18921936
- Quantity
- 3 Linear feet of shelf space, (4 Boxes)
- Collection Number
- Cage 649 (collection)
- Summary
- The collection consist of 20 diaries and accounting records of Vincent Lafayette Higgins, a Pullman, Washington area farmer, and 2 notebooks kept by Belle Rucker (nee Higgins), a daughter, while attending college.
- Repository
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Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Terrell Library Suite 12
Pullman, WA
99164-5610
Telephone: 509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu - Access Restrictions
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This collection is open and available for research use.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Vincent Lafayette Higgins (1851-1941) was born near Burnsville, North Carolina. As a young man, he moved west, living in Arkansas, Missouri, Northern California, and the Willamette Valley in Oregon, eventually settling permanently at Union Flat near Pullman, Washington in 1884. There he established a diversified agriculture farm, which had wheat growing as its principal activity. Vincent married Emma Peed of Jasper, Missouri in 1889, and their daughter, Frankie Belle Higgins, was born in 1890. Both Vincent and Emma Higgins were active in Masonic organizations, and Vincent was a member of the International Order of Odd Fellows.
Belle Higgins graduated from Pullman High School and attended Washington State College. She married Lee Roy Rucker in 1915, and they had two children, Delbert Leeroy (1916-1976) and Dale Elliot (1919-1920).
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The collection consists of 20 diaries and accounting records of Vincent Lafayette Higgins. His diaries document daily life and work on his diversified agriculture farm, which had wheat growing as its principal activity, in the Pullman, Washington area. Also included are two notebooks kept by his daughter, Belle, while attending the State College of Washington.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Copyright restrictions may apply.
Preferred Citation
[Item description]
Vincent Lafayette Higgins Diaries, 1892-1936 (Cage 649)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
The collection has been arranged in a chronological order, with the exception of a few large, oversize books which, of necessity, are out of order and at the end of the sequence.
Acquisition Information
The collection was donated to the Washington State University Libraries in 1995 by Suzanne Rucker of Titusville, Florida (MS95-13).
Related Materials
Vincent Lafayette Higgins Papers, 1900-1920 (Cage 1983)
Higgins and Rucker Family Papers, 1884-1994 (Cage 783)
Higgins Scrapbooks, circa 1890s-1950s (unprocessed collection: UPC 0004).
A biographic sketch of Vincent Lafayette Higgins is included in the James Emerson Lindsey Papers, 1926-1972 (Cage 491)
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Volume | ||
| 1 | 1 | Daily Diary and Accounting Records | Feb., 1892 - May, 1897 |
| 1 | 2 | Transcription of Diary and Accounting Records | Feb., 1892 -May, 1897 |
| 1 | 3 | Accounting, Breeding, and Crop Records; Newspaper Clippings | 1893-1930 |
| 1 | 4 | Diary | May, 1897 - April, 1901 |
| 1 | 5 | Diary | April, 1901 - May, 1903 |
| 2 | 6 | Diary | May, 1903 - May, 1905 |
| 2 | 7 | Diary | June, 1905 - July, 1907, August 3, 1908 |
| 2 | 8 | Diary | July, 1907 - July, 1909 |
| 2 | 9 | Diary | August, 1909 - November, 1914 |
| 2 | 10 | Diary | December, 1914 - June, 1917 |
| 2 | 11 | Diary and Notes | August, 1925 - July, 1926 |
| 2 | 12 | Diary | August, 1926 - October, 1927 |
| 3 | 13 | Diary | September, 1928 - June, 1930 |
| 3 | 14 | Diary | February 25, 1930 - October, 1933 |
| 3 | 15 | Diary | July, 1930 - October, 1933 |
| 3 | 16 | Diary | December, 1931 - October, 1932 |
| 3 | 17 | Diary | October, 1933 - March, 1936 |
| 3 | 18 | Newspaper Clippings, Pamphlets, Letters | 1917 - 1926 |
| 3 | 19 | Belle Higgins, Physics Laboratory Experiment Notebook, Washington State College | 1908 - 1909 |
| 3 | 20 | Belle Higgins, Laboratory Manual of Elementary Physics, Washington State College | 1908 - 1909 |
| 4 | 21 | Oversize Diary and Accounting Records | 1916 - 1930 |
| 4 | 22 | Oversize Diary | July, 1917 - July, 1925 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Agricultural diversification -- Washington (State) -- Diaries.
- Agriculture -- Washington (State) -- Whitman County -- Diaries.
Personal Names
- Higgins, Vincent Lafayette, 1851-1941 -- Archives.
- Higgins, Vincent Lafayette, 1851-1941 -- Diaries.
- Rucker, Frankie Belle, 1890- -- Archives.
Corporate Names
- State College of Washington -- Students.
Family Names
- Higgins family.
Geographical Names
- Pullman (Wash.) -- Diaries.
- Whitman County (Wash.) -- Diaries.
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Rucker, Frankie Belle, 1890- (creator)
Finding aid prepared by Andrea Sabo
2022
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