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The Higginson papers contain correspondence, manuscripts, clippings,
scrapbooks, photographs and artifacts documenting the life and work of Northwest
writer and poet Ella Higginson. Records in the collection span the period ca.
1870s-1940, with the bulk of material dated from 1880 onwards. Correspondence
includes letters from publishers and contemporary writers including Lloyd
Mifflin regarding Higginson’s work and its publication. Higginson’s writings
include drafts of her published and unpublished novels, screenplays, short
stories and poetry, including manuscripts of Mariella Of Out-West, and Alaska
the Great Country. Researchers should note that many of these drafts are partial
or incomplete. The collection also contains a small number of short stories and
poems written by Higginson’s sister, Carrie Blake Morgan.
Newspaper clippings dated ca. 1880-1920 include copies of short stories, poems
and articles written by Higginson, and also reviews and articles about her life
and work. Scrapbooks compiled by Higginson (1897 – 1909) also contain similar
clippings, and copies of her poems. The collection also contains photographic
prints and negatives of Ella Higginson, family and friends. Artifacts include
printing blocks with images of Ella, her signature stamp, and copies of the
words and music for her Four Leaf Clover poem.
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