Held at:
Sargeant Memorial Collection
Slover Library
235 East Plume Street
Norfolk, VA 23510
Phone: 7574317429
Email: localhistory [at] norfolk.gov
Record Series Number: 001/01/MSS 0000-022
Created by: Higson, George Edward, Jr. (1918-2013)
Volume: 9.0 Folders
Acquired:
07/01/2013.
Arrangement: Arranged by series.
Biographical Note for Higson, George Edward, Jr. (1918-2013) : George Edward Higson, Jr. was born in 1918 and grew up in Norfolk, Virginia. He graduated from Maury High School in 1936 and from Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 1962. His major achievements included developing an apparatus for the telephone that would help those with debilitating arthritis, and also for receiving a U. S. Patent in 1963 for the pressurized telephone cable. George Edward Higson, Jr. died on May 5, 2013.
Access Restrictions: This collection is open to all researchers.
Subject Index
Boys--Education--United States
Postcards--China
Postcards--Japan
Postcards--Montana--Glacier National Park
Postcards--New York (State)
Postcards--Virginia
Postcards--Washington (D.C.)
Genres/Forms of Material
Calendars
Certificates
Clippings (information artifacts)
Correspondence
Invitations
Photographs
Postcards
Report cards
Languages of Materials
English [eng]
Rights/Use Restrictions: The status of copyright for these materials is governed by Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U. S. C.). Copyright restrictions may apply.
Acquisition Notes:
Estate of George Edward Higson, Jr.
PreferredCitation: George Edward Higson, Jr. Papers, MSS 0000-022, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.