George Edward Higson, Jr. Papers, 1907-1935, undated | Sargeant Memorial Collection

By Nichole Delasalas

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Collection Overview

Title: George Edward Higson, Jr. Papers, 1907-1935, undated

ID: 001/01/MSS 0000-022

Primary Creator: Higson, George Edward, Jr. (1918-2013)

Extent: 9.0 Folders

Arrangement: Arranged by series.

Date Acquired: 07/01/2013

Subjects: Boys--Education--United States, Postcards--China, Postcards--Japan, Postcards--Montana--Glacier National Park, Postcards--New York (State), Postcards--Virginia, Postcards--Washington (D.C.)

Forms of Material: Calendars, Certificates, Clippings (information artifacts), Correspondence, Invitations, Photographs, Postcards, Report cards

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Miscellaneous school projects, postcards, and pictures created and compiled by George Edward Higson, Jr.

Biographical Note

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.

Subject/Index Terms

Boys--Education--United States
Postcards--China
Postcards--Japan
Postcards--Montana--Glacier National Park
Postcards--New York (State)
Postcards--Virginia
Postcards--Washington (D.C.)

Administrative Information

Repository: Sargeant Memorial Collection

Access Restrictions: This collection is open to all researchers.

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 Source: Estate of George Edward Higson, Jr.

Preferred Citation: George Edward Higson, Jr. Papers, MSS 0000-022, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.

Processing Information: Processed January 21, 2016.

Other Note: This collection is housed with the Major William Baker Papers (MSS 0000-003).

Box and Folder Listing

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[Box 1],
[Box Postcards],
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Box Postcards

Series 5: Postcards, 1907-1928, undated

Folder 1: Mount Vernon, Virginia, undated

Folder 2: Washington D. C., undated

Folder 3: New York, undated

Folder 4: Staten Island, New York, undated

Folder 5: Virginia, undated

Folder 6: Glacier National Park, Montana, undated

Folder 7: China, undated

Folder 8: Japan, undated

Folder 9: Miscellaneous, undated

Folder 10: Correspondence, 1907-1928, undated

Item 1: Correspondence, George Higson to "Mother", 1928 July 19
Item 2: Correspondence, "Father" to George Higson, 1907 July 20
Item 3: Correspondence, "Jackie" to George Higson, 1966 June 22
Item 4: Miscellaneous correspondence - Barrows family, 1922-1923
Item 5: Miscellaneous correspondence - C. J. B. to unknown, 1920

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