Ella Higginson Papers 1870-1940 1880-1940

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Ella Higginson Papers 1870-1940 1880-1940

http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv19502

The collection contains correspondence, writings, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, photographs and artifacts documenting the life and work of Northwest writer and poet Ella Higginson. Records include drafts and copies of Higginson’s published and unpublished novels, screenplays, short stories and poems. Newspaper Clippings and Scrapbooks also include copies of articles, short stories and poems written by Higginson, reviews and articles regarding Higginson and her work.

12 linear feet

eng,

Western Washington University Heritage Resources

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SNAC Resource ID: 6367400

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Higginson, Ella, 1862-1940

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Author and advocate for women's issues, Higginson was born in Kansas to Charles and Mary Rhodes in 1861. The family moved to Oregon in Higginson's youth, where she married Russell Higginson in 1885. In 1888, the couple moved to Bellingham, Washington, where Higginson's writing career flourished. She was nationally published in journals such as McClure's, Harper's Monthly, and Colliers. Her best known poem, "Four Leaf Clover," propelled her into a weekly column for the Seattle Times entitled: "Cl...