John Curtis Higgs, Sr. Autobiography
Collection — Box: E (Small Collections)
Identifier: AppMs-0225
Scope and Contents
The John Curtis Higgs, Sr. Autobiography is a bound typescript of Higgs' memoirs. The manuscript covers a span of eighty-one years from May 12, 1902 to December 1983 and includes recollections of life on a farm in Marshall County, Tennessee, working in various roles for the Tennessee State Highway Department, the Great Depression, the Volstead Act, and raising his family.
Dates
- 1983
Creator
- Higgs, John Curtis, 1902-1986 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The manuscript is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright restrictions may apply.
Extent
0.10 linear feet
Language of Materials
English
Method of Acquisition
Dr. Robert J. "Jack" Higgs donated a copy of The Story of My Life by John Curtis Higgs, Sr. to the Archives of Appalachia in July 1984, accession number 1985-013. The volume was opened for research September 1986.
- Autobiography (genre) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Tennessee--History Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- eng
Repository Details
Part of the Archives of Appalachia Repository
Contact:
PO Box 70295
344 J.L. Seehorn Jr. Rd.
Johnson City TN 37614 USA
423-439-4338
423/439-4338
archives@etsu.edu
PO Box 70295
344 J.L. Seehorn Jr. Rd.
Johnson City TN 37614 USA
423-439-4338
423/439-4338
archives@etsu.edu
