Robert E. Higgins photograph collection

Robert E. Higgins photograph collection, 1947-1997

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Higgins, Robert E., 1947-1997
Title: Robert E. Higgins photograph collection
Dates: 1947-1997 (inclusive)
19471997
Quantity: 4 cubic feet
Collection Number: PG 125
Summary: Photographs and slides taken by Robert E. Higgins.
Repository: University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives
Special Collections and Archives
University of Idaho Library
875 Perimeter Drive
MS 2350
Moscow, ID
83844-2350
Telephone: 2088850845
libspec@uidaho.edu
Access Restrictions: Collection is open for research.
Languages: English

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Photographic prints, and slides by Robert E. Higgins.

Historical NoteReturn to Top

A collection of photographs by Robert E. Higgins, a professor of plant science at the University of Idaho from 1946 to 1999. During his lifetime, Professor Higgins' photographs were accepted in over 70 juried international salons, and he had one-artist exhibitions in Idaho, Washington, and California.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

Photographer, "Title," date. Collection name, object ID. University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives, Moscow, ID.

Alternative Forms Available

Some of the materials from this collection have been digitized and made into the digital Robert E. Higgins Collection.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

Materials donated by in 2009 (MA 2009-12).

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

I: Idaho SlidesReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
1	1	Idaho 2 sheets : Photographic Slides of locations in Idaho	1966-1974
1	2	Idaho II 2 sheets : Photographic Slides of locations in Idaho; some glass slides	1967-1991
1	3	Idaho III 2 sheets : Photographic Slides of locations in Idaho; some glass slides	1967-1990
1	4	Idaho IV 7 sheets : Photographic Slides of locations in Idaho; some glass slides	1950-1988
1	5	Idaho V 5 sheets : Photographic Slides of locations in Idaho; some glass slides	1950-1980
1	6	Idaho VI 6 sheets : Photographic Slides of locations in Idaho; some glass slides	1963-1984

II: Plant SlidesReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
1	7	Figwort Family 2 sheets : Photographic Slides of Figworts	1963-1976
1	8	Bayhorse 2 sheets : Photographic Slides of Bayhorse	1988
1	9	Legumes 2 sheets : Photographic Slides of legumes	1964-1978
1	10	Wild Flowers - Shrubs 5 sheets : Photographic Slides of wild flowers, shrubs	1964-1983
1	11	Wild Flower 1 sheets : Photographic Slides of wild flowers	1964-1998
1	12	Phlox Family 1 sheets : Photographic Slides of the Philox Family of plants	1965-1978
1	13	Wild Flower - Sticky Geranium 1 sheets : Photographic Slides of Wild Flower - Sticky Geranium	1971
1	14	Perennial 7 sheets : Photographic Slides of perennials	1963-1993
1	15	Parsley 2 sheets : Photographic Slides of parsley	1979-1998

III: HeadshotReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
2	16	Higgins headshot 1 item : Headshot of Robert Higgins	undated

IV: Mounted PhotosReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	object
2	17	Rim to Rim 1 item : Photo taken in Twin Falls, ID, submitted to photograph competition, mounted on artboard	Mar 1994
2	18	Craigmont Canola 1 item : Photo taken in Idaho, submitted to photograph competition, mounted on artboard	Feb 1995
2	19	Three 1 item : Submitted to photograph competition, mounted on artboard	Jun 1987
2	20	Winter Remnant 1 item : Submitted to photograph competition, mounted on artboard	Oct 1986
2	21	Skillet 1 item : Submitted to photograph competition, mounted on artboard	Sept 1982
2	22	Abandoned 1 item : Submitted to photograph competition, mounted on artboard	April 1984
2	23	Willow Creek Mushroom 1 item : Submitted to photograph competition, mounted on artboard	Nov 1989
2	24	Silos 1 item : Photograph, mounted on artboard	undated
2	25	Rusty Cable 1 item : Photograph, mounted on artboard	Jul 1986
2	26	Tilt 1 item : Photograph, mounted on artboard	Jul 1986
2	27	Fall Barn Bonus 1 item : Photograph, mounted on artboard	Aug 1982
2	28	Late Snow on Wood Pile 1 item : Photograph, mounted on artboard	Jan 1991
2	29	Rusted Ring 1 item : Photograph, mounted on artboard	Jan 1987
2	30	Derelict 1 item : Photograph, mounted on artboard	Nov 1996
2	31	Peeled 1 item : Photograph, mounted on artboard	Aug 1990
2	32	Burned Out 1 item : Photograph, mounted on artboard	Jul 1991
2	33	Wallace Homestead 1 item : Photograph, mounted on artboard	Feb 1990
2	34	Texas Windmill 1 item : Photograph, mounted on artboard	Aug 1988
2	35	Wild Horse Road 1 item : Photograph, mounted on artboard	Dec 1987
2	36	Twist 1 item : Photograph, mounted on artboard	Jan 1989
2	37	T-Strap 1 item : Photograph, mounted on artboard	Dec 1990
2	38	Shoshone Falls, Idaho 1 item : Photograph	undated
2	39	Wild Horse Creek 1 item : Photograph, mounted on artboard	May 1988
2	40	Sunrise on the Sawtooths 1 item : Photographof Sawtooths Idaho, mounted on artboard	Jan 1995
2	41	Idaho 1 item : Photograph, mounted on artboard	undated
2	42	Silver City Door 1 item : Photograph, mounted on artboard	Dec 1982

V: Idaho Farm PeopleReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	object
2	43	Wendell Idaho 1 item : Photograph	1948
2	44	Cowman 1 item : Photograph of cowman, Gooding County Idaho Leader	undated
2	45	Leader 1 item : Photograph of 4-H leader, Gooding County	1946-1952
2	46	4-H Gooding County 1 item : Photograph of Gooding County 1946-1952	1946-1952
2	47	Dairy Farmer 1 item : Photograph of Dairy farmer, 1946-1950, Idaho	1946-1952
2	48	4-H Leader 1 item : Photograph of 4-H leader, demonstrates bread, Gooding County	undated
2	49	U of I Agricultural Specialist 1 item : Photograph of U of I agricultural specialist and Hagerman farmer	undated
2	50	Untitled 1 item : Photograph, on reverse Bob Higgins county agent; Hayden	undated

VI: BuildingsReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
2	51	Red Steps 1 item : Photograph taken in Midvale, ID	undated
2	52	Capitol Building 6 item : Photograph	1994

VII: Large FormatReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	object
3	1	Split 1 item : Photograph of Beaver Valley Camera Club Penns	13 Sept 1983
3	2	Large Format Untitled 1 item : Photograph	undated
3	3	Double Bit 1 item : Photograph	11 Oct 1983
3	4	Diversion 1 item : Photograph	Jul 1994
3	5	Yellowstone 1 item : Photograph	8 May 1984
3	6	Willow Creek Ranch 1 item : Photograph entered in multiple shows	1987-1994
3	7	Old Time Thoughts 1 item : Photograph taken in Idaho City, Idaho	May 1984
3	8	Landing Signs 1 item : Photograph	10 May 1988
3	9	Foggy Bottom 1 item : Photograph is reprint/bonus print	1985-1996
3	10	Footprints 1 item : Photograph	10 Feb 1987
3	11	River Bottom Texture 1 item : Photograph of Boise River, ID	10 Jan 1987
3	12	Shoshone Falls and Canyon 1 item : Photograph	undated
3	13	Upper Mesa Falls 1 item : Photograph	14 Feb 1984
3	14	Desert Barn 1 item : Photograph of Midvale, ID	11 Apr 1984
3	15	Old Barn 1 item : Photograph	undated
3	16	Hagerman Cone 1 item : Photograph	13 Aug 1985
3	17	Ice Sculptures 1 item : Photograph	13 Aug 1985
3	18	Bayhorse 1 item : Photograph	14 Nov 1989
3	19	Ghost House 1 item : Photograph	11 Dec 1996
3	20	Lamoille Fence 1 item : Photograph was award silver ribbon from Columbia Council of Camera Clubs	1988-1989
3	21	Redfish Outlet 1 item : Photograph	1995
3	22	Redfish Rapids 1 item : Photograph	1995; 1998
3	23	Fishing in Idaho 1 item : Photograph	undated
3	24	Cascade 1 item : Photograph	1987; 1990-1991
3	25	Redfish Rapids #3 1 item : Photograph	1995
3	26	Winter at Cabarton 1 item : Photograph	9 Feb 1982
3	27	Large Format Untitled 2 1 item : Photograph	undated
3	28	Large Format Untitled 3 1 item : Photograph	undated
3	29	Cataract 1 item : Photograph of Shoshone Falls, Twin Falls, ID	1983-1984
3	30	Snow Scene 1 item : Photograph of the Boise Valley	8 Feb 1994
3	31	Willow Creek Ranch 2 1 item : Photograph	10 May 1988
3	32	Little Willow 1 item : Photograph	8 Feb 1994
3	33	Emmett Farm 1 item : Photograph	8 Feb 1983
3	34	Fisher Creek Cabin 1 item : Photograph	Apr 1995
3	35	Abandoned Home 1 item : Photograph	26 Apr 1996
3	36	Arrowrock 1 item : Photograph	13 Dec 1983
3	37	Long Valley Barn 1 item : Photograph	11 Apr 1984
4	1	Blue Lake 1 item : Photograph	Dec 1987
4	2	Glen Springs 1 item : Photograph	14 Jun 1983
4	3	Palouse Farm 1 item : Photograph of Palouse Farm	undated
4	4	Boise Ridge Survivor 1 item : Photograph	1996-1997
4	5	Cart Hub 1 item : Photograph	May 1993
4	6	In Sands of Time 1 item : Photograph	1989-1990
4	7	Spring Plowing 1 item : Photograph of spring plowing in Wendell, ID	Mar 1949
4	8	Hill City Elevator #3 1 item : Landscape photograph	1998
4	9	Old Thresher 1 item : Photograph	1992
4	10	Curves and Lines 1 item : Photograph	Nov 1992
4	11	White Bird 1 item : Photograph on recycled artboard, partial image remains	undated
4	12	Grain Elevator at Corral, ID 1 item : Photograph	undated
4	13	Old Security 1 item : Photograph	undated
4	14	Onion Harvest 1 item : Photograph of Idaho Farmer	Dec 1993
4	15	Lap Siding 1 item : Photograph	7 Nov 1989
4	16	Pioneer 1 item : Photograph	1989
4	17	Tea Garden 1 item : Photograph of tea garden in Old China Town, Boise, ID	11 Dec 1984
4	18	Fongs 1 item : Photograph	12 Apr 1984
4	19	Old Idaho 1 item : Photograph	13 Feb 1990
4	20	Kilns 1 item : Photograph	undated
4	21	Security 1 item : Photograph	10 May 1988
4	22	Swan Falls 1 item : Photograph	1994
4	23	Hill City Elevator #3 [2] 1 item : Portrait photograph	1994
4	24	Port Lewiston 1 item : Photograph of Port Lewiston, ID	undated
4	25	Lamoille Gate 1 item : Photograph	1987-1988
4	26	Barbwire and Frost 1 item : Photograph	undated
4	27	Bar Splinter 1 item : Photograph	1987; 1998
4	28	Door Pattern 1 item : Photograph	Jan 1994
4	29	Barn Latch 1 item : Photograph	1992-1993
4	30	Horse Shoe Bend 1 item : Photograph	undated
4	31	Grain Storage, Grangeville #2 1 item : Photograph of grain storage in Grangeville, ID	Aug 1997
4	32	Hill City Elevator [3] 1 item : Photograph	1993-1994
4	33	Grain Storage, Grangeville #1 1 item : Photograph	Aug 1997
4	34	Large Format Untitled 4 1 item : Photograph	undated
4	35	Barn Latch 2 1 item : Photograph	1993; 1998-1999
4	36	After the Yellowstone Fire 1 item : Photograph	9 October 1990
4	37	Yellowstone Restoration 1 item : Photograph	9 October 1990
4	38	Idaho 1 item : Photograph	undated
4	39	Bruneau, Ida 1 item : Photograph	undated
4	40	Pioneer Cemetery 1 item : Photograph	undated
5	1	Security [2] 1 item : Photograph in Valley Co, ID	Jul 1989
5	2	Wallace Valley 1 item : Photograph	Jul 1989
5	3	Skull Rock 1 item : Photograph in Elmore Co., ID	Jul 1998
5	4	Palouse Country 1 item : Photograph in Latah Co., ID	Apr 1998
5	5	Latah Farmstead 1 item : Photograph in Latah Co., ID	Apr 1998

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Latah County (Idaho)

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