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Myra Albert Wiggins papers Hull, Bonnie Wiggins, Myra Albert, 1869-1956 WUA046 12 linear feet 12 boxes 1890-2015 1890-1956 The Myra Albert Wiggins papers consist of biographical materials, correspondence, publications, news clippings, writing, drawings and photographs. The collection also contains diaries, scrapbooks, personal artifacts and published works by Wiggins. Mark O. Hatfield Library Materials are in English.

Myra Jane Albert was born on December 14, 1869 in Salem, Oregon to John Henry Albert and Mary Elizabeth Holman, the second of four children. She showed natural artistic talent at an early age, spending hours drawing and painting in her home and in fields around Salem. She won the first of many awards for painting at the Oregon State Fair when she was 17. Between 1886 and 1907 she won a total of 94 more state fair awards for her art.

Wiggins attended Willamette University and Mills College before studying at the Art Students League of New York from 1891 to 1894. There she took classes from William Merritt Chase and John Henry Twachtman. She returned to Salem during the summers and in the summer of 1892 became engaged to Fred Wiggins. She and Wiggins were married on November 24, 1894 in Salem, and their daughter Mildred, was born in 1896.

Wiggins was one of the first women to become a member of the The Camera Club of New York. Her years in New York provided an artistic base to which she frequently returned. New York was quite different from the relative artistic isolation of Oregon and Washington. However, life in Oregon did provide a lot of pictorial photographic opportunities. Pictorial photography is using the camera for aesthetic purposes by creating images intended to evoke emotional expression, a relatively new phenomenon at the time. In 1903 Alfred Stieglitz, one of the most important photographers of the time admitted her as a member of Photo-Secession. Photo-Secession was an opportunity for photographers to unite in the common cause of promoting photography as art. Her work as a pictorial photographer continued as she traveled to Europe, Egypt and Turkey.

In 1907 the family moved to Toppenish, Washington so Fred Wiggins could start a plant nursery business. In 1930 Wiggins co-founded the Women Painters of Washington. She was a vital force in the region's art activities through her lecturing and classes. Public interest in her work led Wiggins to spend more time in Seattle, and in 1932 she and her husband moved to the city's Capitol Hill neighborhood. She continued to paint and practice photography while he worked for a local floral company. Both her photographs and paintings were shown in many important exhibitions during her life. She had one-person shows of her paintings in Chicago, New York and the Larson Museum in Yakima, Washington and individual paintings hung in group exhibitions in Seattle, San Francisco, and Washington, many with honors and awards.

She was actively painting up until the time of her death on January 13, 1956.

The Myra Albert Wiggins papers contain personal items such as Wiggins' diaries, a letter opener, her eyeglasses and her camera. Also included are notes, awards and estate information. Correspondence includes letters between Myra Wiggins and various family members and friends as well as letters related to business. The collection contains albums and scrapbooks with poetry and photographs, sketches, photographs, copies of published works, and artifacts.

Specific arrangement for each series is described below.

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[Identification of item], Myra Albert Wiggins papers, Archives and Special Collections, Mark O. Hatfield Library, Willamette University.

Accessioned in 2012, 2013, and 2015.

 Chase, William Merritt, 1849-1916 Stieglitz, Alfred, 1864-1946 Twachtman, John Henry, 1853-1902 Art Students League (New York, N.Y.) Camera Club of New York Photo-Secession (Association) Women Painters of Washington (Organization) drawings (visual works) Arts--Northwest, Pacific Fine Arts Fine Arts Photographs Diaries paintings (visual works) Scrapbooks Personal papers Series I 1890-1980

This series contains materials relating to Myra Wiggins' personal life. These include The National League of American Pen Women yearbooks, program and magazine with annotations by Wiggins and a NY Photo World folder containing art materials and information on organizations she belonged to when she was in New York City. Other materials include Wiggins' death certificate, correspondence about her estate after her death and cards in remembrance of her. There is also information on awards Wiggins' received over her lifetime.

 Program for American Pen Women biennial convention; National League of American Pen Women Yearbooks 1936-1954 3 1 The Pen Women Magazine 1949-1954 3 2 NY Photo World 1890-1907 3 3 60th wedding anniversary 1944 November 21 3 4 Wiggins Biography and ancestry 1943-1980 3 5

Includes a copy of their 1894 wedding announcement.

 Myra Wiggins estate 1956 3 6

Includes copy of death certificate and papers related to her property, etc. at time of death.

 Awards, exhibitions and notes 1948-1952 3 7

Includes list of prizes, reproductions, articles and mentions of the photographs of Wiggins.

 Exhibition brochures and notes 1928-1957 3 8 Correspondence Series II 1891-1979

The Correspondence series contains correspondence with family, friends and business letters. The letters are organized chronologically by correspondent. Wiggins' business correspondence deals with various companies including the Photographic Times, the Malted Cereals Company, Camera Club of New York, Chicago Photographic Salon and Pittsburgh Amateur Photographer's Society. There is also original correspondence from her 1904 trip to Europe, Greece and other countries.

 Letters from a Pilgrim 1904 1 1

Book of letters from Wiggins trip, including photographs taken by Wiggins.

 Letters from trip to Europe 1900 1 2

Includes photographs taken by Wiggins.

 To Myra Albert Wiggins from Frederick Arthur Wiggins 1892 3 9 To Myra Albert Wiggins from Frederick Arthur Wiggins 1902 3 10 To Myra Albert Wiggins from Frederick Arthur Wiggins 1902 3 11 To Myra Albert Wiggins from Frederick Arthur Wiggins 1903 3 12 To Myra Albert Wiggins from Frederick Arthur Wiggins 1903 3 13 To Myra Albert Wiggins from Frederick Arthur Wiggins 1903 3 14 To Myra Albert Wiggins from Frederick Arthur Wiggins 1903 3 15 To Myra Albert Wiggins from Frederick Arthur Wiggins 1903 3 16 To Myra Albert Wiggins from Frederick Arthur Wiggins 1903 3 17 To Myra Albert Wiggins from Frederick Arthur Wiggins 1903 3 18 To Myra Albert Wiggins from Frederick Arthur Wiggins 1903 3 19 To Myra Albert Wiggins from Frederick Arthur Wiggins 1903 3 20 To Myra Albert Wiggins from Frederick Arthur Wiggins 1903 3 21 To Myra Albert Wiggins from Frederick Arthur Wiggins 1903 3 22 To Myra Albert Wiggins from Frederick Arthur Wiggins 1903 3 23 To Myra Albert Wiggins from Frederick Arthur Wiggins 1903 3 24 To Myra Albert Wiggins from Frederick Arthur Wiggins 1903 3 25 To Myra Albert Wiggins from Frederick Arthur Wiggins 1903 3 26 To Myra Albert Wiggins from Frederick Arthur Wiggins 1903 3 27 To Myra Albert Wiggins from Frederick Arthur Wiggins 1903 3 28 To Myra Albert Wiggins from Frederick Arthur Wiggins 1917 3 29 To Myra Albert Wiggins from Frederick Arthur Wiggins 1937 3 30 To Myra Albert Wiggins from Frederick Arthur Wiggins 1943 3 31 To Myra Albert Wiggins from Frederick Arthur Wiggins 1955 3 32 To Myra Albert Wiggins from Frederick Arthur Wiggins 1955 3 33 To Myra Albert Wiggins from Frederick Arthur Wiggins undated 3 34 To Myra Albert Wiggins from Frederick Arthur Wiggins undated 3 35 To Myra Albert Wiggins from John Albert (cousin) 1892 3 36 To Myra Albert Wiggins from Ethel (sister) 1903 3 37 To Myra Albert Wiggins from Auntie 1905 3 38 To Myra Albert Wiggins from Mildred Benz (daughter) 1942 3 39 To Myra Albert Wiggins from Liz Albert 1905 3 40 To Myra Albert Wiggins from Breyman/Boise women 1897 3 41 To Myra Albert Wiggins from Burt Brown Barker 1900 3 42 To Myra Albert Wiggins from Thomas Moore 1900 3 43 To Myra Albert Wiggins from Frances F. G. 1900 3 44 To Myra Albert Wiggins from F. F. G. 1905 3 45 To Myra Albert Wiggins from Agnes 1905 3 46 To Myra Albert Wiggins from Agnes 1905 3 47 To Myra Albert Wiggins and Frederick Arthur Wiggins from Mrs. L. C. Griffith 1905 3 48 To Myra Albert Wiggins from G. Van W. Luthell 1906 3 49 To Myra Albert Wiggins from Mrs. Jack Paterson 1941 3 50 To Myra Albert Wiggins from Vanderhoop undated 3 51 To Frederick Arthur Wiggins from Myra Albert Wiggins 1915 3 52 To Frederick Arthur Wiggins from Myra Albert Wiggins 1915 3 53 To Frederick Arthur Wiggins from Myra Albert Wiggins 1915 3 54 To Frederick Arthur Wiggins from Myra Albert Wiggins 1915 3 55 To Frederick Arthur Wiggins from Myra Albert Wiggins 1949 3 56 To Frederick Arthur Wiggins from Myra Albert Wiggins 1952 3 57 To Frederick Arthur Wiggins from Myra Albert Wiggins 1952 3 58 To Frederick Arthur Wiggins from Myra Albert Wiggins 1952 3 59 To Frederick Arthur Wiggins from Myra Albert Wiggins 1952 3 60 To Frederick Arthur Wiggins from Myra Albert Wiggins 1952 3 61 To Frederick Arthur Wiggins from Myra Albert Wiggins 1952 3 62 To Frederick Arthur Wiggins from Myra Albert Wiggins 1952 3 63 To Frederick Arthur Wiggins from Myra Albert Wiggins 1952 3 64 To Frederick Arthur Wiggins from Myra Albert Wiggins 1952 3 65 To Frederick Arthur Wiggins from Myra Albert Wiggins 1954 3 66 To Frederick Arthur Wiggins from Myra Albert Wiggins 1954 3 67 To Frederick Arthur Wiggins from Myra Albert Wiggins 1954 3 68 To Frederick Arthur Wiggins from Constance (sister) 1891, 1902 3 69 To Frederick Arthur Wiggins from Constance (sister) 1891, 1902 3 70 To Frederick Arthur Wiggins from Constance (sister) 1891, 1902 3 71 To Frederick Arthur Wiggins from Joseph Albert 1905 3 72 To Frederick Arthur Wiggins from Mary Elizabeth (granddaughter) 1931 3 73 To Frederick Arthur Wiggins from Robert Benz (grandson) 1956 3 74 To Frederick Arthur Wiggins from Mildred (daughter) 1956 3 75 To Mildred Wiggins from S. H. Ladd 1906 3 76 To Mildred Wiggins Benz from Frederick Arthur Wiggins 1937 3 77 To Mildred Wiggins Benz from Reuben Benz 1937 3 78 To Mildred Wiggins Benz from Myra Albert Wiggins 1938 3 79 To Robert Benz from Reuben Benz 1942 3 80 To Mildred Benz from Reuben Benz 1945 3 81 To Reuben and Mildred Benz from Frederick Arthur Wiggins 1948 3 82 To Mildred Wiggins Benz from Myra Albert Wiggins 1949 3 83 To Reuben Benz from Frederick Arthur Wiggins 1955-1956 3 84 To Reuben Benz from Frederick Arthur Wiggins 1955-1956 3 85 To Mrs. Huelato from Mildred 1891-1976 3 86 To Miss Blanche Albert (Myra Albert Wiggins sister) from Ah Sin 1892 3 87 To Miss Blanche Albert (Myra Albert Wiggins sister) from Ah Sin 1892 3 88 To family from Myra Albert Wiggins 1938 3 89 To friends from Myra Albert Wiggins 1939 3 90 To kin, folks and friends from Myra Albert Wiggins and Frederick Arthur Wiggins 1955 3 91

A copy of the 1955 Christmas letter.

 Envelopes and letterhead with notes undated 3 92 To Myra Albert Wiggins from Photo Era Publishing 1899 3 93 To Myra Albert Wiggins from Art Institute of Seattle 1900 3 94 Pittsburgh Amateur Photographers' Society 1900 3 95 Chicago Photographic Salon 1900 3 96 Camera Club of New York 1900 3 97 The Malted Cereal Company 1902 3 98 The Malted Cereal Company 1902 3 99 Kodak London 1903 3 100 Dexter Lambert Co 1903 3 101 Camera Club of New York 1903 3 102 To Myra Albert Wiggins from SW Stowell 1903 3 103 To Myra Albert Wiggins from Woodward, Clarke Co. 1904 3 104 To Myra Albert Wiggins from Sadekechi Hartmann 1904 3 105 To Myra Albert Wiggins from the Secretary of the Oregon State Fair 1904 3 106 To Myra Albert Wiggins from the Photographic Times 1905 3 107 To Myra Albert Wiggins from the Camera Club of New York 1905 3 108 To Myra Albert Wiggins from the President of the Lewis Clark Centennial Exposition 1905 3 109 To Myra Albert Wiggins from The Obrig Camera Company 1905 3 110 To Myra Albert Wiggins from Jean A. Swain 1905 3 111 To Myra Albert Wiggins from Ruth Lester, Life Magazine 1934 3 112 To Myra Albert Wiggins , Oregon State Fair entry cards undated 3 113 Hand painted card, entry form and entrance ticket 1900-1933 3 114 Wiggins correspondence with DeYoung Museum 1954 3 115 Mildred Benz correspondence re: Myra Albert Wiggins photographs and exhibits 1975-1979 3 116 Frederick Arthur Wiggins business correspondence and notes 1956 3 117 Myra Albert Wiggins travel letters 1904 3 118

Contains letters from Greece, Egypt, Italy and Jerusalem.

 Myra Albert Wiggins travel letters 1904 3 119

Contains letters from Greece, Egypt, Italy and Jerusalem.

 Myra Albert Wiggins travel letters 1904 3 120

Contains letters from Greece, Egypt, Italy and Jerusalem.

 Myra Albert Wiggins travel letters 1904 3 121

Contains letters from Greece, Egypt, Italy and Jerusalem.

 Myra Albert Wiggins travel letters 1904 3 122

Contains letters from Greece, Egypt, Italy and Jerusalem.

 Myra Albert Wiggins travel letters 1904 3 123

Contains letters from Greece, Egypt, Italy and Jerusalem.

 Myra Albert Wiggins travel letters 1904 3 124

Contains letters from Greece, Egypt, Italy and Jerusalem.

 Myra Albert Wiggins travel letters 1904 3 125

Contains letters from Greece, Egypt, Italy and Jerusalem.

 Myra Albert Wiggins travel letters 1904 3 126

Contains letters from Greece, Egypt, Italy and Jerusalem.

 Myra Albert Wiggins travel letters 1904 3 127

Contains letters from Greece, Egypt, Italy and Jerusalem.

 Myra Albert Wiggins travel letters 1904 3 128

Contains letters from Greece, Egypt, Italy and Jerusalem.

 Myra Albert Wiggins travel letters 1904 3 129

Contains letters from Greece, Egypt, Italy and Jerusalem.

 Myra Albert Wiggins travel letters 1904 3 130

Contains letters from Greece, Egypt, Italy and Jerusalem.

 Myra Albert Wiggins travel letters 1904 3 131

Contains letters from Greece, Egypt, Italy and Jerusalem.

 Myra Albert Wiggins travel letters 1904 3 132

Contains letters from Greece, Egypt, Italy and Jerusalem.

 Myra Albert Wiggins travel letters 1904 3 133

Contains letters from Greece, Egypt, Italy and Jerusalem.

 Published materials Series III 1898-2011

This series contains copies of newspaper clippings, magazines and other works including a George Eastman house brochure with annotated notes. There are copies of The Whistling Swan, a publication by the Seattle Branch of the National League of American Pen Women which have drawings and poems by Wiggins as well as photocopies of the American Magazine Art which contains the article "Trials and Triumphs of an Amateur Photographer" by Wiggins. In addition, there is a copy of Die Kunst in der Photographie, a published German portfolio of pictorial photographs which includes Wiggins' photograph Shadows.

 Clippings 1924-2011 3 134 Clippings and ephemera 1898-1990 3 135 Publications 1926-1939 3 136 Die Kunst in der Photographie 1906 5 Scrapbook, diaries, and albums Series IV 1891-1944

This series contains a hand-made photograph album with poetry documenting life in Wiggins' apartment in New York from 1891to 1892. The scrapbook has Wiggins' nomination materials for an achievement award at the National League of American Pen Women biennial convention in Washington DC, 1948 as well as other items. There are three diaries which contain notes and journal entries; a published version of letters from the 1904 trip in a book entitled Letters from a Pilgrim and an album of typed letters and photos compiled from a European trip Wiggins took in 1900.

 Album, New York apartment 1891-1892 1 Scrapbook undated 5 Diary 1936-1938 2 Diary 1943 2 Diary 1943-1944 2 Personal art Series V 1928-1962

This series includes drawings, sketches, articles and poetry. Article topics include William Merritt Chase and a talk Wiggins gave about color. The majority of the poems are typed with handwritten annotations. There is one group of poems that are handwritten and there is an album with Wiggins' poetry, poems by friends and a copy of The Whistling Swan magazine.

 Photographs and sketches undated 3 137 Envelope with sketch of man's head undated 3 138 "Chase Talk", William Merritt Chase undated 3 139 "Chase Talk", William Merritt Chase undated 3 140 "Chase Talk", William Merritt Chase undated 3 141 "Color Talk" 1928-1931 3 142

Series of talks on color, art and music in the home.

 "Color Talk" 1928-1931 3 143

Series of talks on color, art and music in the home.

 "Color Talk" 1928-1931 3 144

Series of talks on color, art and music in the home.

 Charcoal drawing undated 5 "Mother's Penciled Poems" 1955-1962 6 1

Poem titles include Autumn Morning, Karen, An Artist's Prayer.

 "Mother's Penciled Poems" 1955-1962 6 2

Poem titles include Autumn Morning, Karen, An Artist's Prayer.

 "Mother's Penciled Poems" 1955-1962 6 3

Poem titles include Autumn Morning, Karen, An Artist's Prayer.

 "Mother's Penciled Poems" 1955-1962 6 4

Poem titles include Autumn Morning, Karen, An Artist's Prayer.

 "Mother's Penciled Poems" 1955-1962 6 5

Poem titles include Autumn Morning, Karen, An Artist's Prayer.

 "Mother's Penciled Poems" 1955-1962 6 6

Poem titles include Autumn Morning, Karen, An Artist's Prayer.

 "Mother's Penciled Poems" 1955-1962 6 7

Poem titles include Autumn Morning, Karen, An Artist's Prayer.

 "Mother's Penciled Poems" 1955-1962 6 8

Poem titles include Autumn Morning, Karen, An Artist's Prayer.

 "Mother's Penciled Poems" 1955-1962 6 9

Poem titles include Autumn Morning, Karen, An Artist's Prayer.

 "Mother's Penciled Poems" 1955-1962 6 10

Poem titles include Autumn Morning, Karen, An Artist's Prayer.

 "Mother's Penciled Poems" 1955-1962 6 11

Poem titles include Autumn Morning, Karen, An Artist's Prayer.

 "My Poems" 1935-1951 6 12

Poem titles include Little Granddaughter, Progrese, The Stars and Bethlehem.

 "My Poems" 1935-1951 6 13

Poem titles include Little Granddaughter, Progrese, The Stars and Bethlehem.

 "My Poems" 1935-1951 6 14

Poem titles include Little Granddaughter, Progrese, The Stars and Bethlehem.

 "My Poems" 1935-1951 6 15

Poem titles include Little Granddaughter, Progrese, The Stars and Bethlehem.

 "My Poems" 1935-1951 6 16

Poem titles include Little Granddaughter, Progrese, The Stars and Bethlehem.

 "My Poems" 1935-1951 6 17

Poem titles include Little Granddaughter, Progrese, The Stars and Bethlehem.

 "My Poems" 1935-1951 6 18

Poem titles include Little Granddaughter, Progrese, The Stars and Bethlehem.

 "My Poems" 1935-1951 6 19

Poem titles include Little Granddaughter, Progrese, The Stars and Bethlehem.

 "My Poems" 1935-1951 6 20

Poem titles include Little Granddaughter, Progrese, The Stars and Bethlehem.

 "My Poems" 1935-1951 6 21

Poem titles include Little Granddaughter, Progrese, The Stars and Bethlehem.

 "My Poems" 1935-1951 6 22

Poem titles include Little Granddaughter, Progrese, The Stars and Bethlehem.

 "My Poems" 1935-1951 6 23

Poem titles include Little Granddaughter, Progrese, The Stars and Bethlehem.

 "My Poems" 1935-1951 6 24

Poem titles include Little Granddaughter, Progrese, The Stars and Bethlehem.

 "My Poems" 1935-1951 6 25

Poem titles include Little Granddaughter, Progrese, The Stars and Bethlehem.

 "My Poems" 1935-1951 6 26

Poem titles include Little Granddaughter, Progrese, The Stars and Bethlehem.

 "My Poems" 1935-1951 6 27

Poem titles include Little Granddaughter, Progrese, The Stars and Bethlehem.

 "My Poems" 1935-1951 6 28

Poem titles include Little Granddaughter, Progrese, The Stars and Bethlehem.

 "My Poems" 1935-1951 6 29

Poem titles include Little Granddaughter, Progrese, The Stars and Bethlehem.

 "My Poems" 1935-1951 6 30

Poem titles include Little Granddaughter, Progrese, The Stars and Bethlehem.

 "My Poems" 1935-1951 6 31

Poem titles include Little Granddaughter, Progrese, The Stars and Bethlehem.

 "My Poems" 1935-1951 6 32

Poem titles include Little Granddaughter, Progrese, The Stars and Bethlehem.

 "My Poems" 1935-1951 6 33

Poem titles include Little Granddaughter, Progrese, The Stars and Bethlehem.

 "My Poems" 1935-1951 6 34

Poem titles include Little Granddaughter, Progrese, The Stars and Bethlehem.

 "My Poems" 1935-1951 6 35

Poem titles include Little Granddaughter, Progrese, The Stars and Bethlehem.

 "My Poems" 1935-1951 6 36

Poem titles include Little Granddaughter, Progrese, The Stars and Bethlehem.

 "My Poems" 1935-1951 6 37

Poem titles include Little Granddaughter, Progrese, The Stars and Bethlehem.

 "My Poems" 1935-1951 6 38

Poem titles include Little Granddaughter, Progrese, The Stars and Bethlehem.

 "My Poems" 1935-1951 6 39

Poem titles include Little Granddaughter, Progrese, The Stars and Bethlehem.

 "My Poems" 1935-1951 6 40

Poem titles include Little Granddaughter, Progrese, The Stars and Bethlehem.

 "My Poems" 1935-1951 6 41

Poem titles include Little Granddaughter, Progrese, The Stars and Bethlehem.

 "My Poems" 1935-1951 6 42

Poem titles include Little Granddaughter, Progrese, The Stars and Bethlehem.

 "Poetry and scraps..." 1934-1953 6 43

Poem titles include A King is Born, Calvary, Let Me Wander, Crimson Flowers, Miracles.

 "Poetry and scraps..." 1934-1953 6 44

Poem titles include A King is Born, Calvary, Let Me Wander, Crimson Flowers, Miracles.

 "Poetry and scraps..." 1934-1953 6 45

Poem titles include A King is Born, Calvary, Let Me Wander, Crimson Flowers, Miracles.

 "Poetry and scraps..." 1934-1953 6 46

Poem titles include A King is Born, Calvary, Let Me Wander, Crimson Flowers, Miracles.

 "Poetry and scraps..." 1934-1953 6 47

Poem titles include A King is Born, Calvary, Let Me Wander, Crimson Flowers, Miracles.

 "Poetry and scraps..." 1934-1953 6 48

Poem titles include A King is Born, Calvary, Let Me Wander, Crimson Flowers, Miracles.

 "Poetry and scraps..." 1934-1953 6 49

Poem titles include A King is Born, Calvary, Let Me Wander, Crimson Flowers, Miracles.

 "Poetry and scraps..." 1934-1953 6 50

Poem titles include A King is Born, Calvary, Let Me Wander, Crimson Flowers, Miracles.

 "Poetry and scraps..." 1934-1953 6 51

Poem titles include A King is Born, Calvary, Let Me Wander, Crimson Flowers, Miracles.

 "Poetry and scraps..." 1934-1953 6 52

Poem titles include A King is Born, Calvary, Let Me Wander, Crimson Flowers, Miracles.

 "Poetry and scraps..." 1934-1953 6 53

Poem titles include A King is Born, Calvary, Let Me Wander, Crimson Flowers, Miracles.

 "Poetry and scraps..." 1934-1953 6 54

Poem titles include A King is Born, Calvary, Let Me Wander, Crimson Flowers, Miracles.

 "Poetry and scraps..." 1934-1953 6 55

Poem titles include A King is Born, Calvary, Let Me Wander, Crimson Flowers, Miracles.

 "Poetry and scraps..." 1934-1953 6 56

Poem titles include A King is Born, Calvary, Let Me Wander, Crimson Flowers, Miracles.

 "Poetry and scraps..." 1934-1953 6 57

Poem titles include A King is Born, Calvary, Let Me Wander, Crimson Flowers, Miracles.

 "Poetry and scraps..." 1934-1953 6 58

Poem titles include A King is Born, Calvary, Let Me Wander, Crimson Flowers, Miracles.

 "Poetry and scraps..." 1934-1953 6 59

Poem titles include A King is Born, Calvary, Let Me Wander, Crimson Flowers, Miracles.

 "Poetry and scraps..." 1934-1953 6 60

Poem titles include A King is Born, Calvary, Let Me Wander, Crimson Flowers, Miracles.

 "Poetry and scraps..." 1934-1953 6 61

Poem titles include A King is Born, Calvary, Let Me Wander, Crimson Flowers, Miracles.

 "Poetry and scraps..." 1934-1953 6 62

Poem titles include A King is Born, Calvary, Let Me Wander, Crimson Flowers, Miracles.

 "Poetry and scraps..." 1934-1953 6 63

Poem titles include A King is Born, Calvary, Let Me Wander, Crimson Flowers, Miracles.

 "Poetry and scraps..." 1934-1953 6 64

Poem titles include A King is Born, Calvary, Let Me Wander, Crimson Flowers, Miracles.

 "Poetry and scraps..." 1934-1953 6 65

Poem titles include A King is Born, Calvary, Let Me Wander, Crimson Flowers, Miracles.

 "Poetry and scraps..." 1934-1953 6 66

Poem titles include A King is Born, Calvary, Let Me Wander, Crimson Flowers, Miracles.

 "Poetry and scraps..." 1934-1953 6 67

Poem titles include A King is Born, Calvary, Let Me Wander, Crimson Flowers, Miracles.

 "Poetry and scraps..." 1934-1953 6 68

Poem titles include A King is Born, Calvary, Let Me Wander, Crimson Flowers, Miracles.

 "Poetry and scraps..." 1934-1953 6 69

Poem titles include A King is Born, Calvary, Let Me Wander, Crimson Flowers, Miracles.

 "Poetry and scraps..." 1934-1953 6 70

Poem titles include A King is Born, Calvary, Let Me Wander, Crimson Flowers, Miracles.

 "Poetry and scraps..." 1934-1953 6 71

Poem titles include A King is Born, Calvary, Let Me Wander, Crimson Flowers, Miracles.

 "Poetry and scraps..." 1934-1953 6 72

Poem titles include A King is Born, Calvary, Let Me Wander, Crimson Flowers, Miracles.

 "Poetry and scraps..." 1934-1953 6 73

Poem titles include A King is Born, Calvary, Let Me Wander, Crimson Flowers, Miracles.

 "Poetry and scraps..." 1934-1953 6 74

Poem titles include A King is Born, Calvary, Let Me Wander, Crimson Flowers, Miracles.

 "Poetry and scraps..." 1934-1953 6 75

Poem titles include A King is Born, Calvary, Let Me Wander, Crimson Flowers, Miracles.

 "Poetry and scraps..." 1934-1953 6 76

Poem titles include A King is Born, Calvary, Let Me Wander, Crimson Flowers, Miracles.

 "Poetry and scraps..." 1934-1953 6 77

Poem titles include A King is Born, Calvary, Let Me Wander, Crimson Flowers, Miracles.

 "Poetry and scraps..." 1934-1953 6 78

Poem titles include A King is Born, Calvary, Let Me Wander, Crimson Flowers, Miracles.

 "Poetry and scraps..." 1934-1953 6 79

Poem titles include A King is Born, Calvary, Let Me Wander, Crimson Flowers, Miracles.

 "Poetry and scraps..." 1934-1953 6 80

Poem titles include A King is Born, Calvary, Let Me Wander, Crimson Flowers, Miracles.

 "Poetry and scraps..." 1934-1953 6 81

Poem titles include A King is Born, Calvary, Let Me Wander, Crimson Flowers, Miracles.

 "Poetry and scraps..." 1934-1953 6 82

Poem titles include A King is Born, Calvary, Let Me Wander, Crimson Flowers, Miracles.

 "Poetry and scraps..." 1934-1953 6 83

Poem titles include A King is Born, Calvary, Let Me Wander, Crimson Flowers, Miracles.

 "Poetry and scraps..." 1934-1953 6 84

Poem titles include A King is Born, Calvary, Let Me Wander, Crimson Flowers, Miracles.

 "Poetry and scraps..." 1934-1953 6 85

Poem titles include A King is Born, Calvary, Let Me Wander, Crimson Flowers, Miracles.

 "Poetry and scraps..." 1934-1953 6 86

Poem titles include A King is Born, Calvary, Let Me Wander, Crimson Flowers, Miracles.

 "Poetry and scraps..." 1934-1953 6 87

Poem titles include A King is Born, Calvary, Let Me Wander, Crimson Flowers, Miracles.

 "Poetry and scraps..." 1934-1953 6 88

Poem titles include A King is Born, Calvary, Let Me Wander, Crimson Flowers, Miracles.

 "Poetry and scraps..." 1934-1953 6 89

Poem titles include A King is Born, Calvary, Let Me Wander, Crimson Flowers, Miracles.

 "Poetry and scraps..." 1934-1953 6 90

Poem titles include A King is Born, Calvary, Let Me Wander, Crimson Flowers, Miracles.

 "Poetry and scraps..." 1934-1953 6 91

Poem titles include A King is Born, Calvary, Let Me Wander, Crimson Flowers, Miracles.

 "Poetry and scraps..." 1934-1953 6 92

Poem titles include A King is Born, Calvary, Let Me Wander, Crimson Flowers, Miracles.

 "Poetry and scraps..." 1934-1953 6 93

Poem titles include A King is Born, Calvary, Let Me Wander, Crimson Flowers, Miracles.

 "Poetry and scraps..." 1934-1953 6 94

Poem titles include A King is Born, Calvary, Let Me Wander, Crimson Flowers, Miracles.

 "Poetry and scraps..." 1934-1953 6 95

Poem titles include A King is Born, Calvary, Let Me Wander, Crimson Flowers, Miracles.

 "Poetry and scraps..." 1934-1953 6 96

Poem titles include A King is Born, Calvary, Let Me Wander, Crimson Flowers, Miracles.

 "Poetry and scraps..." 1934-1953 6 97

Poem titles include A King is Born, Calvary, Let Me Wander, Crimson Flowers, Miracles.

 "Poetry and scraps..." 1934-1953 6 98

Poem titles include A King is Born, Calvary, Let Me Wander, Crimson Flowers, Miracles.

 "Poetry and scraps..." 1934-1953 6 99

Poem titles include A King is Born, Calvary, Let Me Wander, Crimson Flowers, Miracles.

 "Poetry and scraps..." 1934-1953 6 100

Poem titles include A King is Born, Calvary, Let Me Wander, Crimson Flowers, Miracles.

 File Album with drafts of poetry undated 7 Photographs Series VI 1890-2015

This series contains photographs of Myra Wiggins' life including photographs of her wedding and her trips to Europe. It also includes photographs of her teachers at Art Students League, including William Merritt Chase and photographs of her oil paintings.

 "Hunger ist der beste Koch" undated 8 1 William Merritt Chase and her other teachers at Art Students League undated 8 2 House in Salem, Oregon where Mildred was born undated 8 3 Photograph of House undated 8 4 Wiggins Wedding 1894 8 5 Photographs taken by Wiggins of Europe trip undated 8 6 Photographs of Wiggins' paintings undated 8 7 Photographs of Wiggins in later life undated 8 8 "Camping at Slab Creek (Near Neskowin Oregon)" 1892 9 1 New York, New York circa 1890s 9 2 "I just Love Malt Breakfast Food" 1900 9 3 Salem, Oregon circa 1890s 9 4 Toppenish, Washington circa 1920s 9 5 Seattle, Washington circa 1930s 9 6 Salem, Oregon 1950 9 7 New York, New York 1954 9 8 Seattle, Washington 1956 9 9 "Myra Albert Wiggins: a Photographer's Life Exhibit Placards" 2015 9 10

Includes exhibit placards from 2015 Hallie Ford Museum of Art exhibit on Myra Albert Wiggins.

 Untitled, undated photographs undated 10 1 Personal memorabilia Series VII 1828-1905

The personal memorabilia in this series includes two pairs of eyeglasses, a letter opener and a copy of the New Testament, and Wiggins' camera. There are also art supplies including paintbrushes, a paint-roller, a small tube of paint and other painting tools. Additionally there is a plaque for the Austellung Des Wiener Photo-Klub award and a brass pitcher used for decoration in Wiggins' art studio.

 New Testament, King James Version, Edinburgh 1828 2

Bible has family genealogical information hand written in front pages.

 Letter opener undated 4 Letter opener undated 4 Two pair of eyeglasses undated 4 Paint roller undated 4 Paint brushes undated 4 Artist Tools undated 4 Paint undated 4 VII Ausstellung Des Wiener Photo-Klub plaque 1905 4 Brass pitcher undated 11 Bellows Camera 1889 12 Ceramic Vase undated 13