Floyd Halleck Higgins Agricultural Technology Photographs, circa 1890-1985

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Summary

Creators:
University of California, Davis. Library and Higgins, Floyd Halleck (1886-1975)
Abstract:
Photographs and negatives of farm machinery, equipment dealerships, and people of note in agricultural technology history.
Extent:
150 linear feet
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], D-582, Floyd Halleck Higgins Agricultural Technology Photographs, Archives and Special Collections, UC Davis Library, University of California, Davis.

Background

Scope and content:

Photographs and negatives of farm machinery, equipment dealerships, and people of note in agricultural technology history.

Biographical / historical:

The Floyd Halleck Higgins Agricultural Technology Photographs began as a series in the F. Hal Higgins Collection. In 1927 F. Hal Higgins began collecting materials relating to the history of combines and tractors. Over time the collection expanded to include materials describing farm implements, farm commodities, and equipment for logging, earthmoving and construction. The Library, University of California, Davis acquired Higgins' collection in 1959. Regular patron use of the collection indicated a strong interest in the photographs of tractors and other farm machinery. In order to better serve patrons, Library staff housed the photographs together as they were found in the collection. In 1983, the photographs that had accumulated in the F. Hal Higgins collection were removed from the collection and organized as the Floyd Halleck Higgins Agricultural Technology Photographs.

Acquisition information:
Original materials acquired from F. Hal Higgins, 1959.
Processing information:

Collection processed with help from student assistants Kelley Liang and Ana Rodriguez.

Finding aid is a work in progress.

Arrangement:

Images are arranged alphabetically by manufacturer or occasionally by subject.

Physical location:
Researchers should contact Archives and Special Collections to request collections, as many are stored offsite.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

All applicable copyrights for the collection are protected under chapter 17 of the U.S. Copyright Code. Requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Regents of the University of California as the owner of the physical items. It is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], D-582, Floyd Halleck Higgins Agricultural Technology Photographs, Archives and Special Collections, UC Davis Library, University of California, Davis.

Location of this collection:
University of California, Davis, Special Collections, UC Davis Library
100 NW Quad
Davis, CA 95616-5292, US
Contact:
(530) 752-1621
speccoll@ucdavis.edu
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