Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Preliminary Guide to the Noe Higinbotham Papers
1910-1981
MSSM.007
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections
- Creator
- Higinbotham, Noe
- Title
- Preliminary Guide to the Noe Higinbotham Papers
- ID
- MSSM.007
- Date [inclusive]
- 1910-1981
- Extent
- 2.5 Linear feet, 1 Box; 3 Manuscript cases
- Location
- (MASC STAFF USE) MS.1987.52: 2-2-24-5; MS.1991.23: 2-2-2-3; MS.1997.30: 2-2-2-6; MS.2008.03: 2-4-27-3
- Language
- Collection materials are in
- Abstract
- This collection contains professional and personal papers of Dr. Noe Higinbotham (1913-1980), a Professor of Botany at Washington State University from 1948 to 1980.
Preferred Citation
[Item description]
Preliminary Guide to the Noe Higinbotham Papers, 1910-1981 (MSSM.007)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Biography/History
Dr. Noe Higinbotham (1913-1980) was a Professor of Botany at Washington State University from 1948 to 1980. Dr. Higinbotham received his Bachelor's from Butler University in 1935, an additional degree from John Hopkins University in 1937, and his Ph.D. from Columbia University in 1940. Before coming to WSU, Dr. Higinbotham served as a professor at the University of Notre Dame from 1945 to 1947. Dr. Higinbotham's research focused on algal taxonomy, plant morphology and developmental morphology, plant physiology, and ion transport. Dr. Higinbotham also served as the journal editor of Plant Physiological, published over fifty articles, and received grants from the National Science Foundation and the Atomic Energy Commission. WSU currently gives out a fellowship in Botany in Dr. Higinbotham's memory.
Scope and Content
This collection contains professional and personal papers of Dr. Noe Higinbotham (1913-1980), a Professor of Botany at Washington State University from 1948 to 1980. The collection includes incoming and outgoing correspondence, research files, professional association files, collected printed material, photographs, diplomas, awards, and other certificates. Correspondents include Dr. Antonio Pena, Dr. Hidde B. A. Prins, Dr. Ulrich Lüttge, Dr. John Gardner, Dr. J. B. Hanson, Dr. Robert B. James, Dr. Alan Koch.
Arrangement
This is an unprocessed collection. Arrangement reflects a pre-existing order from the records’ creators or previous custodians.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections © 2020
http://www.libraries.wsu.edu/masc/
Terrell Library
P.O. Box 645610
Pullman, WA, 99164-5610 USA
509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Restrictions on Access
This collection is open and available for research use.
Restrictions on Use
Copyright restrictions may apply.
Acquisition Information
Collection donated by Betty Higinbotham and transfered from the Owen Science and Engineering Library, the Botany Department, and the Marion Owney Herbarium to Washington State University Libraries between 1987 and 2008: MS.1987.52, MS.1991.23, MS.1997.30, and MS.2008.03.
Related Materials
Related Material
Noe Higinbotham papers (Cage 4665)
Names and Subjects
Corporate Name(s)
Subject(s) :
- Washington State University -- Faculty -- Archives
Personal Name(s)
Subject(s) :
- Higinbotham, Noe -- Records and correspondence.
Subject(s)
- Botany
- Horticulture
- Plant morphology
- Electrophysiology of plants
- Colleges and Universities
- Washington (State)