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Higgs, George H. (George Henry), 1885-1981

 Person

Biographical History

George H. Higgs (1885-1981) was a real estate and stock broker in California. He later served on the Alumni Association leadership at Brigham Young University.

Citation:
Provo Daily Herald, July 20, 1981: page 4 (George H. Higgs; b. 1885; d. 1981; worked in real estate and stocks in California; in 1968 moved to Utah; served as president of Brigham Young University Emeritus Club, 1962-1963)

Ancestry.com, via WWW, March 3, 2021 (George Henry Higgs)

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Alumni Association administrative correspondence, 1961-1962

 Sub-Series — Box 17: Series 12 [Barcode: 31197231024149]
Identifier: UA 541 Series 12 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence by Raymond E. Beckham, Ronald G. Hyde, Bruce Gibb, Emily G. Weeks, T. Earl Padoe, DaCosta Clark, and George H. Higgs related to the operations of the Alumni Association. Materials date from between December 1961 and May 1962.

Dates: 1961-1962
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 541, Alumni Association records / Alumni Association administrative records

Alumni Association administrative correspondence, 1962 June-December

 Sub-Series — Box 18: Series 12 [Barcode: 31197231024156]
Identifier: UA 541 Series 12 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence related to the administration of the Alumni Association, prepared by Raymond E. Beckham, Ronald G. Hyde, Bruce Gibb, Emily G. Weeks, T. Earl Padoe, DaCosta Clark, George H. Higgs, Carolann Lambert, Scott Bergeson, Ernest L. Wilkinson, and Karlene McBride. Materials date from between June 1962 and December 1962.

Dates: 1962 June-December
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 541, Alumni Association records / Alumni Association administrative records

Oral history interview with George H. Higgs

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2963
Scope and Contents

Typed interview taken from the two included sound tapes. Higgs was interviewed by Eugene Thompson probably sometime in the 1970s. Higgs talks about his knowledge of the history of Brigham Young University and its students.

Dates: 1970
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / Oral history interview with George H. Higgs

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