Event Title
Ella Higginson and the Beginnings of Pacific Northwest Literature
Description
Award-winning scholar and Western Washington University English Professor Laura Laffrado discusses her project to recover the writings of forgotten Pacific Northwest writer Ella Rhoads Higginson, which began in the collections of Western Libraries Heritage Resources and ultimately led to the publication of her recent book, “Selected Writings of Ella Higginson: Inventing Pacific Northwest Literature.”
Document Type
Event
Start Date
27-10-2015 4:00 PM
End Date
27-10-2015 5:30 PM
Location
Western Washington University. Libraries. Special Collections.
Resource Type
MovingImage
Duration
00:57:06
Title of Series
Heritage Resources Distinguished Speakers
Genre/Form
lectures
Contributing Repository
Digital object made available by Heritage Resources, Western Libraries, Western Washington University.
Program
University Archives
Identifier
HRSS_20151027_Laffrado
Subjects – Topical (LCSH)
Literature--Northwest, Pacific; Women authors, American--Washington (State); Women authors, American--Northwest, Pacific; Poets laureate--Washington (State); Research--Archival Resources; Bellingham (Wash.)--History
Subjects – Names (LCNAF)
Higginson, Ella, 1862-1940
Geographic Coverage
Washington (State); Northwest, Pacific
Poster
Event poster by Simon Bakke
Rights
This resource is displayed for educational purposes only and may be subject to U.S. and international copyright laws. For more information about rights or obtaining copies of this resource, please contact University Archives, Heritage Resources, Western Libraries, Western Washington University. Any cited materials must be attributed to the Heritage Resources Distinguished Speakers series, University Archives, Heritage Resources, Western Libraries, Western Washington University.
Language
English
Format
video/mp4
Ella Higginson and the Beginnings of Pacific Northwest Literature
Western Washington University. Libraries. Special Collections.
Award-winning scholar and Western Washington University English Professor Laura Laffrado discusses her project to recover the writings of forgotten Pacific Northwest writer Ella Rhoads Higginson, which began in the collections of Western Libraries Heritage Resources and ultimately led to the publication of her recent book, “Selected Writings of Ella Higginson: Inventing Pacific Northwest Literature.”