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Title: Leander N. Liggett Papers, 1869-1873

ID: MSS Liggett

Primary Creator: Liggett, Leander N.

Extent: 0.01 cubic feet. More info below.

Languages of Materials: English [eng]

The Leander N. Liggett Papers are made up of two school composition journals containing essays written by alumnus Liggett as a student at Corvallis College. Liggett attended Corvallis College from 1869 to 1873.

The Leander N. Liggett Papers are made up of two school composition journals containing essays written by alumnus Liggett as a student at Corvallis College. The journals are entitled "Education as a Civilizer and Refiner" and "Declaration of Indigestion." Liggett attended Corvallis College from 1869 to 1873.

Leander Liggett was born on December 23, 1853 in Polk County and resided on the family donation land claim settled by his father Joseph Liggett. In 1866, Joseph was elected Polk County Sheriff and the Liggett family moved to the town of Dallas. Leander enrolled in Corvallis College in 1869 to study agriculture and attended the newly established college until graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1873.

After graduation, Leander worked in Albany as a teacher and bookkeeper. In 1878, he married Catherine E. Cowan and together they raised one child, Florence Ethel, who was born a year later. In 1880, Leander relocated to Crook County (Or.) where he was engaged in a variety of occupations and businesses: livestock management, Prineville school superintendent, mayor of Prineville, and publisher of the Prineville Review newspaper. Active in the political and social communities of Prineville, Leander remained there until his death in 1905.

Author: Karl McCreary

More Extent Information: 1 box

Statement on Access: Collection is open for research.

Acquisition Note: This collection was transferred to the University Archives in 1963 by Florence Ethel Liggett, daughter of Leander Liggett.

Related Materials: The Special Collections and Archives has other collections documenting the student experience and work of Corvallis College alumni. These include the Nettie Spencer Papers (MSS Spencer) and the William F. Herrin Papers (MSS Herrin). The Memorabilia Collection has a file (MC-Biddle Family) relating to 1871 Corvallis College graduate Alice Biddle.

Preferred Citation: Leander N. Liggett Papers (MSS Liggett), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.

Processing Information: This finding aid replaces information about the collection that was placed online in 2013.

Liggett, Leander N.

College students--Oregon--Corvallis.
Corvallis College
Liggett, Leander N.
University History