Higley Hill Camp Records
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Camp Higley Hill was a summer camp in Vermont (1946-1964) owned and operated by Max and Grace Granich, the latter having served as the personal secretary to Earl Browder, Communist Party, USA General Secretary from 1930 to 1945. The collection contains records from Higley Hill Camp, including administrative records, correspondence, and publications produced by the camp regarding activities there. Among these materials are several camp newsletters and copies of the Higley Hill Holler (1960-1964). The collection also contains correspondence related to everyday operations of the camp and camper enrollment. Other materials pertaining to daily operations of the camp consist of schedules, food supply and athletic equipment catalogs, and files related to camp organizations. The collection also contains several song books from the 1950s and 1960s.
Historical Note
Camp Higley Hill was a summer camp in Vermont (1946-1964) owned and operated by Max and Grace Granich, the latter having served as the personal secretary to Earl Browder, Communist Party, USA General Secretary from 1930 to 1945.
Arrangement
This collection has not been arranged by an archivist. Original order is unknown.
Scope and Contents
The collection contains records from Higley Hill Camp, which operated in Wilmington, Vermont from 1946-1964. The collection consists of a small amount of administrative records, including correspondence and publications produced by the camp regarding activities there. Among these materials are several camp newsletters and copies of the Higley Hill Holler (1960-1964). The collection also contains correspondence related to everyday operations of the camp and camper enrollment. Other materials pertaining to daily operations of the camp consist of schedules, food supply and athletic equipment catalogs, and files related to camp organizations. The collection also contains several song books from the 1950s and 1960s. There are also a limited number of letters from campers at Higley Hill.
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Conditions Governing Access
Materials are open without restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archive has no information about copyright ownership for this collection and is not authorized to grant permission to publish or reproduce materials from it. Materials in this collection, which were created in 1959-1966, are expected to enter the public domain in 2086.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Materials found in collection; provenance is unknown with the exception of Ingrid Kraus' 2009 donation and Marion Nestle's 2018 donation. The accession numbers associated with this collection are 1950.267, 2009.023, 2014.066, 2014.094, and 2019.005.
