Sherman Haight Collection
Scope and Contents
The Sherman Haight Collections contains family records. Included are over fifty photographs of both family members and community events, memorabilia for the Haight and Higbee families and their activities up to 1944. Of special interest is information on the Cedar City Chautauqua and World War II ration books for 1944.
Dates
- Creation: 1877-1956
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Unrestricted access.
Biographical / Historical
Sherman Haight was born on July 3, 1893, to David Snyder Haight and Charlotte Jane Higbee. He attended the Cedar City District School for grades 1 to 8, and then the Branch Normal School in Cedar City. He worked as a farmer. He did not marry, but devoted his life to family, church service and temple work. He died in the Cedar Care Center on December 11, 1986, at the age of 93.
Full Extent
.33 Linear Feet : 1 box
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
The Sherman Haight Collections has been divided into the following series with corresponding sub-series:
I. Family records
A. Family History
B. Photographs
C. Memorabalia
II. Music
III. Newspapers and clippings
IV. Programs
V. Chautauqua
VI. General
Processing Information
This finding aid was created by the Special Collections Staff, Gerald R. Sherratt Library. If print, oversize or other materials have been removed to be stored separately, it will be noted.
This collection was reprocessed by Special Collections staff in 2023. On 9-13-2024 a small sheet of lyrics for a song called "What's the Matter with the Normal (BNS)" was found in the vertical University files, saying it was a gift of Sherman Haight, saved by Hattie Haight on 1996-02-03. The item was added to AR 70, BNS collection.
- Title
- Sherman Haight collection
- Author
- Special Collections staff
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and University Archives Repository