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Harry Winster Ligon papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS823

Scope and Content

This collection contains patents, diagrams, papers, and correspondence related to inventions by Harry W. Ligon between 1908 and 1930. These papers include petitions and patents with accompanying diagrams for cotton ginning machines and related valves. Also included is a petition for a game or amusement device.

Dates

  • 1908-1930, undated

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use

Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. All requests to publish, quote, or reproduce must be submitted through the Kenan Research Center.

Administrative/Biographical History

Harry Wister Ligon (1882-1970) was born in Atlanta, Georgia, to Daniel Wister Ligon (1848-1917) and Zephora Elizabeth Yancy (1851-1920), the youngest of their four children. He may have attended The Georgia School of Technology; and although he submitted his draft card for WWI, he never served. On May 12, 1901, Lignon married Ruth Summers (1878-1962) of Newman, Georgia, and they had three children. In 1910 Ligon was listed as working as a machinist in a Gin Shop, in 1920 as a machinist for the railroad, in 1930 as the superintendent of a bakery manufacturer, and in In 1940 and 1950 as a Machinery Designer at a Paper Factory. Ligon, his wife, and his parents are buried in Westview Cemetery.

Extent

0.25 linear ft. (one half document case)

Language

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift, 1984

Title
Harry Winster Ligon papers
Author
Laura Starratt
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid is written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center Repository

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