Thom Higgins (1950-1994) attended the University of North Dakota from the summer of 1967 (as part of a program for gifted high school juniors) until March of 1968, when he was suspended for his involvement in the underground newspaper “Snow Job.”
This collection features a variety of items relating to his time at UND, including both underground and official university publications, as well as performing arts and other campus activities. There is also a set of newspaper clippings including a piece about his suspension and a recounting of his life up to 1977.
Submissions from 1968
"UND Secret Justice" cartoon, Bjerk
The Clew, February 19, 1968, T. C. Mits
Meeting Minutes from UND Student Senate and Student Activities Committee, March 1968, University of North Dakota
"Snow Job: a new campus tradition on a traditionless campus," an underground newspaper at UND. Copy of Vol 1, No. 2, 1968, University of North Dakota
Student Relations Committee Meeting Minutes, 1968, University of North Dakota
UND Legal Aid Society Statement in defense of Thom Higgins, University of North Dakota
Submissions from 1967
Newspaper clippings, 1967-1977, Sara Jones, John S. Myerchin, and Mrs. Gilmore H. Lee
In Which (publication of the UND Honors Program), 1967-1968, University of North Dakota
Photograph of Thom Higgins, 1967, University of North Dakota
Program for the play MacBird (photocopy), 1967, University of North Dakota
Programs for musical performances at UND, University of North Dakota
Thom Higgins' Membership Cards, 1967-1968, University of North Dakota
UND Interdorm Council Directory, 1967-1968, University of North Dakota