The Higgins family papers is made up of photographs, newspaper clippings, high school ephemera, high school reunion materials, and employee magazines and newsletters. Notable are eighteen snapshots of Ira and Ethel Higgins with Sue and Carl Bengert taken in the 1920s. The collection also contains newspapers from April of 1933 with stories of the murders of Sue Bengert and her two sons.

These papers also include reunion materials and photographs from the 50th reunion of the Creston High School class of 1944. There are employee publications in the collection, primarily from Consumers Power Company, including a directory of retired employees published by Consumers Energy in 2002.

Local family researchers may find the employee newsletters and publications from Consumers Energy and Meijer, along with the information from the Creston High School class of 1944 particularly helpful. Those researching the Creston Neighborhood might find this collection useful as well.

It is also interesting to note the drafting work done by Robert Higgins in high school and the maps he drew years later, during his time with Consumers Power.