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Hugh Hodgson papers

Hugh Hodgson papers

Descriptive Summary

Title: Hugh Hodgson papers
Creator: Hodgson, Hugh
Inclusive Dates: 1917-1983
Language(s): English
Extent: 11.75 Linear Feet (9 boxes)
Collection Number: UA0016
Repository: University of Georgia Archives

Collection Description

Historical Note

Musician and educator, Hugh Hodgson was born in Athens, GA in 1893. By age four, he showed a unique talent for the piano - and by age fourteen he was studying piano in Europe. Hodgson returned home to attend the University of Georgia, where he played tennis and majored in zoology while continuing his music interests. In 1915, Hodgson played in New York's Carnegie Hall. He was an organist for a number of Athens churches before being appointed director of music at the Lucy Cobb Institute in Athens in 1925. Here he began giving informal lectures and recitals of music - not only to the students at the Institute but to anyone who wanted to listen. Thus began a lifelong devotion to bringing music to common people. In 1928, Hodgson became a professor at the University of Georgia, heading the newly created Department of Music (a position he held until his retirement in 1960). While at the University, he won numerous awards and taught and influenced countless students. Hodgson continued his efforts to popularize various forms of music by presenting an annual opera, organizing a Little Symphony Orchestra, directing the Men's Glee Club, establishing chamber music festivals, and performing recitals and delivering lectures nationwide.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of articles, books, clippings, correspondence, photographs, programs, scores, and scrapbooks relating to Hugh Hodgson's career at the University of Georgia and the various musical activities that he participated in.

Organization and Arrangement

Arranged by format.


Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Hugh Hodgson papers, UA0016, University Archives, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

General Notes

RG 2-10-17

Related collections in this repository: Hugh Hodgson Collections; Guido Adler collection.


Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

Articles.
Clippings (information artifacts)
College teachers -- Georgia.
Composers -- Georgia -- Athens.
Conductors (Music)
Correspondence.
Hodgson, Hugh -- Photographs
Music -- Instruction and study
Music teachers -- Georgia -- Athens.
Musicians -- Georgia.
Programs (documents)
Scores.
Scrapbooks
University of Georgia. School of Music -- Faculty

Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 
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11Articles: "Looking Backwards" And "An Hour With Maggie Teyte", circa 1959
 
12Article: "Music And Painting In The 20th Century" From Carnegie Magazine., 1953 January
 
13Article: "When Jimmy Melton Played The Sax" By Ernest Rogers Of The Atlanta Journal
 
14Bio: Alexander Alexandrov
 
15Bio: Tikhon Khrennikov
 
16Bio: Bohuslav Martinu, 1943
 
17Dmitri Shostakovich
 
18Book: Bach To Stravinsky First Editions Of Music
 
19Book: Class M Music
 
110Book: The Coming Of Age Of The American Artist, 1957
 
111Book: Czechoslovak Composers And Musicians In America, 1943
 
112Book: English Biographies Of Cuban Composers, 1946
 
113Book: Entertainment And The Arts In Great Britain, 1950
 
114Book: The Guido Adler Library In Georgia, 1957
 
115Book: Mexican Music, 1940
 
116Book: Modern Haggadah
 
117Book: Musical Instruments And Their Portrayal In Art, 1946
 
118Book: Musical Life In Italy
 
119Book: The Musical Works Of William Henry Fry, 1946
 
120Book: Significance In A Concerto
 
121Booklet: Chronological List Of Works According To Date Of Publication - Paul Hindeman, 1917-1944
 
122Booklet: International Inventory Of Musical Sources, 1952
 
123Booklet: The Music Of William Walton
 
124Booklet: What Is The Place Of The Fine Arts In General Education?, 1940
 
125Christiansen Choral Series
 
126Christmas Carols - Collection Of, circa 1953
 
127Christmas Carols
 
128Clippings (misc)
 
129Clippings, 1940-1952
 
130Clippings - Duplicates Or Articles Not Used In Scrapbook, 1940-1953
 
131Clippings, 1952-1954
 
132Clippings, 1958
 
133Clippings, 1968-1969
 
134Correspondence, 1958
 
135Elizabethan Songs, 1939
 
136Miscellaneous
 
137Music Libraries
 
138Photographs
 
139Photograph And Article
 
140Portraits - Musicians
 
141Program Notes: 'The Tenth Year"
 
142Publications, 1939-1960
 
143Schedules
 
144Solesmes Abbey - Georgian Institute Of America, 1955
 
145Score: "Concento di Voci", 1957
 
146Score: "Garden Of Flowers", 1903
 
147Score: "Indian Love Call", 1936
 
148Scores: Miscellaneous, 1941-1942
 
149Scores: Promotional Samples, 1937
 
150Score: "Santa Fe Saga.", 1956
 
151Score: "U.S. Air Force Blue" And Choral And Marching Arrangements
 
152Score: "Who With Grieving Soweth"
 
153Score: "You Will Remember", 1917
 
154Song Lyrics: British Ballads
 
155Song Lyrics: Miscellaneous
 
156Song Lyrics: Miscellaneous
 
157USSR Society For Cultural Relations W/Foreign Countries, 1943-1944
 
158Walker, Roosevelt P. Commonplace Book, 1903-1940
 
159Walker, Roosevelt P. Notebook "A", 1938-1941
 
160Walker, Roosevelt P., circa 1934
 
161Walker, Roosevelt P., 1952
 
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21Programs File: Atlanta Music Club, 1934-1944
 
22Programs: Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, 1926-1927
 
23Programs: Chamber Music Festival, 1949-1959
 
24Programs: Chamber Music Festival, 1960
 
25Programs: English 359 Christmas Carols, 1939-1943
 
26Programs: Georgia Trio
 
27Programs And Bios, 1941-1960
 
28Programs: High School Music Festival, 1951-1958
 
29Programs: High School Music Festival, 1961
 
210Programs: Thursday
 
211Programs
 
212Programs: H. Hodgson Recitals, 1931-1939
 
213Programs: H. Hodgson Recitals, 1940-1941
 
214Programs: H. Hodgson
 
215Programs
 
216Programs: Junior Recital, 1961-1962
 
217Programs: Little Symphony Orchestra, 1937-1939
 
218Programs: Miscellaneous, 1930-1939
 
219Programs: Miscellaneous, 1940-1949
 
220Programs: Miscellaneous, 1951-1959
 
221Programs: Miscellaneous, 1960-1966
 
222Programs: Miscellaneous
 
223Programs: Music Appreciation Hour, 1936-1939
 
224Programs: Music Appreciation Hour, 1940-1949
 
225Programs: Music Appreciation Hour, 1950-1959
 
226Programs: Music Appreciation Hour, 1960 - 1962
 
227Programs: Music Appreciation Hour W/Agnes Scott College, 1941-1947
 
228Programs: Music
 
229Programs, 1940-1958
 
230Programs: Music
 
231Programs, 1958-1959
 
232Programs: Music
 
233Programs, 1960
 
234Programs: Music
 
235Programs, 1961
 
236Programs: Music
 
237Programs, 1962
 
238Programs: Music For William Shakespeare On His Birthday, 1938
 
239Programs: National Gallery Of Art Concert, 1953-1954
 
240Programs: Senior Recital, 1953-1959
 
241Programs: Senior Recital, 1960-1962
 
242Programs: Series I Through Series IX, 1941-1942
 
243Programs: Student Recital, 1937-1938
 
244Programs: Student Recital, 1952-1959
 
245Programs: Student Recital, 1960-1962
 
246Programs: University Chorus, 1958-1959
 
247Programs: University Civic Symphony Orchestra, 1960-1962
 
248Programs: University Summer School Recital, 1926
 
249Programs: UGA Music Festival, 1938
 
250Programs: UGA Music Festival, 1942-1948
 
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3Scrapbooks, 1950-1958, 1964-1968
 
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4Scrapbooks, 1968-1969, 1972-1974
 
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5Scrapbook, 1975-1977
 
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6Scrapbooks, 1977-1983
 
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7Glee Club scrapbook [mostly news clippings with some photographs], 1938-1957
 
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81Atonement at Golgotha by Hugh Hodgson (2 copies), 1954
 
82Mother Goose Melodies by Hugh Hodgson, 1925
 
83School of Music Newsletter"Hugh Hodgson honored", 1988 fall
 
84Georgia Cracker "Mr. Hugh", 1948 March
 
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9Georgia Songs and Yells [mockup], circa 1943
 
9Hugh Hodgson Quintet in D [78 LPs] , 1949
 
9Hugh Hodgson Plays His Own Composition LP
 
9Album of Old Favorite Piano Pieces LP