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

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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.

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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.

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Related Materials and Subjects

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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

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Articles: "Looking Backwards" And "An Hour With Maggie Teyte", circa 1959

 

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Article: "Music And Painting In The 20th Century" From Carnegie Magazine., 1953 January

 

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Article: "When Jimmy Melton Played The Sax" By Ernest Rogers Of The Atlanta Journal

 

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Bio: Alexander Alexandrov

 

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Bio: Tikhon Khrennikov

 

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Bio: Bohuslav Martinu, 1943

 

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Dmitri Shostakovich

 

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Book: Bach To Stravinsky First Editions Of Music

 

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Book: Class M Music

 

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Book: The Coming Of Age Of The American Artist, 1957

 

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Book: Czechoslovak Composers And Musicians In America, 1943

 

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Book: English Biographies Of Cuban Composers, 1946

 

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Book: Entertainment And The Arts In Great Britain, 1950

 

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Book: The Guido Adler Library In Georgia, 1957

 

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Book: Mexican Music, 1940

 

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Book: Modern Haggadah

 

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Book: Musical Instruments And Their Portrayal In Art, 1946

 

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Book: Musical Life In Italy

 

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Book: The Musical Works Of William Henry Fry, 1946

 

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Book: Significance In A Concerto

 

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Booklet: Chronological List Of Works According To Date Of Publication - Paul Hindeman, 1917-1944

 

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Booklet: International Inventory Of Musical Sources, 1952

 

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Booklet: The Music Of William Walton

 

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Booklet: What Is The Place Of The Fine Arts In General Education?, 1940

 

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Christiansen Choral Series

 

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Christmas Carols - Collection Of, circa 1953

 

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Christmas Carols

 

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Clippings (misc)

 

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Clippings, 1940-1952

 

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Clippings - Duplicates Or Articles Not Used In Scrapbook, 1940-1953

 

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Clippings, 1952-1954

 

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Clippings, 1958

 

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Clippings, 1968-1969

 

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Correspondence, 1958

 

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Elizabethan Songs, 1939

 

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Miscellaneous

 

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Music Libraries

 

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Photographs

 

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Photograph And Article

 

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Portraits - Musicians

 

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Program Notes: 'The Tenth Year"

 

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Publications, 1939-1960

 

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Schedules

 

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Solesmes Abbey - Georgian Institute Of America, 1955

 

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Score: "Concento di Voci", 1957

 

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Score: "Garden Of Flowers", 1903

 

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Score: "Indian Love Call", 1936

 

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Scores: Miscellaneous, 1941-1942

 

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Scores: Promotional Samples, 1937

 

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Score: "Santa Fe Saga.", 1956

 

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Score: "U.S. Air Force Blue" And Choral And Marching Arrangements

 

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Score: "Who With Grieving Soweth"

 

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Score: "You Will Remember", 1917

 

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Song Lyrics: British Ballads

 

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Song Lyrics: Miscellaneous

 

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Song Lyrics: Miscellaneous

 

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USSR Society For Cultural Relations W/Foreign Countries, 1943-1944

 

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Walker, Roosevelt P. Commonplace Book, 1903-1940

 

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Walker, Roosevelt P. Notebook "A", 1938-1941

 

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Walker, Roosevelt P., circa 1934

 

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Walker, Roosevelt P., 1952

 

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Programs File: Atlanta Music Club, 1934-1944

 

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Programs: Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, 1926-1927

 

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Programs: Chamber Music Festival, 1949-1959

 

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Programs: Chamber Music Festival, 1960

 

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Programs: English 359 Christmas Carols, 1939-1943

 

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Programs: Georgia Trio

 

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Programs And Bios, 1941-1960

 

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Programs: High School Music Festival, 1951-1958

 

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Programs: High School Music Festival, 1961

 

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Programs: Thursday

 

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Programs

 

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Programs: H. Hodgson Recitals, 1931-1939

 

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Programs: H. Hodgson Recitals, 1940-1941

 

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Programs: H. Hodgson

 

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Programs

 

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Programs: Junior Recital, 1961-1962

 

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Programs: Little Symphony Orchestra, 1937-1939

 

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Programs: Miscellaneous, 1930-1939

 

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Programs: Miscellaneous, 1940-1949

 

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Programs: Miscellaneous, 1951-1959

 

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Programs: Miscellaneous, 1960-1966

 

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Programs: Miscellaneous

 

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Programs: Music Appreciation Hour, 1936-1939

 

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Programs: Music Appreciation Hour, 1940-1949

 

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Programs: Music Appreciation Hour, 1950-1959

 

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Programs: Music Appreciation Hour, 1960 - 1962

 

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Programs: Music Appreciation Hour W/Agnes Scott College, 1941-1947

 

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Programs: Music

 

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Programs, 1940-1958

 

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Programs: Music

 

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Programs, 1958-1959

 

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Programs: Music

 

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Programs, 1960

 

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Programs: Music

 

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Programs, 1961

 

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Programs: Music

 

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Programs, 1962

 

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Programs: Music For William Shakespeare On His Birthday, 1938

 

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Programs: National Gallery Of Art Concert, 1953-1954

 

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Programs: Senior Recital, 1953-1959

 

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Programs: Senior Recital, 1960-1962

 

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Programs: Series I Through Series IX, 1941-1942

 

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Programs: Student Recital, 1937-1938

 

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Programs: Student Recital, 1952-1959

 

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Programs: Student Recital, 1960-1962

 

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Programs: University Chorus, 1958-1959

 

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Programs: University Civic Symphony Orchestra, 1960-1962

 

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Programs: University Summer School Recital, 1926

 

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Programs: UGA Music Festival, 1938

 

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Programs: UGA Music Festival, 1942-1948

 

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Scrapbooks, 1950-1958, 1964-1968

 

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Scrapbooks, 1968-1969, 1972-1974

 

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Scrapbook, 1975-1977

 

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Scrapbooks, 1977-1983

 

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Glee Club scrapbook [mostly news clippings with some photographs], 1938-1957

 

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Atonement at Golgotha by Hugh Hodgson (2 copies), 1954

 

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Mother Goose Melodies by Hugh Hodgson, 1925

 

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School of Music Newsletter"Hugh Hodgson honored", 1988 fall

 

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Georgia Cracker "Mr. Hugh", 1948 March

 

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Georgia Songs and Yells [mockup], circa 1943

 

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Hugh Hodgson Quintet in D [78 LPs] , 1949

 

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Hugh Hodgson Plays His Own Composition LP

 

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Album of Old Favorite Piano Pieces LP