Forwarded message. -----Original Message----- From: brandel_jerry@email.msn.com <brandel_jerry@email.msn.com> Date: Tuesday, April 06, 1999 7:12 PM Subject: Re: Hodges Library > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Christine Hodges <chodges@erie.net> > > To: brandel_jerry@email.msn.com <brandel_jerry@email.msn.com> > > Date: Thursday, April 01, 1999 4:30 PM > > Subject: Fw: Hodges Library > > Renee, I found this amoung some of my email messages, Thought it > > might be of intrest to some of the other Hodges /Hodge Families also > > Christy > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Rita Smith <smith@aztec.lib.utk.edu> > > To: chodges@erie.net <chodges@erie.net> > > Date: Wednesday, March 24, 1999 3:21 PM > > Subject: Hodges Library > > >Dear Christy,> > > > > >Your question regarding background on the Hodges family was > > forwared to > > >me. The University of Tennessee, Knoxville Main Library is named > > in honor > > >of Dr. John C. Hodges, a professor of English at the University > > from 1921 > > >until his retirement in 1962. Dr. Hodges was born in Cotton = > > Valley, > > >Louisiana on March 15, 1892 the son of Floyd Crawford and Addie > > Reynolds > > >Hodges. He was educated at Meridian College, Tulane University, > > and > > >Harvard, where he received his Ph.D. in 1918. In 1941 after being > > at the > > >University of Tennessee for 20 years, he became the Chairman of the > > >English Department. Dr. Hodges was an internationally known > > Congreve > > >scholar. However his best known legacy has been the development of > > the > > >Hodges Harbrace Handbook, a writing handbook that is used in > > English > > >curriculum nationwide. The Harbrace Handbook is now in its 14th > > edition > > >and royalties from it sales help to support the Hodges Better > > English > > >Fund. Moneys from this fund go to support library purchases as > > well. Dr. > > >Hodges was a strong supporter of the university libraries and work > > to help > > >develop the collection and provide financial resources for the > > libraries > > >over the years. He died in 1967. When the University of Tennessee > > built > > >an Undergraduate Library, which opened in 1969, it was named in > > honor of > > >Dr. Hodges. In the 1980's the university, renovated and expanded > > the > > >Hodges Undergraduate Library so that it became the Main Library on > > our > > >campus. The undergraduate library was merged into the main > > collection and > > >our new central facility bearing the name John C. Hodges Library > > opened in > > >1987. > > > > > >Dr. Hodges was married twice. On January 24, 1914 to Lillian > > Nelson of > > >Bessemer Michigan. They had one son, John Nelson Hodges. Lillian > > Hodges > > >died in 1951. Dr. Hodges remarried in 1952 to Cornelia Hendley of > > >McMinnville, Tenn. She survives and is still a resident of > > Knoxville, > > >Tennessee. Mrs. Hodges serves on the University Libraries Friends > > Board. > > > > > >Should you have access to a medium to large library reference > > collection > > >you can find biographical information on Dr. Hodges in Who Was Who > > in > > >America vol.5 and in the National Cyclopedia of American Biography > > vol. > > >53. > > > > > >Hope you find this information of interest. > > > > > = > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > ---- > > >Rita H. Smith Phone: (423) 974-6877 > > >Head, Reference & Instructional alias: RSmith19@utk.edu > > >Services e-mail: > > Smith@aztec.lib.utk.edu > > >John C. Hodges Library fax: (423) 974-9242 > > >University of Tennessee, Knoxville