Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Hodge, Benjamin, 1797-1868
- Abstract:
- Papers belonging to American horticulturalist and nurseryman Benjamin Hodge.
- Extent:
- 8.66 Linear Feet (7 boxes)
- Language:
- Materials are in English.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item]. Benjamin Hodge papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection consists of letters, manuscripts (including six volumes of journals), documents, and ephemera related to the family, social, and business life of the Hodges and related families in New York, Minnesota, Ohio, and Michigan. A few early items relate to Benjamin Hodge's father, also named Benjamin, and to the experiences of Hodge as a prisoner of war in the War of 1812.
- Biographical / historical:
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Benjamin Hodge (1797-1868), moved with his family to Buffalo, New York, as a small child. He was captured by the British during the War of 1812, later began a career as a horticulturalist and nurseryman, and in 1826, opened the Buffalo Nursery. His son, Lyman Davis Hodge (born 1835) moved to St. Paul, Minnesota, where he entered business as a spice and coffee merchant and in the last years of his life planned to move to the Pacific Northwest. Other branches of the Hodge family lived in Ohio and Michigan.
- Acquisition information:
- Acquired from Ruth S. Hodge, through Lindley Bynum, 1937.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Huntington Library staff. In 2021, Brooke M. Black created a finding aid.
- Arrangement:
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Arranged in the following series: Correspondence and documents; Volumes and envelopes; and Land papers.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Education -- United States -- 19th century
Families -- Michigan -- History -- 19th century
Families -- Minnesota -- History -- 19th century
Families -- New York (State) -- History -- 19th century
Families -- Ohio -- History -- 19th century
Social history -- 19th century
Family papers -- United States -- 19th century
Journals (accounts) -- United States -- 19th century
Letters (correspondence) -- United States -- 19th century - Names:
- Hodge (Family)
Hodge, Benjamin, 1753-1837 - Places:
- Michigan -- Social life and customs -- 19th century
Minnesota -- Social life and customs -- 19th century
New York (State) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century
Ohio -- Social life and customs -- 19th century
United States -- History -- War of 1812 -- Personal narratives
United States -- Religion -- 19th century
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
- Terms of access:
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The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item]. Benjamin Hodge papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
- Location of this collection:
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1151 Oxford RoadSan Marino, CA 91108, US
- Contact:
- (626) 405-2191