Cyrus W. Hodgin papers
Collection — Folder: S666
Identifier: S0666
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a handwritten document from Cyrus W. Hodgin in Indiana dated 1899 with references to 1898 regarding the status of history work in Indiana colleges and universities.
Dates
- 1899
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Biographical Note
Cyrus Wilburn Hodgin was born to Tilnias and Rachel Hinshaw Hodgin near Farmland, Indiana on February 12, 1842. He was graduated from Illinois State Normal University in 1867, received an A.M. degree from Earlham College in 1888, and was a graduate student in history and political science at the University of Chicago in 1892-93. He married Emily Caroline Chandler, a fellow Illinois State Normal University graduate, on August 22, 1867. They had one child. He was a principal of the Richmond (Indiana) High School from 1868-9, the first professor of history at Indiana State Normal School from 1872-1881, superintendent of the Rushville (Indiana) school system, and principal of the Richmond Normal School fro 1883-1887. He was elected president of the Indiana State Teachers' Association in 1886, serving through 1900. He became a professor at Earlham College, Richmond, Indiana in 1887. From 1896-1898 he was a conductor of the Chautauqua College of History. He authored several books and other publications and died October 3,1908 and is buried in the Earlham Cemetery, Richmond, Indiana.
Cyrus Wilburn Hodgin biography. History of Farmland, (Randolph County) Indiana. Retrieved 2014/06/02. http://www.history50states.com/IN-Randolph-Farmland
"Hodgin, Cyrus". 1880 United States Federal Census. Retrieved 2014/06/02. http://archives.ancestry.com
"Hodgin, Cyrus W.". Retrieved 2014/06/02. http://baby.indstate.edu/phialphatheta/Cyrus%20Hodgin.htm
"Hodgin, Cyrus W.". U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1700s-Current. Retrieved 2014/06/02. http://baby.indstate.edu/phialphatheta/Cyrus%20Hodgin.htm
"Hodgin, Cyrus Wilburn". (1949) In Indiana Authors and their books, 1816-1916: biographical sketches of authors who published during the first century of Indiana statehood, with lists of their books. (p. 149). Crawfordsville, IN: Wabash College. ISLI 16.810 B291I
Cyrus Wilburn Hodgin biography. History of Farmland, (Randolph County) Indiana. Retrieved 2014/06/02. http://www.history50states.com/IN-Randolph-Farmland
"Hodgin, Cyrus". 1880 United States Federal Census. Retrieved 2014/06/02. http://archives.ancestry.com
"Hodgin, Cyrus W.". Retrieved 2014/06/02. http://baby.indstate.edu/phialphatheta/Cyrus%20Hodgin.htm
"Hodgin, Cyrus W.". U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1700s-Current. Retrieved 2014/06/02. http://baby.indstate.edu/phialphatheta/Cyrus%20Hodgin.htm
"Hodgin, Cyrus Wilburn". (1949) In Indiana Authors and their books, 1816-1916: biographical sketches of authors who published during the first century of Indiana statehood, with lists of their books. (p. 149). Crawfordsville, IN: Wabash College. ISLI 16.810 B291I
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged chronologically.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from Harlow Lindley on 1935/11/16.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2014/06/02 by Edythe Huffman. EAD finding aid created 2014/06/02 by Edythe Huffman
- Title
- Cyrus W. Hodgin papers
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
