Fred W. Hodgson architectural drawings
Scope and Contents
This collection contains the architectural drawings of Fred W. Hodgson, mostly of buildings in Cache and Box Elder Counties, however, there are a few plans for buildings in Idaho. They are organized by private homes, jails, libraries, schools, banks and churches. The drawer numbers reflect the order in which the drawings are held in the map cabinets. Within each drawer contains a number of flat-file folders that house drawings protected and organized by butcher paper folders (Sub-folders). In some instances, drawings have been placed between some of the Sub- Folders, in which case Sub-Sub-folders have been created. The majority of the drawings are done on transparent paper and a thicker vellum-type paper but the collection also contains blueprints and drawing linen. Also included are some of the drawings done by Fred's brothers Paul Hodgson, which are located in Drawer 8, Flat-File Folder 3, Sub-Folder 1, Items 9-14 (8:3:1:9-14) and Leslie Hodgson located in Drawer 10, Flat-File Folder 2, Sub-Folder 2, Items 15-22 (10:2:2:15-22).
Dates
- Creation: 1920-1929
Language of Materials
Material in English
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the Fred W. Hodgson architectural drawings must be obtained from the Special Collections and Archives manuscript curator and/or the Special Collections and Archives department head.
Biographical Note
Fred W. Hodgson was born in Salt Lake City on March 12, 1886 to Mary E. and Oliver Hodgson. In 1904 at the age of 18, he embarked on a three-year LDS mission to Belgium. He returned to Ogden, Utah where he completed an apprenticeship with his brother Leslie S. Hodgson.
He married (Mary) Elinor Bingham of Ogden, Utah in the Salt Lake City Temple and the couple then moved to San Diego, California in order for Fred to complete his architectural training. Around 1915, he and Mary returned to Utah where Fred established his own business in Logan. He and Mary had seven children: Fred B., Mary, Virginia, Elinor, Margaret, Beverly, and William.
During the next fifteen years, Hodgson developed architectural plans for numerous schools in Cache and Box Elder Counties as well as churches, jails and private homes. He died on March 16, 1930 after a short illness following a tonsillectomy.
Extent
3 drawers (1,068 drawings in three drawers)
Abstract
This collection contains 1,068 architectural drawings of Fred W. Hodgson from 1920 to roughly 1929. They include various buildings such as schools, churches, jails and private homes.
Arrangement
Arranged into flat file folders, sub-folders, and sub-sub folders.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Architectural drawings
Physical Location
Map drawers
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The materials in this collection were donated to USU Special Collections and Archives in 1988 by Fred W. Hodgson's daughter Virginia Hodgson Dibble.
Processing Information
Processed in May of 2010.
Genre / Form
Occupation
Topical
- Architectural--Utah--Details
- Architecture
- Architecture, Domestic--Utah--Logan--Designs and plans
- Architecture--Idaho--Details
- Bank buildings--Idaho--Preston--Designs and plans
- Bank buildings--Utah--Cache County--Designs and plans
- Carnegie libraries--Utah--Smithfield--Designs and plans
- Church buildings--Utah--Cache County--Designs and plans
- Commercial buildings--Remodeling--Utah--Logan--Designs and plans
- Commercial buildings--Utah--Logan--Designs and plans
- Cottages--Idaho--Designs and plans
- Cottages--Remodeling--Utah--Logan--Designs and plans
- Cottages--Remodeling--Utah--Smithfield--Designs and plans
- Cottages--Utah--Logan--Design and plans
- Hospital buildings--Idaho--Soda Springs--Designs and plans
- Hospital buildings--Utah--Logan--Designs and plans
- Hotel--Remodeling--Utah--Logan--Designs and plans
- Jails--Utah--Box Elder County--Designs and plans
- Jails--Utah--Smithfield--Designs and plans
- Mormon church buildings--Idaho--Preston--Designs and plans
- Mormon church buildings--Utah--Box Elder County--Designs and plans
- Mormon church buildings--Utah--Cache County--Designs and plans
- School buildings--Idaho--Designs and plans
- School buildings--Utah--Cache County--Designs and plans
- School buildings-Utah--Box Elder County--Designs and plans
- Technical Plans and Drawings
- Title
- Guide to the Fred W. Hodgson architectural drawings 1920-1929
- Author
- Finding aid/Register created by Sara Skindelien
- Date
- ©2010
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Based On Dacs (Describing Archives: A Content Standard, 2nd Edition)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid encoded in English.
- Sponsor
- Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, 2007-2008
Revision Statements
- 2009: Template information was updated to reflect Archives West best practice guidelines.
Repository Details
Part of the Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives Repository
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
3000 Old Main Hill
Logan Utah 84322-3000 United States
435 797-8248
435 797-2880 (Fax)
scweb@usu.edu