A Guide to the Galen Hodges Papers, 1834, 1839-1897, 1911
Descriptive Summary | ||
| Creator: | Hodges, Galen | |
| Title: | Hodges (Galen) Papers | |
| Dates: | 1834, 1839-1897, 1911 | |
| Abstract: | Rhode Island-born Galen Hodges (1813-1884) moved to Texas by 1838 and settled in Matagorda County; most of the materials pertain to Hodges’ business and financial activities in Matagorda, particularly in regard to ginning, hides, land, railroad, and stage line enterprises. | |
| Extent: | 1 ft., 3 in. | |
| Language: | Materials are written in English. | |
| Repository: | Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin | |
Biographical Sketch
Rhode Island-born Galen Hodges (1813-1884) moved to Texas by 1838 and settled in Matagorda County. A leader in the community, Hodges served in various capacities, including postmaster, alderman, surveyor, and general inspector. Additionally, he was a chairman of the Matagorda county Democratic executive committee as well as a treasurer of the Southern Rights Association. For approximately one year, 1858-1859, Hodges owned the Matagorda Gazette, a weekly newspaper. He died in 1884 en route to a meeting of Confederate veterans.
Sources:
Handbook of Texas Online, s.v. "Hodges, Galen," http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/HH/fho11.html (accessed July 20, 2010).
Handbook of Texas Online, s.v. "Matagorda Gazette," http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/MM/eem9.html (accessed July 21, 2010).
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, financial records, legal documents, inventories, wills, court records, surveys, mortgages, contracts, powers-of-attorney, receipts, a charter, a diary, broadsides, clippings, a military discharge, and a muster roll comprise the Galen Hodges Papers, 1834, 1839-1897, 1911. Most of the material pertains to Hodges’ business and financial activities in Matagorda, Texas, particularly in regard to ginning, hides, land, railroad, and stage line enterprises. The papers also relate to Hodges’ trip abroad, 1857, and to his nephew, Robert Ludington’s affiliation with Company D, 6th Texas Infantry, Confederate States Army.
Restrictions
Use Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Index Terms | ||
| Subjects (Persons) | ||
| Hodges, Galen, 1813-1884--Archives. | ||
| Burkhardt, George | ||
| Caverly, John L. | ||
| Chamberlin, Woodson | ||
| Cunningham, Burwell | ||
| De Cordova, Phineas, 1819-1903 | ||
| Dyer, Frank | ||
| Fisher, Samuel Rhoads, 1794-1839 | ||
| Henderson, John | ||
| Hill, Sam | ||
| Jackson, Henry | ||
| Jackson, Smith | ||
| Kemp, John | ||
| Maloney, Robert | ||
| Monroe, James | ||
| Moore, Fred | ||
| Murray, Albert | ||
| Myers, Edward | ||
| Page, Henry, 1817-1885 | ||
| Patterson, Henry | ||
| Plummer, John | ||
| Smyth, G. W. (George Washington), 1803-1866 | ||
| Vaughn, James F. | ||
| Ward, Luke | ||
| Subjects (Organizations) | ||
| Confederate States of America. Army. Texas Infantry Regiment, 6th. Company D | ||
| Subjects | ||
| Hides & skins--Texas | ||
| Real property--Texas | ||
| Railroads--Texas | ||
| Stagecoach lines--Texas | ||
| Places | ||
| New Orleans (La.) | ||
| Austin (Tex.) | ||
| Castroville (Tex.) | ||
| Fairfield (Tex.) | ||
| Fredericksburg (Tex.) | ||
| Hempstead (Tex.) | ||
| Indianola (Tex.) | ||
| Jefferson (Tex.) | ||
| Matagorda (Tex.) | ||
| Matagorda County (Tex.) | ||
| New Braunfels (Tex.) | ||
| Victoria (Tex.) | ||
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Galen Hodges Papers, 1834, 1839-1897, 1911, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.
Processing Information
Basic processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with funds from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for the Briscoe Center’s "History Revealed: Bringing Collections to Light" project, 2009-2011.
Detailed Description of the Papers