Typescript address extolling the career of Dr. Henry Hodgen Mudd (1844-1899) on the occasion of the presentation of a portrait of Dr. Mudd to Washington University Medical School as a gift from Dr. Mudd’s brothers, Seeley Mudd and Dr. Harvey G. Mudd. (5 pages) On September 20, 1869, Dr. Henry Hodgen Mudd married Miss Elizabeth Hassel Albright, daughter of Thomas J. Albright. Their children were John Hodgen Mudd, Robert Henry Mudd, Mrs. Isaac Cook, and Mrs. Sidney Walker., 1922 Jan 19
Scope and Contents
Collection contains correspondence to Isaac Cook from various individuals dated 1845-1853, including a letter from Stephen A. Douglas dated May 27, 1853. Collection also includes papers regarding Mrs. Edith M. Cook’s stock in the Boreel Mining Company, 1902-1939; newspaper and magazine articles, dated 1928, regarding a memorial to Dr. John Thomson Hodgen and Dr. John Thomson Hodgen in Pittsfield, Illinois; and correspondence of Mrs. N.E. Collins, matron of the Home of the Friendless (St. Louis, Mo.), dated 1935, regarding the care of residents of the home.
Dates
- 1922 Jan 19
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Extent
From the Collection: 0.12 Cubic Feet ( (5 folders))
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
Part of the Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center Repository