Guide to the Nell B. Hodges Papers

Record Group 046

Date Span  1980s 
Extent  2 Pamphlets as PDF files on CD Roms

Historical Note:  Nell B. Hodges grew up in Grimes, AL.  In the mid-1980s, she wrote and published two short memoirs about her life and family, particularly telling emblematic stories about family members and community occurrences in the middle decades of the Twentieth Century.

Scope/Content:  Collection contains 2 scanned published memoirs:  "Another Time, Another Place," and "Cotton Pickin' Memories."  Ms. Hodges self-published these memoirs of her family and growing up in Grimes, AL, in the 1980s for her family's benefit.

Processing Note:  The Wiregrass Archives scanned these pamphlets in PDF format in March 2005.

Provenance:  Ms. Julia Smith, former Director of the Library at Troy University Dothan Campus, is the author’s niece.  With the concurrence of the Hodges family, she gave these to the The Wiregrass Archives.  Mr. Harold Hodges, Jr., is the executor of Ms. Hodges estate and signed the donor agreement.

Preferred Citation:  [Standard bibliographic entry for book].  Available at the The Wiregrass Archives, Troy University Dothan Campus, Dothan, AL.

Access Limits?  Fair use for research allowed, all commercial rights remain with Hodges heirs. 2-21-2006

Date processed:   MTO

Processed By: 3/16/2005

 

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