Hogg, Ima

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Ima Hogg, daughter of Governor James Stephen Hogg, was born in Mineola, Texas, on July 10, 1882. After graduating from the University of Texas, between 1901 and 1909 she studied music in New York, Berlin, and Vienna. She then moved to Houston, where she gave piano lessons to a select group of pupils and helped found the Houston Symphony Orchestra. She served as the first vice president of the Houston Symphony Society and became president in 1917. Ima Hogg was also involved in founding the Houston Child Guidance Center and the Hogg Foundation for Mental Hygiene. She was involved in the Philosophical Society of Texas, the Texas State Historical Survey Committee, and the Academy of Texas. She received numerous awards and honors for her philanthropic and cultural contributions to the state of Texas. On August 19, 1975, at the age of 93, Ima Hogg died of complications from a traffic accident while she was vacationing in London.

From the description of Ima Hogg symphony programs collection, 1900-1978. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 60246543

Ima Hogg (1882-1975) was an important patron of the arts in Houston and a great philanthropist in Texas. She and her three brothers, Will Clifford, Mike, and Thomas, were born into a family with a tradition of public service was an integral part of Texas history. This tradition included their grandfather, Joseph Lewis Hogg, who helped write the Texas Constitution, and served in the Mexican and Civil Wars; and their father Jim Hogg, the first native-born governor of Texas.

Newfound wealth from the discovery of oil on the family property in 1918 enabled Hogg to become a generous benefactor and advocate in many areas, including music, with the founding of the Houston Symphony Society in 1913; mental health, with the establishment of the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health in 1930; public education, as a member of the Houston School Board from 1943 to 1945; her family and state's heritage, through restoration of the Varner Plantation, her parents' first home in Quitman, Texas and Texas-German buildings in Winedale; and the preservation of antiques and art, through a world-class collection of American decorative arts, furniture and painting and contemporary works on paper. Bayou Bend, the River Oaks home she and her brothers Will and Mike built in the 1920s, and its collection were donated to the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston in 1957, and opened to the public as a house museum in 1966.

From the description of Ima Hogg : papers, 1888-1991 (1960s). (Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Hirsch Library). WorldCat record id: 264799319

Only daughter of Texas Governor James Stephen Hogg

was a philanthropist and supporter of the arts, mental health, and historical restoration in Houston, the state of Texas, and the United States.

From the description of Hogg, Ima, papers, 1824-1977. (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 26790274

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Role Title Holding Repository
referencedIn Hogg, Mike, 1885-1941. Mike and Alice Hogg Papers, 1919-1972, 1930-1941. Hirsch Library Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
referencedIn Biography -- Hogg family. Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library
referencedIn Cotner, Robert Crawford. Cotner, Robert C., papers, 1767-1981, 1995. University of Texas Libraries
referencedIn Ima Hogg. Texas Woman's University Library, Mary Evelyn Blagg-Huey Library
referencedIn Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Office of the Director. James H. Chillman, Jr. correspondence and miscellaneous subjects, 1924-1970. Hirsch Library Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
referencedIn River Oaks Garden Club. Board. Board Records, 1927-2006. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston - Hirsch Library, Hirsch Library
referencedIn Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Office of the Director. James H. Chillman, Jr. radio spot announcements and programs, 1938-1950. Hirsch Library Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
referencedIn Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Department of Education. Department of education, Bayou Bend files, 1982-1998. Hirsch Library Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
referencedIn Hogg, Will C. (William Clifford), 1875-1930. Hogg, William Clifford, papers, 1897-1932. University of Texas Libraries
creatorOf Hogg, Ima. Correspondence with Carl Zigrosser, 1931-1936. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn Laidacker, Samuel H., 1904-. Papers, 1880-1987. Winterthur Library
referencedIn Fehrenbach, T. R. Fehrenbach, T.R., papers, 1925-2002 (bulk 1962-1995) University of Texas Libraries
creatorOf Hogg, Ima. Hogg, Ima, papers, 1824-1977. University of Texas Libraries
referencedIn Hogg Foundation for Mental Health. Hogg Foundation for Mental Health records, 1872- University of Texas Libraries
referencedIn Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Office of the Director. Philippe de Montebello reader files, 1969-1973. Hirsch Library Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
referencedIn Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Bayou Bend Collection. Dealer/Collector Files, 1917-1981. Hirsch Library Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
referencedIn Stuart, Robert S. Papers, 1920-1983. Winterthur Library
referencedIn Webb, Electra Havemeyer. Papers, 1893-1966 (bulk 1947-1960). Shelburne Museum, Inc., Research Library
referencedIn Gardner, Elizabeth Fromme. Gardner, Elizabeth F., papers, 1933-1959 University of Texas Libraries
referencedIn Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Department of Education. Department of education files, 1950-2000. Hirsch Library Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
referencedIn Taylor (Lonn) Papers AR 80-26; 84-224; 96-072; 99-121., 1936-1986 Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
referencedIn Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Bayou Bend Collection. Records, 1917-1987. Hirsch Library Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
referencedIn Robert C. Joy Papers 1940-1960. Hirsch Library Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
referencedIn Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Department of Education. Department of education, outreach program files, 1985-2000. Hirsch Library Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
referencedIn Wehner, E.L. E.L. Wehner Papers 1926-1980. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston - Hirsch Library, Hirsch Library
referencedIn Museums -- Bayou Bend. Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library
referencedIn Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Deptartment of Education. Department of education, exhibition files, 1970-2003. Hirsch Library Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
referencedIn Hogg Family Papers AR80-1; 81-18; 81-86., 1895-1948 Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
referencedIn Comstock, Helen. Papers, 1959-1965. Winterthur Library
creatorOf Hogg, Ima. Ima Hogg symphony programs collection, 1900-1978. University of Houston, M.D. Anderson Library
creatorOf Hogg, Ima. Ima Hogg : papers, 1888-1991 (1960s). Museum of Fine Arts, Houston - Hirsch Library, Hirsch Library
referencedIn Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Office of the Director. James Johnson Sweeney correspondence, 1961-1967. Hirsch Library Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
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associatedWith Bayou Bend Collection. corporateBody
associatedWith Bayou Bend (Houston) corporateBody
associatedWith Bell, Marion Wayne. person
associatedWith Child Guidance Center of Houston. corporateBody
associatedWith Comstock, Helen. person
associatedWith Cotner, Robert Crawford. person
associatedWith Fehrenbach, T. R. person
associatedWith Gardner, Elizabeth Fromme person
associatedWith Hogg family family
associatedWith Hogg family. family
associatedWith Hogg Foundation for Mental Health. corporateBody
associatedWith Hogg, James Stephen, 1851-1906. person
associatedWith Hogg, Mike, 1885-1941. person
associatedWith Hogg, Thomas Elisha, 1842-1880. person
associatedWith Hogg, Thomas Elisha, 1899-1949. person
associatedWith Hogg, Will C. (William Clifford), 1875-1930. person
associatedWith Hogg, William Clifford, 1875-1960. person
associatedWith Houston Independent School District. Board of Trustees. corporateBody
associatedWith Houston Symphony Orchestra. corporateBody
associatedWith Houston Symphony Society. corporateBody
associatedWith Laidacker, Samuel H., 1904- person
associatedWith Margulies, Adele, 1866-1949. person
associatedWith Murphy, Katharine Prentis, 1884-1967. person
associatedWith Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. corporateBody
associatedWith Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Bayou Bend Collection. corporateBody
associatedWith Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Bayou Bend Collection. corporateBody
associatedWith Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Department of Education. corporateBody
associatedWith Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Department of Education. corporateBody
associatedWith Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Department of Education. corporateBody
associatedWith Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Deptartment of Education. corporateBody
associatedWith Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Office of the Director. corporateBody
associatedWith Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Office of the Director. corporateBody
associatedWith Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Office of the Director. corporateBody
associatedWith Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Office of the Director. corporateBody
associatedWith River Oaks Garden Club. Board. corporateBody
associatedWith Stuart, Robert S. person
associatedWith Taylor, Lonn person
associatedWith Taylor, Lonn, 1940- person
associatedWith Texas Governor's Mansion (Austin, Tex.) corporateBody
associatedWith Texas Historical Commission. corporateBody
associatedWith University of Texas at Austin. corporateBody
associatedWith Varner-Hogg Plantation. corporateBody
associatedWith Warren, David B., 1937- person
correspondedWith Webb, Electra Havemeyer. person
associatedWith Wehner, E.L. person
associatedWith Weyhe Gallery. person
associatedWith Winedale Historical Center (Round Top, Tex.) corporateBody
associatedWith Winedale Museum. corporateBody
associatedWith Zivley, Jane. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Varner-Hogg Plantation State Historical Park (Tex.)
Houston (Tex.)
Texas--Houston
United States
Texas
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Architecture
Art patronage
Decorative arts
Decorative arts
Historical museums
Historic buildings
Open-air museums
Parks
Psychiatry
Symphony orchestras
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Birth 1882-07-10

Death 1975-08-19

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