Charles Edward Hodges papers 1891-1929

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Charles Edward Hodges papers 1891-1929

Papers concern his architectural work at Stanford University. Included are carbon copies of his letters to Jane Stanford, March to August 1901; typescript description of the frieze on the Memorial Arch; two souvenir booklets of the University, 1902-06; photographs of campus buildings and construction, 1891-1901. Other items include postcards from Jane Stanford, 1904, and Jennie Lathrop, 1906, and a letter from George E. Crothers, 1929.

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