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Ralph Hodgson and Aurelia Bolliger Hodgson Papers, 1896-1984Part II: Box and Folder ListSpecial Collections Department, Bryn Mawr College Library Collection Number: M 49 Copyright © 2005 by Special Collections Department, Bryn Mawr College Library
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![]() Portrait of Ralph Hodgson taken during Seymour Adelman's visit to Owlacres, 1947 |
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![]() By Ralph Hodgson, 1959 |
![]() By Ralph Hodgson to his first wife Janet, c. 1915 |
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Box |
Folder |
Contents |
Date |
| 19 | 1 | Early photos of the Bolliger family, including early history of the family church | Various dates |
| 19 | 2 | Early photos of Hodgson family and of RH | Various dates |
| 19 | 3 | Photos from Sendai period | 1920's-1930's |
| 19 | 4 | Photos from Sendai period | 1920's-1930's |
| 20 | 1 | RH and ABH at their home in Ohio | 1940's-1950's |
| 20 | 2 | Photos of bull terriers and RH with his dogs | Various dates |
| 20 | 3 | Photos of Adelman's visit to Hodgson home in Ohio (several copies of each photo) | 1947 |
| 20 | 4 | Photos of RH's burial and grave site | November 1962 |
| 20 | 5 | Photos of ABH later in life, alone and with family and friends | 1960's - 1980's |
| 20 | 6 | Portraits of Michael Mckenna and R. Fraser | Undated |
| 20 | 7 | Portraits of RH: drawings, paintings, photos and photos of art work | Various years |
| 20 | 8 | Photo of RH and ABH at home at Owlacres, Ohio | November 1959 |
| 20 | 9 | Studio portraits of "Laura" and 12 related snapshots; MS poem by "Laura" and cutting of hair | 1946-1949 |
| 21 | Item 1 | Photo album of RH in Japan | 1920's-1930's |
| 21 | Item 2 | Photo album of Adelman visit to Owlacres, Ohio | 1947 |
| 22 | 1 | Photos from RH early collection of friends including: C.L. Fraser, Koteliansky, T.S Eliot, De la Mare | Various Dates |
| 22 | 2 | Photos from London period | 1910's-1940's |
| 22 | 3 | Portraits of friends | 1928-1932 |
| 22 | 4 | John Harding's collected photos; skimmed from RH's greater photo collection for possible use in a book | Various/Undated |
| 22 | 5 | Various artwork, drawings and sketches from RH collection | Various/Undated |
| 22 | 6 | Various artwork by Seymour Adelman sent to RH | Various/Undated |
![]() Portrait of Ralph Hodgson painted in Japan, artist and date unknown |
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Box |
Item Numbers |
Contents |
Date |
| 26 | 1-4 | Collection of blank postcards from Japan (over 100), Egypt (17), London (34) and America (12) | Various |
| 26 | 5 | Register book from RH's funeral | 6 November 1962 |
| 27 | 1-5 | Glass transparencies of cartoon drawings by RH; plates made in London | Undated |
| 27 | 6 | Kodak color transparencies of trip to Washington D.C. made by Aurelia; addressed to Ruth Cook | April 1966 |
| 27 | 7 | Glass transparencies of cartoon drawings by RH; plates produced in Japan | Undated |
| 27 | 8-9 | Printing blocks with designs for Flying Scroll manuscript | Undated |
| 28 | 1-5 | 5 White dress shirts with collars and scissors; made in Japan | |
| 29 | 1-4 | 3 Dresses given to ABH by Vivienne Eliot and 1 black dress owned by E. Bolliger (ABH's mother) | |
| 30 | 1 | Japanese lacquered box | |
| 30 | 2 | Paper box containing: 4 Japanese fans and 1 Japanese figural wood carving | |
| 30 | 3 | Wood box containing: 5 carved wooden figurines of animals, 1 wooden spoon, 1 Japanese handkerchief | |
| 30 | 4 | Painted wooden box, probably Japanese | |
| 31 | 1-9 | Animal figurines: 5 bears, 4 dogs; wooden, carved in Japan | |
| 31 | 10 | Porcelain child figurine in small box | |
| 31 | 11 | Japanese fan in paper box | |
| 31 | 12 | Metal box labeled and containing "RH's broken pipes- mostly bowls" | |
| 31 | 13 | Small metal box containing traveling watercolor set | |
| 31 | 14 | Snuffbox with MS note inside from Seymour Adelman, "This antique pewter snuffbox was found by Ralph Hodgson in Lincoln, England while on a walk with Seigfried Sassoon. It was given by R.H. to Lenore at Owlacres in May, 1948, and given by Lenore to me a few days later. S.A." | |
| 31 | 15 | Small flask | |
| 31 | 16 | Boxed collection of paint brushes, writing tools and star patterned dish | |
| 31 | 17 | Red and black lacquered Japanese wood box | |
| 31 | 18 | White box containing collection of souvenir travel labels | |
| 33 | Suitcase containing Japanese robes, fabric, traditional Japanese shoes and socks, all belonging to ABH; 1 painted scroll, 2 canes, belonging to RH |
PART I: Collection Description
Last Update: August 8, 2005 Special Collections at SpecColl@brynmawr.edu