Dorothy Hodgson Jones papers

Collection

Collection number: ahc.MSS189f

Scope and Content

This collection includes correspondence, financial records, and invitations documenting the civic and personal life of Dorothy Hodgson Jones. Included are tax receipts, an invitation honoring William Howard Taft at the Capitol City Club, and a contract of sale of a lot and house at 1354 Peachtree Street.

Dates

1877-1951, undated

Creator

Jones, Dorothy Hodgson, 1899-1996 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use

Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. All requests to publish, quote, or reproduce must be submitted through the Kenan Research Center.

Administrative/Biographical History

Dorothy Hodgson (1899-1996) was born in Athens, Georgia and was a 1918 graduate and valedictorian of Lucy Cobb Institute for Girls. She was active in the Junior League of Atlanta, Egleston Children's Hospital, Primrose Garden Club, Capital City Club, 19th Century History Club, Tallulah Falls School, American Red Cross, and Piedmont Driving Club. She was a nurse's aide at Emory University Hospital during World War IIand a member of Ponce de Leon Baptist Church. She was married to Bolling Jones, an executive in Atlanta.