S. P. (Sylvester Phelps) Hodgson papers
name: label: Creator
content: Hodgson, S. P. (Sylvester Phelps), 1830-1906
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- Massachusetts -- Boston
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The papers were lent for microfilming by H. T. Hodgson, who acquired the papers through inheritance, and were returned after filming.
creator: label: Creator
content: Hodgson, S. P. (Sylvester Phelps), 1830-1906
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content: S. P. (Sylvester Phelps) Hodgson papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of painter S. P. Hodgson date from 1856 to 1906. Found are biographical notes, a handwritten copy of Hodgson's obituary, and two sketchbooks.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Sylvester Phelps Hodgson (1830-1906) was a painter in Boston, Massachusetts. Born in Salem, Massachusetts, S. P. Hodgson studied in Boston under Ben Champney and in New York City under Samuel Rouse. He maintained a studio in Boston for over thirty years and taught classes at the Boston Museum School.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Microfilm reel
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1856-1906
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.hodgs
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Microfilm reels
label: Type
content: Sketchbooks
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Due to the pre-existing microfilm arrangement, the collection is arranged as one series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was microfilmed on Reel 104 and was returned to H. T. Hodgson after filming. The microfilm was described in a finding aid by Jayna Josefson in 2025 and the microfilm was digitized in 2025 with funding provided by the Smithsonian Collections Information System (CIS) IRM Pool Fund.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: The collection has been microfilmed on reel 104. The microfilm has been digitized and is available on the Archives of American Art website.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Sketchbooks
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals returned to H. T. Hodgson after filming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of painter S. P. Hodgson date from 1856 to 1906. Found are biographical notes, a handwritten copy of Hodgson's obituary, and two sketchbooks.