Charles Studholme Hodgson papers, 1885-1945
Charles Studholme Hodgson papers, 1885-1945
About this item
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Date
1885-1945
Call Numbers
MLMSS 10256
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Reference Code
Formats
Pictures and Manuscripts
Physical Description
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0.16 metres of textual and graphic material, (1 box)
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Fonds
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Scope and Contents
Contents
11 bound pocket diaries, 1914, December 1930-January 1942
1 ledger, listing the many plays Hodgson saw in Sydney from 1885 to 1916, also noting ticket prices. In 1896, for instance, he saw 32 plays. There are separate cast lists and the plays are also listed under the theatre where they were performed. The ledger also includes movie dates...
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Full title
Charles Studholme Hodgson papers, 1885-1945
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Author / Creator
Contextual Information
Source
Donated by Denis James in 2019
Collection history
By descent. Donor is the great nephew of Charles Hodgson
Administrative / Biographical history
Charles Studholme Hodgson was born in Melbourne in 1873. His family moved to New Zealand for a few years in 1876 before settling in Sydney in about 1879. In 1892, when Charles was 19, he visited Melbourne and stayed with his aunt Caroline Hodgson (1851-1908) at her brothel. Better known as ‘Madame Brussels’, she ran brothels in Lonsdale Street, Mel...
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Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
MLMSS 10256
Record Identifier
Yj7o3N49
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/Yj7o3N49
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Reference code
9639804
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