The Caspar Wistar Hodge Sr. Manuscript Collection

Collection

Identifier: SCM 098

Staff Only

Scope and Content

This collection includes sermons, course lectures, correspondence, and miscellaneous materials.

Dates

1844 - 1891

Language of Materials

English, Greek

Access:

There are no special restrictions to the access of this collection. It may be examined by library patrons under the normal rules and conditions of Special Collections.

Preferred Citation

The following is the acceptable citation for publication: The Caspar Wistar Hodge, Sr. Manuscript Collection. Special Collections, Princeton Theological Seminary Library.

Chronology

1830 February 21
: Born, Princeton, New Jersey
1848
: Graduated at the age of 18 from the College of New Jersey (now Princeton Theological Seminary)
1849-1853
: Student, Princeton Theological Seminary
1850-1851
: Tutor, College of New Jersey (now Princeton Theological Seminary)
1852-1853
: Teacher, Princeton Theological Seminary
1853
: Appointed Stated Supply, Ainslie Street Church, Williamsburg, New York
1854 November 5
: Ordained, Presbytery of New York
1854-1865
: Pastor, Ainslie Street Church, Williamsburg, New York
1856-1860
: Pastor, Presbyterian Church at Oxford, Pennsylvania
1860-1879
: Professor of New Testament Literature and Biblical Greek, Princeton Theological Seminary
1891 September 27
: Died, Princeton, New Jersey

Extent

7.5 Linear Feet (18 Boxes)

Additional Description

Arrangement

Series I: Unbound Lecture Notes (Boxes 1-2). Includes unbound lecture notes and exegetical notes.

Series II: Bound Non-lecture Notes (Box 3). Includes a "Bull Book", a diary, lecture notes and exegetical notes.

Series III: Bound Lectures (Boxes 3-12). Includes bound lecture notes and exegetical notes.

Series IV: Sermons (Boxes 13-18). Includes unbound sermons, 1851 - 1890.

Series V: Fragmentary Materials(Box 18). Includes unbound fragments of sermons, lectures, and notes.

Series VI: Correspondence (Box 18). Includes unbound letters to and from C. W. Hodge, Sr., 1844-1884.

Series VII: Miscellaneous Materials (Box 18). Includes unbound certificates, Hodge's Last Will and Testament, Obituary Records, and Class Records.

Series VIII: Printed Lecture Notes(Box 18). Includes notes with student annotations.

Related Material

See also the following materials in Special Collections:

The Charles Hodge Manuscript Collection, for student lecture notes by Caspar Wistar Hodge, Sr.

Processing Information:

This collection was processed, and the original finding aid was written by Douglas F. Denné in the Spring of 1994, under the direction of William O. Harris, Archivist. The finding aid was edited by Sarah Seraphin in March of 2009.