Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Hodge, C. T. (Carleton Taylor), 1917-1998
- Abstract:
- The Hodge mss., circa 18th-19th century, consists of codices and related materials collected by linguistic scholar Carleton Taylor Hodge, 1917-1998.
- Extent:
- 1 bound and 1 Box (1 standard)
- Language:
- Materials are in English, Arabic, Persian, French .
- Preferred citation:
[Item], Hodge mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
Background
- Biographical / Historical:
Carleton Taylor Hodge, 1917-1998, linguistic scholar, was born in Springfield, Illinois, and dedicated most of his career to linguistics and African studies. He received his B.A. from DePauw University, and his Ph.D. in 1943 from the University of Pennsylvania. His thesis was on the descriptive grammar of the Hausa language. During his career he worked for the Foreign Service Institute in the U.S. State Department before joining the faculty at Indiana University in 1964. During his tenure at Indiana, he assisted in the development of the African Studies Department as well as the Department of Linguistics.
- Scope and Content:
The Hodge mss., circa 18th-19th century, consists of codices and related materials collected by linguistic scholar Carleton Taylor Hodge, 1917-1998.
The collection includes: a Koran, probably late 18th or early 19th century and an 18th-century Durreh-yi-Nādirī of Muhammad Mahdī b. Muhammad Nasīr-i-Astarabādī, known as Kawkab-i-Astarabādī, the court historian of Nādir Shāh, as well as a 19th-century New Testament "de la main Dr. Jean Baptiste Viénot de Vaublanc," among other items.
Collection size: 14 items
- Acquisition information:
- Gift: 2004, 2006-2007
- Physical location:
- Lilly - Stacks
Indexed Terms
- Subjects:
- Religion
Book collecting
Indiana University -- Faculty - Places:
- Middle East
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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This collection is open for research.
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- TERMS OF ACCESS:
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Photography and digitization may be restricted for some collections. Copyright restrictions may apply. Before publishing, researchers are responsible for securing permission from all applicable rights holders, then filling out the Permission to Publish form.
- PREFERRED CITATION:
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[Item], Hodge mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
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1200 East Seventh StreetBloomington, Indiana 47405-5500, USA
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- CONTACT:
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(812) 855-2452liblilly@iu.edu