Henry Dodge Papers
This collection contains a letter from Henry N. Dodge, prominent dentist and author of Morristown, N.J., to Reverend Joseph F. Folsom in Newark, N.J., dated Feb. 14, 1926. It is about an article in the Historical Society Quarterly and a request for more copies. There is also an article on the death of Dr. Dodge in 1937.
Dates
- 1926 February 14-1937 July 24
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Extent
0.1 Linear Feet
Abstract
This collection contains a letter from Henry N. Dodge, a prominent dentist and author of Morristown, N.J., to Reverend Joseph F. Folsom in Newark, N.J., dated Feb. 14, 1926. The letter regards an article in the Historical Society Quarterly and a request for more copies. There is also an article on the death of Dr. Dodge in 1937.
Biographical/Historical Note
Henry Nehemiah Dodge (1843-1937) was a poet, author, and dentist. He attended Columbian and Hamilton colleges and graduated in 1868 for the College of Physicians and Surgeons. He graduated from the Philadelphia Dental College (now part of Temple University) three years later. Then he began to practice dentistry with his father and brother in New York City. Dr. Dodge founded the Morristown Free Dental Clinic and donated parkland. He published four volumes of work and wrote lyric and historical verse. He also received honorary degrees from St. Lawrence University, Tufts College, and Akron University.
Arrangement
Collection consists of a single folder.
Acquisition Note
Collection donated to Special Collections by Ronald R. Allen.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository