Charles H. Hudson Papers
This collection consists of library catalog books, certificates, pamphlets, photographs, and press clippings belonging to the Hudson family. Charles Hudson was an engineer who built the last wooden bridge across the Mississippi River. In 1886, Hudson came to Knoxville in a new job as General Manager of the Knoxville region of the Southern Railroad.
Dates
- 1852-1885, 1907, 1914, undated
Conditions Governing Access
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Conditions Governing Use
The copyright interests in this collection remain with the creator. For more information, contact Special Collections.
Extent
0.5 Linear Feet (1 half box)
Abstract
This collection consists of library catalog books, certificates, pamphlets, photographs, and press clippings belonging to the Hudson family. Charles Hudson was an engineer who built the last wooden bridge across the Mississippi River.
Biographical/Historical Note
Charles Henry Hudson was born on July 10, 1833 in Westminster, Massachusetts to Charles and Martha Brigham Rider Hudson. Hudson was an engineer who built the last wooden bridge across the Mississippi River. In 1886 he came to Knoxville in a new job as the general manager of the Knoxville region of Southern Railroad. In 1890, he built the Hudson home on present day McClung Museum. He married France Hudson, and the couple had four children.
Charles Hudson died on September 28, 1922, and is buried in Old Gray Cemetery in Knoxville.
Arrangement
This collection is in one half box.
Acquisition Note
This collection was donated to Special Collections in 1961 by Lucinda Hudson.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository