Gordon Aronhime Collection
Among the items that Gordon Aronhime collected are correspondence, autographs and calling cards and music programs in American and German. A bound book of autographs is part of the collection. An envelope addressed to Mr. Robert Moulineux Hodgson in Cowley is the claimed collector of the autographs. The initials EH is on the title page. There are over 64 autographs and other items in the beautifully bound volume. Autographs include famous composers as well as such other personages as the Duke of Wellington, Sir Walter Scott. Some autographs are: Gaetano Donizetti, G. P. R. James, Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl Granville, Arthur Wellesley, Julie Dorus-Gras and other sociétaires.
Dates
- 1793-1964 (Bulk 1925-1964)
Conditions Governing Access
Collections are stored offsite and must be requested in advance. See www.special.lib.utk.edu for detailed information. Collections must be requested through a registered Special Collections research account.
Conditions Governing Use
The UT Libraries claims only physical ownership of most material in the collections. Persons wishing to broadcast or publish this material must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants on www.special.lib.utk.edu for detailed information. Collections must be requested through a registered Special Collections research account.
Extent
0.25 Linear Feet
Abstract
This collection contains correspondence, musical handbills and programs in American and German, and a very quaint European Autograph Album belonging to the Hodgson Family containing famous European composers, politicians, and writers.
Biographical/Historical Note
Gordon Aronhime (1911-1983) was a historian, writer, and photographer who resided in Bristol, Virginia. The Library of Virginia holds his research papers into the early history of Southwest Virginia focused on the upper Holston-Clinch River area during the period 1770-1795.
Arrangement
Collection consists of seven folders divided into five series: Correspondence; Autographs and Calling Cards; Music Handbills and Programs; Score; and Autograph Album and Broadside.
Acquisition Note
Gift presented by Gordon Aronhime 1963-1966.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository