Collection of school records for Gertrude Hodgdon from the Groton Heights School and New London Vocational High School, including report cards, graduation certificates, class photos and graduation programs, 1910-1914 and 1922. Also includes a program for the local chapter of the Baptist Young People's Union 1922.
Collection
Hodgdon/Chapman Collection
Acquisition
Accession
2026.015
Source or Donor
Mr. James L. Streeter
Acquisition Method
Donation
Lexicon
Search Terms
Groton Heights Grammar School, New London Vocational High School, BYPU, Groton Heights Baptist Church
Legacy Lexicon
Object Name
Papers
Archive Details
Date(s) of Creation
1910 - 1922
Archive Size/Extent
1 Folder
Provenance
Notes
Admin or Biographical History: Gertrude Elizabeth Hodgdon was born in 1903, the daughter of Alfred and Gertrude Hodgdon. She married J. Lewis Chapman on September 19, 1925 at the Groton Heights Baptist Church and the couple had two children: Robert Lewis and Kenneth Grant. They lived for many years at 75 Starr Hill Road in Groton. Gertrude also attended the Willimantic Normal School and received a bachelor's degree from UConn. She taught home economics for the Eastern Point School and West Side Middle School for 26 years and was named to the Groton Educators Hall of Fame in 1991.
Custodial History: Was given to Jim Streeter by the Hodgdon/Chapman Family, and donated by Jim to the Groton Public Library in 2017
