Hudgins, Walter E. 1929-1986
Papers, 1954-1986
MSS Hudgins
4 cubic feet, in 4 boxes
Biographical note: Walter Edward Hudgins was a professor of philosophy at Wofford College from 1972 to 1986. A native of Danville, Virginia, he earned undergraduate (1951), seminary (1954), and doctoral (1957) degrees at Duke University, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He was an ordained minister in the Methodist Church and served a local church in North Carolina in the 1950s. He was assistant professor of religion and philosophy at High Point College from 1958-64, associate professor of religion at Greensboro College from 1964-72, and professor of philosophy at Wofford after that. A provocative thinker, Dr. Hudgins wrote a number of plays, was a sought-after speaker, and much-loved professor on the campus when he died on May 30, 1986.
Organization note: Arranged into 2 series: Personal Papers; and Plays.
Access note: Unrestricted
Summary note: The personal papers series includes biographical materials, materials relating to events Dr. Hudgins participated in at High Point, Greensboro, and Wofford colleges, some lectures, addresses, and correspondence. The records contain a collection of sermons he delivered in North Carolina and some speeches he gave while a member of the Wofford faculty. The plays series includes scripts and scores for some sixteen plays written by Dr. Hudgins, as well as clippings, working drafts, and occasionally, programs from some of these plays.
Citation: Cite as: Papers of Walter E. Hudgins, Archives, Sandor Teszler Library, Wofford College
Location: Archives, Sandor Teszler Library, Wofford College, Spartanburg, SC 29303
Administrative notes: Donated by Mrs. Linda Hudgins and accessioned July 2013. Processed July 2013 by Phillip Stone.
Finding Aid: Folder Listing
Box 1
Hudgins–Personal-Biographical
Hudgins–Personal-Eulogies and Memoirs
Hudgins-Personal-High Point Events
Hudgins-Personal-Greensboro Events
Hudgins-Personal-Wofford Events
Hudgins-Personal-Benjamin Wofford
Hudgins-Personal-Clipping File
Hudgins-Personal-Pictures
Hudgins-Correspondence-Duke
Hudgins-Correspondence-High Point College
Hudgins-Correspondence-Greensboro College
Hudgins-Correspondence-Phillippe Sande
Hudgins-Correspondence-Wofford College
Hudgins-Correspondence-Recommendations
Hudgins-Correspondence-Interim
Hudgins-Correspondence-Humanities
Hudgins-Speeches
Hudgins-Speeches-High Point College
Hudgins-Speeches-Wofford
Hudgins-Speeches-1986 faculty retreat
Hudgins-Speeches-Wofford Scholars Day
Hudgins-Speeches-On Being an Intellectual
Hudgins-Speeches-Prayers
Hudgins-Teaching
Hudgins-Teaching-Interim 1985
Hudgins-Writing-College Papers, 1954
Hudgins-Writing-Greensboro Religious Emphasis Week, 1966
Hudgins-Writing-“Uncertain”
Hudgins-Writing-Wofford-related items
Hudgins-Writing-“Church on Trial”
Hudgins-Sermons (8 folders)
Hudgins-Sermons-Christmas
Hudgins-Sermons-Easter
Business Records-Miss Henry-Cancelled Checks
Business Records-Pumpernickel Ice Cream-cancelled checks and ledger (4 folders)
Box 2 – Plays
American Folk Song Mass
Dear Joe-Script (2 folders)
Don’t Step on the Amaranths-Script
Graham Crackers-Folio-Script
How Miss Henry Got to be That Way-Script (2 folders)
How Miss Henry Got to be That Way-Clippings
The Jeremiad-correspondence
The Jeremiad-script
The Jeremiad-score
The Jeremiad-script and score
The Jeremiad-working materials
The Jeremiad-Interim 1982
Mister Jonah-Script
Mister Jonah-Libretto
The Nightcap Couldn’t Hold It – script
The Prophecy of Amos-High Point, 1961-62
The Prophecy of Amos-scripts
The Prophecy of Amos-score
The Prophecy of Amos-programs
The Prophecy of Amos-art
Box 3
The Prophecy of Amos-Score
Psalm 42 1/2-script
Pumpernickel Ice Cream-Albums
Pumpernickel Ice Cream-Art
Pumpernickel Ice Cream-Clippings
Pumpernickel Ice Cream-Script
Pumpernickel Ice Cream-Script and Score
Pumpernickel Ice Cream-early draft
Pumpernickel Ice Cream-Governor’s School, 1977
Pumpernickel Ice Cream-1982
Pumpernickel Ice Cream-Score
Pumpernickel Ice Cream-Correspondence
Pumpernickel Ice Cream-Photos
Reflections in a Glass Lightly-Script
Salmagundi-Interim 1974
Salmagundi-Clippings
Simon Grummy-Script, 1979
The Skin Game-Clippings
The Skin Game-Programs
Ten Minute Egg-Script
Wisps of Straw, a Bolt of Lightning-working script
Box 4
Recordings
Miss Henry-album