Joe Frank Hudgens papers

Record Group

Identifier: RG-0000-0037

Staff Only

Content Description

The majority of the materials are published documents from the Tennessee Department of Labor. The political and business correspondence are of interest due to the presence of many local prominent Putnam County citizens.

Dates

1921 - 1939
Majority of material found within 1931 - 1939

Creator

Tennessee. Department of Labor (Organization)

Extent

1.5 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Bibliography

Joe Frank Hudgens was born on September 18, 1907 to Byrd Murray and Eliza Bullock Hudgens in Tennessee. He married Fannie Dimple Loftis Hudgens. He attended Tennessee Polytechnic Institute and later worked for Gulf and Sinclair Oil Company and as a field representative and claims specialist for Tennessee Department of Veterans Affairs. He died on March 7, 1986 in Indiana due to automobile accident injuries. He was buried in Cookeville Cemetery.

Hudgens was a United States Army veteran from World War II. He served as Part Commander of the Disabled American Veterans Chapter II. He was a Chairman of the Young Democrats of Putnam County in 1930s, participated in the American Legion, and various masonic lodges.

Subjects

Politicians Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Tennessee. Department of Labor
correspondence Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Related Names

Source

Dickinson, W. Calvin, 1938-2021 (Person)

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title: Joe Frank Hudgens papers
Status: In Progress
Author: Megan M Atkinson
Description rules: Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description: Undetermined
Script of description: Code for undetermined script
Language of description note: English
Edition statement: 2 ed

Revision Statements

2018/02/07: The finding aid is updated to include more detailed administrative information, dates, and reflect changes in the materials, including the discard of three government published tax guides.