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{{Short description|American archivist, author, educator and community activist}}
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'''Ruth Evelyn Hodge''' is an American [[archivist]], author, educator, and community activist who has furthered the advancement of African-American and United States military history research and writing during the 20th and early 21st centuries.
== Formative years ==
Born on April 27, 1937, in [[Fluvanna County, Virginia]],<ref>"[https://scottsvillemuseum.com/portraits/homeRH01cdRH01.html Reverend Houston Bryan Perry, Sr., and Ruth Van Buren (Morgan) Perry]", in "Capturing Our Heritage." Scottsville, Virginia: Scottsville Museum, retrieved online August 1, 2018.</ref> Ruth Evelyn (Perry) Hodge is the daughter of the late Rev. Houston Bryan Perry, Sr. (1894–1983) and Ruth Van Buren (Morgan) Perry (1904–1998).<ref>
According to news reporter Pamilla Saylor, Ruth Perry was an avid student of history from the time of her early childhood
In 1953, Ruth relocated with her parents and siblings to [[Williamsport, Pennsylvania]], where her father had been hired to become pastor of the Shiloh Baptist Church. A 1954 graduate of Williamsport High School, she went on to complete her bachelor's degree in Business Administration at [[Lycoming College]] in 1958,<ref>Saylor,
In 1971, Ruth E. Hodge received her master's degree in library science at [[Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania|Shippensburg University]].<ref>Chestnut, Debbie.
== Professional life and community service ==
[[File:USArmyWarCollege.gif|thumb|Front gate, U.S. Army War College (Carlisle Barracks).]] From the early 1960s through the early 1990s, Ruth E. Hodge utilized her strategic planning and archival skills to assist the [[United States Army]] with the documentation and preservation of its history. While employed in the [[U.S. Army War College Library|U.S. Army War College Library (Carlisle Barracks)]] from 1960 to 1980, she was also a member of the Medical Science Liaison Society at Shippensburg University (1971).<ref>Saylor,
She was then employed by the [[U.S. Army Military History Institute|U.S. Army Military History Institute (Carlisle Barracks)]] from 1980 to 1993.<ref>Saylor,
As the U.S. Army prepared to commemorate the 50th anniversary of [[World War II]], she was drafted to help with research, but soon realized that there was scant information
She also assisted authors with a variety of research queries during her tenure with the U.S. Army, including Robert F. Jefferson, who later thanked Ruth and others from the "United States Army Military History Institute at Carlisle Barracks ... for their generosity and resourcesfulness" via the "Acknowledgements" section of his 2008 book, ''Fighting for Hope: African American troops of the 93rd Infantry Division in World War II and postwar America''.<ref>Jefferson, Robert F. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=thWNvhQUR98C
[[File:Pennsylvania State Museum and Archives.jpg|thumb|The State Museum of Pennsylvania, and the Pennsylvania State Archives tower (right) in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, March 2010 (GFDL, CC-BY-SA).]] Hired by the [[Pennsylvania State Archives]] in [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania]] in 1993 as an archivist, she became the
As the 21st century dawned, she published her book, ''Guide to African American Resources at the Pennsylvania State Archives''.<ref>Hodge, Ruth E. ''[https://shoppaheritage.com/products/guide-african-american-resources-state-archives Guide to African American Resources at the Pennsylvania State Archives]''. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, 2000; {{ISBN|978-0892-71087-4}}.</ref> According to news reporter Michael Bupp, Hodge
In 2001, she delivered a lecture on the life and work of [[Charles Franklin Moss]], the early 20th-century Carlisle photographer who reportedly also created the design for Pennsylvania's state flag. The program was presented at the Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church as part of its 133rd anniversary celebrations in November of that year.<ref>Bupp,
Remaining active during her retirement, she presented a program regarding "Carlisle's African American Civil War
In 2005, she played a key role in Carlisle's celebration of National African American History Month, helping to coordinate a February program at the Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church with the theme, "The Niagara Movement: Black Protest Reborn 1905-
She also spoke at the 2009 dedication of the historical marker for one of the first religious institutions to be built west of Pennsylvania's [[Susquehanna River]] – the Bethel A.M.E. Church at 131 East Pomfret Street in Carlisle – a church which also played a key role in the operations of the [[Underground Railroad]] during the American Civil War. Other presenters at the May 9 program included: [[Pat Vance|Pennsylvania State Senator Pat Vance]]; the city's mayor, Kirk Wilson; the church's pastor, Rev. Troy Lynn Carr; and Barbara Harris, the executive director of the [[Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission]].<ref>Austin, Jake.
That same year, she and her husband celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary during a reaffirmation service which was held at the Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church in Carlisle.<ref>
Having lost her father and mother in 1983 and 1998, respectively, she also survived the deaths of her brother, Houston Bryan Perry, Jr., and husband, Marcus L. Hodge. Her brother died on August 9, 2014, and was laid to rest at the Cumberland Valley Memorial Gardens following a Homegoing Service at the Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church on August 19.<ref>
== Awards ==
[[File:Cover Ruth E. Hodge's "Guide to African American Resources at the Pennsylvania State Archives" (pub. 2000).jpg|thumb|Front cover, Ruth E. Hodge's ''Guide to African American Resources at the Pennsylvania State Archives'' (published, 2000).]] Ruth E. Hodge has been the recipient of multiple honors during her lifetime, including the:<ref>Watkins, Yazmin.
* Outstanding Alumnus, Lycoming College (1983); and
* Black Women's Historians Award, Black Women Historians, Washington, D.C. (1993).
In addition, she was named one of
==Publications==
* Hodge, Ruth E. ''[https://shoppaheritage.com/products/guide-african-american-resources-state-archives Guide to African American Resources at the Pennsylvania State Archives]''. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, 2000. {{ISBN|978-0-8927-1087-4}}
She also contributed content for a variety of materials created on behalf of her employers over the years, as well as to a series of publications produced by the Cumberland County Historical Society, including: ''250 Years of the Arts''; ''Faith Communities: The Religious Heritage of Cumberland County''; and ''Pictorial History''.<ref>Saylor,
== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://cumberlink.com/lifestyles/announcements/anniversaries/hodges-celebrate-th/article_1b07819b-8b04-50c9-b6e1-a9997f5abbba.html 50th Wedding Anniversary photograph of Ruth E. and Marcus Hodge], in
* Bupp, Michael.
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