Hodge Foundation~
Enriching
the Library's
Collections
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Dr. Herbert Sussman
President
Ms. Trudy Wallis
Vice President
Mr. Brent Berry
Treasurer
Mrs. Doris Huxtable
Dr. Rob Settlage
Chairperson,
Library Board of Trustees
Representative of
W.U.H.S.D.
Mrs. Margaret Martyn, President
Friends of the Whittier
Public Library
Representative of A.A.U.W.
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"The Hodge" is a public endowment
fund whose income is dedicated to
supplementing the Library's budget for books
and other printed materials.
Income from the fund is used to make
substantive additions to the Library's
collection, such as the thirty-four volume
Grove Dictionary of Art, that the Library could
not otherwise afford.
The Hodge Foundation was created in
1966 by Marian Hodge in honor of her late husband, Vernon. Both Marian and Vernon Hodge were educators. Marian earned a Master's in School Administration and Guidance at Stanford and did additional graduate work at the University of Chicago. In 1941 she was appointed superintendent of the Whittier Union High School District, the first woman to head a school district in California.
Mrs. Hodge, who passed away in 1996, bequeathed an additional sum of over $200,000, more than doubling the endowment of the Foundation.
A memorial donation to "The Hodge"
has become a popular way to pay lasting tribute to a loved one. Donations are added to the endowment, where they generate income for new books.
If the donation is $50 or more, the Library may buy a book right away in a field of the donor's choosing. The book is added to the collection with a bookplate bearing the name of the person being honored.
For more information, please contact Library Administration, 562.464.3452.
Please direct donations to
Hodge Foundation
c/o Whittier Public Library
7344 South Washington Ave.
Whittier, CA 90602
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