Hollis Godfrey papers

1920-1936

MC 11, 0.54 cubic feet

Hollis Godfrey (1987-1936) served as president of the Drexel Institute of Art, Science, and Industry from 1913 to 1921.  He was educated as an engineer at Tufts, Harvard, and MIT, and he later taught at MIT and served as an administrator at the School of Practical Arts in Boston.  He was interested in scientific management, management in education, and the role of engineering education in national defense.  Dr. Godfrey left Drexel in 1921 to establish and direct the Council of Management Education, and he later became president of the Engineering Economics Foundation.  This collection contains correspondence, including a series of letters between Godfrey and the poet Vachel Lindsay; Dr. Godfrey's publications, manuscripts, and speeches; administrative records from the Engineering Economics Foundation; and publications collected by Dr. Godfrey, including some pamphlets and periodicals dealing with economics, national security, and the Jewish "threat."

See also: Hollis Godfrey administration records.

This collection is partially processed.  A preliminary inventory is available in the archives; contact the archivist at archives@drexel.edu for more information.