Goodell, Henry Hill, 1839-1905
Dates
- Existence: 1839 - 1905
Biography
The son of a missionary based in Constantinople, Henry Hill Goodell was born on May 20, 1839. After graduating from Amherst College in 1862, Goodell saw Civil War service with the 25th Connecticut Infantry in the Department of the Gulf, returning to New England to accept a position as Professor of Modern Languages at the newly-formed Massachusetts Agricultural College when it opened in 1867. Over the next four decades, Goodell taught a wide range of subjects, including military tactics, natural science, and elocution, and became its first librarian, before becoming President of the College from 1886 to 1905.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Henry Hill Goodell letter
Three-page letter from Henry Hill Goodell in Easthampton to Asa Dodge Smith, telling him the cost of the aparatus in his gymnasium and that Mr. Stearns made the apparatus.
Henry Hill Goodell letter
Three-page letter from Henry Hill Goodell in East Hampton to Asa Dodge Smith regarding the conduct of gymnastics at Easthampton.