Hidy, Ralph W. (Ralph Willard), 1905-1977

Ralph Hidy taught at Wheaton College from 1932 to 1947. He took a leave of absence from 1941-1946 to serve in the U.S. Army intelligence force based in Boston. Hidy then served as Senior Research Associate for the Business History Foundation for three years, leaving in 1950 to take a position as Professor of History at New York University and Editor of the Business History Series of the N.Y.U. Press. In 1957, Hidy came to the Harvard Business School as the Isidor Straus Professor of Business History, a position he held until his retirement in 1971. He also served as Editor-in-Chief of the Business History Review from 1962 to 1965 and as Editor of the Harvard Studies in Business History series from 1962 until his retirement.

From the description of Ralph Willard Hidy papers, 1938-1977 ; ( bulk: 1957-1971). (Harvard Business School). WorldCat record id: 76891592