Dewey, Godfrey, 1887-
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Secretary of the Simplified Spelling Board, 1921-1946, and the Spelling Reform Association, 1932-1946.
From the description of Records, [ca. 1906]-1946. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122610791
Educator, author.
From the description of Reminiscences of Godfrey Dewey : oral history, 1971. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309732450
Educator, spelling reformer.
Dewey was founder and first president of the Phonetic Spelling Council; and was involved with Emerson College from 1940-1968, and president of Emerson College, 1949-1951. He was the son of Melvil Dewey, the founder of the Dewey decimal system.
From the description of Godfrey Dewey papers, [ca. 1887-1977], [ca. 1926-1977] (bulk). (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 493897939
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creatorOf | Dewey, Godfrey, 1887-1977,. Records, [ca. 1906]-1946. | Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries | |
creatorOf | Dewey, Godfrey, 1887-1977. Godfrey Dewey collection, 1876-1975. | OCLC Library | |
creatorOf | Dewey, Godfrey, 1887-1977. Godfrey Dewey papers, [ca. 1887-1977], [ca. 1926-1977] (bulk). | Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries | |
creatorOf | Dewey, Godfrey, 1887-1977. Reminiscences of Godfrey Dewey : oral history, 1971. | Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries | |
referencedIn | Horace Mason Reynolds papers, 1895-1965. | Houghton Library | |
referencedIn | Records, 1928-1932. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory |
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associatedWith | Emerson College |
associatedWith | Forest Press. |
associatedWith | Lake Placid Club. |
associatedWith | Phonemic Spelling Council. |
correspondedWith | Reynolds, Horace Mason, 1896-1965 |
associatedWith | Simplified Spelling Board. |
associatedWith | Simplified Spelling Society of Great Britain. |
associatedWith | Simplified Spelling Society of Great Britain. |
associatedWith | Spelling Reform Association. |
associatedWith | Spelling Reform Association. |
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Birth 1887-09-03
Death 1977
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