Godbey, Allen Howard, 1864-1948

Dr. Allen Godbey was born November 21, 1864 in Cooper County, Missouri. He received an A. M. degree in 1883 from Morrisville College and his Ph.D. from Chicago University in 1905. Dr. Godbey came to Duke University in the fall of 1926 as a scholar and teacher of Old Testament history in the School of Religion. Gradually, there developed a serious amount of friction between him and the rest of the faculty of the School. In January 1932, under the unanimous urging of that faculty, President Few and the Board of Trustees acted to remove Dr. Godbey from his position. These papers give a detailed account of the affair and include Dr. Godbey's long and self-serving "Open Letters" that he published in his own behalf.

From the description of Allen H. Godbey Papers, 1926-1947. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 160122481

American educator and clergyman, president of Morrisville College, and professor of the Old Testament at Duke University Divinity School; author of Code of Hammurabi, The Lost Tribes, a Myth, and several other books.

From the description of Manuscripts, 1904-1945 (bulk 1904-1926). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122370662

Dr. Allen Godbey was born November 21, 1864 in Cooper County, Missouri. He received an A. M. degree in 1883 from Morrisville College and his Ph.D. from Chicago University in 1905. Dr. Godbey came to Duke University in the fall of 1926 as a scholar and teacher of Old Testament history in the School of Religion. Gradually, there developed a serious amount of friction between him and the rest of the faculty of the School. In January 1932, under the unanimous urging of that faculty, President Few and the Board of Trustees acted to remove Dr. Godbey from his position. These papers give a detailed accounting of the affair and include Dr. Godbey's long and self-serving "Open Letters" that he published in his own behalf. He died May 8, 1948 in Boston, MA after being struck by a truck.

From the guide to the Allen H. Godbey Papers, 1926-1947, (University Archives, Duke University)

Allen Howard Godbey (1864-1948) of Missouri, was a Methodist minister, Methodist historian, and teacher, writer, and scholar in the field of the Old Testament, Hebrew history, archeology, and Semitics. He was a professor at Duke University, 1926-1932. His father was William Clinton Godbey, a Methodist circuit preacher of Missouri.

From the guide to the Allen Howard Godbey Papers, ., 1785-1948, (bulk 1900-1948), (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.)