Tead, Ordway (1891-1973). American organizational theorist, chair of the New York Board of Higher Education and editor with Harper & Brothers. - Typed Letter Signed by Ordway Tead As Editor of Social & Economic Books at Harper & Brothers to the Education Pioneer Harold Rugg.

New York, December 24, 1947. 1947. - Over 75 words typed on 9-1/2 inch high by 6-1/8 inch wide "Harper & Brothers Publishers" stationery with the publishing house's name and logo printed along the top. In his letter to the progressive educator Harold Rugg, Ordway Tead writes: "You will remember that you were kind enough to call my attention to your new book in a letter and then secured Norman Cousins' permission to review it in the Saturday Review of Literature." In closing, Tead praises Harold Rugg's book "I want you to know that I am deeply impressed with the volume". Signed "Ordway" as Editor of Social & Economic Books. Folded for mailing with paper clip stains to the top left corner. Very good. The American organizational theorist Ordway Tead (1891-1973) was an adjunct professor of industrial relations at Columbia University. He chaired the New York Board of Higher Education and was the first president of the Society for Advanced Management. As chair of the New York Board of Higher Education in 1941, Tead was involved in sacking faculty who belonged not only to Fascist or Nazi organizations but also those who belonged to Communist organizations. Actively involved in book publishing, Tead worked for McGraw Hill and Harper & Row while teaching at Columbia. Tead was also the author of 21 books. One of the best-known educators during the Progressive era of education, Harold Rugg (1886-1960) was a professor of education at Teachers College of Columbia University. A Civil Engineer, he had become interested in how students learn and pursued a doctorate in education. He was responsible for producing the very first series of school textbooks from 1929 until the 1940's. Very good .

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