Bell, Goodloe Harper, 1832-1899
Person
Dates
- Existence: April 7, 1832 to January 19, 1899
Goodloe Harper Bell (1832-1899) was a leading figure in the development of the Seventh-day Adventist educational system. After Bell’s conversion into Adventism in 1867, he became, in 1872, the first teacher of a small private school (elementary and secondary) at Battle Creek, Michigan. This school, two years later, evolved to become Battle Creek College, the denominations first institution of higher education. Although he never completed his formal education, Bell’s love of learning motivated him to study on his own, qualifying him to teach a variety of subjects at Battle Creek College, with English as his specialty. Over the years he published several reading primers. From 1882 to 1884, Bell became the founding principal of South Lancaster Academy in Massachusetts, after which he retired, still occupied with writing articles and textbooks on education. Bell passed away in a tragic horse and carriage accident in 1899.
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Avery Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: Collection 7
Content Description
The Avery Family papers collection contains correspondence, diaries, financial records, student papers, teaching plans, poetry, books, miscellaneous items, and his herbarium. With the agreement of the donor, the collection of dried plants (contained in three volumes) was placed in the working herbarium of the Biology Department of Andrews University for preservation.
Dates:
1829 - 1934
Goodloe Harper Bell: Allan G. Lindsay Collection
Collection
Identifier: Collection 41
Content Description
This collection consists of documents collected by Allan G. Lindsay (b. 1935) for his 1982 Doctor of Education dissertation, Goodloe Harper Bell, Pioneer Seventh-day Adventist Christian Educator, at Andrews University. Allan Lindsay became director of the Ellen G. White and Adventist Research Centre in Australia. He wrote and presented the Keepers of the Flame video series on Adventist history, produced by the Adventist Media Centre in...
Dates:
1868 - 1970
Goodloe Harper Bell: Allan G. Lindsay Collection
Accession
Identifier: Collection 41