George S. Godard

George S. Godard
Born
George Seymour Godard

(1865-06-17)June 17, 1865
DiedFebruary 12, 1936(1936-02-12) (aged 70)
Granby, Connecticut
Alma materWesleyan University (BA)
Yale University (BD)
OccupationLibrarian
EmployerConnecticut State Library
TitleState Librarian of Connecticut
Term1900–1936
PredecessorCharles J. Hoadly
SuccessorJames Brewster

George Seymour Godard (June 17, 1865 – February 12, 1936) was an American librarian who served as State Librarian and director of the Connecticut State Library from 1900 to 1936.[1] His political and administrative savvy led to the State Library becoming a well-funded and nationally recognized model of efficiency and public service.[2] Godard was named to the American Association of Law Libraries Hall of Fame in 2010.[3]

  1. ^ Osborn, Norris Galpin (1906). Men of Mark in Connecticut: Ideals of American Life Life Told in Biographies and Autobiographies of Eminent Living Americans. Vol. 2. Hartford, Connecticut: William R. Goodspeed. pp. 48–50. hdl:2027/nyp.33433082309877 – via HathiTrust.
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  3. ^ "George S. Godard, 1865 - 1936". AALL. Retrieved 2021-04-09.