Background
Curtis, Henry Stoddard was born on February 9, 1870 in Olivet, Michigan, United States. Son of Samuel and Mary Ann (Stoddard) Curtis.
Curtis, Henry Stoddard was born on February 9, 1870 in Olivet, Michigan, United States. Son of Samuel and Mary Ann (Stoddard) Curtis.
Bachelor of Arts, Olivet (Michigan) College, 1894. Bachelor of Arts, Yale, 1895. Doctor of Philosophy, Clark University, 1898.
Assistant director, director and general director, playgrounds, New York City, 3 summers, 1898-1901. Made trip to Germany and England to study playgrounds. Supervisor playgrounds, District of Columbia, 1905-1909.
Director hygiene and physical training Missouri, 1923-1930.
Director recreation survey University of Michigan, since 1930.
Member Columbia University Ednl. Survey to Panama, 1931. Member National Education Association, Play Association of America, Progressive.
Married Charlotte Doremus Scudder, of Winchester, Massachusetts, November 25, 1902. Children: Henry Stoddard, Bessie Scudder, Elnora Charlotte.