Wood, Ray, 1889-1964

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California Maritime Academy Cadet, class of 1958, Deck.

From the description of Oral history interview with Ray Wood [video recording], 2008. (California Maritime Academy, Library). WorldCat record id: 754876705

Ray Wood was born in Girard, Kansas on September 20, 1889 and died February 5, 1964 in Houston, Texas. His career included teaching, government employment and journalism. He first worked in Oklahoma and Arkansas but from 1946 until his death he worked for the Houston Chronicle. Wood specialized in folklore and published two books on the subject: "Mother Goose in the Ozarks" and "Mother Goose in Texas."

From the guide to the The Ray Wood Collection MSS 8., 1889-1969, 1950-1969, (Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library)

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associatedWith Bolin, Ben, person
associatedWith California Maritime Academy. corporateBody
associatedWith California Maritime Academy Library, Oral History Project. corporateBody
associatedWith Chamberlain, Mathew, person
associatedWith Chase, Athol Kennedy. person
associatedWith Houston Chronicle (Houston, Tex. : 1912) corporateBody
associatedWith Lockhart River Mission (Qld.) corporateBody
associatedWith North Queensland Land Council. corporateBody
Place Name Admin Code Country
Shelburne Bay (Qld Far North, NE Cape York SC54-16)
Roaring Meg Creek / Falls (NE Qld SE55-01)
Lockhart River (Qld NE Cape York SD54-04)
Wujal Wujal / Bloomfield River (Qld SE Cape York SD55-13)
United States
Subject
Teachers
California Maritime Academy
California Maritime Academy
CMA
CMA
Folklore
Haiti
History
Journalists
Kuku Yalanji / Gugu Yalandji people (Y78) (Qld SD55-13)
Land rights
Land rights
Merchant marine
Mining industry
Mining industry
Settlement and contacts
Sites
Sites
Soldiers
Stories and motifs
Stories and motifs
Verse
World War, 1914-1918
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945
Wuthathi people (Y10) (Qld SC54-16)
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Birth 1889

Death 1964

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