Carlos Wood Papers, 1936-1992.

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Carlos Wood Papers, 1936-1992.

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The majority of the collection consists of materials generated during Wood's time at Douglas Aircraft and Sikorsky Aircraft.There are some materials included that were created during his time as a member of the Board of Regents for Pacific.The materials include both personal and business correspondence, memos, photos, and other publications. Included is biographical information that gives great detail on both Sikorsky and Douglas Aircraft, which involves management and aeronautical matters, as well as insight into the life of an aircraft engineer from the late 1920s to 1970s.

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University of the Pacific, William Knox Holt Memorial Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7118194

University of the Pacific, William Knox Holt Memorial Library

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Sikorsky Aircraft (Firm)

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Wood, Carlos Claude

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Carlos C. Wood (1913-1997) was born in Turlock, California. He did his undergraduate work at the College of the Pacific (COP) and graduated in 1933 with a B.A. in English and a B.A. in Math. In 1934 he received a Masters in Mechanical Engineering from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), and then in 1935 received his Masters in Aeronautical Engineering, also from Caltech. Wood participated in the first Guggenheim Aeronautical Laboratory, California Institute of Technology (GALCIT) r...

University of the Pacific.

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Douglas aircraft company

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College of the Pacific

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