Wood Gray papers, 1918-1973

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Wood Gray papers, 1918-1973

Materials in this collection include photos (including World War II, family, William Collier, Cloyd Heck Marvin, Charles Swisher), journals of notes taken while a student at University of Illinois, correspondence, annual reports, committee reports, reading lists, syllabi, grades, exams, and a framed George Washington coat of arms transparency. They range in date from 1918-73, and their provenance is unclear. Two accessions were added to the University Archives in 1987 and 1995.

6.0 linear feet.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7999528

George Washington University

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American Association of University Professors

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George Washington University

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Gray, Wood, 1905-

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Wood Gray (1905-1977) was Professor of History at The George Washington University from 1934-72. He was born March 19, 1905 in Petersburg, Illinois. He attended the University of Illinois and earned his B.A. in 1927 and M.A. in 1928. Gray received his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in 1933, and began his career at GW the following year. He was chairman of the department from 1937-53 and 1964-65. During World War II he served in the Army Air Corps, Special Staff, as a Lt. Colonel from 1943-...