Curtis William Wood

Background

Wood, Curtis William was born on August 28, 1941 in High Point, North Carolina, United States. Son of Curtis William and Bernice (Ijames) Wood.

Education

Bachelor, Wake Forest College, 1963; Master of Arts, U. North Carolina, 1967; Doctor of Philosophy, U. North Carolina, 1971.

Career

Assistant professor of history, Western Carolina U., Cullowhee, North Carolina, 1969-1975; associate professor, Western Carolina U., Cullowhee, North Carolina, 1975-1983; professor, Western Carolina U., Cullowhee, North Carolina, since 1983; head department, Western Carolina U., Cullowhee, North Carolina, since 1991; senior research associate Mountain Heritage Center, Western Carolina U., Cullowhee, North Carolina, since 1985.

Achievements

• Curtis William Wood has been listed as a noteworthy History educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • From Ulster to Carolina: The Migration of the Scotch-Irish to Southwestern North Carolina

    (Recounts the long trek of the Scotch-Irish from their ado...)

  • A Mountain Heritage: The Illustrated History of Western Carolina University
  • By H. Tyler Blethen adn Curtis W. Wood Jr. - From Ulster to Carolina (Rev. ed) (6.6.1998)
  • A Mountain Heritage: The Illustrated History of Western Carolina University by Curtis W. Wood (1989-09-04)

Membership

Member Appalachian Consortium, Appalachian Studies Association (program committee since 1991).

Connections

Married Carole Mary Jeffries, August 19, 1967. Children: Anna Mirabai, Gabriel Curtis.

Father:

Curtis William Wood

Mother:

Bernice (Ijames) Wood

Spouse:

Carole Mary Jeffries

child:

Anna Mirabai Wood

child:

Gabriel Curtis Wood