Background
Babcock, Havilah was born on March 6, 1898 in Appomattox, Virginia, United States. Son of Homer Curtis and Rosa Blanche (Moore) Babcock.
Babcock, Havilah was born on March 6, 1898 in Appomattox, Virginia, United States. Son of Homer Curtis and Rosa Blanche (Moore) Babcock.
Student Cluster Springs Military Academy, 1914-1915. Bachelor of Arts, Elon (North Carolina) College, 1918, Bachelor of Philosophy, 1918, Doctor of Letters, 1933. A.M., University of Virginia, 1923.
Student Columbia, 1919. Doctor of Philosophy, University South Carolina., 1927.
1 son, Havilah. Teacher English, Appomattox High School, 1920, Lynchburg (Virginia) High School, 1920-1921. Instructor English, William and Mary College, 1921-1922, associate professor, 1923, Professor of English and journalism, 1924-1926. Associate Professor of English, Elon College, 1922, head department, 1924.
Professor of English, University of Southern California, 1926-1928, head division literature, since 1928, head department English, since 1939. President South Carolina. Game and Fish Association, 1937.
South Carolina. chairman coordinating committee Civilian Conservation Corps. President South Carolina. Wildlife Federation, 1948.
National director Izaak Walton League American.
A believer should support social climates, in which human communities are maintained and strengthened for the sake of all persons and their growth.
The family is the basic human community through which persons are nurtured and sustained in mutual love, responsibility, respect, and fidelity.
Member Phi Beta Kappa, Omicron Delta Kappa, Kappa Alpha, Sigma Upsilon, Sigma Delta Chi.
Married Alice Hudson Cheatham, June 3, 1919.