Background
Guilds,, John Caldwell was born on February 27, 1924 in Columbia, South Carolina, United States. Son of John Caldwell Senior and Lucille (Folk) Guilds.
Guilds,, John Caldwell was born on February 27, 1924 in Columbia, South Carolina, United States. Son of John Caldwell Senior and Lucille (Folk) Guilds.
AB, Wofford College, 1947. AM, Duke University, 1949. Doctor of Philosophy, Duke University, 1954.
Instructor Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, 1949-1952. Assistant professor Clemson (South Carolina) University, 1952-1954. Associate professor East Center State College, 1954-1956.
Member faculty Texas Tech University, Lubbock, 1956-1964, professor English, chairman department English, 1962-1964. Professor, head department English University South Carolina, Columbia, 1964-1970, vice provost, 1970-1975. Dean College Humanities and Fine Arts, University Houston, 1975-1979, J. William Fulbright College Arts and Sciences, University Arkansas, Fayetteville, since 1979.
Smith-Mundt professor American literature University Damascus, 1959-1960. Visiting William Gilmore Simms research professor University South Carolina, 1979. President S. Atlantic Association Departments English, 1971.
Served with Army of the United States, 1943-1946, European Theatre of Operations. Member Modern Language Association American, International Association University Professors English, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Carolee Green Heriot, July 3, 1947. Children: Carolee Heriot, Reba Lucille, John Caldwell III.