Background
Wood, Leonard Clair was born on January 1, 1923 in Utica, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John Barnard and Ethel Leota (Boughner) Wood.
Wood, Leonard Clair was born on January 1, 1923 in Utica, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John Barnard and Ethel Leota (Boughner) Wood.
Bachelor of Science, Pennsylvania State College, 1943. Master of Arts in History, University Pennsylvania, 1948. Doctor of Philosophy, University Pennsylvania, 1960.
Postgraduate, University London.
Writer, editor McGraw-Hill, 1951—1955. Chief social studies editor Henry Holt and Company, New York City, 1955—1958. Senior editor Macmillan and Company, 1958—1960, professor history.
Director cooperative education Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, 1960—1982, professor history, from 1982. Consultant to educational pubs. Served United States Navy, 1943-1946.
Member of National Cooperative Education Association, American History Association.
Married Tanya Bogoslovsky, July 19, 1952. Children: Stephen(deceased), Anthony, John, Sarah.