Background
Chitwood, Oliver Perry was born on November 28, 1874 in Franklin County, Virginia, United States. Son of Henry Clay and Gillie Anne (Divers) Chitwood.
Chitwood, Oliver Perry was born on November 28, 1874 in Franklin County, Virginia, United States. Son of Henry Clay and Gillie Anne (Divers) Chitwood.
Bachelor of Arts, William and Mary College, 1899, Doctor of Laws, 1926. Doctor of Philisophy, Johns Hopkins, 1905. Doctor of Letters, Concord College, 1962.
Headmaster Richmond (Virginia) Academy, 1902-1903. Fellow in history, Johns Hopkins, 1904-1905. Professor history and economics, Mercer University, 1905-1907.
Professor history, West Virginia University, 1907-1946, emeritus, 1946-1971.
Instructor history, Johns Hopkins, summer 1922. Visiting professor of history, Ohio State University, summer 1938, University of North Carolina, summer 1941.
Visiting professor John B. Stetson University, 1949-1951. Received Vandalia award West Virginia University, 1963.
The scriptures are the final authority for all faith and practice.
Member American, Southern, West Virginia history associations Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Agnes Cady, December 17, 1910. Children: Henry Cady, Elizabeth Anne (Mistress J. C. Appel).