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Dr. R. Coke Wood Emeritus Professor and Author
was the first Humbug of Tuleburg Chapter 69 ECV, one of the founders
of “The Clamper” and owner of the Old Timers Museum in Murphys. An
Oklahoman by birth Dr. Wood in 1952 helped organize the Calaveras
County Historical Society; in 1953 he helped organize the Conference
of California Historical Societies; in 1958 he helped organize the
Stockton Corral of Westerners International. In 1969 by Joint
Resolution of the California Legislature he was designated “Mr.
California”, also that year Dr. & Mrs. Wood granted permission for
the creation of the ECV Wall of Comparative Ovations on the side of
the Museum. As a Californian by choice, Dr. Wood made many
significant contributions to the perpetuation of ECV and California
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