Edwin C. (Edwin Campbell) Woolley

Edwin Campbell Woolley (1878–1916) was an American scholar and teacher whose work ranged from history to English composition. His 1901 study The Reconstruction of Georgia was published by Columbia University Press in the series Studies in History, Economics and Public Law, showing his early training as a historian.

Woolley later taught English at the University of Wisconsin, where title pages of his books identify him first as an instructor and later as an assistant professor. He became especially known for Handbook of Composition and related textbooks on grammar, sentence structure, punctuation, paragraphing, and letter writing.

What makes his work stand out is its plain usefulness. Rather than writing for specialists alone, he produced compact, practical guides meant to help students write better, more correct English—books influential enough to be remembered as important early composition handbooks in the United States.