Waller G. Wills, Jr. papers

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Military Institute Archives
Preston Library
Virginia Military Institute
345 Letcher Ave.
Lexington, VA 24450-0304
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Jeffrey S. Kozak
Phone: (540) 464-7516
Phone: (540) 464-7566
Fax: (540) 464-7089
Restrictions:

There are no restrictions

Terms of access:

Manuscript collections in the VMI Archives are made available for educational and research use. The VMI Archives should be cited as the source. The user assumes all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any copyright holders. Materials from our collections may not be redistributed, published or reproduced without permission from the VMI Archives. Contact the VMI Archives for additional information.

Preferred citation:

Waller G. Wills, Jr. papers, 1916-1956. MS 0450. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
0.10 cubic feet approximately 15 items
Creator:
Wills, Waller G., Jr. (Waller Garland), 1898-1961
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

Waller G. Wills, Jr. papers, 1916-1956. MS 0450. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of Waller G. Willis, Jr.'s papers, including:

  • A notebook containing unfinished memoirs titled "Reminiscences of Cadet Days," in which he discusses many aspects of cadet life during the his first year at VMI (1915-1916)
  • Correspondence
  • Cadet handbooks (the Bullet)
  • A dance program for the cadet club called the "Nuggateers"

Biographical / historical:

Waller Garland Wills, Jr. was born in 1898 in Lynchburg, Virginia. He graduated from VMI in 1919 and went on to become a businessman in Lynchburg. Wills died in 1961 in Lynchburg.

Physical location:
Manuscripts stacks