Waller G. Wills, Jr. papersMS.0450Virginia Military Institute Archives

VMI ArchivesPreston LibraryLexington, VA 24450Business Number: 540-464-7516archives@vmi.eduURL:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-04-09 17:49:35 -0400.Description is written in: Undetermined, Code for undetermined script script. Virginia Military Institute Archives Waller G. Wills, Jr. papers Wills, Waller G., Jr. (Waller Garland), 1898-1961 MS.0450 /repositories/3/resources/530 0.10 cubic feet approximately 15 items 1916-1956 Manuscripts stacks English . Scope and Contents

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.

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 Preferred Citation

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

 Virginia Military Institute—Alumni—Biography Virginia Military Institute—Cadet life—1910-1919 Virginia Military Institute—Class of 1919 Memoirs Correspondence