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Preferred Citation

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

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.

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"

Subjects and Indexing Terms

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