James Southall Wilson

James Southall Wilson
Nationality	American
Alma mater	College of William & Mary[1]
Employer	University of Virginia
Title	Editor of Virginia Quarterly Review
Term	6
Successor	Stringfellow Barr
Spouse	Julia Tyler[2]

James Southall Wilson (1880–1963) was an author, University of Virginia professor, and founder of the Virginia Quarterly Review. He organized the 1931 Southern Writers Conference.^[3] His wife, Julia Tyler, was the granddaughter of President John Tyler and a founder of Kappa Delta sorority.^[2] Wilson wrote the College of William & Mary's spirit song, "Our Alma Mater."^[4]

Wilson wrote a biography of ornithologist Alexander Wilson in 1906.

References

1. "The Presidents of the William and Mary Alumni Association". William & Mary Alumni Association. Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2008-12-09. 1910-1911 James Southall Wilson, 1904 A.B., 1931 LL.D.
2. "A Guide to the James Southall Wilson Guest Book, ca. 1922-1937". University of Virginia. Retrieved 2008-12-09.
3. "James Southall Wilson". Virginia Quarterly Review. Archived from the original on 2008-10-13. Retrieved 2008-12-09.
4. "College of William and Mary Choir Alumni Section". College of William & Mary. 2008-08-21. Archived from the original on 2009-11-07. Retrieved 2008-12-09.

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