James Southall Wilson Explained

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

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.^[2] His wife, Julia Tyler, was the granddaughter of President John Tyler and a founder of Kappa Delta sorority.^[3] Wilson wrote the College of William & Mary's spirit song, "Our Alma Mater."^[4]

Wilson wrote a biography of ornithologist Alexander Wilson in 1906.

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Presidents of the William and Mary Alumni Association . William & Mary Alumni Association . 2008-12-09 . 1910-1911 James Southall Wilson, 1904 A.B., 1931 LL.D. . https://web.archive.org/web/20110720120315/http://alumni.wm.edu/history/presidents.shtml . 2011-07-20 . dead .
2. Web site: James Southall Wilson . Virginia Quarterly Review . 2008-12-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081013102359/http://www.vqronline.org/page.php/prmID/22 . 2008-10-13 . dead .
3. Web site: A Guide to the James Southall Wilson Guest Book, ca. 1922-1937 . University of Virginia . 2008-12-09.
4. Web site: College of William and Mary Choir Alumni Section . 2008-08-21 . 2008-12-09 . College of William & Mary . https://web.archive.org/web/20091107101952/http://web.wm.edu/so/choir/alumni.html . 2009-11-07 . dead .