Wilson, George P. (George Pickett), 1888-1972

George Pickett Wilson (1889-1972) taught in the English department at Woman's College (now the University of North Carolina at Greensboro) from 1927 until his retirement in 1958. Wilson specialized in Southern folklore and dialect. He published numerous articles in scholarly journals and two college textbooks, served as associate editor of The Frank C. Brown Collection of North Carolina Folklore, and co-authored the book Down in the Holler with Vance Randolph. In 1944, Wilson was named secretary-treasurer of the American Dialect Society. He also served as president of the North Carolina Folklore Society and held memberships in the Modern Language Association, American Folklore Society, American Name Society, and Southeastern Folklore Society. He was married to Helen Leeson; they had two sons and a daughter.