Wills, Jesse
Variant namesJesse Ely Wills, 1899-1977, a Nashville native, was a member of the group of poets who met in Nashville in the early 1920's to write and publish the influential literary magazine The Fugitive. He was an officer and executive of the National Life and Accident Insurance company during his business career and was active in Vanderbilt University affairs as a member of the Board of Trust and chairman of the Board of the Joint University Libraries.
From the description of Papers, 1915-1977. (Vanderbilt University Library). WorldCat record id: 17538812
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| referencedIn | Robert Penn Warren papers, 1906-1989 | Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library | |
| creatorOf | Wills, Jesse. Papers, 1915-1977. | Vanderbilt University Library, Jean and Alexander Heard Library |
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| associatedWith | Cheney, Frances Neel, 1906-1996. | person |
| associatedWith | Coffee House. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Crabb, Alfred Leland, 1884-1979. | person |
| associatedWith | Davidson, Donald, 1893-1968. | person |
| associatedWith | Elliott, William Yandell, 1896-1979. | person |
| associatedWith | Fugitives (Group) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Gordon, Caroline, 1895-1981. | person |
| associatedWith | Hirsch, Sidney M. (Sidney Mttron) | person |
| associatedWith | Lytle, Andrew Nelson, 1902-1995. | person |
| associatedWith | Moore, Merrill, 1903-1957. | person |
| associatedWith | Old Oak Club. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Ransom, John Crowe, 1888-1974. | person |
| associatedWith | Stevenson, Alec Brock, 1895- | person |
| associatedWith | Tate, Allen, 1899-1979. | person |
| associatedWith | Vanderbilt University. Library. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Warren, Robert Penn, 1905-1989. | person |
| associatedWith | Young, Thomas Daniel, 1919- | person |
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