Willis Borders Glover Papers

Collection

Identifier: MU-PP-0039

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection contains Willis B. Glover’s personal data sheet, various correspondence, articles and publications, history lecture notes at the University of Virginia and Mercer University, and miscellaneous notes. The collection also contains articles and clippings from various authors.

Dates

Creation: 1956-1985

Rights Statement

To quote in print, or otherwise reproduce in whole or in part in any publication, including on the World Wide Web, any material from this collection, the researcher must obtain permission from (1) the owner of the physical property and (2) the holder of the copyright. Persons wishing to quote from this collection should consult the reference archivist to determine copyright holders for information in this collection. Reproduction of any item must contain the complete citation to the original.

Biographical / Historical

Willis Borders Glover was born on July 15, 1917, in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. He received his B.A. from Mississippi College in 1938, his M.A. from University of Virginia in 1939, and his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1951. Dr. Glover was an instructor of history at Southwest Mississippi Junior College (1939-1942), an assistant professor of history at Southern Methodist University (1948-1955) before coming to Mercer University in 1955.