Dwight Hillis Wilson

Dwight Hillis Wilson Sr. (October 18, 1909 – March 27, 1962) was an American archivist, researcher, and teacher. He was the first archivist of Fisk University.

Personal life Wilson was born on October 18, 1909, in Raleigh, North Carolina. His father, a Methodist minister, was also born in South Carolina while his mother came from Pennsylvania.

On June 12, 1935, he and his wife, Gheretein Ridgeley, were married in Washington, D.C. For his master's thesis, the subject was "Shelley as Revolutionist." He was also awarded with a Doctor of Letters degree from Allen University in 1939. On May 9, 1931, Wilson and 8 others were inducted into Alpha chapter of Omega Psi Phi fraternity as Neophytes.

After his schooling, he taught at Morris Brown College from 1935-1936, before becoming the first archivist of Fisk University.