Davis Young Paschall Collection, 1931-2001
- Title
- Davis Young Paschall Collection, 1931-2001
- ID
- UA 2.14
- Extent
- 35.7 Cubic Feet
- Scope and Contents
- This collection is composed of material collected by and about College of William and Mary President Davis Y. Paschall including articles and speeches, biographical material, material related to his inauguration as College President, news clippings, and subject files. The collection documents Paschall's life from his days as a student at the College of William and Mary, his tenure as Superintendent of Public Instruction for the Commonwealth of Virginia (1957-1960) and President of the College of William and Mary (1960-1971), and his life after he resigned as president up through his death in 2001
- On-line Images/Records
- Annual Report of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, 1 July 1960
- Excellent Commentary, Segregation Issue, 1959-1960
- Letter from Davis Young Paschall to Governor Almond, December 31, 1958
- Letters Regarding Federal Aid to Education, March 1959
- State Superintendent of Public Instruction Narrative, 1960
- Arrangement
- This collection is currently arranged into two series: Series 1: Collection of Davis Young Paschall Materials, 1960-1982; Series 2: Davis Young Paschall Papers, 1931-2001. Note that original arrangement and folder titles have, for the most part, been retained.
- Creators
- Paschall, Davis Young (1911-2001)
- Office of the President (1693-[ongoing])
- Subjects
- College of William and Mary--History--20th century.
- College of William and Mary. Office of the President
- College presidents--Virginia
- Education, Higher--Virginia--History.
- Paschall, Davis Young, 1911-2001
- Student Life--1960's
- Genres
- Clippings (information artifacts)
- Correspondence
- Phonograph records
- Photographs
- Publications
- Scrapbooks
- Speeches
- Languages
- English
Detailed Description
Administrative Information
- Acquired
- 08/25/1982.
- Restrictions
- Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.
- Rights
- Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.
- Acquisition Note
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Source: Various gifts and transfers.
Acc. 1982-35A, gift, was received on 8/25/1982; Acc. 1993.21 was received sometime in 1993; Acc. 2011.728 was given to the William and Mary Law School by the donor sometime prior to his death, and was transferred to the SCRC by Jim Heller, William and Mary Law School librarian, on 12/21/2011. - Related Materials
- Office of the President. Davis Young Paschall (UA 2.15); Office of the President. Thomas Ashley Graves, Jr. Records (UA 2.16); A film of Paschall's inauguration can be found in the University Archives Audio-Visual Collection (UA 58, Acc. 1983.061); Photographs are available in the University Archives Photograph Collection (UA 8).
- Related Publications
College of William and Mary, The inauguration of Davis Young Paschall as the twenty-third president of the College of William and Mary in Virginia, LD6051 .W517 1961 A3
College of William and Mary, A Paschall portrait : Dr. Davis Y. Paschall, president of the College of William and Mary, 1960-71, LD6051 .W518 P37 1993
Wilford Kale, Davis Y. Paschall : a study in leadership, LD6051 .W518 K3 1990
Review Swem Library's online catalog for additional publications related to Davis Young Paschall.
- Preferred Citation
- Davis Young Paschall Collection, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
- Finding Aid Revisions:
- Finding aid updated by Steven Bookman, University Archives Specialist, in January 2012.
- Collection Material Type:
- Collection
