Paschall, Davis Young Collection Guide to the Davis Young Paschall Collection UA 2.14

Guide to the Davis Young Paschall Collection UA 2.14


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Repository
Special Collections Research Center
Identification
UA 2.14
Title
Davis Young Paschall Collection 1931-2001 1931-2001
Quantity
35.70 Linear Feet
Creator
Paschall, Davis Young, 1911-2001
Creator
Office of the President
Language
English

Administrative Information

Conditions Governing Use:

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.

Conditions Governing Access:

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.

Custodial History:

Series 2, Acc. 2011.728, was previously held by the Wolf Law Library, Marshall-Wythe School of Law, College of William and Mary until 12/21/2011.

Preferred Citation:

Davis Young Paschall Collection, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information:

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.

Processing Information:

Acc. 2011.728 accessioned and minimally described by Steven Bookman, University Archives Specialist, in January 2012. Further processing by Lauren Wallace, March 2012.

Biographical Information:

Davis Young Paschall was the twenty-second president of the College of William and Mary, from August 16, 1960 until his retirement in August 1971. Paschall graduated from William and Mary in 1932 with a degree in history. While a student his activities including serving as treasurer of the Clayton-Grimes Biological Club (founded in 1921) in 1930-1931. (1931 Colonial Echo) He earned master's degrees in history and government from William and Mary as well, and completed a doctorate in education at the University of Virginia. Upon enlisting in the U.S. Navy during World War II, he trained at the Virginia Military Institute and the Naval School of Communications at Harvard.

After the war, Paschall served as principal of the high school in Victoria, Virginia, and held a position in the state Department of Education, directing teacher education programs. In 1957, Gov. Thomas B. Stanley appointed Paschall State Superintendent of Public Instruction in Virginia. Paschall resigned as Superintendent of Public Instruction in Virginia in 1960 to become the president at his alma mater. An ex officio member of the Board of Visitors of all state-supported colleges and universities in Virginia, Paschall was the recipient of many awards for service and dedication. They include the Alpha Beta Distinguished Service Award by the Division Superintendents of Virginia Public Schools in 1959, the William and Mary Society of the Alumni Medallion for Service in 1968, and the first William and Mary Omicron Delta Kappa Distinguished Lifetime Service Award in 1998. Paschall is also credited with establishing the Thomas Jefferson Award presented on Charter Day, and the Heritage Fellow Award - both of which recognize faculty excellence in teaching. Paschall died on October 25, 2001 at his home in Williamsburg at the age of 90.

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

Arrangement of Materials:

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.

Related Material

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).

Separated Material

Several copies of publications related to Davis Y. Paschall concerning the College of William and Mary were removed from the Davis Y. Paschall Papers, Acc. 1982-35A, and were added to this collection on 1/26/2010.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

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Container List

id126406
Series 1: Collection of Davis Young Paschall Materials
1960-1982
Scope and Contents

This series is composed of material related to College of William and Mary President Davis Y. Paschall including articles and speeches, biographical material, material related to his inauguration as College President, and news clippings. Also included in the collection is the publication "Events, Developments, and Related Matters of Historical Significance to the College of William and Mary." The publication was written by Paschall and covers events from when he was president from 1960 to 1971. (Acc. 1982.035A and Acc. 1993.021)

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id126408
Series 2: Davis Young Paschall Papers
1922-2001
Scope and Contents

This series contains material collected by and about College of William and Mary President Davis Young Paschall. The bulk of the series consists of subject files kept by Paschall during his tenure as president of William and Mary, but not necessarily official records of the College. The series also contains photographs and correspondence while Paschall was a senior at William and Mary from 1931-1932; subject files, speeches, and phonograph record albums during Paschall's tenure as Superintendent of Public Instruction for the Commonwealth of Virginia from 1957-1960; as well as clippings, correspondence, and speeches pertaining to the various organizations that Paschall was involved in after he resigned as president of William and Mary in 1971. Note that original arrangement and folder titles have, for the most part, been retained. Photostats of material from the Library of Virginia and duplicate copies of materials have been removed from the collection. (Acc. 2011.728)

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