Davis Young Paschall (October 2, 1911 – October 25, 2001) was the twenty second

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of the

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, serving from 1960 to 1971. Prior to that, he served as

Superintendent of Public Instruction A state education agency or state department of education is the state-level government organization within each U.S. state or U.S. territory, territory responsible for education, including providing information, resources, and technical assistan ...

for the Commonwealth of

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from 1957 to 1960, during the state-decreed period of Massive Resistance. During his superintendency public schools in the state were closed by gubernatorial and legislative fiat and subsequently, Dr. Paschall took steps to reopen those schools during the federal requirements. His papers from his time as president of the

can be found in the Special Collections Research Center at the

Death

On the 25 October 2001, 23 days after his 90th birthday, Paschall died from natural causes.

References

External links

Finding aid for the Davis Young Paschall CollectionFinding aid for Office of the President. Davis Young PaschallSCRC Wiki page for Davis Young Paschall
{{DEFAULTSORT:Paschall, Davis Young 2001 deaths Presidents of the College of William & Mary College of William & Mary alumni State cabinet secretaries of Virginia 1911 births 20th-century Virginia politicians