Davis Young Paschall
Davis Young Paschall was the twenty second List of [The College of William & Mary presidents|president] of the College of [William & Mary], serving from 1960 to 1971. Prior to that, he served as Superintendent of [Public Instruction] for the Commonwealth of Virginia 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 College of William & Mary can be found in the Special Collections [Research Center (Earl Gregg Swem Library)|Special Collections Research Center] at the College of William & Mary.