William Lloyd Scott papers

Access and use

Location of collection:
George Mason University
2400 Fenwick Library
Special Collections Research Center
Fenwick Library MS2FL
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA 22030
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Mieko Palazzo
Phone: (703) 993-2220
Fax: (703) 993-2669
Restrictions:

There are no access restrictions.

Terms of access:

The copyright and related rights status of this collection have not been evaluated (See http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/)

Preferred citation:

William Lloyd Scott papers, C0128, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

Summary

Extent:
236 Linear Feet 293 boxes
Creator:
Scott, William Lloyd, 1915-1997
Abstract:
Contains records of Scott's career as a U.S. Congressman and Senator of Virginia from 1967-1979, including reports, bills, hearings, campaign materials, appointment books, voting records, correspondence, publications, photographs, video tapes, and congressional research materials.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

William Lloyd Scott papers, C0128, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

Contains records of Scott's career as a U.S. Congressman and Senator of Virginia from 1967-1979, including reports, bills, hearings, campaign materials, appointment books, voting records, correspondence, publications, photographs, video tapes, and congressional research materials.

Biographical / historical:

William Lloyd Scott was a Republican politician from Virginia. After receiving a law degree from George Washington University, Scott began his career as a trial attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice in 1934-1961 and served in the U.S. Army during World War II. In 1961-1966 Scott became a private practitioner of law in Fairfax, Virginia. In 1966 he received the Republican nomination for Representative of Virginia's 8th congressional district, where he served from 1967-1973. After working as a Virginia delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1972, Scott won a seat in the U.S. Senate, where he served from 1973-79.

Throughout his career, Scott became affiliated with numerous professional and fraternal organizations. He was a Methodist by faith, a member of the American Bar Association by trade, and became a member of the American Legion, Forty and Eight, the Freemasons, the Shriners, and the Lions. Scott was a resident of Fairfax Station, Virginia, but was confined later in life to a nursing center in Fairfax, Virginia for Alzheimer's Disease, where he lived out his final years.

Acquisition information:
Collection donated by William L. Scott in 1978.
Processing information:

Processed by William Seefeldt in December 1984. EAD markup completed by Eron Ackerman and Jordan Patty in April 2009.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged by subject.

Physical location:
This collection is housed at the WRLC Shared Collections Facility.
Rules or conventions:
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