- Abbreviated Curriculum Vitae of David B. Gracy II
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Education
University of Texas (Austin), BA in History, 1963
University of Texas (Austin), MA in History, 1966
Texas Tech University, PhD in History, 1971
Professional Experience
Teaching
Full Courses
School of Information (formerly Graduate School of Library and Information Science), University of Texas at Austin
Governor Bill Daniel Professor in Archival Enterprise Emeritus, 2011–
Governor Bill Daniel Professor in Archival Enterprise, 1986–2011
Senior Lecturer, 1982–1985
Lecturer, 1980–1981 [End Page 108]
School of Information Resources and Library Science, University of Arizona Visiting Professor, Summer, 2003, 2004, 2006
School of Library and Information Science, San Jose State University, Southern California Campus Visiting Professor, Fall 2001
DeKalb College, Decatur, Georgia
Adjunct Instructor, 1973–1974
Short Courses, Workshops, Seminars, and Lectures
Includes presentations in eleven countries: Argentina, Brazil, China, Greece, Hong Kong, Japan, the Netherlands, the Philippines, Romania, Russia, and Uruguay
Includes being the only archival educator to date to teach what has been called the “triple crown in archival education”: the Modern Archives Institute (some 34 times in 30 years), the Georgia Archives Institute (12 years), and the Western Archives Institute (5 years)
Administration
School of Information (formerly Graduate School of Library and Information Science), University of Texas at Austin Center for the Cultural Record, Director, 2000–2004 Preservation and Conservation Studies, Interim Director, 1999–2000 Associate Dean, 1991–1995
Texas State Archives, Director, 1977–1986
Southern Labor Archives and University Archives, Georgia State University, Archivist, 1971–1977
Southwest Collection, Texas Tech University, Archivist, 1966–1971
University Archives, University of Texas at Austin, Library Assistant, 1961–1963
Texas State Archives, Archival Assistant, 1959
Editorial (Selected)
Libraries & the Cultural Record, Editor, 2005–2011, Board of Advisory Editors, 2011–continuing
ICA Education and Development News (Section for Archival Education and Training and the Commission on Archival Development, International Council on Archives), Editor, 1989–1996
The New Handbook of Texas, Bibliography Advisory Board, 1988–1994
Libraries & Culture, Editorial Board, 1985–2005 [End Page 109]
Anglican and Episcopal History (formerly Historical Magazine of the Protestant Episcopal Church), Editorial Board, 1980–1989
American Archivist, Editorial Board, 1976–1979
Georgia Archive (subsequently Provenance), Founding Editor, 1972–1976, Editorial Board, 1977–1978
Studies in History (Student Publication, Department of History, Texas Tech University), Founding Editor in Chief, Volume 1, 1971
Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Editorial Assistant, 1963–1966
Texas Military History (subsequently Military History of Texas and the Southwest), Editorial Assistant, 1963, Associate Editor, 1963–1988
Awards and Honors (Selected)
Academic
Governor Bill Daniel Professor Emeritus in Archival Enterprise, 2011 Professor of the Month, Senate of College Councils, University of Texas at Austin, February 2008
Texas Excellence in Teaching Award, Graduate School of Library and Information Science and Texas Ex-Students Association, 1987
Distinguished Alumnus, Department of History, Texas Tech University, 1987 (the first awarded)
Honorary societies: Beta Phi Mu (Library and Information Science) (Honorary), Omicron Delta Kappa (Leadership), Phi Alpha Theta (History), Phi Kappa Phi (Service)
Archival
Fellow: Society of American Archivists, 1979; Society of Georgia Archivists, 2009
Council Exemplary Service Award (for lifetime achievement), Society of American Archivists, 2009
Distinguished Service Award: Organized Labor and Workmen’s Circle, Atlanta, Georgia, 1976; Society of Southwest Archivists, 1978; Academy of Certified Archivists, 2011
Award of Merit, Society of American Archivists for Georgia Archive, 1975
Awards Bearing Gracy’s Name
David B. Gracy II Award for the best article in Provenance (Society of Georgia Archivists), established 1990 [End Page 110]
David B. Gracy II Scholarship, Society of Southwest Archivists, established 2010
History
Fellow: Texas State Historical Association, 1992; Texas State Genealogical Society, 1981
Award of Merit (American Association for State and Local History) for Littlefield Lands, 1968
San Jacinto Award (San Jacinto Descendants, for distinguished service to Texas history), 1993
Katherine Drake Hart History Preservation Award (Austin History Center Association), 2005
Board Appointments (Selected)
Austin Steam Train Association, 2010–continuing
Littlefield Lands/Duggan House Museum (Littlefield, Texas), 2004–continuing
University of Texas Heritage Society (Texas Ex-Students Association), Steering Committee, 2004–2012
Summerlee Commission on Texas History, Task Force on Archives Chair, 1989–1993
National Archives of the Episcopal Church, 1986–1998, Vice Chair, 1995–1998
National Historical Publications and Records Commission (Society of...