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:

There are no restrictions on personal use. Permission to publish material from the William Lloyd Scott papers must be obtained from Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

Preferred citation:

William Lloyd Scott papers, C0128, Special Collections and Archives, George Mason University Libraries.

Summary

Extent:
236 linear feet (293 boxes)
Creator:
William Lloyd Scott, 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 and Archives, 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 Special Collections and Archives staff. EAD markup completed by Eron Ackerman and Jordan Patty in April 2009.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged by subject.

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Bills, Legislative.