Herbert R. Paschal, Jr.

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Dr. Herbert R. Paschal was born on July 8, 1927 in Suffolk V.A. and was subsequently raised in Washington, N.C. He served in the U.S. Navy during 1945-1946 before receiving his B.A. degree from Wake Forest College in 1950, and his M.A. (1953) and Ph.D. (1961) from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.¹ Paschal’s publications included “A History of Colonial Bath” and “The Tuscarora Indians in Bertie County” in addition to many articles focused on the colonial period and North Carolina History.²

In 1955, Paschal accepted a faculty teaching position at East Carolina, and became a full professor in the History Department in 1963. He also served as a visiting professor at UNC-Chapel Hill that year. During his time at East Carolina, Paschal served as chairman of the History Department and chairman of the East Carolina Committee on the Carolina Charter Tercentary.³ Herbert Paschal died at the age of 54, leaving behind his wife, Dorothy and four children.⁴

Sources

• ¹ [“Dr. Herbert Paschal Succumbs,”] clipping in Faculty Records. UA11-01. Faculty Files. University Archives, Greenville, NC.
• ² [“Dr. Herbert Paschal Succumbs,”] clipping in Faculty Records. UA11-01. Faculty Files. University Archives, Greenville, NC..
• ³ [“Dr. Herbert Paschal Succumbs,”] clipping in Faculty Records. UA11-01. Faculty Files. University Archives, Greenville, NC..
• ³ [“Dr. Herbert Paschal Succumbs,”] clipping in Faculty Records. UA11-01. Faculty Files. University Archives, Greenville, NC..

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