Shackelford, George Green
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Virginia Polytechnic Institute history professor.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University history professor.
Historian of Blacksburg, Va.
Historian and collector of Blacksburg, Va.
George Green Shackelford was a professor of history at Virginia Tech. He also was a historical preservation expert and specialist in the age of Washington and Jefferson in Virginia history. In 1985, he received an award from the Virginia Chapter of the American Institute of Architecture in historic preservation.
Shackelford attended the Woodberry Forest School, Columbia University, and then the University of Virginia for his Ph.D. He also earned certificates from the Attingham Summer School and Institute of Historical and Archival Management.
In 1942, Shackelford received his commission in the Naval Reserve and served in anti-submarine warfare in the Atlantic and Pacific. He was a Lieutenant by the end of his service.
Before Shackelford taught at Virginia Tech from 1954 to 1986, he taught at Birmingham Southern College from 1948 to 1949 and worked as a research fellow at the Virginia Historical Society. From 1963 to 1964, Shackelford spearheaded the restoration of Smithfield Plantation. In 1967, he worked as a historical consultant to the Westmoreland David Memorial Foundation for Morven Park in Leesburg, Virginia.
Shackelford was also a prolific author. He wrote five books, including Jefferson's Adoptive Son: The Life of William Short, 1759-1849 and Thomas Jefferson's Travels in Europe, 1784-1789 . He also wrote many articles and was the co-editor of the Virginia Social Sciences Journal .
- He was the President of the Monticello Association from 1969 to 1971.
- He was on the board of directors for APVA, now Preservation Virginia, and was the President of the Montgomery Branch of the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities in 1975.
- He was a member of the Board of Advisors of the National Trust for Historical Preservation from 1976 until 1979.
- He was a member of the Virginia Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution from 1987 until 1992.
- He was the President of the Southwest Virginia Branch of the English Speaking Union.
Geroge G. Shackelford (1921-2010) was a Professor of History at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University from 1955-1986, and Professor Emeritus since 1986. Among various projects, Shackelford helped start the renovations of Smithfield Plantation at Virginia Tech. He also served on the Board of Advisors of the National Trust for Historic Preservation and on the board of the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities.
Shackelford was married to Grace Howard McConnell Shackelford. He died in November 2010.
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