David B. Gracy II (born 25 October 1941 – 26 September 2020) was an American archivist and archival educator.
[3] During his time in Georgia he employed a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission to develop a media program on the importance of archives to the state's citizens, which would become a model for his later work with the Society of American Archivists.
[3] He remained as the Governor Bill Daniel Professor in Archival Enterprise at the School until 2011 when he assumed an emeritus position.
[3] The Society of Georgia Archivists named an award in his honour which recognizes a superior contribution to each issue of Provenance.
[14] A Festschrift in honour of David Gracy was published discussing his influence on archives and archivists, particularly in the United States.
In the introduction the editor noted that Gracy's career "evinced innumerable critical contributions to advancing the archives field in the United States.