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Family Correspondence, bulk: 1908 - 1990

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 647-1-1

Scope and Contents

This subseries contains correspondence between members of the Young family and their relatives. In many of the letters, Nathan B. Young Jr. is referred to as “Ben” or “Benjamin”.

Family members include:

Nathan B. Young Jr. (NBY Jr.)

Mamie (Mason) Young, NBY Jr.’s wife

Gertrude (Young) Coleman, NBY Jr. and Mamie’s daughter

Jean (Young) Thompson, NBY Jr. and Mamie’s daughter

Ira M. Young, NBY Jr. and Mamie’s son

Gertrude Mason, Mamie’s mother

Ira M. Mason, Mamie’s brother

Siblings of NBY Jr.: William “Bill” Young, Frank Deforest Young, (Emma) Gareth (Young) Marshall, and Julia (Young) Sessoms Williams.

Note that any correspondence to or from Nathan B. Young Sr. is in Series 3: Nathan B. Young Sr.

See folder list below.

Folders

Box 1, Folder 1: Miscellaneous correspondence to Mamie (Mason) Young, 1917-1972, undated.

Box 1, Folder 2: Gertrude Mason to Mamie (Mason) Young, 1917-1927.

Box 1, Folder 3: Gertrude Mason to Mamie (Mason) Young, 1927-1929.

Box 1, Folder 4: Gertrude Mason to Mamie (Mason) Young, 1930-1940.

Box 1, Folder 5: Gertrude Mason to Mamie (Mason) Young, 1941-1944.

Box 1, Folder 6: Gertrude Mason to Mamie (Mason) Young, 1945-1956, undated.

Box 2, Folder 1: Ira M. Mason to Mamie (Mason) Young (folder 1 of 3), 1908-1955.

Box 2, Folder 2: Ira M. Mason to Mamie (Mason) Young (folder 2 of 3), 1908-1955.

Box 2, Folder 3: Ira M. Mason to Mamie (Mason) Young (folder 3 of 3), 1908-1955.

Box 2, Folder 4: Gertrude (Young) Coleman to Mamie (Mason) Young, 1951-1955.

Box 2, Folder 5: Gertrude (Young) Coleman to Mamie (Mason) Young, 1956-1961.

Box 2, Folder 6: Jean (Young) Thompson to Mamie (Mason) Young.

Box 2, Folder 7: Jean (Young) Thompson and Gertrude (Young) Coleman to Nathan B. Young Jr.

Box 2, Folder 8: Correspondence between Ira M. Young, Gertrude (Young) Coleman, and Jean (Young) Thompson.

Box 3, Folder 1: Ira M. Young to Mamie (Mason) and Nathan B. Young Jr., 1940-1954.

Box 3, Folder 2: Julia Young to Nathan B. Young Sr. and Nathan B. Young Jr., 1922-1929.

Box 3, Folder 3: Miscellaneous correspondence to and from Gertrude Mason, 1937-1952, undated.

Box 3, Folder 4: Miscellaneous correspondence to and from Gareth Young, 1921-1944.

Box 3, Folder 5: Miscellaneous correspondence to and from Frank D. Young.

Box 3, Folder 6: Miscellaneous correspondence to and from Jean (Young) Thompson, 1945-1990, undated.

Box 3, Folder 7: Correspondence between Nathan B. Young Jr. and Mamie J. (Mason) Young (folder 1 of 2), 1920-1959, undated.

Box 3, Folder 8: Correspondence between Nathan B. Young Jr. and Mamie J. (Mason) Young (folder 2 of 2), 1920-1959, undated.

Box 3, Folder 9: Correspondence to Gertrude (Young) Coleman, 1926.

Box 3, Folder 10: Miscellaneous personal and family correspondence, 1853-1982, undated.

Box 3, Folder 11: Mamie (Mason) Young wedding letters.

Box 4, Folder 1: Miscellaneous correspondence to Nathan B. Young, Jr., 1917-1983, undated.

Box 4, Folder 2: Miscellaneous correspondence to Nathan B. Young, Jr., 1918-1979, undated.

Box 4, Folder 3: Correspondence to Nathan B. Young from siblings, niece, and nephew.

Box 4, Folder 4: Correspondence from Nathan B. Young to grandmother and siblings, circa 1920s.

Dates

  • Creation: Majority of material found within 1908 - 1990

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

There are no restrictions on access to this collection.

Full Extent

From the Collection: 182 Boxes

Full Extent

From the Collection: 80.8 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English