Family Correspondence, bulk: 1908 - 1990
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.
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
- From the Collection: Young, Nathan B., Jr. (1894-1993) (Person)
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
Repository Details
Part of the Saint Louis University Archives Repository
Pius XII Memorial Library
3650 Lindell Blvd.
St. Louis Missouri 63108 United States
314-977-3109
archives@slu.edu