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Other Writing

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 647-6-7

Scope and Contents

This subseries contains miscellaneous writing by Nathan B. Young Jr., including research notes, drafts, inventories of his writing and paintings, and other miscellaneous papers.

Folders

Box 55, Folder 12: Nathan B. Young Historic Memorial Inc "Santopolis, USA".

Box 55, Folder 13: The 30's, Donnybrook Decade in St. Louis Public School Power Plants by F. Weldon Young.

Box 55, Folder 14: Miscellaneous speeches and papers not by NBY.

Box 55, Folder 15: Cornell Woolrich: First You Dream, Then You Die by Francis M. Nevins Jr. .

Box 55, Folder 16: The New Negro on Campus: Black College Rebellions of the 1920s by Raymond Wolters.

Box 55, Folder 17: The Black Fairy by Useni Eugene Perkins (Play).

Box 55, Folder 18: Biographical information on Nathan B. Young.

Box 56, Folder 1: Biographical information on Mamie Young.

Box 56, Folder 2: Miscellaneous lists.

Box 56, Folder 3: Notes on St. Louis history.

Box 56, Folder 4: Notes on research.

Box 56, Folder 5: Miscellaneous speeches by NBY.

Box 56, Folder 6: Your St. Louis and Mine, notes and drafts.

Box 56, Folder 7: Early Black Lawyers in St. Louis (article), 1984.

Box 56, Folder 8: Trinity Church, 1984.

Box 56, Folder 9: Address at the Vaughn Cultural Center upon the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis, 1984.

Box 56, Folder 10: Guest of Honor, draft and notes, 1982.

Box 56, Folder 11: Lift Every Voice, draft and notes, 1982.

Box 57, Folder 1: An Evening with the Original Fisk Jubilee Singers, draft and notes, 1981.

Box 57, Folder 2: Harlem Renaissance in Retrospect, notes, 1981.

Box 57, Folder 3: The Brady-Duncan Saga, 1980.

Box 57, Folder 4: Old Court House Lecture Musical, 1980.

Box 57, Folder 5: Presentation of paintings at Old Court House - Speech Transcript with Photos of Exhibit.

Box 57, Folder 6: Come Meet Johnny's Mama, copy with notes, 1979.

Box 57, Folder 7: Webster Groves Speech, 1975.

Box 57, Folder 8: Submission tracking notes.

Box 57, Folder 9: The Ball Game (Cardinals).

Box 57, Folder 10: Office inventory.

Box 57, Folder 11: Descriptions of paintings.

Box 57, Folder 12: Shorthand and grammar exercises.

Box 57, Folder 13: Humorous papers.

Box 57, Folder 14: St. Louis Arts and Humanities Grant Application, 1983.

Box 57, Folder 15: Central West End Plaza.

Box 57, Folder 16: Resumes.

Box 57, Folder 17: Showcase Concert of St. Louis Legendary Music, copy with notes, 1974.

Box 57, Folder 18: Notes on Education and "Negros" - Unknown author or date.

Box 57, Folder 19: Miscellaneous works of unknown author or date.

Box 57, Folder 20: Book lists and library catalog cards.

Box 58, Folder 1: Lists of manuscripts, 1925-1981.

Box 58, Folder 2: Unidentified typed documents.

Box 58, Folder 3: Legal career notes.

Box 58, Folder 4: Notes on NBY Paintings.

Box 58, Folder 5: Miscellaneous drafts and fragments.

Box 58, Folder 6: Miscellaneous notes on cardboard.

Box 58, Folder 7: Alloy/Program #10: 4 Legends, 1972.

Box 58, Folder 8: Memo on St. Louis Musical Festival, 1968.

Box 58, Folder 9: All Men Are, draft and notes, 1965.

Box 58, Folder 10: N.A.A.C.P. Radio Program, 1959.

Box 58, Folder 11: "Urban Delusions" and "More Urban Delusions", 1958.

Box 58, Folder 12: Savannah Umbilicus, draft and notes, 1956.

Box 59, Folder 1: Wetuma Years, 1956.

Box 59, Folder 2: That Fog at Devil's Island, 1955.

Box 59, Folder 3: "Frankie and Johnnie" song lyrics and "Ollie Jackson", 1955.

Box 59, Folder 4: Part Two: 1899, Year of Fin de Siecle, draft and notes.

Box 59, Folder 5: Court Marshall case.

Box 59, Folder 6: Cradles of Freedom, handwritten draft.

Box 59, Folder 7: Frankie and Johnny "Number Three" - Year 1899.

Box 59, Folder 8: The John Brown Year Broadcast.

Box 59, Folder 9: The Lost Saga of Harry Duncan (Broadcast proposal).

Box 59, Folder 10: Stackolee and the Devil.

Box 59, Folder 11: Valley of Laughing Shadows.

Box 59, Folder 12: Article drafts.

Box 59, Folder 13: Miscellaneous short works.

Box 59, Folder 14: Miscellaneous papers, 1990.

Box 59, Folder 15: Miscellaneous papers, 1988.

Box 59, Folder 16: Miscellaneous papers, 1987.

Box 59, Folder 17: Miscellaneous papers, 1980-1986.

Box 59, Folder 18: Miscellaneous papers, 1979.

Box 59, Folder 19: Miscellaneous papers, 1975-1978.

Box 60, Folder 1: Miscellaneous papers, 1971-1974.

Box 60, Folder 2: Miscellaneous papers, 1964-1969.

Box 60, Folder 3: Miscellaneous papers, 1957-1958.

Box 60, Folder 4: Miscellaneous papers, 1949-1952.

Box 60, Folder 5: Miscellaneous papers, 1942-1945.

Box 60, Folder 6: Miscellaneous papers, 1918.

Box 60, Folder 7: Miscellaneous papers, undated.

Box 60, Folder 8: Interviews with NBY (Fisk, Washington University).

Box 60, Folder 9: Interview with E.A. McKinney.

Box 60, Folder 10: Various manuscript notes, Part I.

Box 61, Folder 1: Various manuscript notes, Part II.

Box 61, Folder 2: Various manuscript notes, Part III.

Box 61, Folder 3: Outline for Radio Broadcast - UMSL, 1980.

Box 61, Folder 4: Bound copy of NBY catalog.

Box 61, Folder 5: The Brady-Duncan Saga, handwritten notes.

Box 61, Folder 6: The Brady-Duncan Saga, draft.

Box 61, Folder 7: NBY catalog, early draft, 1982.

Box 62: Handwritten notes. Includes notes and handwritten manuscripts, and copies of poems by other authors.

Box 63: Handwritten notes. Includes notes and handwritten manuscripts; fragile.

Dates

  • Creation: 1880 - 1993

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

From the Collection: English