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Objects

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 647-2-7

Scope and Contents

This subseries contains miscellaneous oversize objects collected by Nathan B. Young Jr.

Box 15

Videotape labeled “Judge Nathan Young @ Pattonville High – Primm Residency 1987.”

Card from the consul of Spain José Alvarez gifting Young a bottle of wine

Framed photograph of a woman and two children sitting on steps outside a building, identities and location unknown.

Wooden cover from a box of Sichel wines.

Laminated photo prints of President McKinley visiting Tuskegee and Atlanta, glued onto linen. Images are stamped with “St. Louis Public Library Reading Room.”

Two pencil drawings signed “Feaman.” One is a portrait of a man with a beard and glasses. The other depicts several Black men playing a card game, while one man shoots another with a pistol. Drawings both have outlined borders done by Nathan B. Young Jr.

Collaged images of Jesus and St. Michael, drawn by Rogier van der Weyden, glued onto cardstock and border drawn by Nathan B. Young Jr.

Rolled degrees and certificates: Florida A&M, 1915; Yale University, 1918; license to practice law in Missouri, September 19, 1924.

Box 85

Embroidered mat, “Taller San Rosa Carmen Panche” written in embroidery, depicting a landscape scene with two people.

Florida A&M College [Florida A&M University] felt banner.

Florida A&M College [Florida A&M University] flag.

Law school graduation hood.

Sweatshirt reading “N.B. Young Jr. Hi Buffaloes.”

Fan with a menu of Pittypat’s Porch in Atlanta, Georgia.

1976 Black Historical Calendar, printed by Seagram Distillers Co.

Box 86 (Awards and Plaques)

Citizen of the Year Award, presented by St. Louis Club Frontiers International, Inc., 1976.

Afro-American Arts Festival Appreciation Award, 1979.

Mound City Bar Association Recognition Award, undated.

St. Louis Living Treasures, exhibit plaque, 1985.

Black Historian Award, St. Louis Frontiers, 1976.

Distinguished Public Service Award, Culinary Art Club, 1971.

Mound City Bar Association, 25 years of service recognition, 1982.

Robert Walston Chubb Award, Legal Services of Eastern Missouri, 1985.

Florida A&M University Meritorious Achievement Award, 1955.

Dates

  • Creation: Majority of material found within 1908 - 1992

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 Series: English

Repository Details

Part of the Saint Louis University Archives Repository

Contact:
Pius XII Memorial Library
3650 Lindell Blvd.
St. Louis Missouri 63108 United States
314-977-3109