Newspapers, 1920 - 1993
Scope and Contents
This subseries contains newspapers collected by Nathan B. Young. Most of these newspapers originate from the St. Louis area or contain articles about Black issues and civil rights. Many are in fragile condition. Oversize items have been separated and are located in Box 84; this is indicated next to each item.
Box 70, Folder 1: St. Louis American Clippings, 1920s-1940s.
Box 70, Folder 2: St. Louis American Clippings, 1950s.
Box 70, Folder 3: St. Louis American Clippings, 1960s.
Box 70, Folder 4: St. Louis American Clippings, 1970s.
Box 71, Folder 1: St. Louis American Clippings, 1980s-1990s.
Box 71, Folder 2: Coalition for the Environment newsletter, Summer 1988.
Box 71, Folder 3: The Riverfront Times (St. Louis, Missouri), 1989-1990.
Box 71, Folder 4: Sunday Morning News (St. Louis, Missouri), February 13, 1983.
Box 71, Folder 5: The Chicago Defender, 1922, 1968. Also includes undated clipping with article about Dr. Ira M. Mason, Young’s brother-in-law.
Box 71, Folder 6: Materials related to labor unions, elections, and politics.
Box 71, Folder 7: Miscellaneous clippings/single issues of other St. Louis area newspapers (Part I).
Box 72, Folder 1: Miscellaneous clippings/single issues of other St. Louis area newspapers (Part II).
Box 72, Folder 2: Miscellaneous newspapers from other cities. Mexico City Bulletin, August 17, 1967. Birmingham Age Herald, May 23, 1949. Florida Sentinel, January 25, 1930 (very fragile) and October 23, 1981 (including obituary for Young's sister Gareth Young Marshall). Pittsburgh Courier, May 8, 1943. Tampa Tribune, February 17, 1986, and miscellaneous clippings. Memphis Commercial Appeal, September 8, 1988. The Kansas City American, July 27, 1933. The Chicago Whip, February 27, 1926. Detroit News, August 26, 1990. Cleveland News, June 9, 1936. The Courier-Journal (Louisville, Kentucky), July 19, 1959. The Michigan Chronicle, June 19, 1954.
Box 72, Folder 3: St. Louis area newspapers featuring the March on Washington, 1963. St. Louis Post-Dispatch, August 25, 26, 28, September 1, 5, 8, 1963; St. Louis Globe-Democrat, August 29, 1963; St. Louis American, August 29, September 1, 1963.
Box 84, Folder 1: The Mirror and Reedy's Mirror, 1900, 1920. [This oversize item has been separated.]
Dates
- Creation: 1920 - 1993
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
From the Collection: 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