James and Marjorie Young Papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss-0083
The James and Marjorie Young papers contain material relating to theYoung's book, Textile Leaders of the South. These papers largely document the collecting of family and mill histories, correspondence with the subjects and their families, company newspaper clippings, and photographs. The history of the Southern textile industry can be traced in the lives of the men the Youngs wrote about. The papers include some correspondence with textile executives. There are also a number of pamphlets related to particular mills and towns.
This collection consists of research material gathered for James and Marjorie Young's book, Textile Leaders of the South. This material was created during a period of ten years of research, writing, and editing. It traces the history of the textile industry in the south from 1830 to 1963, with particular attention to its leaders. The papers contain drafts of this book, correspondence, and photgraphs.
There are no restrictions on the use of this collection beyond those of Special Collections.
James R. Young was born on July 10, 1903 in Rushville, Illinois. He attended and graduated from public schools in Rushville. From 1921-1923 James Young attended the University of Illinois. In the following two years he attended Johns Hopkins University. While still in school, Young began working as a reporter for The Evening Sun in Baltimore. He continued to work as a reporter after graduation from Hopkins until he was hired as Edward W. Scripps' private secretary in 1925. Young served in this capacity until Scripps' death in 1926. James and Marjorie Young were married in 1934 in Tokyo, Japan.
Beginning in 1928, Young spent over a decade in the Far East as a reporter for the Hearst newspaper syndicate. He was an advisor to RKO (Radio-Keith-Orpheum) Pictures, 1941-1945, on several movies concerning the Far East: Behind the Rising Sun and Blood on the Sun. In 1946, Young moved to Anderson, South Carolina where he worked as editor of the Anderson Independent and Daily Mail. He and his wife, Marjorie, also edited The Safety Journal.
1.75 Cubic Feet
English
The Young Papers are arranged alphabetically by subject.
James and Marjorie Young donated the collection in 1986.
The following books and pamphlets were removed from the collection and cataloged for Special Collections:
Fifty Years of Progress: 1900-1950 One Half Century of Accomplishment / First National Bank, City of Kings Mountain. Charlotte, N.C.: The Observer Printing House, 1950.
Liebman, Scott. The Exposition Cotton Mills Company, Seventieth Anniversary, 1882-1952. Atlanta: Higgins-McArthur Co., 1952.
Lowenstein, M. & Sons, Inc. The Lowenstein Story.
150th anniversary souvenir program, September 12-18, 1954 : a book containing pictures and short historical sketches of the early days of Gaffney, South Carolina.
Gaffney, S.C.: Gaffney Sesquicentennial, Inc., 1954.
Walton, Perry. The Story of Textiles. New York: Tudor Publishing, 1936.
David Redekop prepared this collection in 1987.
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