James Young papers, 1904-1948.

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James Young papers, 1904-1948.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122625951

The James Young papers consist of nine folders of material and includes personal correspondence, financial documents, newspaper clippings, and ephemera, most of it from the last three years of Mr. Young's life.

.21 lf. (1 box)

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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SNAC Resource ID: 6794743

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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