S. Hall Young collection : papers, 1881-1927.

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S. Hall Young collection : papers, 1881-1927.

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The S. Hall Young manuscript collection consists of correspondence, writings, and general materials. The correspondence, primarily letters sent to his family, especially his wife, Fannie Kellogg Young, includes other correspondents: James Sheakley, John Dixon, C.L. Thompson, J.W. Kirk, John Muir (a photocopy), and Judge James Wickersham. A few letters relate to Alaska, but are not by or to S. Hall Young. His writings include a draft of his autobiography entitled "Mushing Parson" and articles and poetry, both published and unpublished. General materials include maps, a typescript of a Utkiavik [Barrow] Ritual and Hymnal in English and Inupiaq, and publications relating to Alaska, Alaska native culture and languages, and Young family genealogy. Several items concern William Duncan and the church in Metlakatla and Edward Marsden. Other materials include clippings and memorials relating to Young's death, two book jackets, and a hand-lettered cardboard advertisement of a lecture.

5 boxes (2.7 linear ft.)

Alaska State Library

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Young, Samuel Hall, 1847-1927

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Samuel Hall Young was born in Pennsylvania in 1847, educated at the University of Wooster and Princeton Theological Seminary and graduated from Western Theological Seminary in 1878. Ordained a Presbyterian minister in June 1878, he came to Wrangell, Alaska, where he married Fannie E. Kellogg and organized the first Presbyterian Church in Alaska. He traveled with John Muir in Southeast Alaska and recounted the experiences in "Alaska Days with John Muir" (1915). Young established missions at Haine...

Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Home Missions

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