Harold N. Young Papers

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
Newman Library
Virginia Tech
P.O. Box 90001
560 Drillfield Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24062-9001
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (540) 231-6308
Fax: (540) 231-3694
Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: http://bit.ly/scuareproduction. Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: http://bit.ly/scuapublication. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.

Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Harold N. Young Papers, Ms1970-007, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder
Creator:
Young, Harold N.
Abstract:
The collection includes papers by Harold N. Young relating to education in Virginia, as well as an original poem.
Language:
The materials in the colletion are in English.
Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Harold N. Young Papers, Ms1970-007, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection includes papers by Harold N. Young on such topics as "Targets and Responsibilities [for the VAES]," "Liberty and Responsibility," "Needed--A New Water Law in Virginia," "Some Reflections on Public Education in Virginia," and "VPI, the General Education Board and Related Topics." The collection also includes a poem, ""Charge of the Night Brigade"" by Young.

Biographical / historical:

Harold N. Young was a agricultural economist. He was born in New York and educated at Cornell University (1913-1917). He was a sergeant in Intelligence Section, 38th Infantry, in World War I. He was principal of Union School in Constableville, New York (1919-1930). Then he became a professor of Agricultural Economics at Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1930-1965) and Director of the Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station (VAES). He was later Director Emeritus of VAES (1965-1978).

Acquisition information:
The Harold N. Young Papers were acquired prior to 1970.
Processing information:

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Harold N. Young Papers was completed in 1970. Additional description was completed in April 2011.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard