Naomi Mae Youel Nielsen Genealogy collection

Access and use

Location of collection:
Washington and Lee University, Leyburn Library
Special Collections and Archives
James G. Leyburn Library
Washington and Lee University
204 W. Washington Street
Lexington, VA 24450
Contact for questions and access:
POC: SCA Staff
Phone: (540) 458-8649
Phone: (540) 463-8109
Fax: (540) 463-8964
Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use.

Terms of access:

The materials from Washington and Lee University Special Collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used should be fully credited with the source. Permission for publication of this material, in part or in full, must be secured with the Head of Special Collections.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Yowell Family Genealogical Records, WLU Coll. 0351, Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA

In some cases the citation format may vary. Please contact Special Collections' staff to verify the appropriate format.

Summary

Extent:
27.50 Linear Feet
Creator:
Youel family
Language:
The collection is in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Yowell Family Genealogical Records, WLU Coll. 0351, Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA

In some cases the citation format may vary. Please contact Special Collections' staff to verify the appropriate format.

Background

Scope and content:

These genealogical records of the Youel family, include papers with photos, notes, original documents on each ancestor, compiled by Naomi Nielsen. Information written in pencil is not documented, as the typed information is. There are also additional research files for some of these family members, surname complications prepared by Naomi and others, photographs of family members, card files of "living descendants" and "spouses" of Youel descendants, and the book, "The Descendants of Robert John Poague," along with an index.

Biographical / historical:

An eighteen page paper entitled, "The Curious Bear Cat: A Story of a Remarkable Woman," is included (box 41, f.8), on Naomi Mae Youel Nielsen, the compiler of this collection. It was written by her descendants, Marcia Ann Youel Smith, Warren William Youel, and James Albert Youel, 1989. In 1952, after her mother's death, Naomi began to committt to paper a formal genealogical study of her descendants. Naomi carried files around in the trunk of her car from 1952 until her retirement in January, 1971.

Material specific details:
Collection WLU MSS 0339 Youel Collection, also has material on families mentioned in this WLU MSS 0351 Nielson collection.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard