Collection ID: 4079512 MS#1401

Collection context

Summary

Creator:
Young, Agatha, 1898-1974
Extent:
3.5 Linear Feet and 7 boxes
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Agatha Young manuscripts; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

Background

Scope and Content:

Manuscripts of three books by Agatha Young. The Town And Dr. Moore, 1965, includes the original manuscript in Mrs. Young's hand, the typescript copy which was used by the printer, a carbon copy of the final typescript bearing the editorial comments of Henry W. Simon of Simon and Schuster, and a large number of preliminary drafts and other material which Mrs. Young did not use in the final book. There are also two different editions of the published book. The Women And The Crisis: Women Of The North In The Civil War, 1960 include the final typescript which was used by the printer, and the complete set of marked galley proofs. I Sward By Apollo, undated, includes a photocopy of corrected typescript, and an original illustration. There are also a few miscellaneous letters which concern her writing.

Biographical / Historical:

American author.

Professor, labor consultant and author Agatha Young was born Agnes Brooks Young in Ohio in 1898. Married to Wall Street banker George Benham Young. In 1941 she served as a consultant to the War Manpower Commission but the majority of her life was spent educating at the school now known as Case Western Reserve University and writing novels typically on medical subjects. These include The Hospital The Town and Dr. Moore Light in the Sky and I Swear by Apollo. Agatha Young died in New York on February 6, 1974.

Acquisition information:
Source of acquisition--Young, Agatha. Method of acquisition--Gift; Accession number--M-59.
Processing information:

Cataloged Christina Hilton Fenn 09/--/89.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged into 1 series.

Accruals:

Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access

RESTRICTIONS:

This collection is located off-site. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.

This collection has no restrictions.

TERMS OF ACCESS:

Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.

PREFERRED CITATION:

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Agatha Young manuscripts; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
6th Floor East Butler Library
535 West 114th St.
New York, NY 10027, United States
CONTACT:
(212) 854-5590
rbml@library.columbia.edu