urn:taro:houpub.00080 S. O. Young Collection: An Inventory of His Records at the Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library
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Encoded in EAD Version 2002 and edited according to instructions in TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions by Amber Seely inSeptember 2006 Finding aid written in English. Descriptive Summary Young, S. O. 1848-1926 S. O. Young Collection 1836-1934Materials are in English. MSS 10 1 box Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library Biographical Note

S. O. Young (1848-1926) except for a twenty year stay in Galveston, was a life-long resident of Houston, Texas. During the Civil War, Dr. Young served with Hood's Texas Brigade. After the was he graduated from Washington and Lee and later received his medical degree from New Orleans Medical college. He practiced medicine in Houston until the death of his mother in 1882. He then helped found the Houston Past. Later, Young became managing editor of the Galveston News and secretary of the Galveston Cotton Exchange. After retirement, Dr. Young was active as a writer of Houston and Texas history and participated in the many reunion events of Hood's Texas Brigade.

Maude J. Young, his mother, was an early Houston educator, civic leader, botanist, and author who was born in Beauford, North Carolina, November 1, 1826 and died in Houston, April 15, 1882. The major part of the collection relates to her son, S. O. Young.

Scope and Contents

The S. O. Young Collection is a small collection of newspaper clippings, manuscripts, pamphlets, and correspondence relating to the activities of Dr. Samuel Oliver Young and his mother, Maude J. Young.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged alphabetically by subject.

 Access Restrictions

None.

 Use Restrictions

Permission to publish or reproduce materials from the S. O. Young Collection must be obtained from the Houston Metropolitan Research Center or the appropriate copyright holder.

 Preferred Citation

S. O. Young Collection. Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library.

 Acquisition Information

Donated by: Fanny Cubley in 1963.

Processing Information

Processed by: Don. E. Carleton, March 12, 1976.

Index TermsSubjectsUnited States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865Galveston Storm of 1900OrganizationsConfederate States of America. Army. Texas Infantry Regiment, 1stHouston Light GuardKu-Klux Klan (1866-1869)Old Spanish Trail AssociationPlacesHouston (Tex.), 1840-1920Detailed DescriptionContainer List11Dr. S. O. Young: General Correspondence, 1905-192612Essays and pamphlets written by S. O. Young131900 Galveston Disaster: Correspondence and News Clippings14Hood's Texas Brigade: Correspondence and notes, 1879-192415Hood's Texas Brigade: Newspaper Clippings16Houston Light Guard, 1883-192517Mrs. J. M. Young: correspondence by and about, 1870-193418Newspaper articles by and about S. O. Young, 1909-192619Miscellaneous Newspaper Clippings regarding Houston and Texas History, 1836-1970's110Miscellaneous

Includes B. B. Lee and T. H. Bagby land sale agreement, 1846.