Descriptive Summary
Young, Fred Eurie
Fred Eurie Young Papers,
1917-1965
The collection
concerns Fred Eurie Young, a military veteran of Lubbock, Texas.
S1229.1
Southwest Collection/Special Collections
Library, Texas Tech University
3 boxes (2.3 linear
feet)
English
Biographical Sketch
A military veteran and attorney, Fred Eurie Young was born in 1891 in
Craighead County, Arkansas. He served in both World War I and World War II, and
was the chief attorney for the Lubbock, Texas, Veterans Administration
(1946-1961). He retired to a private law practice in Lubbock, Texas. Young was
a member of the Texas Bar Association and the Allen Brothers American Legion
Post. He died in 1965.
Scope and Contents
Contains correspondence, financial and legal material,
news clippings, and printed material from the South Plains Lions Club, Lubbock
Boys Club, Veterans Administration, American Legion and the United States Army.
The collection bulks (1941-1964) with materials concerning the First Officers
Training Camp Association, including correspondence, camp bulletins, and the
camp news magazine. Of special interest are materials concerning Young's
service in World War I and World War II.
Organization
The collection is arranged into the following series:
- South Plains Lions Club
- Lubbock Boys Club
- Veterans Administration
- American Legion
- United States Army
- United States Army Reserve
Index Terms
The subject headings used by the Southwest Collection/Special
Collections Library are derived from the Library of Congress and/or locally
developed.
Subjects (Persons)
Young, Fred Eurie, 1891-1965
Subjects (Organizations)
United States. Army
United States. Army Reserve
Subjects (Places)
Lubbock (Tex.)--History
Subjects
Veterans Administration--Texas
World War, 1914-1918--Personal narratives, American
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
Collection accession #(s):
None for the record.
Gift, 1967
Access Restrictions
Open for research
Processed by
Abel Ramirez, 2005
Preferred Citation
Fred Eurie Young Papers, 1917-1965, Southwest Collection/Special
Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
For related materials located in the Southwest Collection/Special
Collections Library, see the following collections:
- Daniel O. Blackmon Papers, 1907-1991 and undated
- Ross Ayers Papers, 1968-1973
Collection Inventory
Activity Files
1
1
South Plains Lions Club: Correspondence, Brochures,
Programs and Miscellaneous,
1950-1963
1
2
Lubbock Boys Club: Financial Material and Printed
Material,
1958-1965
1
3
Lubbock Boys Club: West Texas Area Council,
1958-1964
1
4
Veterans Administration: Correspondence, Legal Documents
and Printed Material,
1946-1961
1
5
American Legion: Correspondence, Printed Material and
Miscellaneous,
1923-1953
2
1
American Legion: Correspondence, Printed Material and
Miscellaneous,
1947-1961
2
2
First Officers Training Camp Association:
Correspondence, Bulletins, and
First Camper News Magazine,
1941-1964
2
3
Texas Tech: Army Reserve Training Center:
Correspondence, News Clippings and Miscellaneous,
1949-1961
United States Army
2
4
World War I: Correspondence, Orders and Miscellaneous,
1917-1919
2
5
World War II: Correspondence, Orders and
Miscellaneous,
1942-1946
United States Army Reserve
2
6
Active Duty, World War II: Correspondence, Orders and
Miscellaneous,
1942-1946
3
1
Correspondence, Printed Material and Miscellaneous,
1947-1949
3
2
Correspondence, Printed Material and Miscellaneous,
1947-1963
3
3
Retirement Publications and Correspondence,
1959-1964