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Alfred F. Young Papers

Call Number

TAM.524

Date

1930s-1960s, inclusive

Creator

Young, Alfred Fabian
Young, Marilyn Blatt (Role: Donor)

Extent

0.75 Linear Feet in 2 boxes

Language of Materials

Materials are in English

Abstract

The Papers include various course materials from the Jefferson School, including study outlines, syllabi; newspaper and periodical clippings, and Communist Party publications on a number of topics.

Historical/Biographical Note

Alfred F. Young apparently taught at the Communist Party USA's Jefferson School of Social Science in New York City. Additionally, he was a historian who primarily studied late 18th century American history. He received his PhD from Northwestern University in 1958. He may have been a member of the American Association of University Professors Academic Freedom Committee, as his Papers followed theirs in the last box of their records when they were initially received.

Arrangement

This collection has not been arranged by an archivist.

Scope and Contents

The Papers include various course materials from the Jefferson School, including study outlines, syllabi; newspaper and periodical clippings, and Communist Party publications on a number of topics. The bulk of the material is from the 1940s-1950s.

Conditions Governing Access

Materials are open without restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright (and related rights to publicity and privacy) to materials in this collection, created by Alfred F. Young, was not transferred to New York University. Permission to use materials must be secured from the copyright holder.

Preferred Citation

Identification of item, date; Collection name; Collection number; box number; folder number; Tamiment Library/Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, New York University.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Materials found in collection; provenance is unknown but the materials were most likely donated by Marilyn B. Young. The accession numbers associated with this collection are 1950.011 and 2009.096.

Custodial History

This collection was in the last box of the American Association of University Professors Committee on Academic Freedom Records (TAM 407) when they were initially received. The American Association of University Professors Committee on Academic Freedom Records had likely been donated to the Tamiment Library by Marilyn B. Young. In November 2009, approximately one linear foot of materials were separated and the collection was established as the Alfred F. Young Papers.

Related Archival Materials

American Association of University Professors Committee on Academic Freedom Records (TAM 407)

Alfred Young Papers at the Wisconsin Historical Society

Collection processed by

Tamiment Staff

About this Guide

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-08-20 16:35:10 -0400.
Language: Description is written in: English, Latin script.

Repository

Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives

Container

Box: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
Elmer Holmes Bobst Library
70 Washington Square South
2nd Floor
New York, NY 10012