Agatha Young manuscripts, 1960-1965
Summary Information
At a Glance
- Call No.:
- MS#1401
- Bib ID:
- 4079512 View CLIO record
- Creator(s):
- Young, Agatha, 1898-1974
- Repository:
- Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Physical Description:
- 3.5 Linear Feet (7 boxes)
- Language(s):
- English .
- Access:
- You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.
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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.
Description
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.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged into 1 series.
Using the Collection
Restrictions on Access
You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.
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 Governing Use and Reproduction
Reproductions 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.
Accruals
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
Reproduction Note
Typescript of I SWEAR BY APOLLO is a: Type of reproduction--photocopy
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Source of acquisition--Young, Agatha. Method of acquisition--Gift; Accession number--M-59.
About the Finding Aid / Processing Information
Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Processing Information
Cataloged Christina Hilton Fenn 09/--/89.
Revision Description
2010-04-05 Legacy finding aid created from Pro Cite.
2019-05-20 EAD was imported spring 2019 as part of the ArchivesSpace Phase II migration.
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.
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