Series I: Whitney M. Young, Jr. Files, 1921-2009
Box 1
Personal papers, 1921-1971
Includes birth certificate, military discharge documents, death certificate, press clippings.
Professional papers
Box 1
White House events, 1964-1968
Box 1
General, 1965-1970
Box 1
Writings, speeches, and publications, 1963-2003
Box 1
Lagos, Nigeria, 1971
Box 1
Whitney M. Young, Jr. Memorial Library-Lagos, Nigeria, 1974
Box 1
Whitney M. Young, Jr. Memorial Foundation, Inc.-Dissolution, 1991-1992
Box 1
National Urban League, 1980-2010, 2 folders
Box 1
National Urban League Conference tapes, 2004, 3 folders
Box 2
Clark Atlanta Graduate School of Social Work, 1971-2000
Box 2
Kentucky State University, 1977-1998
Box 2
Lincoln Foundation, 1979-1992
Includes some correspondence with Margaret Young.
Box 2
United States Postal Service, 1981-1998
Box 2
Columbia University, 1982-1998
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
Box 2
Whitney M. Young, Jr. Professorship, 1996
Box 2
Whitney M. Young, Jr. Memorial Conference, 1999
Dennis Dickerson-Whitney M. Young, Jr. Biography
Box 2
Correspondence with Margaret Young regarding biography, 1992-1999
Box 2
Chapters 10 & 11 with Margaret Young annotations, 1994
Box 2
Whitney M. Young, Jr. commemoration-General, 1971-2009, 2 folders
Pins
Box 7
Drawing of Chair
Box 7
United States Postal Service-Whitney M. Young, Jr. Black Heritage stamp first day of issue covers, 1981
Records
Box 7
The Stars Salute Dr. Martin Luther King
, ca. 1968
Box 7
In Memoriam Whitney Moore Young, Jr. 1921-1971
, 1971
Series II: Professional Activities, 1964-1996
Box 2
White House events, 1964-1990
Box 2
Visit to Lagos, Nigeria, 1974
United Nations
Box 3
Jimmy Carter-State visit to Brazil, Liberia, and Nigeria, 1978, 2 folders
Box 3
Philip Morris-Board of directors, 1972-1996
Mainly regarding Berlin trip.
Box 3
New York Life Insurance Company-Board of directors, 1980-1995
Series III: Writings and Publications, 1953-1997
Box 3
"A Negro Mother Speaks of her Challenging Role in a Changing World"-Parents' Magazine, 1964
Box 3
"How to Raise a Child Without Prejudice"-Public Affairs Pamphlet, 1965-1977
Box 3
The First Book of American Negroes & The Picture Life of Martin Luther King, Jr., 1966-1967 (cover only), 1966-1967
Box 3
Franklin Watts, Inc. Publishers, 1966-1984
Includes press clippings, royalties, contracts.
Box 3
Writings-General, ca. 1953-1997, 2 folders
Includes articles, speeches, poetry, essays, and notes.
Box 4
Institute of Children's Literature-Correspondence course, 1982-1995, 4 folders
Box 4
Notes for a children's story, ca. 1990s
Series IV: Correspondence, 1945-2009
Letters from students
Box 4
Books & classroom visits, 1967-1979
Box 4
Condolence, 1971
Professional
Box 4
Regarding books & articles, 1964-1971
Box 4
United Nations-Mainly regarding trip to Yugoslavia, 1974-1979
Box 4
United States Military Academy Board of Visitors, 1978-1981
Box 4
Dissolution of the Whitney M. Young, Jr. Memorial Foundation, 1990-1992
Box 4
General, 1958-2004, 4 folders
Includes professional activity at New York Life, Philip Morris, Spelman College.
Personal
Box 5
White House and big names, 1945-2001
Includes a photocopied letter written by Whitney Young during World War II.
Box 5
General, 1959-2005, 6 folders
Box 5
Greeting cards, ca. 1970-2009
Box 9
Birthday greeting, 1972, Oversized; signed by Nelson Rockefeller, Spiro Agnew, James L. Buckley, and Terence Cardinal Cooke.
Box 9
Letter from Lyndon B. Johnson, 1972, Oversized.
Concerns Civil Rights Symposium.
Box 9
Letter from Jackie Kennedy Onassis, 1968, Oversized.
Series V: Personal Papers, 1921-2010
Box 5
General, 1921-1993
Includes birth certificates, transcripts, passports.
Biographical information
Box 5
Columbia University oral history, 1975-1984, 3 folders
Three copies, including a copy of the original transcript with annotations.
Box 5
Who's Who biographies and transcript of an interview with Chris Wilkins, 1989-1997
Box 5
Address books & planners, 1994-2000, 2 folders
Box 5
Newspaper clippings and articles, 1974-2003
Includes writings by and about family members.
Box 5
Obituaries & commemoration, 2009-2010
Box 9
Scrapbook, 1962-1965
Mainly items related to Lyndon B. Johnson's inauguration.
Series VI: Photographs, 1930s-2003
Subseries VI.1: Margaret Young Photographs, 1930s-2003
Box 6
Family and friends, ca. 1930s-2000, 3 folders
Includes some childhood photos.
Box 6
Headshots, ca. 1974-1991
Includes some related correspondence.
Box 6
Lagos, Nigeria, 1974
Includes newspaper clippings.
United Nations
Box 6
Poland & Yugoslavia, 1974
Box 6
China album, 1979
Includes newspaper clippings.
Box 10
Professional activities and events, ca. 1963-2003, 4 folders
Box 10
Souvenir photograph plate-Rio de Janeiro, 1978
Box 10
Philip Morris Nigeria album, 1974
Album and folder of loose photos.
Box 10
Headshots and professional activities, ca. 1970s, Oversized.
Box 10
China trip, ca. 1978-1979, Oversized.
Box 11
Nigeria, Ghana, and Spain album, 1974
Box 11
Philip Morris Board of Directors Meeting album-Berlin, 1993
Subseries VI.2: Whitney M. Young, Jr. Photographs, 1943-1996
Box 6
Family and friends, ca. 1943-1971
Box 6
Headshots, ca. 1960s
Box 6
Professional activities and events, ca. 1962-1971
Box 6
Lagos, Nigeria, 1971
Box 6
Commemoration, ca. 1974-1998
Box 6
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania album-Whitney M. Young, Jr. Professorship,, 1996
Box 8
Professional activities and events-White House and Lyndon B. Johnson, 1967, Oversized.
Includes attached correspondence.
Box 8
Photo with children, ca. 1960-1971, Oversized.
Box 8
Headshots, ca. 1960-1971, Oversized.
Box 8
Photo with Pope Paul VI, 1970, Oversized.
Box 8
Photo with Martin Luther King, Jr., ca. 1963, Oversized.
Series VII: Awards and Recognition, 1971-1993
Box 6
New York Service Award-John V. Lindsay, 1971
Box 7
Whitney M. Young, Jr.-Family of Man Award, 1971
Box 9
Urban League of Metropolitan Denver-McKinley Harris Distinguished Warrior Award, 2000
Box 9
Letter of recognition from the YWCA Salute to Women in Business, 1977
Box 9
Letter of recognition upon retirement from the Board of Directors of New York Life, 1992
Box 9
Letter of recognition from the Board of Directors of Altria Group, Inc, 2010
Box 9
Letter of recognition from the Board of Directors of New York Life, 2009
Box 10
Los Angeles Urban League medal, 1991
Box 12
Lady Bird Johnson-Recognition for Lyndon B. Johnson Civil Rights Symposium, 1972
Box 12
Philip Morris Minority Advisory Committee Plaque, 1993
Box 12
United States Military Academy Board of Visitors Plaque, ca. 1978-1981
Box 12
Dollars & Sense Top 100 Black Business and Professional Women Plaque
Box 12
Martin Luther King, Jr. Annual Drum Major Memorial Award-New Rochelle Community Action Agency, 1979