John W. Young correspondence

John W. Young correspondence, 1891-1924

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Young, John Willard, 1844-1924
Title: John W. Young correspondence
Dates: 1891-1924 (inclusive)
18911924
Quantity: 1 box, (0.25 linear feet)
Collection Number: ACCN 1719
Summary: The John W. Young correspondence (1891-1924) consists of four letters, two written by John W. Young to his daughter, Mary Luella Merza Young Goulding, and his granddaughter, Mary Young Victoria Goulding. The two other letters were written by Young's son, J. Wesley Young, one informing his sister of the death of their father, and the fourth written to his father while J. Wesley Young was on an LDS mission to North Carolina. Young served as a counselor to Brigham Young from 1873-1877 and as counselor to the Twelve Apostles from 1877-1891.
Repository: University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860

Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu
Access Restrictions: Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Languages: English

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The material in the collection consists of four letters. Folder 1 contains two letters written by John W. Young, a son of Brigham Young and Mary Ann Angell. John W. Young served as a counselor to Brigham Young from 1873-1877 and also counselor to the Twelve Apostles from 1877-1891. Both letters were written to his daughter, Mary Luella Merza Young Goulding, and his granddaughter, Mary Young Victoria Goulding, and are personal in nature. Both letters were written during John W. Young's last year of life. Folder 2 contains two letters written by J. Wesley Young, son of John W. Young. The letter from 1924 was written to his sister, Mary Luella Merza Young Goulding, informing her of the death of their father. The letter from 1891 was written to his father, John W. Young, while on an LDS mission in North Carolina. This letter is complete with details of Southern life during this time period and also provides a picture of the relationship between father and son. Three of the four letters in the collection contain typescripts which also identifies mentioned individuals in footnotes.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Preferred Citation

Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

Gift of Mary Stovall Richards in 1998.

Processing Note

Processed by Debra Allard in 2000.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
1	1	Letters Both letters are written by John W. Young to Mary Young Goulding.	1923
1	2	Letters The first letter is written by J. Wesley Young to John W. Young (1891) and the second letter is written by J. Wesley Young to Merza Goulding (1924).	1891-1924

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