John W. Young Papers
Scope and Contents
This collection has three sections. The first deals with Young's business with, and complaints against, the Atlantic & Pacific Railroad Co. with whom Young contracted to grade and furnish timbers for their line running near the Mormon settlements in Arizona.>
The second section contains papers and correspondence related to Young's acquisition of property in northern Mexico to aid Mormon settlement in that region. Most of the documents are legal papers related to the transfer of land or correspondence between Young and William Derby Johnson, who acted as Young's agent in acquiring the property. Most of the letters describe difficulties being experienced by Johnson due to Young's failure to supply the necessary funds as stipulated in the contracts.
The last section is one letter from Young to G.W. Thatcher and John N. Pike regarding the establishment of the Utah Western Railway and other family and business matters. The entire collection covers a period from 1874 to 1889.
Dates
- 1880-1889
Language of Materials
Material in English
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the John W. Young Papers must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.
Biographical Note
John W. Young (1844-1924) was the son of Brigham Young and Mary Ann Angell. John W. Young served as a member of the First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints prior to his father's death as well as being a counselor to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. But John W. Young is better known for his business enterprises, mainly railroad construction. He was involved in several railroad companies or railroad construction projects during the latter half of the 19th Century in Utah and throughout the West.
Extent
2 boxes (1 linear foot)
Abstract
This collection contains the papers of John Young, primarily concerning his business ventures
Arrangement
The collection has been arranged chronologically.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The materials in this collection were purchased by USU Special Collections & Archives for inclusion in the Marie Eccles-Caine Archive of Intermountain Americana.
Processing Information
Processed in May of 2006
- Correspondence
- Mormon Church--History--Sources
- Mormonism (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
- Railroads
- Railroads--Arizona--History--Sources
- Railroads--Arizona--Records and correspondence
- Railroads--Utah--History--Sources
- Railroads--Utah--Records and correspondence
- Railroads--West (U.S)--Records and correspondence
- Railroads--West (U.S.)--History--Sources
- Utah--History--Sources
- Title
- Guide to the John W. Young Papers, 1880-1889
- Author
- Finding aid/Register created by Victor Sorensen
- Date
- ©2011
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Based On Dacs (Describing Archives: A Content Standard, 2nd Edition)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid encoded in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives Repository
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
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Logan Utah 84322-3000 United States
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