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Pearl Young Papers, 1927-1995

Collection Overview

Title: Pearl Young Papers, 1927-1995

ID: OGLMC/1602

Creator: Young, Pearl (1895-1968)

Extent: 1.25 Linear Feet

Date Acquired: 06/05/2012

Languages: English [eng]

Abstract

Pearl Young was a 1919 UND graduate and the first female professional to work for the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), the predecessor of NASA.

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The Pearl Young Papers consist of scrapbooks, correspondence, articles, the dedication of the Pearl Young Theater, and two of her publications. The scrapbooks are the most extensive component and are from her travels to Europe and to Hawaii. Contents of the scrapbooks include journals, photographs, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, receipts, and trip itineraries. In addition, there is personal and professional correspondence, primarily to her friend and co-worker, Viola Ohler Phillips. Articles about Young and some of the people she worked with at the NACA/NASA Langley Research Center are also included. Additionally, there is one folder of materials about the dedication of the Pearl Young Theater at the Langley Research Center in 1995, and two publications by Young on early French aviators.

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions: Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections

Acquisition Source: Alice Check (Beaverton, Oregon) and Fred Phillips (Center Sandwich, New Hampshire)

Acquisition Method:

Donation; June 5, 2012 (2012-3168) and September 12, 2012 (2012-3194)

Addition to collection December 31, 2013 (2013-3225)

Preferred Citation: (Description of Item). Pearl Young Papers. OGLMC 1602, Box #, Folder #. Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections, Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks.

Processing Information: Processed by Maureen Hukill, Special Collections intern, in June 2013.

Box and Folder Listing

Box 1Add to your cart.
Scrapbook 1: Trip to Europe, 1927Add to your cart.
Folder 1: Loose items from Trip to Europe scrapbook, 1927Add to your cart.
Scrapbook 2: Trip to Scandinavia, 1936Add to your cart.
Scrapbook 3: Trip to Europe, 1936Add to your cart.
Scrapbook 4: UND Alumni Hawaii Trip, 1960Add to your cart.
Folder 2: Loose items from UND Alumni Hawaii Trip, 1960Add to your cart.
Folder 3: Business Correspondence with Viola Phillips, 1943-1946Add to your cart.
Folder 4: Personal Correspondence with Viola Phillips, 1943-1963Add to your cart.
Folder 5: Business Correspondence with Viola Phillips, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 6: Personal Correspondence mainly with Viola Phillips, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 7: Personal Correspondence from Francis, 1943Add to your cart.
Folder 8: NACA internal memos and report, 1942-1947Add to your cart.
Folder 9: Biographical information on Pearl Young and colleagues at LangleyAdd to your cart.
Folder 10: Articles about Pearl Young, 1947-1995Add to your cart.
Item 1: "Pearl Young Resumes Teaching." Wing Tips. May 1947Add to your cart.
Item 2: "Former Woman Employee, Aviation Pioneer, Dies." Langley Research. June 1968Add to your cart.
Item 3: "Phillips Honors Pearl I. Young." NASA News Researcher. September 1995Add to your cart.
Item 4: "Benches Bequeathed." Times-Herald (Newport News, Virginia). circa 1971Add to your cart.
Item 5: "Hampton Residents Benefit from Former Employee's Will." circa 1971Add to your cart.
Folder 11: Pearl Young Theater Dedication, 1995Add to your cart.
Folder 12: Publication: Bibliography of Octave Chanute, 1963Add to your cart.
Folder 13: Publication: Alphonse Pénaud's Letters on Aeronautics, 1968Add to your cart.