Contains periodicals collected by L. DeWayne Young. The substantial content reflects folk dance and culture all over the world. Most of the publications were collected as a subscriber, and are incomplete sets. The exception is Viltis Magazine, of which Young was a co-editor for fifteen years. Dates range from 1944-2014.

Contains information on folk festivals from a wide array, in culture, dance style, and time. The festival materials include program flags, programs, photo books, and news clippings. The National Folk Festival, Rocky Mountain Dance Roundup, Tydzién Kultory Beskidzkiej, and Swieto Dzieci Gór materials comprise the majority of the L. DeWayne Young’s collection. Dates range approximately 1940-2012.

Contains travel brochures, maps, and books regarding the history and cultures of various countries. The majority of the materials refer to Eastern Europe with a large abundance of the resource materials focused on Poland. L. DeWayne Young collected these resources himself via travel and folk dance festivals. Dates range approximately from 1968-2010.

Young was one of Brigham Young University’s Folk Dancers. These materials reflect his time as a dancer, and also the director of the BYU Women’s Dance Group. There are programs, newspapers clippings, 1959 Montana tour itineraries, posters, and a typed history of the BYU Women’s Dance Group. Young appears in programs as both a student and alumni. The posters feature Young, and advertise the 1968 European Folk Festivals Tour. Dates range 1959-1979.