LeGrand Young Jr. letters to Fern Scott Young
Content Description
Contains ten handwritten letters from Young to his fiance (and later wife) Fern Tolman Scott. Topics include courtship, working with railroad companies, and setting up their household in Salt Lake City. Many of the letters were written on paper with letterhead for Oregon Short Line Railroad Company and Emigration Canon Railroad Company, both of which Young worked for during this time. Dated 1900-1915.
Dates
- 1900-1915
Creator
- Young, LeGrand, Jr., 1877-1964 (author, Person)
- Young, Fern Scott, 1885-1969 (recipient, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from the LeGrand Young Jr. letters to Fern Scott Young must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
LeGrand Young Jr. (1877-1964) was a superintendent of railroads in Utah.
Marcus LeGrand Young Jr. was born on November 6, 1877 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was the son of Marcus LeGrand Young and the grandson of Joseph Young. He married Fern Tolman Scott in Armstead, Montana on June 23, 1909, and had three children. He worked for the Oregon Short Line Railroad and was later a superintendent of the Emigration Canon Railroad Company. Young died on January 30, 1964 in Yakima, Washington.
Biographical History
Fern Scott Young (1885-1969) was a homemaker in Utah, Idaho, and Washington.
Fern Scott Young was born on July 12, 1885 to James Walter Scott and Laura Melissa Tolman in Armstead, Montana. She married Marcus LeGrand Young Jr on June 23, 1909 in Armstead, Montana. Together they had three children. Young and her husband orginally lived in Salt Lake City, Utah and then moved to Weiser Idaho and, eventually, Yakima Washington. Young died on July 21, 1969 in Yakima, Washington and was buried in July 1969 in Salt Lake City.
Extent
1 folder (0.02 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Purchased from Ron Lerner in 2015 who purchased from dealer.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased; Ron Lerner; September 2015.
Appraisal
Utah and Western American and LDS cultural, family, social, intellectual, and religious history (19th Century Mormon and Western Mauscripts collection development policy IV.a.i.1 and 4, November 2013).
Processing Information
Processed; Corinne Bird; 2015.
- Title
- Register of LeGrand Young Jr. letters to Fern Scott Young
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Corinne Bird
- Date
- 2015 November 25
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States