The Finding Aid for the M. Norvel and Helen Young Papers
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Finding aid prepared by Jamie Henricks and Jessica Geiser
The processing of this collection and the creation of this finding aid was funded by the generous support of the National
Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Pepperdine University. Special Collections and University Archives.
24255 Pacific Coast Highway
Malibu, CA, 90263-4786
(310) 506-4434
specialcollections@pepperdine.edu
March 2012
Title: M. Norvel and Helen Young papers
Identifier/Call Number: 0014
Contributing Institution:
Pepperdine University. Special Collections and University Archives.
Physical Description:
225.59 linear feet
(181 boxes)
Date (bulk): 1900s-2000s
Date (inclusive): 1759,1882,1900s-2000s
Abstract: The collection contains the personal and professional papers of M. Norvel and Helen Young. The bulk of the materials range
from the 1900s to early 2000s and document the Youngs' involvement with Pepperdine University; their families' lives; and
their activities while based in Tennessee, Texas, and California.
Location note: Pepperdine University. Special Collections and University Archives.
Language of Materials: Materials are in English.
Creator:
Young, Helen, 1918-
Creator:
Young, M. Norvel (Matt Norvel), 1915-
Conditions Governing Access
Advance notice required for access.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.
Preferred Citation
[Box/folder# or item name], M. Norvel and Helen Young papers, Collection no. 0014, Special Collections and University Archives,
University Libraries, Pepperdine University.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The collection was received in multiple donations from Helen Young, some in 2000, and one in 2010.
Biographical note
Matt Norvel Young Jr. (more commonly referred to as M. Norvel or just Norvel Young) was born on October 5, 1915, in Nashville,
Tennessee. His parents were Matt Norvel Young and Mary Ruby Morrow Young, and Norvel was the second of two children in the
family (his brother Stephen Franklin Young, commonly referred to as Franklin, was born on July 21, 1909). Norvel went to school
at Hume-Fogg High School in Nashville, the same school his mother went to. He attended David Lipscomb College and received
an A.A. degree in 1934 before moving on to Abilene Christian College where he was student body president his senior year.
He graduated from Abilene Christian College in 1936 and went on to receive a master’s degree in English literature from Vanderbilt
University in 1937.
After taking a seven month world tour following his graduation, Norvel accepted a teaching position at George Pepperdine College
for the fall of 1938. While teaching history at Pepperdine, Norvel met Helen Elizabeth Mattox (a senior at Pepperdine studying
business), and the two married on August 31, 1939. Just before their marriage, Norvel spent the summer taking classes at Columbia
University in New York. Norvel and Helen left Pepperdine for Nashville, Tennessee, in 1941 so they could pursue advanced degrees
at George Peabody College of Vanderbilt University. They lived with Norvel's parents while in Nashville. Norvel graduated
with his doctorate in 1943, and Helen completed a master's degree in sociology. Norvel preached at the College Church of Christ
while in Nashville.
Following their studies in Nashville, the Youngs moved to Lubbock, Texas in 1944 when Norvel accepted a position as a preacher
at the Broadway Church of Christ. They stayed there for 13 years and during this time Norvel oversaw construction of a new
church building and led a post-World War II relief effort that raised half a million dollars to send care packages to Germany
and other parts of Europe. The Youngs’ involvement in charity also included their co-founding of the Children’s Home of Lubbock.
Norvel’s career in the church led to him co-founding and editing two magazines,
20th Century Christian (in 1938) and
Power for Today (in 1955, along with Helen), as well as editing
Germany For Christ for a decade. One rarely mentioned activity was Norvel’s time as the “master of ceremonies” for the
Family Bible Quiz television program taped in Lubbock from 1952-1957.
Norvel traveled abroad frequently for speeches, preaching, and vacations. He lectured in Frankfurt, Germany, in 1949 and 1956
and went to Tokyo, Japan, in 1959. He preached in the former U.S.S.R. in 1961 and assisted in a Bible campaign in London,
England in 1963, (his son came along as well for this trip and wrote about the experience). He served as a coordinator for
the American-Russian Writers Conference in the 1980s, traveling to Moscow multiple times for the conference.
In 1956, Norvel helped found Lubbock Christian College with the help of Helen’s brother F.W. (Fount William) Mattox who served
as president. The following year, 1957, Norvel and Helen moved back to Southern California after Norvel was appointed the
third president of George Pepperdine College following Hugh Tiner’s retirement.
The Youngs were instrumental in changing and adding to Pepperdine. Norvel was President from 1957 to 1971, and then Chancellor
from 1971 to 1984, after which he took the title of Chancellor Emeritus. During his tenure, Pepperdine went from being a college
with 950 students to a university with 9,500 students. One of the largest changes was the move from the 34-acre site on 79th
Street and Vermont Avenue in Los Angeles to the 830-acre site in Malibu in 1972. He opened new graduate programs in various
disciplines: business (now the Graziadio School of Business and Management), the Graduate School of Education and Psychology,
and the law school. Satellite campuses in Los Angeles and Orange Counties and the San Fernando Valley were opened for distance
learners. Norvel opened a residential campus in Heidelberg, Germany, in 1963 and started the study abroad program that approximately
60% of students now participate in.
During the mid-1970s, Norvel began to depend on alcohol to reduce stress (drinking was frowned upon by the Churches of Christ,
and is now prohibited on campus). He took a leave of absence as chancellor after pleading guilty to vehicular manslaughter,
following a car wreck in which two women were killed after he rear-ended their car while intoxicated. His probation was controversial
because it required his participation in a research study on drunken driving accidents and to give speeches about drunk driving
rather than going to jail.
Throughout his career, Norvel was dedicated to serving businesses and the community as a board member of multiple institutions,
including the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Forest Lawn Memorial Parks,
Los Angeles Philanthropic Foundation, Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, and others. Governor Ronald Reagan appointed Norvel to
California’s Coordinating Council for Higher Education from 1970 to 1974.
The Youngs continued to be very involved with Pepperdine after Norvel’s retirement, including working with the Pepperdine
Associates for fundraising. Norvel died February 17, 1998 in his on-campus home. He was survived by his wife Helen and their
four children, Emily, Matt, Marilyn, and Sara.
Helen Elizabeth Mattox was born on August 31, 1918, in Bristow, Oklahoma, and grew up in Oklahoma City. She was the sixth
of seven children of Judge Perry Mattox and Irene Corrine Young Mattox (her other siblings were Marguerite, Joseph, Fount
William, Paul, Kathryn, and Frank). She attended Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas, for two years before finishing her
degree at George Pepperdine College. She attended the first year Pepperdine was open, majored in business, and graduated in
1939. While at Pepperdine, she met her future husband Norvel Young, and the two married August 31, 1939. She moved with him
to Nashville, Tennessee, and completed a master's in sociology while Norvel finished his doctorate degree. They later moved
to Lubbock, Texas, where their four children were born (Emily, born on February 26, 1945; Matt III, born on October 19, 1947;
Marilyn, born on June 8, 1952; and Sara, born on August 18, 1953). The family moved to Los Angeles while Norvel worked at
Pepperdine, and then moved to Malibu when the campus moved locations.
When the campus moved to Malibu, the Young family lived in the historical Adamson House (now a museum, the former home of
the founders of present-day Malibu) for 13 years. In 1958, Helen founded the Associated Women for Pepperdine, a fundraising
organization, which still exists on campus. She was also a staff member of the first incarnation of the
Graphic, the school’s newspaper and longest-running student organization. Helen still lives on the Pepperdine Campus (as of 2012).
Biographical information was taken from collection materials, newspaper articles, and the Pepperdine University website. Extra
information about Helen Young was taken from the Pepperdine University
Graphic (http://graphic.pepperdine.edu/news/2007/2007-11-08-matriarch.htm) and conversations with her.
Young Family Members
Materials related to the following family members are included in the collection:
- Matt Norvel Young, Jr. -- October 5, 1915-February 17,1998
- Helen Elizabeth Mattox Young -- born August 31, 1918
- Emily Mattox Young Lemley -- born February 26, 1945
- Matt Norvel Young III -- born October 19, 1947
- Marilyn Morrow Young Stewart -- June 8, 1952-December 15, 2001
- Sara Helen Young Jackson -- born Aug 18, 1953
Scope and Content
The collection contains the personal and professional papers of M. Norvel and Helen Young. The collection contains subject
and correspondence files from Norvel's office at Pepperdine University; files related to university boards and donors; appointment
books, personal papers, and published materials of both Norvel and Helen; papers from their involvement in the Churches of
Christ; notes and copies of sermons, speeches, and courses given by Helen and Norvel; and files related to Norvel's position
as editor for the publications
20th Century Christian and (with Helen)
Power for Today.
While some files are divided into Norvel's files or Helen's files, it is important to note that they were very involved in
each others' lives and work and, as a result, papers in some series are frequently mixed. The collection also has personal,
non-Pepperdine and family correspondence; travel ephemera; family photos, scrapbooks, and slides; audiovisual materials (mostly
sermons); family financial papers; and personal memorabilia.
Items are primarily paper, but the collection also includes photographs, slides, audiocassettes, plaques, a statuette, and
other miscellaneous materials.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged in nine series:
- Series 1: M. Norvel Young
- Series 2: Helen Young
- Series 3: Personal and Family Correspondence
- Series 4: Travel Files
- Series 5: Photos, Scrapbooks, and Slides
- Series 6: Audiovisual Materials
- Series 7: Personal Financial Files
- Series 8: Awards, Certificates, and Plaques
- Series 9: Memorabilia and Ephemera
Processing Information note
The collection was processed and described in March 2012 by Jamie Henricks and Jessica Geiser, with help from Katie Richardson,
Melissa Nykanen, and Catie Golitzin.
Separated Materials
A yearbook, issues of
Pepperdine Voice, four copies of
Faith Was His Fortune (the autobiography of George Pepperdine), and the book
A Study in Lifestyle: The Story of Cliff Baker were separated for cataloging.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Abilene Christian College.
Banowsky, William Slater
Broadway Church of Christ, Lubbock, Tex..
David Lipscomb College.
Jackson, Sara Helen Young, 1953-
Lemley, Emily Mattox Young, 1945-
Pepperdine College.
Pepperdine University. Library Affairs.
Pepperdine University. Office of the Chancellor.
Pepperdine University. Office of the President.
Pepperdine University. School of Law.
Pepperdine University.
Pepperdine, George, 1886-1962
Pepperdine, Helen Louise, 1903-1990
Seaver College.
Stewart, Marilyn Morrow Young, 1952-2001
Vanderbilt University. George Peabody College for Teachers.
Young family
Young, Helen, 1918-
Young, M. Norvel (Matt Norvel), 1915-
Young, Matt Norvel, III, 1947-
Appointment books
Articles
Audiocassettes
Christian universities and colleges--United States--History
Churches of Christ--History--20th century
Churches of Christ--Periodicals
Clippings
College administrators--United States--History
College presidents--California--Malibu
Color slides
Correspondence
Education, Higher--California--Malibu
Ephemera
Family archives
Financial records
International education--Study and teaching
Los Angeles (Calif.)--History
Lubbock (Tex.)--History
Malibu (Calif.)--History
Memorandums
Nashville (Tenn.)--History
Periodicals
Photographs
Publications
Receipts (financial records)
Scrapbooks
Sermons
Speeches, addresses, etc., American--20th century
Travel--History--20th century
Universities and colleges--Accreditation
Universities and colleges--Administration
Universities and colleges--Admission
Universities and colleges--Awards
Universities and colleges--California--Malibu--History
Universities and colleges--Curricula--California
Universities and colleges--Employees
Universities and colleges--Faculty
Universities and colleges--Religion
Universities and colleges--Sermons
Box 1-100
Series 1:
M. Norvel Young
1920s-1998
Arrangement
The series is arranged in ten sub-series:
- Sub-series 1.1: Pepperdine Subject Files
- Sub-series 1.2: Pepperdine Individual Name Files
- Sub-series 1.3: Pepperdine Correspondence and Memos
- Sub-series 1.4: University Boards and Donors
- Sub-series 1.5: Appointment Books
- Sub-series 1.6: Personal Files
- Sub-series 1.7: Church Files
- Sub-series 1.8:
20th Century Christian and
Power for Today
- Sub-series 1.9: Sermons and Speeches
- Sub-series 1.10: Publication Files
Box 1-33
Sub-series 1.1:
Pepperdine Subject Files
circa 1957-1998
Scope and Content
The sub-series contains files on various subjects that contain primarily correspondence, reports, newspaper clippings, notes,
and other paper materials collected in the office of M. Norvel Young during his time at Pepperdine University in the capacity
of President, Chancellor, and Chancellor Emeritus. The files contain documentation of university policies and procedures,
material generated from administrative work and activities at Pepperdine, Norvel’s community and civic involvement, and information
related to interests that would improve the Pepperdine community.
Major topics include accreditation; fundraising and campus campaigns; encouragement of alumni involvement and events; Los
Angeles and Malibu campus planning and building; the development of professional schools (including the School of Law, School
of Business and Management, and Graduate School of Education and Psychology); campus organizations and programs; budgets and
financial plans; donors; community involvement (on advisory boards such as the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County,
Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, and others); campus issues; travel abroad for public relations purposes; and other topics.
There are large groups of files on various trips Norvel took for recruitment of alumni donations, speeches and conferences,
and for bestowing honorary degrees, including visits to Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, Iran, Thailand, Taiwan, and Moscow.
Arrangement
Files are arranged alphabetically by title.
Box 34-45
Sub-series 1.2:
Pepperdine Individual Name Files
circa 1957-1998
Scope and Content
The sub-series contains files on individual people M. Norvel Young corresponded with or took notes on during his time as President,
Chancellor, and Chancellor Emeritus at Pepperdine University. Files mostly contain letters, but sometimes contain newspaper
clippings related to the individual.
Arrangement
Files are arranged alphabetically by the individual's last name.
Box 36
C Miscellaneous-D Miscellaneous
Box 43
P Miscellaneous-S Miscellaneous
Box 46-53
Sub-series 1.3:
Pepperdine Correspondence and Memos
1963,
1966,
1974-1988,
1994-1996
Scope and Content
The sub-series contains Pepperdine University correspondence and interoffice memos collected from M. Norvel Young’s office
from 1963 to 1996 that were arranged chronologically by date. Some files contain logs of phone calls from the office as well.
Arrangement
The correspondence is arranged chronologically.
Box 54-71
Sub-series 1.4:
University Boards and Donors
1957-2003
Scope and Content
The sub-series contains files related to Pepperdine University fundraising, advisory, and governing groups, including the
University Board (formerly the President's Board), Pepperdine Associates, Board of Trustees, prospective donors, Board of
Regents, and Board of Counselors. Within each group, there are general information files, agendas of meetings, member lists,
and individual member files. Some individuals are members of multiple groups, and files with their names may appear more than
once.
Files of the Board of Regents and the Board of Trustees are restricted.
Arrangement
Individual member files are arranged alphabetically by name. Meeting agendas are arranged chronologically.
Box 71-72
Sub-series 1.5:
Appointment Books
1943-1997
Scope and Content
M. Norvel Young's appointment books are organized chronologically and span from 1943 to 1997. The appointments are for personal
and professional events.
Box 71
Appointment Books
1943-1982
Box 72
Appointment Books
1983-1997
Box 73-76
Sub-series 1.6:
Personal Files
1929-1990s
Scope and Content
The sub-series contains materials related to M. Norvel Young's personal life, including personal correspondence, biographies,
articles, programs, and speeches about Norvel's life and experiences, ephemera, notes, and various membership cards and licenses.
Specific areas addressed in the series include notes and papers from throughout Norvel's academic career, programs and bulletins
from his alma maters, real estate, Norvel's inauguration as President at Pepperdine, his work on histories of the Churches
of Christ and Pepperdine, alcoholism, his appointment to Chancellor Emeritus, his illness in 1996, his sabbatical in 1997,
and his memorial service. One file of note contains autobiographical notes and Norvel's hopes for the future written early
in his career, perhaps in the 1940s.
Arrangement
Materials are arranged by topic.
Box 73
School Notes and Notebooks
1929-1942
Box 74
Funeral and Memorial Files
1998
Box 75-76
Personal Files
1930s-1990s
Box 76-83
Sub-series 1.7:
Church Files
1930s-1990s
Scope and Content
The sub-series contains files about churches and church groups that M. Norvel Young worked for, attended, or collected information
about. Files are primarily about Broadway Church of Christ, Vermont Avenue Church of Christ, and Malibu Church of Christ.
The files contain newspaper clippings, brochures, pamphlets, letters, promotional material, some correspondence, church bulletins,
and historical information.
Arrangement
Files are arranged by church when possible.
Box 84-89
Sub-series 1.8:
20th Century Christian and
Power For Today Files
1950s-1990s
Scope and Content
The sub-series includes correspondence, notes, historical information, editing work, advertising files and account statements
related to the magazine
20th Century Christian and its later branch publication, the daily devotional guide
Power for Today. Materials in the series span from the creation of the magazine in 1938 to the early 2000s.
Co-founded by M. Norvel Young,
20th Century Christian, later re-named
21st Century Christian, focused on bringing discussion and encouragement to young adults in the Churches of Christ.
Power for Today was founded in 1955 by Norvel and Helen Young, to provide greater encouragement for family devotion.
Box 90-97
Sub-series 1.9:
Sermons and Speeches
1950s-1990s
Scope and Content
The sub-series contains drafts, notes, and final versions of speeches and sermons given by M. Norvel Young. Types of speeches
include addresses given at Pepperdine University and other college events, talks given to groups, lectures at Bible Lectureship
events, events while abroad, and others. Norvel often spoke at weddings, funerals, baptisms, and other events because of his
experience as a pastor.
Arrangement
Some files are arranged alphabetically by sermon topic, such as service, suffering, or sin. Some boxes were described in detail
by James Smythe in a separate inventory, and these files are arranged alphabetically by sermon topic.
Box 98-100
Sub-series 1.10:
Publication Files
1930s-1990s
Scope and Content
The sub-series contains drafts, notes, outlines, and final copies of works published by M. Norvel Young, including his PhD
dissertation. A prolific author, Young wrote numerous articles on various religious and historical topics for his own publications
20th Century Christian and
Power for Today, other church publications, Pepperdine University Publications, and even contributed an article to the Encyclopedia Britannica
on the Churches of Christ. The series also covers the numerous books authored by Young, including
Living Lights, Shining Stars : Ten Secrets to Becoming the Light of the World,
Poison Stress is a Killer, and his work on a USC research study entitled
Alcohol, Stress and Traffic Accidents: A Research Study.
Box 101-146
Series 2:
Helen Young
1937-2000s
Arrangement
The series is arranged in five sub-series:
- Sub-series 2.1: Subject/Correspondence/Speech Files
- Sub-series 2.2: Personal and Family History Files
- Sub-series 2.3: Appointment Books
- Sub-series 2.4: Publication Files
- Sub-series 2.5: Teaching Files
Box 101-131
Sub-series 2.1:
Subject/Correspondence/Speech Files
1950s-2000s
Scope and Content
The sub-series contains primarily letters, notes, cards, newspaper clippings, and other saved paper materials on a variety
of topics collected by Helen Young. These documents were filed alphabetically on topics for speeches, articles, or classes.
Files included a range of topics across the alphabet; for example: comfort, fulfillment, gambling, modesty, women's work,
and others. Helen's handwritten notes on many of these topics provide valuable insight into her thoughts on matters over many
decades. She also saved files on fundraising projects, Pepperdine history, community involvement, church work, and many other
interests.
Most paper materials are foldered in a topically-named folder. There are also a number of boxes with unsorted material. In
these boxes, Helen wrote a topic on each item to be filed later.
Box 132-137
Sub-series 2.2:
Personal and Family History Files
1937-2000s
Scope and Content
The sub-series contains Helen Young's personal materials, including two boxes of memory book files and Pepperdine history
files throughout the decades. The memory book files are full of newspaper clippings and other saved items that were likely
meant to go in a large personal history scrapbook. Other personal materials include biographies of Helen, college course notes,
party planning notes and guest lists, Christmas cards and lists of gifts given and received, Associated Women for Pepperdine
(AWP) cookbooks, and materials related to the Young home such as construction and design plans, house inventories and guest
books.
Also included in the series are materials related to Helen and M. Norvel Young's immediate and extended family. This includes
histories and genealogies of the Young, Mattox, and Morrow families; published materials mentioning family members; correspondence
between family members; and ephemera from both older generations and the Youngs' children.
Arrangement
The sub-series is arranged by topic.
Box 132-133
Personal Memory Book and Pepperdine History Files
Box 136-137
Home and Holiday Entertaining Files
Box 138-139
Sub-series 2.3:
Appointment Books
1940-2003
Scope and Content
The sub-series contains Helen Young's appointment books, which are organized chronologically and span from 1940 to 2003. The
appointments are for personal and professional events.
Box 140-142
Sub-series 2.4:
Publication Files
1960s-1985
Scope and Content
The sub-series contains notes, drafts, outlines and final copies of written works published by Helen Young, including articles
but mostly focused on Helen's two books,
Children Won't Wait (1985) and
Time Management for Christian Women (1990).
Arrangement
Files are grouped by publication.
Box 142-146
Sub-series 2.5:
Teaching Files
1940s-1990s
Scope and Content
The sub-series contains notes and course materials related to classes taught by Helen Young at Pepperdine University and various
Churches of Christ. The teaching materials from the Churches of Christ focus on general Bible study and the Christian family,
while the Pepperdine teaching materials are related to two specific courses taught by Helen,
Marriage and Family and
Christian Women.
Arrangement
Where possible, the sub-series has been arranged by course topic.
Box 147-156
Series 3:
Personal and Family Correspondence
1920s-2003
Scope and Content
The series contains correspondence and greeting cards to and from Helen and M. Norvel Young that primarily concerns their
personal lives. Some files include letters and cards only to Helen, or only to Norvel, but most correspondence is sent to
Helen and Norvel. Family correspondence includes letters sent between Helen and Norvel early in their marriage; letters sent
to and from extended family members and Helen and Norvel; and letters between other family members and friends that Helen
collected. A significant number of letters were sent to and from Helen’s parents and Norvel’s parents. One box contains letters
of concern following Norvel’s car accident in 1975, and another box contains letters sent to Helen following Norvel's death.
Arrangement
The files are arranged by topic (such as family correspondence together) and then chronologically by date when available.
Box 147-150
Personal Correspondence
1934-1966,
1989-1996
Box 150-153
Family Correspondence
1920s-1990s
Box 154
Letters of Concern
1975-1976
Box 155
Greeting Cards and Letters to Helen
1980-2003
Box 157-161
Series 4:
Travel Files
circa 1940-1997
Scope and Content
The series contains correspondence, ephemera (such as postcards and brochures), itineraries, and expenses related to trips
Helen and M. Norvel Young took around the world. Most travel in the series is personal, though they did often meet with Pepperdine
alumni or carry out church business in conjunction with personal excursions. Norvel and Helen often gave speeches or taught
classes while abroad, and some ephemera reflects this. Major trips include visiting England, the Netherlands, France, and
Germany; Russia; Thailand and Hong Kong; and Africa. A list of countries Norvel visited between 1937 and 1969 is included.
Arrangement
Files are arranged by trip and grouped chronologically when possible.
Box 162-168
Series 5:
Photos, Scrapbooks, and Slides
1906-2000s
Scope and Content
The series contains photographs (color and black and white), scrapbooks, and slides collected by Helen and M. Norvel Young
throughout their life. A large portion of the photographs are family photographs ranging from the early 1900s to the early
1960s. While most of the family photographs were collected by Helen, one box of photos was originally from a box labeled as
being from Anne Beattie Smith and Franklin Young (Norvel's sister-in-law and his brother). The photos in the collection are
of both Helen and Norvel's extended families and their close friends -- some are labeled and others are unlabeled -- and range
in size from tiny cutouts of photographs to formal portraits approximately 8 by 10 inches in size.
Other photographs, scrapbooks and slides come from trips abroad over the decades (including Asia, Iran, and others). The majority
of the rest of the photographs are from Pepperdine University events and other Los Angeles-area events from approximately
the 1950s to the early 2000s.
Arrangement
Scrapbooks and slides are in their original arrangement. Photographs have been grouped loosely by type (such as family photographs,
Pepperdine events, travel, and others). The photos from Anne Beatie and Franklin Young are grouped together. Oversize photographs
are grouped together in a larger box.
Box 162-163, Oversize 164
Box 165, Oversize Scrapbook 1
Box 169-174
Series 6:
Audiovisual Materials
Scope and Content
The series contains primarily audiocassettes of M. Norvel and Helen Young speaking, recordings related to their activities,
or recordings collected by the Youngs. Most of the audiocassettes are sermons. Other items include audio reels and one silent
film of Norvel's inauguration as President of Pepperdine.
Box 173-174
Audioreels and Film
Note
One film of note is the inauguration of M. Norvel Young as President of Pepperdine University on November 21, 1958. The original
film is a silent, black and white, 16mm film with no sound, and the tape is water damaged. A digitized version is available
on CD.
Box 174-176
Series 7:
Personal Financial Files
1930s-1980s
Scope and Content
The series contains files related to investments and personal finance of Helen and M. Norvel Young. Some files include check
registers, check logs, and inventories of household expenses. Other files describe insurance and stock investments as well
as property purchased.
Box 177-178
Series 8:
Awards, Certificates, and Plaques
circa 1950s-1980s
Scope and Content
The series contains plaques, certificates, and awards given to Helen and M. Norvel Young (separately and together as a couple)
throughout their personal and professional lives.
Box 179-181
Series 9:
Memorabilia and Ephemera
1759,
1882,
circa 1903-1990s
Scope and Content
The series contains items of personal value to the Youngs that did not fit in other series, and include a number of three
dimensional objects. Some items include a family Bible of S.F. Morrow's (circa 1903, held in Special Collections) given to
Emily, a wooden statuette of Dolores (a miniature replica of a former fountain on the Pepperdine campus in Los Angeles), a
rolled Christmas letter approximately 20 feet long, a pair of Young family World War II ration booklets, tickets to the 1984
Olympics in Los Angeles, a 1759 manuscript "Of Murder" (with a later note reading "file in church history"), an 1882 graduation
speech given by Mallie Young, and other items.
