George F. W. Young papers, 2012

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Summary

Creators:
Young, George F. W., 1937-
Abstract:
Photocopies of studies, government documents, business records, corporate reports, and other printed matter relating to German business investment in Latin America before World War II, and especially in the period before World War I, used as research material for journal articles by Young. Copies of some of Young's articles and his notes are also included.
Extent:
13 manuscript boxes, 1 microfilm box (5.5 Linear Feet)
Language:
In German, English, Spanish, and French
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], George F. W. Young papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists primarily of photocopies of printed matter (articles and book excerpts) and reproductions of archival materials from other repositories including, among others, the U.S. National Archives, the British Museum, the Weltwirtschafts-Archiv in Hamburg, and the Institut für Seeverkehr in Kiel, relating to German business investment in Latin America before World War II, especially in the period before World War I. Some of the articles Young wrote using these research materials are included, as are his notes.

Also included are seven microfilm reels containing selected documents relating to German banking and investment, dating from 1845-1938. These documents were used as research material for journal articles by Young.

Biographical / historical:

Born November 13, 1937 in Buffalo, New York, George Frederick William Young is an American-Canadian historian and Emeritus Professor of History at Saint Mary's University in Nova Scotia. Young received his bachelor's degree from Harvard University, his master's degree from the University of Freiburg in Germany, and his Ph.D. in 1969 from the University of Chicago. He spent some time in Chile from 1964 to 1965 studying as a Fulbright Scholar. Young then began his career in academia at the State University of New York at Buffalo as a lecturer in history in 1965. After achieving his doctoral degree, he became an assistant professor of history at Saint Mary's University, where he would continue the rest of his career. Young is also an amateur musician and was, for a short time, CEO of a small utilities company in Northern Pennsylvania. He married in 1963 and has three children.

Acquisition information:
Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 2013.
Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.

Terms of access:

For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], George F. W. Young papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives

Location of this collection:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US
Contact:
(650) 723-3563
hooverarchives@stanford.edu
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