 Manuscript 2004.14ROBERT C. YOUNG COLLECTION MS 2004.14 1950-1985 SOURCE: Loretta Clinton SIZE: .3 lf PROCESSING: BNJ, 2004 BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE: Robert Charles Young, the son of Parker and Estella Tooms Young, was born July 25, 1920, in Jefferson County, Alabama. A veteran of the Army during World War II, he graduated from Morehouse College and Atlanta University. He taught social studies for 33 years in the Troup County School system at Mt. Pleasant Elementary and Troup Junior High School. Robert Young died December 14, 2003 and is survived by two children. SCOPE AND CONTENT: The collection consists mainly of school programs and newspapers detailing events at Ethel Kight High School, East Depot High School, Troup Junior High School and Troup High School from 1950-1985. Of particular interest is a copy of The Informer, a newspaper published for the black community. Photographs of school events, faculty and students complete the collection. CONTAINER LIST: Folder 1 Devil Beat, Troup Junior High School newspaper, April-May 1973; Jan. 1974 2 East Depot High School Commencement programs: 1964-1970 3 Ethel W. Kight High School Commencement programs and 10th Anniversary Achievement Report: 1963-1970 4 Ethel W. Kight High School Football programs, 1964, 1966 5 Ethel W. Kight High School Graduation Invitations: 1957, 1965 6 Morehouse College Baccalaureate program, 1950 7 Newspaper clippings, n.d. 8 Troup High School Basketball and Football programs, 1971, 1974, 1978 Photographs Folder 1 Ethel Kight High School Parade, December 1962 2 LaGrange Buildings, c. 1970s - 80s 3 Troup Junior High School Staff, 1970-1975 4-6 Troup Junior High and Mt. Pleasant student photographs, c. 1950s-1970s 7 Troup County Teachers with 25 plus years of experience, c. 1970s Oversized Item: N-85 The Informer, August 1, 1985 TRACINGS Ethel W. Kight High School Troup County School System ROBERT C. YOUNG COLLECTION MS 2004.14 1950-1985 Source 1 Description .1 Biographical Note ...1 Scope and Content ..1 Container List .1 Tracings ..2 Return to Manuscripts Index | Return to Holdings and Databases
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