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Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Harold N. Young Papers, Ms1970-007, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Acquisition

The Harold N. Young Papers were acquired prior to 1970.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Harold N. Young Papers was completed in 1970. Additional description was completed in April 2011.

Biographical Note

Harold N. Young was a agricultural economist. He was born in New York and educated at Cornell University (1913-1917). He was a sergeant in Intelligence Section, 38th Infantry, in World War I. He was principal of Union School in Constableville, New York (1919-1930). Then he became a professor of Agricultural Economics at Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1930-1965) and Director of the Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station (VAES). He was later Director Emeritus of VAES (1965-1978).

Scope and Content

The collection includes papers by Harold N. Young on such topics as "Targets and Responsibilities [for the VAES]," "Liberty and Responsibility," "Needed--A New Water Law in Virginia," "Some Reflections on Public Education in Virginia," and "VPI, the General Education Board and Related Topics." The collection also includes a poem, ""Charge of the Night Brigade"" by Young.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Education, Higher
• Faculty and staff
• University History
• Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (1896-1944)
• Virginia Cooperative Extension Service
• Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1944-1970)

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the Harold N. Young Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).