George U. Young Papers 1894-1922

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George U. Young Papers 1894-1922

MSS-83


Overview of the Collection

Creator: Young, George U., 1867-1926
Title: George U. Young Papers
Inclusive Dates: 1894-1922
Quantity: 8 Boxes (4.0 Linear Feet)
Abstract:The George U. Young Papers date from 1894 to 1922 and include correspondence, commercial documents, legal documents, articles, and news clippings describing Young's industrial, journalistic, and political activities. They are divided into four series.
Identification: MSS-83
Language: Material in English
Repository: Arizona State University Library. Greater Arizona Collection
P.O. Box 871006
Tempe, AZ 85287-1006
Phone: (480) 965-4932
E-Mail: archives@asu.edu
Questions? Ask An Archivist!

Biographical Note

George U. Young, mining and railroad executive, journalist, and politician, was born to John Alexander and Mary (Wilson) Young in Hamburg, Indiana on February 10, 1867. The Youngs moved to Kansas when George was thirteen, and he began teaching in his home two years later. He also studied law and was admitted to the Kansas bar in 1890. Subsequently, he moved to Arizona and obtained employment with a railroad line. With Rough Rider and lawman William "Bucky" O'Neill, he co-founded the Santa Fe and Grand Canyon Railroad.

Young was active in Arizona politics. He served a term as Secretary of the Territory of Arizona from 1909 to 1912 and was acting Governor during part of that time. He was subsequently an unsuccessful candidate for the governorship of the state. In addition, Young served as Mayor of Phoenix from 1914 to 1916, as Arizona manager of the Robert LaFollette presidential campaign in 1924, and as a Draft Board member during the First World War. Young owned several mining properties in Arizona and participated in their operation through correspondence with their on-site managers. He was also the owner of The Williams News (Arizona) and authored numerous articles about Arizona and a guidebook to the Grand Canyon.

George Young married Mary Ellen Smith (1884-1940) in 1900 and the couple had three children: George U., Helen E., and E. Lucille. George U. Young Sr. died in 1926.

Scope and Content Note

The George U. Young Papers date from 1894 to 1922 and include correspondence, commercial documents, legal documents, articles, and news clippings describing Young's industrial, journalistic, and political activities. They are divided into four series.

Series I: Correspondence dates from 1984 to 1922. Each aspect of Young's public life is represented, but this correspondence is preponderantly a compilation of routine business, traffic, personnel, and engineering communications addressing Young's mining concerns.

Series II: Financial Records dates from 1901 to 1921 and comprises Young's files of accounting source documents for his various commercial holdings. The majority of these records derive from the operations of the Young, Madizelle and Mammoth Mining Companies at Prescott and Goldfield, Arizona.

Series III: Mines and Mining contains correspondence, legal documents, articles, and news clippings concerning Young's commercial holdings. These items range in date from 1894 to 1915.

Series IV: City of Phoenix contains correspondence, commercial documents, legal documents, and news clippings. It dates from 1914 to 1915 and highlights Young's career as Mayor. Folders 28, 29, 34, 35 and 37 of Box 8 contain items concerning efforts to reform Phoenix municipal government during his tenure.

Arrangement

This collection consists of eight boxes divided into four series:

Restrictions

Access Restrictions

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Copyright

Arizona State University does not own the copyright to this collection. We recognize that it is incumbent upon the researcher to procure permission to publish information from this collection from the owner of the copyright.

Access Terms

Personal Name(s)
Young, George U., 1867-1926.

Corporate Name(s)
Avondale Improvement Company.
Madizelle Mining Company.
Mammoth Group of Mines.
Orr and Miller Company.
Young Mines Company.

Geographic Name(s)
Goldfield (Ariz.).
Phoenix (Ariz.) -- Politics and government.
Prescott (Ariz.).

Subject(s)
Businessmen -- Arizona.
Mayors -- Arizona -- Phoenix.
Mines and mineral resources -- Arizona.
Municipal government -- Arizona -- Phoenix.
Politicians -- Arizona.

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], George U. Young Papers, MSS-83, Arizona State University Library.

Provenance

The George U. Young Papers were purchased from Antiquarian Books of Scottsdale, Arizona in 1985 (ACC #1985-00117).

Container List

Series I: Correspondence
BoxFolder
11 Correspondence, 1894
12 Correspondence, 1901
13 Correspondence, 1902
14 Correspondence: Puritan Group of Mines, 1902
15 Correspondence, 1903
16 Correspondence, 1904
17 Correspondence, 1905
18 Correspondence, 1906
19 Correspondence, 1907
110 Correspondence, 1908
111 Correspondence, 1909 January-June
112 Correspondence, 1909 July-December
113 Correspondence, 1911 January-July
114 Correspondence, 1911 August
BoxFolder
21 Correspondence, 1911 September
22 Correspondence, 1911 October-November
23 Correspondence, 1911 December
24 Correspondence, 1912
25 Correspondence, 1914
26 Correspondence, 1916
27 Correspondence, 1916 January-June
28 Correspondence, 1916 July
29 Correspondence, 1916 September
210 Correspondence, 1916 October
BoxFolder
31 Correspondence, 1916 October
32 Correspondence, 1916 November-December
33 Correspondence, 1917
34 Correspondence, 1918 January
35 Correspondence, 1918 February
36 Correspondence, 1918 March
37 Correspondence, 1918 April
38 Correspondence, 1918 May
39 Correspondence, 1918 June
310 Correspondence, 1918 July
311 Correspondence, 1918 August
BoxFolder
41 Correspondence, 1919
42 Correspondence, 1921 March
43 Correspondence, 1921 June
44 Correspondence, 1921 July
45 Correspondence, 1921 August
46 Correspondence, 1921 September
47 Correspondence, 1921 October
48 Correspondence, 1921 November
49 Correspondence, 1921 December
410 Correspondence, 1922
411 Correspondence, Undated
412 Correspondence, Undated
413 Miscellaneous Correspondence, Undated
Series II: Financial Records
BoxFolder
414 Invoices and Receipts, 1901
415 Invoices and Receipts, 1902
416 Invoices and Receipts, 1903
417 Invoices and Receipts, 1904
418 Invoices and Receipts, 1905
BoxFolder
51 Invoices and Receipts, 1906
52 Invoices and Receipts, 1906
53 Invoices and Receipts, 1907
54 Invoices and Receipts, 1907
55 Invoices and Receipts, 1907
56 Invoices and Receipts, 1907
57 Invoices and Receipts, 1907
58 Invoices and Receipts, 1907
59 Invoices and Receipts, 1908
510 Invoices and Receipts, 1908
BoxFolder
61 Invoices and Receipts, 1909
62 Invoices and Receipts, 1911
63 Invoices and Receipts, 1914
64 Invoices and Receipts, 1915
65 Invoices and Receipts, 1916
66 Invoices and Receipts, 1917
67 Invoices and Receipts, 1918
68 Invoices and Receipts, 1918
69 Invoices and Receipts, 1918
610 Invoices and Receipts, 1919
BoxFolder
71 Invoices and Receipts, 1919
72 Invoices and Receipts, 1919
73 Invoices and Receipts, 1919
74 Invoices and Receipts, 1920
75 Invoices and Receipts, 1921
Series III: Mines and Mining
BoxFolder
76 Address to the 17th Annual Session of the American Mining Congress, Undated
77 Affidavit of Labor Performed and Improvements Made to Mining Claims, 1913-1915
78 Amended Location Certificate, 1903
79 Anita Copper Mines, Undated
710 Article Drafts, Undated
711 Articles of Incorporation of the Avondale Improvement Company, 1909
712 Bank Draft Non-Payment Protest, 1903
713 Cancelled Checks, 1897
714 Certificates of Assay, 1909
715 Coconino County Recorded Document, 1899
BoxFolder
81 Derby Mines Deed, 1902
82 Derby Mining Company Stock Certificates, 1903-1904
83 Detroit Copper Mining Co. Concentrator, 1914
84 Goldfields/Mammoth Group At Goldfield, 1915
85 Information Required When Considering Purchases of Mining Properties, Undated
86 Live Stock Contract, 1894
87 Madizelle Mining Company, 1909
88 Madizelle Mining Company Insurance Policy, 1910
89 Mammoth Group, Known as Mammouth or Goldfield Mines, Undated
810 Mammoth Mine Draft Sale Contract, Undated
811 Mazatzal Group, 1907
812 Mining Deed, 1901
813 North Star Mine Claim Notices, Undated
814 Notice of Black Warer Mine Location, 1900
815 Notices of Mining Location: Lode Claims, 1907
816 Notices of Mining Location: Lode Claims, Undated
817 Orr and Miller Company Articles of Incorporation, 1915
818 Report on Lowery Hill Group of Mines, 1902
819 Report on the Pride of Arizona Claims Group, Undated
820 Specifications of Machinery and Equipment: Twenty Stamp and Cyanide Process Plant, 1911
821 Synopsis: Mammoth Mine, 1911
822 Timber Sale, 1907
823 Young Mines Company, Undated
824 Young Mines Company, Ltd. Employees, 1911
Series IV: City of Phoenix
BoxFolder
825 Balance Sheet, 1915
826 Balance Sheet, 1914 November
827 Balance Sheet, 1914 December
828 Changes in City Hall, 1915
829 Charter Revision Committee Letter, Undated
830 George U. Young Mayoral Calling Card, Undated
831 Mont Anderson V. City of Phoenix, 1916
832 Municipal Government Questionnaire, 1916
833 Pay-up Week Proclamation, 1916
834 Resolution on City Manager, 1915
835 Resolution on Costs and Operations, 1915
836 Specifications for Proposed Incinerating Plant, Undated
837 Testimony Against City Manager, 1915