Grover C. Young Collection

 SC 226

Summary Information

Repository
McConnell Library Archives and Special Collections
Title
Grover C. Young Collection
ID
SC 226
Date [inclusive]
1928-c.1949
Extent
3.5 Linear feet
Physical Description
Box 1: Several letters related to Grover C. Young and his law career in Virginia and Florida and one photograph of Grover C. Young at age 36. Two annuals from State Teachers College of East Radford (Radford University) from the years 1928 and 1929 owned by Grover’s wife, Charleen Beller Young class of 1929.

Box 2: Scrapbook one of three detailing events in the United States of America during the 1930s through the 1940s, arranged by Grover C. Young.

Box 3: Scrapbook two of three detailing events in the United States of America during the 1930s through the 1940s, arranged by Grover C. Young. Scrapbook three of three detailing events in the United States of America during the 1930s through the 1940s, arranged by Grover C. Young.
Location
Located in locked compact shelving, level 1.
Language
English

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Grover C. Young Collection, Special Collections, McConnell Library, Radford University, Radford, VA.

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Biographical/Historical note

Grover C. Young, a practicing attorney in the early to mid-20th century, was born in the late 19th century. He earned his law degree from John B. Stetson University in Florida and began practicing law in Virginia in 1933. His legal career spanned a period of significant social and political change in the region. He was married to Charleen Beller Young, an alumna of the State Teachers College at East Radford (now Radford University), where she graduated in 1929.

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Scope and Contents

This collection consists of three scrapbooks arranged by Grover C. Young chronically significant events in the United States of America during the 1930s-1940s. In addition, there are several letters related to Grover C. Young and his law career in Virginia and Florida and one photograph of Grover C. Young at age 36. Two annuals from State Teachers College of East Radford (Radford University) from the years 1928 and 1929 owned by Grover’s wife, Charleen Beller Young class of 1929.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

McConnell Library Archives and Special Collections

McConnell Library
PO Box 6881
Radford, Virginia
540-831-5692
archives@radford.edu

Rerstrictions to Access

An appointment for research is required. The collection is open for research. No interlibrary loan.

Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use 

The documents are available for free personal, non-commercial, and educational use, provided the proper citation is used (e.g. McConnell Library Archives and Special Collections, Radford University, Radford VA). Any commercial use of the materials, without the written permission of the Radford University, and the copyright holder, is prohibited. Please refer to the McConnell Library Archives and Special Collections website for more information.

Processing Information

Materials processed by Ashley Palazzo, Fall 2025.

Accruals 

No additional accruals are expected.

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Collection Inventory

Box 1 

Folder 1: State Teachers College Beehive, 1928  

Folder 2: State Teachers College Beehive, 1929   

Folder 3: Pierce N. Hartford Letter, 1929

Folder 4: Supreme Cour of Appeals of Virginia Letter, 1933

Folder 5: John B. Stetson University Letter, 1933

Folder 6: Lester Harris Letter, 1935

Folder 7: Grover C. Young (photograph), undated

Box 2 

Scrapbook one of three detailing events in the United States of America during the 1930s through the 1940s, arranged by Grover C. Young. 

Box 3 

Scrapbook two of three detailing events in the United States of America during the 1930s through the 1940s, arranged by Grover C. Young. 

Scrapbook three of three detailing events in the United States of America during the 1930s through the 1940s, arranged by Grover C. Young.