Platt Young scrapbook

Platt Young scrapbook

Descriptive Summary

Title: Platt Young scrapbook
Creator: Young, Platt, 1875-
Inclusive Dates: 1923-1931
Language(s): English
Extent: 1 folder(s)
Collection Number: ms1711
Repository: Hargrett Library

Collection Description

Historical Note

Platt Young, although born in Bloomsbury, New Jersey in 1875, came to Atlanta in 1917 as general manager of Byrd Printing Company. In 1919, along with C.J. Lyons, he established the Publisher's Press. He served as president of the Atlanta Printers' Club and was a member of the International Club of Printing House Craftsmen.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of a scrapbook containing typescript poems by Pratt Young; correspondence and notes signed Julia Peterkin, Aloe Everton, and Platt Young; and clippings of biographical nature.


Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Platt Young scrapbook, ms 1711. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Finding Aid Publication

Finding aid prepared on: 2017.


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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 
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