Biographical Files, X-Z

 Alumni, Faculty/Staff  No Responses »
May 312012
 

Biographical Files Collection, X-Z

©2012 Norwich University Archives

Graphics from an 1846 Norwich diploma About the Biographical Files Collection

This collection consists of biographical files documenting alumni, faculty, staff and other affiliates of Norwich University.  This finding aid lists files documenting individuals with last names beginning with letters, X-Z (see content listing below). More information about this collection can be found in the full Biographical Files Collection finding aid.

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Yang, Chang-Ling

 Alumni, Class of 1928  No Responses »
Nov 242010
 

Chang-Ling Yang Alumni File, 1974-1975 (1 File)

©2010 Norwich University Archives

About the collection

This file is part of a record series of biographical files of alumni, faculty and staff created and/or accrued by various individuals including alumni affairs and development staff members, archives staff and former university historian, William Arba Ellis. Chang-Ling Yang was a member of the Norwich University class of 1928 from Kiangsu, China. During World War II, he was Chief of Protocol for Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek.  The file centers around a visit Chang-Ling Yang made to his alma mater in 1975, when he gave two lectures to history and government classes.  One lecture involved an exploration of the historical background of the “Taiwan Issue,” while the other lecture focused on “Norwich men in China.”  Norwich alumni discussed included: Frederick Townsend Ward (class of 1848), George Bow (class of 1914), Ch’i Hsueh-ch’i (class of 1926), Chu Shih-ming (class of 1927), and Chao Heng-ching (class of 1928). The text of both lectures are included in the file.

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Yarrington, Eugene N., 1893-1941

 Alumni, Class of 1914  No Responses »
Nov 242010
 

Eugene N. Yarrington Alumni File, 1918-1941 (1 File)

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About the collection

This file is part of a record series of biographical files of alumni, faculty and staff created and/or accrued by various individuals including alumni affairs and development staff members, archives staff and former university historian, William Arba Ellis. Eugene N. Yarrington was a member of the Norwich University class of 1914, who did not graduate with his class. He later received degrees from Boston University and Northeastern University and practiced law in Grafton, MA. The file contains more biographical information on Eugene Yarrington, including an obituary and a WWI record of service survey.

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Yarrington, Horace S., 1909-1965

 Alumni, Class of 1930  No Responses »
Nov 242010
 

Horace S. Yarrington Alumni File, 1953-1965 (1 File)

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About the collection

This file is part of a record series of biographical files of alumni, faculty and staff created and/or accrued by various individuals including alumni affairs and development staff members, archives staff and former university historian, William Arba Ellis. Horace S. Yarrington was a member of the Norwich University class of 1930. He worked for the U.S. Tobacco Company as a division manager for northern New England. The file contains more biographical information on Horace Yarrington, including an obituary clipping and a career questionnaire from July 1953.

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Yates, Francis, 1811-1892

 Alumni, Class of 1829  No Responses »
Nov 242010
 

Francis Yates Alumni File, ca. 1911 (1 File)

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This file is part of a record series of biographical files of alumni, faculty and staff created and/or accrued by various individuals including alumni affairs and development staff members, archives staff and former university historian, William Arba Ellis. Francis Yates attended the American Literary, Scientific, and Military Academy (forerunner of Norwich University) from 1827-1829. The file includes more biographical information on Francis Young in the form of a draft of a biographical sketch of Yates by William Arba Ellis.

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Yette, Charles A., 1901-1982

 Alumni, Class of 1923  No Responses »
Nov 242010
 

Charles A. Yette Alumni File, 1951-1982 (1 File)

©2010 Norwich University Archives

About the collection

This file is part of a record series of biographical files of alumni, faculty and staff created and/or accrued by various individuals including alumni affairs and development staff members, archives staff and former university historian, William Arba Ellis. Charles A. Yette was a member of the Norwich University class of 1923. Before his retirement in 1964, he was principal, dean, and science department chairman of the Kearny High School in Kearny, NJ. The file contains more biographical information on Charles Yette, including obituary and other news clippings, correspondence with Norwich University, and an alumni survey.  Some of the correspondence included in the file relates to Charles Yette’s role as class agent for the class of 1923.

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Young, Bert J., 1885-1971

 Alumni, Class of 1911  No Responses »
Nov 242010
 

Bert J. Young Alumni File, 1909-1971 (1 File)

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About the collection

This file is part of a record series of biographical files of alumni, faculty and staff created and/or accrued by various individuals including alumni affairs and development staff members, archives staff and former university historian, William Arba Ellis. Bert James Young was a member of the Norwich University class of 1911. He was a public works commissioner and a member of the Westchester County Park Commission. The file contains more biographical information on Bert Young, including drafts and questionnaires for a biographical sketch prepared by William Arba Ellis in 1911 and an obituary clipping.

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Young, Donald A.

 Faculty/Staff, Military Science  No Responses »
Feb 232010
 

Donald A. Young Scrapbook, 1925-1933 (1 Volume)

©2010 Norwich University Archives

Captain Donald Young About Donald A. Young

Captain Donald Young, U.S. Army, served a five-year tour of duty as a member of the military faculty. He began at Norwich University in 1925. Young became well-known as “Joe Cadet,” author of a satirical series of letters, poetry and essays published periodically in the Guidon and the Record. Although Donald Young was assigned to Fort Riley in 1929, he continued to write occasional letters for publication until 1933. He was given an honorary M.S. degree by Norwich University in 1929.

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The collection consists of a scrapbook, 1925-1933, containing “Joe Cadet” pieces published in Norwich University publications during and after Donald Young’s tenure on the staff.

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Young, Emerson L., 1871-1900

 Alumni, Class of 1892  No Responses »
Nov 242010
 

Emerson L. Young Alumni File, ca. 1911 (1 File)

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This file is part of a record series of biographical files of alumni, faculty and staff created and/or accrued by various individuals including alumni affairs and development staff members, archives staff and former university historian, William Arba Ellis. Emerson Lafayette Young was a member of the Norwich University class of 1892. He only attended Norwich University from January 1888 – June 1889 and did not graduate with his class. The file includes more biographical information on Emerson Young in the form of drafts of a biographical sketch by William Arba Ellis.

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Young, Henry O.

 Alumni, Class of 1903  No Responses »
Nov 242010
 

Henry O. Young Alumni File, 1910 (1 File)

©2010 Norwich University Archives

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This file is part of a record series of biographical files of alumni, faculty and staff created and/or accrued by various individuals including alumni affairs and development staff members, archives staff and former university historian, William Arba Ellis. Henry Oakes Young (b. 1880) was a member of the Norwich University class of 1903. Class rosters and other records indicate that he only attended from 1899-1900 and did not graduate with his class. He was from Lancaster, NH. His name appears as Harry Oakes Young in some other sources. The file consists solely of a note from the records of William Arba Ellis indicating he wrote to a Mrs. Samuel Brown of Lancaster, NH, about Young on 24 May 1910.

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