Julia Marks Young

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Julia Marks Young is an archivist. [1] She is most well known for her book Archival Appraisals with Frank Boles, which "seeks to increase the understanding of how archivists select records by developing a better understanding of the methodology underlies this selection process." [2] She is an expert on disaster preparedness and recovery, as well as coordinating stewardship and the use of cultural patrimony. [3] [4]

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Education

In 1972, she graduated from Emory University with a BA in History. [5] She graduated from Auburn University in 1978 with an MA in History. [5] She earned her MLS from the University of Michigan in 1981. [5]

Career

From 1983-1990, Young served at the University of Southern Mississippi in the School of Library Science and senior manuscripts processor at the McCain Library and Archives. [5] While there, she contributed greatly to the development of the MDAH archives as well as other archives. [5]

Young has served as assistant archivist at the University of Michigan, head of special collections for the Superconducting Super Collider Laboratory in Dallas, head of special collections and archives at the Pullen Library at Georgia State University, and Director of development and external affairs at the Libraries and Information Technology Division of Emory University. [5]

From 2005 to 2016, Young served as Director of the Archives and Records Services Division at the Mississippi Department of Archives and History. [6] She said, “There was really a desire to create a space where Mississippians can come together, examine their history and move forward as one." [6]

Affiliations

Awards

In 2015, Young received the Victoria Irons Walch Leadership Award, presented by Wayne Metcalfe from FamilySearch. [10]

In 2011, Young was named a Fellow of the Society of American Archivists, the society's highest honor. [3]

Publications

Source: [7]

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References

  1. ↑ A Decade of Sponsored Research: The Research Fellowship Program for Study of Modern Archives. Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan. 1994.
  2. ↑ Boles, Frank; Young, Julia Marks (1991). Archival appraisal. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers. ISBN   978-1-55570-064-5.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Julia Marks Young Inducted as a Fellow of the Society of American Archivists" (PDF). Society of American Archivists. August 2011.
  4. ↑ "Museums, Libraries, Archives Forge Connections With First Responders". MPB — Mississippi Public Broadcasting. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Julia Young To Succeed Holmes" (PDF). Mississippi Department of Archives and History. August 2013.
  6. 1 2 "Trump's visit to Mississippi Civil Rights Museum underscores national tension". NBC News. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  7. 1 2 "Editor Julia Marks Young | Society of American Archivists". www2.archivists.org. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  8. ↑ "Julia Marks Young's schedule for ARCHIVES*RECORDS 2016". archives2016.sched.com. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  9. ↑ "Mississippi Gulf Coast". www.culturalheritage.org. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  10. ↑ "Council of State Archivists (CoSA)". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
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