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Preferred Citation

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Raymond Young, Photographer, Photographs regarding World War II and Other Material, A&M 3904, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift from Webb, Barry H., of Webb-Kingsbury Networks, 2013 February 07

Biographical / Historical

Raymond M. Young (1924-1986) of Oak Hill, West Virginia, was a combat photographer during World War II. He married Lettie M. Webb in 1953. In 1955, he became a medical research photographer for the military. He worked at the Army Medical Research Lab in Fort Knox, Kentucky, until he was called to serve in Saigon in late 1964. More information can be found in the 1965 newspaper article in Series 4, folder 2 of this collection.

Scope and Contents

Papers of Raymond M. Young (1924-1986) of Oak Hill, West Virginia, a combat photographer who served in the United States armed forces in Europe during and after World War II, and in Vietnam. Includes commercially distributed stereographic cards showing subjects in Germany (ca. 1930-1945) and the Helsinki Olympics (1952), among other subjects, with stereoscope; many photographs of subjects in Germany and France at the end of World War II; and a few photographs from Vietnam (ca. 1965). There are also two research articles about radiography coauthored by Young (1957); correspondence and other documents related to Young's military service (1946-1967); and certificates (1980-1985).

Series include:

Series 1. Stereographic Cards; ca. 1930-1952
Series 2. World War II Photographs; ca. 1945
Series 3. Vietnam Photographs; ca. 1965
Series 4. Subject Files; 1946-1985, undated

The Radiography Articles file includes two articles co-authored by Young:

"Report No. 333, A Cinefluorographic Unit," by Lyle B. Deem, Olavi Weir, John C. Shepard, Raymond M. Young, and James Dimitroff, from the Radiobiology Department, U.S. Army Medical Research Laboratory, Fort Knox, KY, submitted 23 December 1957, and

"Report No. 315, Direct Color Radiography," by J.C. Shepard, R.M. Young, L.B. Deem, and A.T. Krebs, from the Radiobiology Department, U.S. Army Medical Research Laboratory, Fort Knox, KY, submitted 9 July 1957.

The Military Service file includes letters, official forms, photos, and a newspaper clipping regarding Young's service from 1946-1967.

The Certificates of Appreciation file includes certificates recognizing Young for his service at the University of Kentucky and Lexington Community College (1980-1985).

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Cinefluorography
• Photography, Stereoscopic
• Radiography
• Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Photography
• World War, 1939-1945 -- Photography
• Young, Raymond M., 1924-1986.

Legacy Administrative Notes

scanning; 2013/02/07; jcm

Photographs should be evaluated for inclusion in WVHOV. Done by Catherine some time in 2013.

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!!preservation; 2013/02/07; jcm

Though the mounting of some of the photos previously in binders doesn't seem to be acidic, it's quite possible that removing the photos from their mounting could reveal additional descriptive information written on the backs. Also, some photos have caption cards (which are acidic) glued to their backs, and the glue is discoloring the photos.

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Legacy Formats

archives and manuscripts; artifacts; photographs / postcards / prints / etc.