Search

Writings is arranged alphabetically within three sections: autobiographical, essays and articles, and poetry. The autobiographical writings include three unpublished autobiographies. The most detailed, "Autobiography in Three Parts," includes three versions of Part I, "Punk." Young provides detailed descriptions of his boyhood in Canadian, a small Texas town. Young describes escapades of hunting, primary school, his days at Culver Academy, and his two years at the University of Virginia. Part I ends when Young marries Anita O'Keefe and begins his business career. In a less detailed manner, Parts II and III chronicle the 1910s to the 1940s and describe his business career including his time at a DuPont plant, his interest in the stock market, his relationships with various business associates, and his business ventures. The proxy battles for the Chesapeake Ohio and New York Central Railroads are not covered in the autobiographies. In Young's original conception of his autobiography, Part II was to be narrated by Eleanor, his deceased daughter and titled "Nell." The file, "Nell" includes rough drafts for this unused version of Part II and is listed at the end of the Autobiographies section.