James Lyle Young - Papers, 1878-1929

PMB 23

fonds

Canberra : Pacific Manuscripts Bureau, [19--]

440570

Microfilm : PMB 23 (MLMSS 1796/4-8)

ne microfilm reel 35 mm

James Lyle Young (1849-1929) was born in Londonderry, Ireland, and went to Australia with his parents in mid-1850's. After working in Australia as a stationhand, Young, in 1870, went to Fiji where he was associated with a cotton planting venture at Taveuni. In 1875, he left Fiji on a trading voyage to Samoa, and from May, 1876, to October, 1881, he worked as a trader in the Marshall, Mariana and Caroline Islands. In 1882, Young went to Tahiti to become manager of the Papeete trading store of Andrew Crawford & Co., of San Francisco . In 1888, he went into business in Tahiti on his own account. He was closely associated with the Pacific Islands for the rest of his life, as managing director of S. R. Maxwell & Co., of Tahiti, and owner of Henderson and Macfarlane Ltd., of Auckland. He became recognised as an authority on the life and culture of the region

Letters, notebooks, memoranda, articles, etc. dealing with Young's career and interests from 1878 to the year of his death. Includes (at end of the reel) J.L. Young's journal, 1 Apr. 1882 - 19 Aug. 1911. For a list of the main items, see 'Pambu' for December, 1968, p. 12, and January, 1969, pp. 10-11

PMB (Australian National University. Pacific Manuscripts Bureau) ; 23
Available for reference
Guide to collections of manuscripts relating to Australia ; C1061
Microfilm copy of original held by Mitchell Library, Sydney