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Laurel-Thomas Young Collection

1 box (0.5 linear feet)

(1937 – 2000)

bulk 1937-1948

Edward H. Nabb Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury, University, Salisbury, Maryland

Identifier SUA-100
Creator(s) Young, Thomas
Acquisition

Donated by Diana Young, December 2020.
Language(s) English
Use Records are open for research. Copyright, including literary rights, belongs to the author(s) or their legal heirs. Permission to publish or reproduce must be obtained from the Nabb Research Center which extends beyond "fair use."
Preferred Citation "Item, collection title and identifier, box # and folder # (if applicable), Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury University, Salisbury, Maryland."
Attribution Finding aid written by Jennifer Piegols, March 2021.
Related Materials

Alumni collection (1926 – 2005)
Separated Materials

Button, "Salisbury State Go Gulls," undated
Abstract

The Laurel-Thomas Young Collection mostly documents the life of "Tommy" Young from 1937 to 1948 while he was a teenager and student at State Teachers College in Salisbury. The collection includes a photograph of the 1937 Salisbury Indians, Eastern Shore League baseball team, a scrapbook of S.T.C. baseball clippings and dance cards, and two issues of The Holly Leaf. Also included is a postcard from Salisbury State University and a metal button which reads "Salisbury State Go Gulls."

Biographical History

Laurel-Thomas G. Young, fondly known as "Tommy", was born August 24, 1924 in Onancock, Virginia, a son of Jesse and Minnie Young.

Tommy graduated from Delmar High School in 1942 and has ever since been one of Delmar's biggest fan and supporters of the football team and all sports programs. Following graduation he attended Salisbury Teachers College. He retired in 1984 after many years of service as a social worker for Delaware Health and Human Services in Georgetown. He was a gifted writer, and combined with his love for sports, worked as a sports columnist for many years for the old Bi-State Weekly, the Salisbury Times and the Seaford & Laurel Star.

Tommy was always very active in the community and served as Past President of the Delmar Kiwanis, Lt Governor Capitol District of Kiwanis International and was a member of Salisbury Elks Lodge 817 and the Salisbury Moose Lodge. He was also a vital member of the roundtable at the Railroad Café in Delmar for many years. Golf was a favorite past time for Tommy and he enjoyed competing in MSGA events for many years.

Tommy's love of sports started at an early age and baseball was his first love. Several years ago he was proudly inducted into the Eastern Shore Baseball Hall of Fame where he also served on the board of directors. After his playing days he became one of the first coaches in the Delmar Little League. In his younger days he enjoyed officiating youth football and baseball games. He was a lifetime, avid fan of the San Francisco Giants and stuck with them through the good times and bad.

His other love was his family and he was a proud husband, father and grandfather. As his children and grandchildren began playing sports through little league and high school, he never missed a game.

 

Source: https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/delmarvanow/obituary.aspx?n=thomas-young&pid=173032996&fhid=13227

Scope and Content Note

The Laurel-Thomas Young Collection mostly documents the life of "Tommy" Young from 1937 to 1948 while he was a teenager and student at State Teachers College in Salisbury. The collection includes a photograph of the 1937 Salisbury Indians, Eastern Shore League baseball team, a scrapbook of S.T.C. baseball clippings and dance cards, and two issues of The Holly Leaf. Also included is a postcard from Salisbury State University and a metal button which reads "Salisbury State Go Gulls."

Arrangement Statement

Folders are arranged chronologically.

Subject Terms

  • Topical Terms
    • Baseball
    • Education
    • Newspapers
    • Postcards
    • Scrapbooks
    • Student
  • Corporate Names
    • Eastern Shore Baseball Hall of Fame, Inc.
    • Salisbury State Teachers College
    • Salisbury State University
  • Location Terms
    • Salisbury (Md.)

Inventory List

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  1. Photograph, Salisbury Indians, Eastern Shore League, 1937
  2. Scrapbook of State Teachers College (STC) Baseball Clippings and Dance Cards, 1945
  3. Dance Cards, 1945-1947
  4. The Holly Leaf, March 1946
  5. The Holly Leaf, May 11, 1948
  6. Postcard from Salisbury State University, undated
  7. Button, "Salisbury State Go Gulls," undated [Separated]

Artifacts

Button, "Salisbury State Go Gulls," undated

Attachments

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