Julia Marks Young

Julia Marks Young is an archivist. 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." She is an expert on disaster preparedness and recovery, as well as coordinating stewardship and the use of cultural patrimony.

Education In 1972, she graduated from Emory University with a BA in History. She graduated from Auburn University in 1978 with an MA in History. She said, “There was really a desire to create a space where Mississippians can come together, examine their history and move forward as one."

Awards In 2015, Young received the Victoria Irons Walch Leadership Award from the Council of State Archivists, presented by Wayne Metcalfe from FamilySearch.

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

Publications Source:

Archival Appraisals with Frank Boles, 1991 Mississippi's Historical Heritage: a Directory of Libraries, Archives, and Organizations with Sandra E. Boyd, 1990 "Exploring the Black Box: The Appraisal of University Administrative Records" with Frank Boles, American Archivist 1985 This "game-changing article" defined what would become microappraisal and acknowledged the role of politics and resources in appraisal decisions, which were "daring arguments in their day." It also insisted that selection was an intellectual process and not based on intuition.