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Pamphlet containing an article offprint from ‘Oil, Shale and Cannel Coal’ published by the Institute of Petroleum.

Newspaper cuttings reporting miscellaneous current events, legal cases in the oil industry, news of Dr Livingstone, oil manufacture and trade, explosive coal oils and paraffin lamps, Young’s paraffin oil patent, The Royal Institution and The International Exhibition in 1862.

Newspaper cuttings including obituary notices of James Young, 1883-1884, a cutting relating to the search for David Livingstone, 1873, and a handwritten draft and a typed version of a poem for James Young by Rachel B. Merrylas.

Pamphlet describing James Young’s work in the oil industry.

Coal specimen wrapped in noted paper.

James Young’s signed ticket for the Royal Institution’s weekly evening meeting.

Young expresses no wish to go to America to deal with the patent.

Photostat copy of cash book.

Printed booklet including two maps printed on tissue paper.