Background
Young, Olivia Knowles was born on September 3, 1922 in Benton, Arkansas, United States. Daughter of Wesley Taylor and Med Belle (Crawford) Knowles.
Young, Olivia Knowles was born on September 3, 1922 in Benton, Arkansas, United States. Daughter of Wesley Taylor and Med Belle (Crawford) Knowles.
Bachelor, Tennessee Technology University, 1942. Bachelor of Science in Library. Science, Tennessee Technology University, 1946.
Head periodicals and documents department, Peabody College Library, Nashville, 1946-1949; area library, United States Army, Austria, 1949-1951; library, Cairo Public Library., Georgia, 1955-1957; library, Caney Fork Regional Library., Sparta, Tennessee, 1957-1958; chief library, Fort Stewart (Georgia) United States Army, 1959-1963; director, Watauga Regional Library., Johnson City, Tennessee, 1963-1970; director development and extension, Tennessee State Library. and Archives, Nashville, 1971-1982; state library and archivist, Tennessee State Library. and Archives, Nashville, 1982-1985; retired, 1985.
Member Tennessee library association (treasurer 1970, Honor award 1985), Southeastern library association, American Library Association, Boone Tree library association (president 1968), Altrusa Club (secretary 1967).
Married Calvin B. Young, October 6, 1951. 1 child, Brigham Taylor.