Young (David A. W.) Papers, 1962-1988

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Scope and content:: The collection consists of correspondence, reports, financial data, clippings and ephemera related to the real estate investments and activities of various corporations and development companies. These companies, some of which were subsidiaries of the Penn Central Company, include the Macco Corporation (Newport Beach, Calif.), the Macco Realty Company (Newport Beach, Calif.), the Great Southwest Corporation (Los Angeles, Calif.), Volk-McLain Communities, Inc. (Los Angeles, Calif.) and Six Flags, Inc. (Los Angeles, Calif.). Some of the development projects and subdivisions represented in the collection include Coto de Caza, Lake California, Porter Ranch, and Rancho California.
Biographical / historical:: David A. W. Young served as treasurer and assistant secretary to Volk-McLain Communities, Inc., as treasurer and controller for the Great Southwest Corporation, and as secretary-treasurer of the Newport Beach-based Buccola Co. He also served as chairman of the Real Estate Committee of the California CPA Society.
Acquisition information:: The collection was donated to the Sherman Library by David A. W. Young in 1997.

Subjects:: Real estate development – California – History.
Real estate development – Orange County, Calif. – History.
Names:: Great Southwest Corporation.
Macco Corporation.
Macco Realty Company.
Six Flags, Inc.
Volk-McLain Communities, Inc.
Places:: Coto de Caza - California

Collection Guide Author:: Finding aid created by Sherman Library and Gardens staff.
Date Prepared:: 1962-1988
Date Encoded:: This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:54 p.m.

Access and use

Restrictions:: This collection is open for research.
Terms of access:: Property rights to the physical object belong to the Sherman Library. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The Sherman Library do not hold the copyright.

Location of this collection:: Sherman Library and Gardens

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Corona del Mar, CA 92625, US