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Frank Parker Day fonds Series
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Correspondence of Frank Parker Day

This series contains all correspondence found in the fonds. Due to the broad scope of Day’s correspondence and the sometimes blurry lines that exist between his personal versus business letters, the series is not ordered by subject. Rather, correspondence is ordered chronologically by decade and alphabetically within the decade.

A detailed list of correspondents' names and exact dates of the letters is available in the Archives.

Frank Parker Day photographs

Series contains photographs that span the greater portion of Day's life. Materials include photographs depicting his time in university, his time served during World War One, and his time as President of Union College. Series also contains many photographs of the Day family and their friends.

Literary Writings of Frank Parker Day

This series contains manuscripts for all autobiographical writings, essays, novels, plays, poetry, and short stories present in the Frank Parker Day fonds. Most works are not individually dated, so the materials have been group into the following categories: Biographical and autobiographical writings, novels (published and unpublished), plays, poetry, and stories.

Personal Materials of Frank Parker Day

This series includes files from his time at Mount Allison and Oxford universities, family -related materials and memorabilia, legal and financial documents (which include publishing contracts and insurance forms), as well as documents related to Swarthmore and Union Colleges. Other assorted documents include the address given at his funeral, clippings of book reviews, and scrapbooks (on microfilm) from 1905-1907.

Speeches and Essays of Frank Parker Day

Series contains a variety of speeches and essays, ordered completely chronologically, that Day gave during his career. Many of these are related to his academic career, particularly on literary subjects and war. Many were given during his time as President of Union College when he was a much sought-after speaker.