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Chanties by various authors

File contains handwritten copies of various sea chanties collected by Frank Parker Day. Includes "Yankee Ship," "A la Claire Fontaine" (accompanied by musical notation), "Storm Along," "Shenandoah," and other untitled chanties.

Speeches on the military and education

File includes speeches on the military and education. Many of the speeches were given to students of Union College. File also includes a notebook and an Armistice Day speech titled "A Country Boy" given to Maritime officers in Saint John, New Brunswick on November 10, 1934.

Speeches on education, citizenship, and reflections on life

File contains speeches and essays on a variety of subjects, including education, citizenship, and reflections on life. Some speeches were given in Day's role as President of Union College. One speech in MS-2-288, Box 13, Folder 2 is written in Spanish.

Speeches on Shakespeare, education, and other topics

File contains speeches and essays on a variety of subjects, including Shakespeare and education. Included in the folder are the published proceedings of the 24th Annual Convention of the National Collegiate Athletic Association held in New York City on January 1, 1930.

Daybook

Contains notes on a variety of subjects including Shakespeare, Edith Cavell, United States immigration policy, ms of "The Golden Maple Leaf."

Speeches on education, literature, religion, and other topics

File includes speeches and essays on a variety of subjects, including education, literature, religion, academic biographical citations, and the Red Cross. Speeches were primarily delivered at faculty meetings and convocations. File also includes Frank Parker Day's inaugural address as President of Union College and radio talks on education given as president.

Speeches on literature, fishing, and other subjects

File contains speeches on a variety of subjects, including literature, fishing, and "war and peace." File includes speeches delivered to students at the Irving School and Brown University. File also includes a copy of the Angler's Club Bulletin (Volume 7, Number 1), which includes an address given by Frank Parker Day to the 22nd annual dinner at the university club on January 17, 1928. File also includes a copy of School and Society (Volume 26), which contains an article by Lotus D. Coffman that reference Frank Parker Day.

Book reviews

Reviews of Rockbound, River of Strangers, and Autobiography of a Fisherman.

Ironbound, July 30, 1926 : [manuscript]

Item is a manuscript of diary entries, genealogical notes, lists of idioms, and anecdotes written by Frank Parker Day in preparation for writing his novel Rockbound, which was based on families on East Ironbound Island.

"Looking Forward"

Author may be Charles A. Beard, but the typescript includes a note saying that he "denies writing it, admits reading it to a circle of his friends."

Speeches on education and the military

File includes three typescript speeches on education and military. Materials include a speech titled "What Education is of Most Worth," a speech titled "The Will to Learn" (assembly address delivered in Portland, Oregon in October 1925) and a speech titled "Recruiting Canadian Highlanders," delivered to the St. Andrew's Society in Philadelphia on November 30, 1925.

Photograph of the 185th Overseas Battalion, Nova Scotia Highland Brigade.

File contains 2 copies of the photograph of the 185 Overseas Battalion, Nova Scotia Highland Brigade. The photograph shows the battalion standing in a field with white tents in the background. The Officer in charge was Lieutenant Colonel Frank Parker Day. Photographed by H.O. Dodge in Sydney, Nova Scotia in 1916.

Dodge, H. O.

Essays and writings

File contains speeches and essays on a variety of subjects, including drama, Russian novelists, and modern fiction.
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