George Parmly Day papers, 1894-1960 (inclusive), 1939-1954 (bulk).

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George Parmly Day papers, 1894-1960 (inclusive), 1939-1954 (bulk).

The papers consist of correspondence and other materials which relate to George Parmly Day's many positions at Yale University. The papers primarily concern Day's fund-raising activities as treasurer of the University and of the Alumni Fund and as secretary of the Class of 1897. To a lesser extent the papers reflect Day's publishing interests as a founder and director of the Yale University Press and contributor to the Yale Alumni Magazine. Included also are papers of the Acrotorque Company, a manufacturer of transmissions in Cleveland, Ohio.

11 linear ft. (27 boxes, 1 folio)

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SNAC Resource ID: 8022990

Yale University Library

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Orshansky, Elias.

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Clarke, Charles Upson, 1875-

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Day, George Parmly, 1876-1959.

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George Parmly Day was born in 1876 and received a B.A. from Yale University in 1897. In 1907 Day organized the Yale Publishing Association, which became the Yale University Press in 1908. Day served as its president until 1944. In 1910 Day became treasurer of Yale and served as a successful fundraiser until 1942. He was one of four brothers described in his brother Clarence Day, Jr.'s Life With Father. George Parmly Day died in New Haven, Connecticut on October 24, 1959. From the des...

Bronson, F. W. (Francis Woolsey), 1901-1966

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Day, Julian, 1953-

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Yale University.

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Dimock, E. J. (Edward Jordan), 1890-

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Acrotorque Company.

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Proctor, William Ross.

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Bell, Arthur T.

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Goodrich, Chauncey William, 1864-1956.

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Childs, Starling Winston, 1870-

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Griswold, Alfred Whitney, 1906-1963

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Alfred Whitney Griswold was born in Morristown, New Jersey, on October 27, 1906. He received a B.A. degree from Yale in 1929 and a Ph.D. in 1933. Griswold held various academic positions in history and government and international relations at Yale from 1933-1950. In 1950 he became president of Yale, an office he held until his death on April 19, 1963. From the description of Alfred Whitney Griswold personal papers, 1914-1990 (inclusive), 1919-1964 (bulk). (Unknown). WorldCat record ...

Tighe, Laurence G., 1894-1954.

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Brown, Thatcher.

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Reeve, Charles McCormick, 1847-1947

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Yale Alumni Fund Association.

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Wright, Howell, 1882-1954

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Howell Wright was born in Swansea, Massachusetts, on January 21, 1882. He graduated from Yale University (B.A., 1906) and served as a municipal official in Cleveland, Ohio, for several years. He collected books, manuscripts, and photographs on Rhodesia and South Africa until his death in 1954. From the guide to the Howell Wright collection, 1868-1977, (Manuscripts and Archives) Howell Wright was born in Swansea, Massachusetts, on January 21, 1882. He graduated from Yale Univ...

Blair, Edwin Foster.

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Day, Clarence, 1874-1935

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Author and illustrator Clarence Day, best known for his book Life With Father, was born in New York City on November 18, 1874. He graduated from Yale College in 1896, then worked in his father's brokerage house and served briefly in the U. S. Navy. In 1898 he was stricken with rheumatoid arthritis. He traveled for some years in search of a cure, then settled in New York, where he became active in the alumni affairs of Yale College and launched his writing career. Day's essays, book reviews, shor...

Dana, Arnold Guyot, 1862-1947

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Editor, publisher, and local historian, of New York, N.Y., and New Haven, Conn.; graduate of Yale in 1883. From the description of Arnold Guyot Dana collection, 1641-1947. (New Haven Colony Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 314107446 ...

Seymour, Charles, 1885-1963

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Charles Seymour was an author and educator. He served as a delegate to the Paris Peace Conference in 1919. Seymour was president of Yale University from 1937-1950. He was the author of Intimate Papers of Colonel House, 1926-1928. From the description of Charles Seymour papers, 1912-1963 (inclusive). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702206354 Charles Seymour was an author and educator. He served as a delegate to the Paris Peace Conference in 1919. Seymour was presi...

Kohut, Rebekah Bettelheim, 1864-1951

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Fields, Curtis P

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Parsons, Charles R. (Charles Richard), active 1885-1892

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Charles Parsons (1889-1969): active in mining, 1913-1917; resided in Europe, 1925-1939; active in isolationist politics, 1939-1969. From the description of Charles Parsons papers, 1880-1965 (inclusive). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702205750 From the description of Charles Parsons papers, 1880-1965 (inclusive). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122370016 Charles Parsons (1889-1969): active in mining, 1913-1917; resided in Europe, 1925-1939; active in iso...

Yale University press

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See "A Brief History of Yale University Press" by Robert Pranzatelli, adapted from A World of Letters by Nicholas A. Basbanes, available at <http://yalepress.yale.edu/yupbooks/about.asp>. From the guide to the Yale University Press records, 1919-1964, (Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library) I. THE FIRST HALF-CENTURY From its founding in 1908 by George Parmly Day, Yale University Press sought to acquire and publish important works of scholarship, issuin...

Eno Foundation for Highway Traffic Control

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