Dudley Landon Vaill papers, 1897-1959 (inclusive).

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Dudley Landon Vaill papers, 1897-1959 (inclusive).

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The papers consist primarily of correspondence received by Dudley Vaill from Clarence Day, former roommate and fellow graduate of the Yale Class of 1896. Day, author of the hit Broadway play, "Life with Father," was a prolific correspondent who enlivened his letters with ink sketches. The correspondence deals with personal matters as well as alumni activities. Memorabilia and photographs of Vaill's college days complete the collection.

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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...

Yale University.

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Yale University. Class of 1884

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Vaill, Dudley Landon

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Dudley Landon Vaill was born on August 30, 1873, in Winsted, Connecticut. He graduated from Phillips Academy, Andover, in 1892 and from Yale in 1896. Vaill served as class secretary from 1916 until his death. Upon graduation Vaill joined the firm of George Dudley and Son, a leather manufacturer in Winsted, and became treasurer of the company in 1898. He was president of the Winsted Savings Bank from 1914 to 1953. Vaill died on October 8, 1967. From the description of Dudley Landon Va...