Day family papers
Scope and Contents
Extensive collection of correspondence addressed to the Day family of Rochester/Irondequoit between 1902 and 1958. Also includes photographs and a small amount of realia.
Dates
- Creation: Inclusive Dates, 1902-1958
- Creation: Majority of material found within Bulk of collection 1931-1946
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this collection.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright is held by the Rochester Public Library, Local History and Genealogy Division. Copyright of the papers in the collection may be held by their authors, or the authors’ heirs or assigns. Researchers must obtain the written permission of the holder[s] of copyright and the Local History and Genealogy Division before publishing quotations from materials in the collection. Most papers may be copied in accordance with the library’s usual procedures unless otherwise specified.
Biographical / Historical
The Day family had their origins in England. Earnest Sidney Day was born in 1891 in Wicken District of Cambridgeshire in Cambridge England. He immigrated to the United States in February 14th, 1912. He passed away in 1972. Sophia Rose Stieve was born in 1893 and died in 1968. She was a German-American from Rochester N.Y. Both her parents were born in Germany. Sophia and Earnest were married and had their first child Mildred on August 29, 1920, and their second Arthur on January 14, 1922. Arthur went on the study medicine at the University of Michigan. He was unhappily drafted into the military on October 30, 1943. Arthur died in Canandaigua on February 14, 1990. Mildred dated many fellows in war time on the home front. She had an unusual relationship with Carl Pond whom she expected to marry. It was never revealed why they did not wed. Charles Hall married her on December 11th 1948. They had one daughter named Christine on June 15, 1950.
Extent
1.5 Cubic Feet (Two boxes. totaling 1.5 cubic feet.) ; 15 x 12 x 10; 15 x 6 x 10
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Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection contains a series of letters written to and from the Day family between the years of 1902-1958. The letters detail intimate and personal views of the family's life, especially living in the 1940's.
Arrangement
This collection consists of 2 boxes and 1 oversize folder.
Custodial History
Transferred to the Rochester Public Library from the Orleans County Historian in 2017. Gifted to Orleans County Historian by Mary Ann Spychalski, 15844 Holley Rd., Holley, NY 14470-9315.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred to the Rochester Public Library from the Orleans County Historian in 2017. Gifted to Orleans County Historian by Mary Ann Spychalski, 15844 Holley Rd., Holley, NY 14470-9315. [Accession Number 2018.015]
- Title
- A guide to the Day family papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Karen Knoll
- Date
- 2018-11-21
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Local History & Genealogy Division Repository
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Rochester 14604 USA
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