Frank Dailey papers, 1937-1944
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Summary
- Creator:
- Dailey, Frank Walter. and Duke University. University Archives
- Abstract:
- The collection largely includes photographs taken by Dailey while a student at Duke University. They date from 1938-1940 and include various subjects, including football and the social activities of students. There is a small cache of clippings/newsprint and ephemera.
- Extent:
- 0.5 Linear Feet
- Language:
- English
- Collection ID:
- UA.29.02.0240
- University Archives Record Group:
- 29 -- Papers of Faculty, Staff, and Associates
29 -- Papers of Faculty, Staff, and Associates > 02 -- Individuals
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection contains largely photographs taken by Dailey during his time as a student at Duke. The topics of his photographs range from football to dances to fraternity initiations. There are four photograph albums, described in greater detail below, as well s loose photographs which have been sleeved. Many of the loose photographs are enlarged copies of images found in the albums. There are also some clippings and newsprint which may contain published photographs taken by Dailey and ephemera. The collection ranges in date from 1937-1944.
- Biographical / historical:
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Frank Walter Dailey was born November 7, 1919 in Buffalo, NY. He received his A. B. degree from Duke in 1941 and his doctorate of Juris Prudence from Duke in 1948. Between his degrees, Dailey served in the United States Navy during World War II. While at Duke, he played trumpet in the Duke Band and was a photographer for the Duke 'n' Duchess, the school's first student-supported humor magazine. He passed away on March 21, 2012.
- Acquisition information:
- The Frank Dailey Papers were received by the Duke University Archives as a gift in February 2014.
- Processing information:
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Processed by: Kimberly Sims, April 2014
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
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