Benjamin Franklin Day letters
Collection — Folder: S0342
Identifier: S0342
Scope and Contents
This collection includes correspondence from Benjamin Franklin Day in Buena Vista, Virginia to his niece Jenny ranging from 1931 to 1932 regarding daily life, current events, family news and history, recollections of his life, including his time in the U.S. Navy.
Dates
- 1931-1932
Creator
- Day, Benjamin Franklin (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Biographical Note
Rear Admiral Benjamin Franklin Day was born on January 16, 1841, in Plymouth, Ohio, to Benjamin Franklin Day and Prussia King. He was appointed to the Naval Academy from Ohio in 1858. During the U.S. Civil War, he served in the U.S.S. Harriet Lane and in the Colorado in the Western Gulf Blockading Squadron. In July 1863, Day was wounded in a night engagement. He retired from active naval duty on March 28, 1900, after more than forty years of service.
Day married Flora Inez Baldwin (1846-1888) and they had two sons, Phillip B. and Benjamin Clarke (1877-1954). After the death of his first wife, he married Julia B. Wentz (1842-1920) on May 9, 1892. In 1900, they lived in Natural Bridge, Rockbridge County, Virginia. His son, Phillip B. Day had three children with his wife Ernestina: Phillip B., Jr., Fora P., and Jane.
Benjamin Franklin Day died on July 3, 1933, at the home of his son Phillip in Buena Vista, Virginia.
Source:
Information found within collection.
Ancestry.com. "Benjamin F. Day." 1880 United States Federal Census. Accessed May 1, 2018. www.ancestry.com.
Ancestry.com. "Benjamin F. Day." 1900 United States Federal Census. Accessed May 1, 2018. www.ancestry.com.
Ancestry.com. "Benjamin F. Day." 1910 United States Federal Census. Accessed May 1, 2018. www.ancestry.com.
Ancestry.com. "Benjamin F. Day." 1920 United States Federal Census. Accessed May 1, 2018. www.ancestry.com.
ProQuest Historical Newspapers. Accessed December 19, 2013.
Day married Flora Inez Baldwin (1846-1888) and they had two sons, Phillip B. and Benjamin Clarke (1877-1954). After the death of his first wife, he married Julia B. Wentz (1842-1920) on May 9, 1892. In 1900, they lived in Natural Bridge, Rockbridge County, Virginia. His son, Phillip B. Day had three children with his wife Ernestina: Phillip B., Jr., Fora P., and Jane.
Benjamin Franklin Day died on July 3, 1933, at the home of his son Phillip in Buena Vista, Virginia.
Source:
Information found within collection.
Ancestry.com. "Benjamin F. Day." 1880 United States Federal Census. Accessed May 1, 2018. www.ancestry.com.
Ancestry.com. "Benjamin F. Day." 1900 United States Federal Census. Accessed May 1, 2018. www.ancestry.com.
Ancestry.com. "Benjamin F. Day." 1910 United States Federal Census. Accessed May 1, 2018. www.ancestry.com.
Ancestry.com. "Benjamin F. Day." 1920 United States Federal Census. Accessed May 1, 2018. www.ancestry.com.
ProQuest Historical Newspapers. Accessed December 19, 2013.
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged chronologically.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2013 December by Nikki Stoddard Schofield. EAD finding aid created 2013 December by Nikki Stoddard Schofield. EAD finding aid revised 2018/05/01 by Brittany Kropf.
Creator
- Day, Benjamin Franklin (Person)
- Title
- Benjamin Franklin Day letters
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
