b1011 Kent Day Family Papers, ca. 1917-1919 A Register of the Collection at the Utah State Historical Society Utah State Historical Society 1999 Finding aid encode in EAD 1.0 by Craig Ringgenberg using XMetaL 1.0, 1999. Finding aid written in English.

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Summary Description Utah State Historical Society Mss B 1011 Day, Kent, collector. Kent Day Family Papers, ca. 1917-1919 .5 lin. ft. (1 box) David Day was born in Layton, Utah 1 May 1896. He attended Layton public schools and farmed with his father. He entered the service 9 August 1918 and was sent to Camp Fremont, California. He was eventually sent east and died of the Spanish influenze and pneumonia at the Military Hospital at Camp Mills, New York. He was given a military funeral, 10 November 1918, in the Kaysville Cemetery. He was the first soldier to be returned and intered in the Cemetery. Ada Elizabeth Day Finfrock was born 11 March 1898 in Layton, Utah. She attended school at the University of Utah and UCLA. She married John Quincy Finfrock 27 December 1933 in Yuma, Arizona. She was employed as a civil service worker with the Department of the Army before her retirement. She died 10 June 1984 and is buried in the Kaysville Cemetery. The collection consists of letters written to Ada Elizabeth Day from Layton, Utah soldiers during World War I. Also contains the legal papers concerning the death of David Day from the Spanish influenza. Topics: Soldiers -- Utah -- Layton. World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narrative. Persons: Day, David, 1896 Day family. Finfrock, Ada Elizabeth Day, 1898 Background Biographical Note

David Day was born in Layton, Utah 1 May 1896. He attended Layton public schools and farmed with his father. He entered the service 9 August 1918 and was sent to Camp Fremont, California. He was eventually sent east and died of the Spanish influenze and pneumonia at the Military Hospital at Camp Mills, New York. He was given a military funeral, 10 November 1918, in the Kaysville Cemetery.

Ada Elizabeth Day Finfrock was born 11 March 1898 in Layton, Utah. She attended school at the University of Utah and UCLA. She married John Quincy Finfrock 27 December 1933 in Yuma, Arizona. She was employed as a civil service worker with the Department of the Army before her retirement. She died 10 June 1984 and is buried in the Kaysville Cemetery.

Scope and Content

Collection consists of letters written to Ada Elizabeth Day from Layton, Utah soldiers during World War I. Also contains the legal papers concerning the death of David Day from the Spanish influenza.

Administrative Information Preferred Citation:

Kent Day Family Papers, ca. 1917-1919, Utah State Historical Society.

Acquisition Information:

Gift of Kent Day

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Processing Information: Collection processed by Stephen D. Youngkin Finding aid compiled by Stephen D. Youngkin Finding aid edited by Linda Thatcher, 2000 Collection cataloged by Linda Thatcher, 2000 (RLIN ID: UTSX00-A46). Finding aid encoded for the World Wide Web by Craig Ringgenberg, 2000. Separations

Photographs have been removed and filed as Mss C 1011.

Container list Box Folder Contents Correspondence and miscellaneous materials 1 1-8 Correspondence; 21 October 1917 - 24 October 1919 1 9-10 Miscellaneous materials; Liberty Loan poster, Memorial from France, The Peace Treaty and League of Nations: Address by the President of the United States (10 July 1919), Application of Mother for Arrears of Pay, etc., Honor Your Boy (memorial advertisement), (Davis Co., Utah) draft board notifications, receipts, insurance certificate, allowance for burial expenses, application for furlough, war service questionnaire, application of mother for arrears of pay, etc.