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Items associated with name 'Dayton, Brady (1889- )'
Brady J. Dayton collection
by Dayton, Brady (1903 – 1997)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
The Brady J. Dayton Collection contains four types of materials: a copy of Dayton's memoir recounting events in his young life written in 1964, transcribed journal entries from his time in Russia and Turkey, scanned and printed images from the sketchbook he kept from 1904-1905 and a newspaper article from 1997 which discusses Dayton's participation in World War I. Dayton presents an idyllic childhood against a backdrop of poverty, describing the hard life of fisherman on the Eastern Shore. His entries from his early years in the Navy offer insight into the life of naval officers in the early 1900s, as well as how Americans were perceived abroad. Russia (particularly Tiflis (Tiblisi), the capital of Georgia) and ports on the Mediterranean are described in detail.