{"value"=>"<p>The letters and postcards contained in this subseries paint a vivid picture of domestic life and personal relations in the Day family over a period of nearly seven decades. The primary focus of this material is on family affairs during Clarence Day's youth and early adulthood. Highlights include an 1874 letter from Clarence Day, Sr. announcing the birth of his first son, items written by Clarence Day while he was a student at Yale University and his letters to relatives during his service in the U. S. Navy. Additional correspondence documents the early stages of Clarence Day's arthritis and his travels in search of a cure, his close relations with his sister-in-law, Wilhelmine Day, and his cousin, Julia Stockwell and the epilepsy that afflicted his youngest brother, Harold. Also filed here are 1862 letters from Clarence Day, Sr. to his family regarding his military service in the 7th Regiment of the New York State Militia, and correspondence from Julian Day regarding his distinguished service in the British armed forces during the First World War. The material is arranged chronologically, then alphabetically by author (or recipient where noted) within each year.</p>"}