GEORGE D. DAYTON:
An Inventory of His Papers at the Minnesota Historical Society
Manuscripts Collection
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Dayton, George Draper, 1907-, creator. | |
| Title: | George D. Dayton II and Family Papers. | |
| Dates: | 1873-1988. | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Correspondence (1873, 1901-1977); photographs (ca. 1950s); Dayton, Winchell, and McDonald genealogical material; newspaper clippings; and an unpublished religious manuscript related to Minneapolis, Minnesota, businessman George Draper Dayton II and family. | |
| Quantity: | 0.5 cubic feet (1 box), 1 master audio file: WAV (298 MB) and 1 user audio file: MP3 (41.1 MB). | |
| Location: | P756: See Detailed Description for shelf location. |
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
George Draper Dayton II (9/21/1907-10/13/1988) was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to David Draper Dayton and Louise Winchell Dayton Denman. He was a grandson of George Draper Dayton, the founder of Dayton’s.
He was educated at Whittier School (1913-1918), Blake School (class of 1924), Princeton University (class of 1928). He married Marion Harriet McDonald on June 26, 1928, in Minneapolis. Their children include George Draper Dayton III (6/13/1929-), Harriet McDonald Dayton Jaffray Dickey (2/26/1932-), and Margaret Dayton Ankeny (1/1/1934-).
George Dayton began his business career with the Dayton Company in 1923. He held the positions of secretary (1936), treasurer (1941), executive vice president (1947), and vice president (Dayton Corporation, 1967). He retired from the Dayton-Hudson Corporation on July 21, 1971.
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. George D. Dayton II and Family Papers. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession number: 16,168
Location of Master Files:
Digital master of the audiocassette is maintained on the Society's secure digital collections storage servers and is managed and preserved in accordance with archival best practices.
The original audiocassette was disposed after the material was digitally reformatted into a WAV file.
Processing Information:
Processed by: Christopher G. Welter, January 2010
Digital audio transferred from the master audio recording by the Minnesota Historical Society for preservation purposes, April 2019.
Catalog ID number: 990070364800104294
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
| Box | |||||||||||
| P756 | 1 | Correspondence, 1873, 1901-1977. 4 folders. | |||||||||
| Includes George D. Dayton II, his father David Draper Dayton, and grandfather George D. Dayton. | |||||||||||
| Newton Horace Winchell publications, 1915-1917. | |||||||||||
| Dayton genealogy, Winchell project, 1972. | |||||||||||
| Winchell related research, 1973. | |||||||||||
| Biographical information, circa 1950s-1970s. | |||||||||||
| Unpublished religious manuscript, undated. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
| Written by George D. Dayton II? | |||||||||||
| Photographs: George D. Dayton II, circa 1950s. | |||||||||||
| McDonald family memoir, 1936. | |||||||||||
| Written by Julia D. McDonald(?). | |||||||||||
| Newspaper clippings , undated and 1937. | |||||||||||
| Internet | George Dayton II Memorial Service, Westminster Presbyterian Church, October 1988. 1 master audio file (59 minutes, 04 seconds): WAV (298 MB) and 1 user audio file: MP3 (41.1 MB). | ||||||||||
| Material from memorial service. Audio is distorted during the musical segments of the service. | |||||||||||
Digital version
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CATALOG HEADINGS
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
- Topics:
- Families -- History.
- Persons:
- Dayton, David D., 1881?-1923.
- Dayton, George Draper, 1857-1938.
- Dayton family.
- McDonald, Julia Davis.
- Winchell, N. H. (Newton Horace), 1839-1914.
- Document Types:
- Sound recordings.
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