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Dayne Donovan Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M/A 0014

Description of Contents

The collection consists of family records and papers, school notebooks and yearbooks, World War I memorabilia, postcards, photographs, and newspaper clippings.

Dates

  • Creation: 1892 - 1967

Creator

Access

The collection is available for use in Special Collections at Minneapolis Central Library during the department's open hours.

Biography

Dayne Donovan was born to Daniel and Maud Laura (Williams) Donovan on July 19, 1892, in Auburn, Indiana. The family eventually relocated to Minneapolis, Minnesota, where Dayne attended Garfield Junior High and Minneapolis Central High, graduating in 1911. He enrolled at the University of Minnesota but ceased his studies in June 1913.

His military career was as follows: He applied for an officer's commission in the Officers' Reserve Corp (May 1917). Nearly a year later, he applied to the War Department's Aviation Examining Board, while he also took radio classes at Minneapolis's William Hood Dunwoody Industrial Institute. He was inducted into the Signal Corps (May 4, 1918) and was assigned to Company B, 6th Field Signal Battalion, Sixth Division, U.S. Army (June 12, 1918). He left for France on July 7, 1918.

Dayne Donovan died November 26, 1967, in Hennepin County, Minnesota.

Extent

1 boxes (1 box)

Language of Materials

English

Title
Dayne Donovan Papers
Status
Completed
Author
Christopher G. Welter
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Hennepin County Library Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Minneapolis Central Library
300 Nicollet Mall
Minneapolis MN 55401 U.S.A.
612-543-8200