1939/1946 (Creation date: 1939/1946)

Jay, John, 1918-2008; Jay, Hilda L., 1921-

These films are part of the John and Hilda Jay family papers. They likely date between 1939-1946. 

Silent home video of the family taking wedding portraits, strolling the National Mall in Washington, D.C., and playing in the yard with the children.

Washington, D.C.

John and Hilda Jay home movies

University Archives

English

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Finding aid for collection 

Bibliographical/Historical Note
John Jay and Hilda Lease met as students at Indiana University. John graduated in 1941 with a B.S. in Business, after which time the two became pen pals as they temporarily went separate ways (John moved to Connecticut to begin his career). They were not apart for long, however, as they married in 1942. John joined the Navy during WWII in 1944, while Hilda went on to graduate from IU in 1945 with a B.S. in Education.

Catalog Key: C651; Other: GR00439844; Other: 2019/002; MDPI Barcode: 40000003228154