A week or so ago, I was saddened to read Jim Stasheff's post on the AlgTop mailing list, announcing the passing of Colin Day, after a long bout with cancer.


I was thinking of reading Colin Day's PhD thesis in his memory, and trying to understand it (the title certainly sounds interesting); but I found it to be difficult to access. The reference is:



> 
> Day, Colin  
> 
> *A topological construction of Vassiliev style invariants of links.*  
> 
> Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 1993. 99 pp.
> 


The standard course of action (I think) would be to write to the UNC library and to pay for access; but I'm wondering whether his PhD thesis, or a good summary of it, or anything related is freely available anywhere.


Does anyone know how Colin Day's work can be easily accessed? 



How to find Colin Day's PhD Thesis
I appreciate the interest shown. It apparently is on microfiche.
I am in contact with the UNC math library
and hope to have access I can share.


**Update**: It is now available at


<http://hans.math.upenn.edu/~jds/>


scroll down to Colin...


Please let me know if you access it or if you have trouble accessing it.


