Letters from the Pribilofs written by Leslie L. Bradley, 1948-1949

Collection

Identifier: MS 4-28

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Leslie L. Bradley worked for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on St. George and St. Paul Islands. This file of letters, covering several years, were written to B. Irene Barrett, Leslie’s sister, in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Dates

1948-1949

Conditions Governing Access

Open to research according to the policies of the Alaska State Library.

Conditions Governing Use

Request for permission to publish material from the collection must be discussed with the Librarian. Photocopying does not constitute permission to publish.

Biographical

Born May 5, 1901, in Montezuma, Iowa, Leslie Bradley attended colleges in Iowa and Colorado, majoring in forestry. During World War II he served in the U. S. Air Force in Europe and received the Distinguished Flying Cross and other decorations. The last seven years of his life, he worked at the Boeing plant in Seattle in the wind tunnel. Mr. Bradley died on December 6, 1962, at Puyallup, Washington.

Extent

99 Leaves : typescript

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection is the gift of B. Irene Bradley Barrett M.D. who is the sister of Leslie L. Bradley. Mrs. Barrett sent the letters to Bob DeArmond who brought them to the Alaska State Library in September, 1980.

Processing Information

The letters have been housed in Mylar and placed in an acid free folder.

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title: Finding aid for the Letters from the Pribilofs written by Leslie L. Bradley, 1948-1949
Status: In Progress
Author: Processed by: Staff ; Revised: 10/05/09 jas ; ArchivesSpace finding aid by: Sandy Johnston
Date: 2019 June
Description rules: Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description: Undetermined
Script of description: Code for undetermined script
Language of description note: English