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Title: Bruce E. Bradbury papers
Dates: 1942-1991
Collection number: Coll2008-022
Creator:
Bradbury, Bruce Edgar, 1923-1992
Collection Size: 2 archive cartons, 1 archives
half-carton, 1 oversize box. 2.4 linear feet.
Repository:
ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives.
Los Angeles, California 90007
Abstract: Photographs, correspondence, and other materials
relating to the life and family of Bruce Bradbury (1923-1992). The documents
include family correspondence, photographs, and 8-mm home movies. Other
photographs, correspondence, and materials document Bradbury's service in the
United States Merchant Marine, his creative writing (including a typescript of
his novel
Who Are You, Billy Bingleman?), and his
interest in motorcycles and tattoos.
Languages: Languages represented in the collection:
English
The collection is open to researchers. There are no access
restrictions.
Researchers wishing to publish materials must obtain permission in
writing from ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives as the physical owner.
Researchers must also obtain clearance from the holder(s) of any copyrights in
the materials. Note that ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives can grant
copyright clearance only for those materials for which we hold the copyright.
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain copyright clearance for
all other materials directly from the copyright holder(s).
Box #, Folder #, Bruce E. Bradbury Papers, Coll2008-022, ONE National
Gay and Lesbian Archives, Los Angeles, California.
Date and method of acquisition unknown.
Collection processed by Michael C. Oliveira,
January 7, 2008.
Processing this collection has been funded by a generous grant from the
National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Bruce Edgar Bradbury was born in Indiana (possibly Albion) on May 15,
1923, to Edgar J. and Lucille Enger Chappelle Bradbury. A member of the
National Honor Society, he graduated from high school in 1940 and went on to
attend Northwestern University. He later graduated from the United States
Merchant Marine Academy and served as a deck officer on the
Mesh Knot. In the mid 1950s, he relocated to Los
Angeles, where he pursued his interests in creative writing, motorcycles (he
appears to have been a member of the Saddleback Motorcycle Club of Orange
County), and tattoos. He died in Los Angeles on April 13, 1992.
Scope and Content of Collection
The bulk of the collection consists of photographs of Bradbury's service
with the United States Merchant Marine, outings with the Saddleback Motorcycle
Club of Orange County, and images of himself and family. The collection also
includes 7 reels of 8-mm home movies dating from the mid-1950s, and a
typescript of his novel,
Who are You, Billy Bingleman? Bradbury's personal
papers include identity, membership, and business cards, along with documents
relating to his Merchant Marine service, and his interest in tattoos. Other
papers include correspondence and personal papers of his mother, father and
brother.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this
collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Bradbury, Bruce Edgar, 1923-1992
Gay motorcycle clubs--Los Angeles, Calif.
Merchant marine
Photographs
Tattooed people