Bruce E. Bradbury Papers
Michael C. Oliveira
ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives
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Bruce E. Bradbury Papers
Collection number: Coll2008-022
ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives
Los Angeles,
California
- Processed by:
- Michael C. Oliveira
- Date Completed:
- January 7, 2008
- Encoded by:
- Michael C. Oliveira
© 2008 ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives. All rights reserved.
Processing this collection has been funded by a generous grant
from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Descriptive Summary
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
Access
The collection is open to researchers. There are no access
restrictions.
Publication Rights
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).
Preferred Citation
Box #, Folder #, Bruce E. Bradbury Papers, Coll2008-022, ONE National
Gay and Lesbian Archives, Los Angeles, California.
Acquisition Information
Date and method of acquisition unknown.
Processing Information
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.
Biography
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.
Indexing Terms
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
Collection Contents
Box 1 : 1-2, 5-9 ; 2 : 1-3 ; 3 : 1-2
Box 1 : 1
Personal correspondence and documents
1939-1991
Box 1 : 2
Identity, membership, and business cards
1954-1985
Box 1 : 6
Motorcycle club program, Coronation of Oedipus Rex
LVII
1990
Box 3 : 1-2
Photographs
circa 1923-circa
1990
Tattoos and piercings
1974-1991
Box 1 : 5
Business cards, flyers, miscellaneous
1974-1982
Box 1 : 5
PFI Quarterly magazine
October
1977
Box 1 :
5
Illustrated Men
newsletter
May
1990-November 1991
Box 1 : 7 - 2 : 3
Who Are You, Billy Bingleman?
(novel)
circa 1960
Physical Description: Typescript; 6 folders.
Box 1 : 3-4; 3 : 3-5 ; 4 : 1(Oversize)
Box 4 : 1(Oversize)
Edgar J. Bradbury's certificates as Freemason
1929-1966
Box 4 : 1(Oversize)
Family cemetery map
no date
Box 1 : 3
Family correspondence and documents
1929-1966
Home Movies
circa 1958-1960
Physical Description: 8-mm film; 1 x 7-inch reel ; 1 x 5 1/2-inch reel ; 5 x 2 3/4-inch
reels.
Box 3 : 3
"Family, Neighbors, Steam Engines"
1956-1959
Physical Description: 8 mm film; 1 x 7-inch reel.
Box 3 : 4
Films addressed to Edgar J. Bradbury
circa 1958
Physical Description: 8 mm films; 3 x 2 3/4-inch reels ; 1 empty
reel.
Box 3 : 5
Films found with Edgar J. Bradbury films
circa 1958
Physical Description: 8 mm films; 1 x 5 1/2-inch reel ; 2 x 2 3/4-inch
reels.
Box 1 : 4
Memorial cards of family and friends, family cemetery map,
petition for probate
1930-1976
