Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Bradford, G.R. (Gordon Richard)
- Abstract:
- The collection consists of materials from Gordon Bradford, who worked as an analytical chemist in the Department of Soil and Environmental Sciences at UC Riverside from 1949-1991. Items in the collection include correspondence, photographs, slides, documents, and publications related to Bradford's work and professional development with trace element analysis and the use of spectroscopic methods.
- Extent:
- 14.0 linear feet (14 boxes)
- Language:
- The collection is in English .
- Preferred citation:
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[identification of item], [date if possible]. Gordon Bradford papers (UA 037). Special Collections & University Archives, University of California, Riverside.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection consists of materials from Gordon Bradford, who worked as an analytical chemist in the Department of Soil and Environmental Sciences at UC Riverside from 1949-1991. Items in the collection include correspondence, photographs, slides, documents, and publications related to Bradford's work and professional development with trace element analysis and the use of spectroscopic methods.
- Biographical / historical:
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Gordon Richard Bradford (1918-2011) worked at the University of California Riverside as an analytical soil chemist from 1949-1991, starting in the Department of Soils & Plant Nutrition, which was later part of the Department of Environmental Sciences. He specialized in trace element analysis of water and soil using spectroscopic methods. Prior to his work at UC Riverside, he was employed as a meteorologist for the Army Air Corps.
- Acquisition information:
- Gifts of Sandra Bradford Packard, 2024, 2025.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Jessica Geiser, Collections Management Librarian, 2024.
- Arrangement:
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The collection exists in its original order, which was organized and compiled by the donor. Materials have been arranged into three series as follows:
- Series 1. Correspondence, 1949-1997, undated
- Series 2. Photographs, 1958-1985, undated
- Series 3. Documents and Publications, 1951-1995, undated
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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The collection is open for research.
- Terms of access:
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Copyright has not been assigned to the University of California, Riverside Libraries, Special Collections & University Archives. Distribution or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. To the extent other restrictions apply, permission for distribution or reproduction from the applicable rights holder is also required. Responsibility for obtaining permissions, and for any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Preferred citation:
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[identification of item], [date if possible]. Gordon Bradford papers (UA 037). Special Collections & University Archives, University of California, Riverside.
- Location of this collection:
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University of California, Riverside - Special Collections and University ArchivesP.O. Box 5900Riverside, CA 92517-5900, US
- Contact:
- (951) 827-3233