Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Braly, Elizabeth Madison
- Abstract:
- Extent:
- 2 linear feet (4 boxes)
- Language:
- Preferred citation:
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Elizabeth Madison Braly Papers. History San Jose Research Library
Background
- Scope and content:
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At least half of the papers are original documents -- either correspondence between Elizabeth Madison Braly and her close family member, primarily sister Bertha (d. 1913) and mother Susan; or family records. The remainder of the material is genealogical research compiled by Elizabeth Braly. The collection includes an original edition of John Hyde Braly's Memory Pictures, given to his sister Susan in 1912.
- Biographical / historical:
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Elizabeth Madison Braly was the daughter of James Madison Braly and Susan Isabella Braly, and sister to Bertha Hyde Braly. James M. Braly was a native of Missouri who originally came to California in 1850. He farmed in Santa Clara County on and off until 1864, when he settled in San Jose and opened up several businesses. In 1881 he left for Fresno, where he was involved in real estate. His wife Susan Isabella Braly was the daughter of Rev. John Eusebius Braly and Susan Hyde Braly. The Bertha Hyde Braly scholarship at Stanford University was created by sister Elizabeth Madison Braly in her honor.
- Acquisition information:
- The majority of the papers were donated to the San Jose Historical Museum or the City of San Jose by Elizabeth Madison Braly at some point between 1962 and 1964. Some of the material may have been donated to the city of San Jose after Braly's death circa 1968.
Indexed terms
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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The collection is open to the public for research by appointment with the Curator of Libary & Archives.
- Terms of access:
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Contact the Curator of Library & Archives for information about reproduction and publication.
- Preferred citation:
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Elizabeth Madison Braly Papers. History San Jose Research Library
- Location of this collection:
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1661 Senter RoadSan Jose, CA 95112, US
- Contact:
- (408) 287-2290