Bradfield Family Scrapbooks, 1932 - 1938
Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Bradfield Family Scrapbooks
- Dates:
- 1932 - 1938
- Creators:
- Bradfield family
- Abstract:
- A small collection of photograph albums and scrapbooks, probably kept by Mr. and Mrs. Vergil F. Bradfield. Vergil Bradfield lived in Peking, China from 1919 to 1938. Two of the volumes contain photographs of China, including many images of Peking, its people, and environs. The scrapbooks contain memorabilia, ephemera and photostatic copies of illustrated Chinese medical texts.
- Extent:
- 2.15 Linear feet (2 archives boxes, and 1 oversize folder)
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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Bradfield Family Scrapbooks, MSS 161. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.
Background
- Scope and content:
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A small collection of photograph albums and scrapbooks, probably kept by Mr. and Mrs. Vergil F. Bradfield, parents of Robert Bradfield. Vergil Bradfield lived in China from 1919 to 1938. He was associated with the Peking Union Medical College. His son Robert Bradfield was born in China. The scrapbooks date from approximately 1932 to 1938. Two of the volumes contain photographs of China, including many images of Peking (modern-day Beijing), its people, and environs. One of the scrapbooks contains memorabilia, probably collected by Mrs. Vergil Bradfield, including newspaper accounts of Japanese military activities, invitations, and Chinese ephemera. The remaining scrapbook contains photostatic copies of illustrated Chinese medical texts.
The most significant resource in the collection are the photographic images of Chinese city and rural life, probably taken by the Bradfield family. Snapshots include street scenes, people, processions, the Foreign Compound, the Forbidden City, the Temple of Heaven, and the Summer Palace. Also included are images of the Bradfield residences in China, family friends, family servants, and Japanese military activities.
- Biographical / historical:
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The family of Vergil F. Bradfield lived in China (probably in Peking) during the 1920s and 1930s. Bradfield went to China in 1919 and was associated with the Peking Union Medical College. He left the country in 1938. Vergil's son Robert was born in China around 1926.
- Acquisition information:
- Acquired 1984.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-12-09 11:33:52 -0800 .
Access and use
- Terms of access:
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Publication rights are held by the creator of the collection.
- Preferred citation:
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Bradfield Family Scrapbooks, MSS 161. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.
- Location of this collection:
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9500 Gilman Drive, Dept. 0175La Jolla, CA 92093-0175, US
- Contact:
- (858) 534-2533