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Bradley Family Papers, 1892-1968
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Bradley Family
- Title
- Bradley Family Papers
- Dates
- 1892-1968 (inclusive)18921968
- Quantity
- 3 folders and 170 images
- Collection Number
- Mss 291
- Summary
- Copies of autobiographical, biographical, and genealogical information related to Alfred E. Bradley, his wife Letitia, and their daughter Harriett. Included are copies of images taken during Bradley's service at Fort Yellowstone, Wyoming (1895-1898) and the U. S. Army 1st Division Hospital, Manila, Philippines (1910-1913)
- Repository
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University of Montana, Mansfield Library, Archives and Special Collections
Archives and Special Collections
Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library
University of Montana
32 Campus Dr. #9936
59812-9936
Missoula, MT
Telephone: 406-243-2053
library.archives@umontana.edu - Access Restrictions
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Researchers must use collection in accordance with the policies of Archives and Special Collections, the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, and The University of Montana--Missoula.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Alfred E. Bradley was born on November 25, 1864 in Jamestown, New York. In 1887, he married Letitia May Follett and in 1888 he Bradley was appointed an assistant surgeon in the army. He served at Fort Sully, South Dakota (1892-1893); Fort Custer, Montana (1894-1895); Fort Yellowstone, Wyoming (1895-1898); and the U. S. Army 1st Division Hospital in Manila, Philippines (1910-1913), New York, and San Francisco. In 1917, the first World War started and Bradley was appointed Chief Surgeon of the American Expeditionary Forces in France. Shortly into his tour, Bradley fell very ill from influenza from which he later died from on December 22, 1922.
Letitia May Follett was born in 1867 in Indiana. She worked as a teacher and a secretary before marrying Alfred. She died in 1946. They had two children - a daughter, Harriett and a son, Follett.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The collection contains 35mm black and white copies of scrapbooks containing photographs from Ft. Sully, Ft. Custer, Ft. Yellowstone, Manila, and other places the Bradley family lived during Alfred E. Bradley's service with the U. S. Army. Also included are photocopies of the memoirs of Letitia M. Bradley and her biographical writings about her husband's life and work, as well as the reminiscences of Harriett Bradley Fitt.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with 17 U.S.C. and any other applicable statutes. Copyright not transferred to The University of Montana
Preferred Citation
[Name of document or photograph number], Bradley Family Papers, Archives and Special Collections, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, The University of Montana-Missoula.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Location of Originals
Materials were copied from originals in the possession of Mrs. Alfred B. Fitt, 1972.
Custodial History
Originals remain in the possession of the Bradley / Fitt family.
Acquisition Information
Original materials were loaned by Mrs. Alfred B. Fitt to the Archives for copying in 1972. Photocopies were made of textual materials and black/white 35mm photographic negatives were made of images in Bradley Family scrapbooks.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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1/1 | Alfred Eugene Bradley, Biographical, Genealogical and Obituaries | 1900-1927 |
1/2 | Letitia Follett Bradley, Memoirs | 1968 |
1/3 | "I Thought as a Child," Reminiscenses of Harriett Bradley Fitt | undated |
72-0022 | Hoodoos, rock formation in Yellowstone National Park | 1896-1897 |
72-0023 | Group at the summit of Mt. Washburn, in Yellowstone National Park | 1896-1897 |
72-0024 | Mountain in Yellowstone National Park | 1896-1897 |
72-0025 | Glimpse of Zaboody Cap in Yellowstone National Park | 1896-1897 |
72-0026 | View of Castle Geyser Cone Pool in Yellowstone National Park | 1896-1897 |
72-0027 | Picture of canons at Fort Custer, Montana, a military post established on the right bank of the Big Horn River about a half a mile above its junction with the Little Big Horn | 1894-1895 |
72-0028 | Small herd of antelope in Yellowstone National Park | 1896-1897 |
72-0029 | Tent camp on Park train trip, Yellowstone National Park | 1896-1897 |
72-0030 | Bradley Family quarters at Fort Sully, South Dakota from December 1892 to November 1894 when the post was abandoned. | 1892-1894 |
72-0031 | View of Upper Falls, East Gardiner, Montana, in Yellowstone National Park | 1896-1897 |
72-0032 | View of Golden Gate Canyon in Yellowstone National Park | 1896-1897 |
72-0033 | View of the road winding through Golden Gate Canyon in Yellowstone National Park | 1896-1897 |
72-0034 | The Bradley children on a tricycle in Yellowstone National Park | 1896-1897 |
72-0035 | View of the falls at the head of Golden Gate Canyon in Yellowstone National Park | 1896-1897 |
72-0036 | Winter view of Fort Yellowstone, Wyoming | 1896-1897 |
72-0037 | Entrance to Devil's Kitchen, Yellowstone National Park | 1896-1897 |
72-0038 | Caption on photo says, "(Bradley family) quarters at Fort Slocum, then 'David's Island,' in Long Island Sound. Our first Army post, 1888-89." | 1888-1889 |
72-0039 | Caption on photo says, "Fort Slocum, 1888-89, Long Island Sound, New York Harbor, off New Rochelle, New York.": Off shore view. | 1888-1889 |
72-0040 | Hospital at David's Island, Fort Slocum, Long Island Sound, New York | 1888-1889 |
72-0041 | Frigate, war vessel, off Long Island Sound, Fort Slocum, New York | 1888-1889 |
72-0042 | View of mountain sky line in Yellowstone National Park | 1896-1897 |
72-0043 | View of Middle Gardiner Falls in Yellowstone National Park | 1896-1897 |
72-0044 | Army camp near Cooke City, Montana, Yellowstone National Park. Several tents on right with senic view of park. | 1896-1897 |
72-0045 | Lone Star Geyser Cone, Yellowstone National Park | 1896-1897 |
72-0046 | Gardiner Canyon, Yellowstone National Park | 1896-1897 |
72-0046 | Bee Hive Terrace, Mammouth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park | 1896-1897 |
72-0048 | McCartney's Cabin, Mammouth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park | 1896-1897 |
72-0049 | Hot Springs Terrace, Yellowstone National Park | 1896-1897 |
72-0050 | Caption on photo, "U. S. Army 1st Division Hospital, Manila in the Philippines, 1910-1913." | 1910-1913 |
72-0051 | Casual Barracks (?), Manila in the Philippines | 1910-1913 |
72-0052 | Mt. Sheridan and Heart Lake, Yellowstone National Park | 1896-1897 |
72-0053 | Liberty Cap, Mammouth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park | 1896-1897 |
72-0054 | View of Jackson's Lake and the Teton Mountains in Wyoming | 1896-1897 |
72-0055 | Hospital at Fort Yellowstone, Wyoming, Yellowstone National Park | 1896-1897 |
72-0056 | Great Falls and Canyon on Yellowstone River, Yellowstone National Park | 1896-1897 |
72-0057 | Eagle Rock, Gardiner Canyon, Yellowstone National Park | 1896-1897 |
72-0058 | View of water tower at Fort Custer, Montana. The fort was established on the right bank of the Big Horn River about a mile and half above its junction with the Little Big Horn. | 1894-1895 |
72-0059 | Old Hospital at Fort Custer, Montana, March, 1893 | 1893 |
72-0060 | Canyon on the Yellowstone River, Yellowstone National Park | 1896-1897 |
72-0061 | Lucy (servant girl) on cross-country skis in front of the Hotel at Mammouth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park | 1896-1897 |
72-0062 | Bradley party on the rim of the Middle Gardiner Canyon, Yellowstone National Park | 1896-1897 |
72-0063 | Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park | 1896-1897 |
72-0064 | Caption on photo, "Canyon of Yellowstone River, looking down from the Falls | 1897 |
72-0065 | Winter view of a herd of buffalo in Yellowstone National Park | 1896-1897 |
72-0066 | Bradley party in Yellowstone National Park, location unknown | 1896-1897 |
72-0067 | Lewis Lake, Yellowstone National Park | 1896-1897 |
72-0068 | Gibbon Falls, Yellowstone National Park | 1896-1897 |
72-0069 | Hoodoo Rock, Yellowstone National Park | 1896-1897 |
72-0070 | Hot Springs Formation Mass, Sheridan, Montana, Yellowstone National Park | 1896-1897 |
72-0071 | Elephant Back, Mammouth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park | 1896-1897 |
72-0072 | The Formation Hotel, Inspiration Terrace, Yellowstone National Park | 1896-1897 |
72-0073 | Twin Geysers, Shoshone Basin, Yellowstone National Park | 1896-1897 |
72-0074 | Mammoth Terrace, Mammouth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park | 1896-1897 |
72-0075 | Harriet Bradley (Fitt) on horse (Baldy) when she was a small girl, Yellowstone National Park | 1896-1897 |
72-0076 | Mountain sheep on mountain side in Yellowstone National Park | 1896-1897 |
72-0077 | Tower Falls, Yellowstone National Park | 1896-1897 |
72-0078 | Palisades, Mt. Evans, Yellowstone National Park | 1896-1897 |
72-0079 | Orange Geyser Cave, Mammouth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park | 1896-1897 |
72-0080 | Great Falls and Canyon on Yellowstone River, Yellowstone National Park | 1896-1897 |
72-0081 | Gardiner River in Winter, Yellowstone National Park | 1896-1897 |
72-0082 | View of elk calves in the winter, Yellowstone National Park | 1896-1897 |
72-0083 | Bear up a tree in Yellowstone National Park | 1896-1897 |
72-0084 | Petrified tree stump near Yancey's, Yellowstone National Park | 1896-1897 |
72-0085 | Lone Star Geyser Cone, Yellowstone National Park | 1896-1897 |
72-0086 | Caption on photo says, "Kids under 'Battleship Tree'," Yellowstone National Park, 1896-97. Notation on picture suggests that one or more of the children are members of the Bradley family. | 1896-1897 |
72-0087 | Alice Bradley on horse (Baldy), in Yellowstone National Park | 1896-1897 |
72-0088 | Water Falls, East Gardiner, Yellowstone National Park | 1896-1897 |
72-0089 | Lone Star geyser, Yellowstone National Park | 1896-1897 |
72-0090 | Herd of antelope below Mt. Ewarts, Yellowstone National Park | 1896-1897 |
72-0091 | Caption on photo says, "Mountain wagon, McCoy driving on Park fishing trip, 1896-97." Picture taken in Yellowstone National Park. Good view of horse-drawn wagon. | 1896-1897 |
72-0092 | Caption on photo says, "Canyon of Falls, 1897," Yellowstone National Park. | 1897 |
72-0093 | Great Falls of the Yellowstone River, Yellowstone National Park | 1896-1897 |
72-0094 | Porch of the hospital's new women's ward, Manila in the Philippines | 1910-1913 |
72-0095 | Manila Bontanical Gardens opposite the hospital, Philippines | 1910-1913 |
72-0096 | A. E. Gradley and Major Hutton at Gettysburg, Pennyslvania | 1913 |
72-0097 | Hospital, Ward #6, Manila in the Philippines. | 1910-1913 |
72-0098 | Bridge over a river in Yellowstone National Park | 1896-1897 |
72-0099 | The post surgeon's residence or quarters at Fort Snelling, Minnesota | 1900-1902 |
72-0100 | The post hospital at Fort Snelling, Minnesota | 1900-1902 |
72-0101 | Caption on photo says, "Old Tower - built for defense against the Indians," located at Fort Snelling, Minnesota | 1900-1902 |
72-0102 | Old log cabin near Gardiner, Montana, Yellowstone National Park. | undated |
72-0103 | Small herd of white tail deer in winter, Yellowstone National Park | 1896-1897 |
72-0104 | Headquarters building at Yellowstone National Park, August, 1922. Old staage coach on display in front of building | 1922 |
72-0105 | View of Teton Mountains in Wyoming, 1922. From left to right, Grand Teton Mountain, 14,797 feet, Jackson Lake, and Mt. Moran, 12,000 feet. | 1922 |
72-0106 | Photographic portrait of A. J. Bowley | undated |
72-0107 | Photographic portrait of Alice Baldwin | undated |
72-0108 | Island Harbor House on Hague Lake, Georgia. Man boarding canoe in foreground. | 1914 |
72-0109 | Home of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Bradley, Jamestown, New York | 1915-1923 |
72-0110 | Falls, East Gardiner, Yellowstone National Park. | 1896-1897 |
72-0111 | Heart Lake, Yellowstone National Park | 1896-1897 |
72-0112 | Hot Springs in a river, Yellowstone National Park | 1896-1897 |
72-0113 | Cleft in Mt. Sepulcure, Yellowstone National Park | 1896-1897 |
72-0114 | Old Mendota Bridge at Fort Snelling, St. Paul, Minnesota | 1900-1902 |
72-0115 | View of old Mendota Bridge at Fort Snelling, Minnesota, with steamboat underneath. | 1900-1902 |
72-0116 | Hospital grounds at Manila in the Philippines | 1910-1913 |
72-0117 | Hospital Post Exchange, recreation and reading room for patients, at Manila, Philippines | 1910-1913 |
72-0118 | Mountain sheep, Gardiner Canyon, Yellostone National Park | 1896-1897 |
72-0119 | Mountain sheep, Gardiner Canyon, Yellowstone National Park | 1896-1897 |
72-0120 | Someone floating in a canoe on Harry's Lake, Yellostone National Park | 1896-1897 |
72-0121 | Fish cone in lake at West Thumb, Yellowstone National Park. Steamboat docked on shore. | 1896-1897 |
72-0122 | Winter view of hotel at Mammoth Hot Springs. Yellowstone National Park. | 1896-1897 |
72-0123 | Falls, East Gardiner, Yellowstone National Park | 1896-1897 |
72-0124 | Liberty Cap, Mammouth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park | 1896-1897 |
72-0125 | Inspiration Terrace, Mammouth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park | 1896-1897 |
72-0126 | Hoodoo Rocks, Summit of Mt. Sepulcure, Yellowstone National Park | 1896-1897 |
72-0127 | Barracks at Yellowstone, Yellowstone National Park | 1896-1897 |
72-0128 | Waterfalls, Yellowstone National Park | 1896-1897 |
72-0129 | Yellowstone Canyon above Great Falls in Yellowstone National Park | 1896-1897 |
72-0130 | Waterfall at East Gardiner in Yellowstone National Park | 1896-1897 |
72-0131 | Waterfall at East Gardiner in Yellowstone National Park | 1896-1897 |
72-0132 | Mammouth Springs Hotel with herd of elk in foreground, Yellowstone National Park | 1896-1897 |
72-0133 | Photographic portrait of Major A. E. Bradley | 1896-1897 |
72-0134 | Bridge over Gardiner River, Yellowstone National Park | 1896-1897 |
72-0135 | Yellowstone River above Upper Falls, Yellowstone National Park | 1896-1897 |
72-0136 | Part of the wall around Old Manila, Philippines | 1910-1913 |
72-0137 | Bradley residence in Manila, Philippines | 1910-1913 |
72-0138 | Letitia Bradley in their Manila residence, Manila, Phillippines | 1910-1913 |
72-0138 | Caption on photo says, "Navy launch taking us from Manila to Cavite for a week-end, 1910-1913." U. S. Navy launch in Manila Bay, Philippines. | 1910-1913 |
72-0140 | Army officers posing at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania | 1913 |
72-0141 | Army officers posed on horseback, Fort Sheridan, Illinois | 1907 |
72-0142 | Group picture of Army officers posing at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania | 1913 |
72-0143 | Army officers posed in front of tent at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania | 1913 |
72-0144 | Hotel garden overlooking the city of Yokohama, Japan | 1912 |
72-0145 | Caption on photo says, "Yellowstone Park Chapel built 1913." | 1913 |
72-0146 | Elk in government preserve being fed hay in winter, Yellowstone National Park. | 1896-1897 |
72-0147 | View of Eagle Rock with mountain sheep in foreground on Gardiner Road, Yellowstone National Park | 1896-1897 |
72-0148 | Brink of Great Falls on the Yellowstone River, Yellowstone National Park | 1896-1897 |
72-0149 | Bradley family on horseback at the summit of Mt. Sepulcure, Yellowstone National Park, | 1896-1897 |
72-0150 | Caption on photo says, "Officers on duty in Manila," Philippines | 1914-1915 |
72-0151 | Hospital grounds in Manila, Philippines | 1910-1913 |
72-0152 | Another view of the hospital grounds in Manila, Philippines | 1910-1913 |
72-0153 | View of the hospital grounds in Manila, Philippines | 1910-1913 |
72-0154 | Hospital, Ward #6, Manila in the Philippines | 1910-1913 |
72-0155 | Sepulcure Rock on Mt. Sepulcure, Yellowstone National Park | 1896-1897 |
72-0156 | Bradley quarters of Fort Yellowston, Wyoming, Yellowstone National Park | 1896-1897 |
72-0157 | Hot Springs in winter near Fort Yellowstone, Yellowstone National Park | 1896-1897 |
72-0158 | Army camp on route to Cooke City, Montana, Yellowstone National Park. Several tents and horses grazing in the foreground. | 1896-1897 |
72-0159 | Hospital at Fort Yellowstone, Wyoming, Yellowstone National Park | 1896-1897 |
72-0160 | View of Jackson's Lake with the Teton Mountains, Wyoming, in the background | 1896-1897 |
72-0161 | Bradley party resting on the shores of Jackson's Lake with Teton Mountains, Wyoming, in background | 1896 |
72-0162 | Approach road to Fort Yellowstone, Wyoming, in winter, Yellowstone National Park | 1896-1897 |
72-0163 | Approach road to Fort Yellowstone, Wyoming, in winter, Yellowstone National Park | 1896-1897 |
72-0164 | Photographic Portrait of Sitting Bull taken at Fort Sully, South Dakota | 1892 |
72-0165 | Picture of two Indians on horseback taken near Fort Custer, Montana, March | 1893 |
72-0166 | Caption on photo says, "Water tower, Fort Slocum, then David's Island, New York Harbor." View from out in Long Island Sound | 1888-1889 |
72-0167 | Clipper ship in bay off Long Island Sound, Fort Slocum, New York (blurred image on negative) | 1888-1889 |
72-0168 | Bradley quarters at Fort Custer, Montana | 1892-1893 |
72-0169 | Angel Terrace in winter, Yellowstone National Park | 1896-1897 |
72-0170 | Pallisades at Mt. Evarts, Yellowstone National Park | 1896-1897 |
72-0171 | Pulpit Terrace, Mammouth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park | 1896-1897 |
72-0172 | Hoodoo Rocks, Yellowstone National Park | 1896-1897 |
72-0173 | Bath Lake, Mammouth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park | 1896-1897 |
72-0174 | Mound Terrace, Mammouth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park | 1896-1897 |
72-0175 | Remarkable spire in Yellowstone canyon near Tower Falls, Yellowstone National Park | 1896-1897 |
72-0176 | Another view of Bath Lake, Mammouth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park | 1896-1897 |
72-0177 | Mt. Thunderer in distance with cabin in foreground. Picture taken near Cooke City, Yellowstone National Park | 1896-1897 |
72-0178 | Hoodoo Mountains, Yellowstone National Park | 1896 |
72-0179 | Mt. Sepulcure and sky-line, Yellowstone National Park | 1896-1897 |
72-0180 | Large boulder near Yellowstone Canyon, Yellowstone National Park. Horse-drawn carriage on road to left. | 1897 |
72-0181 | Hoodoo Mountains, Yellowstone National Park | 1896-1897 |
72-0182 | Harry's Lake, Yellowstone National Park | 1896-1897 |
72-0183 | Reservoir, water supply for Fort Yellowstone, Wyoming, Yellowstone National Park | 1896-1897 |
72-0184 | Glimpse of Upper Falls on Yellowstone River, Yellowstone National Park | 1896-1897 |
72-0185 | Photographic portrait of Major A. E. Bradley | 1899 |
72-0186 | Newspaper photograph of Major A. E. Bradley, on board Hospital Ship Relief near Manila, Philippines | 1899 |
72-0187 | Army camp near Cooke City, Montana, Yellowstone National Park. Several tents on right with scenic view of park. | 1896-1897 |
72-0188 | Interior of Bradley Family's residence at Fort Yellowstone, Wyoming, Yellowstone National Park, | 1896-1897 |
72-0189 | Grotto geyser cone, Yellowstone National Park | 1896-1897 |
72-0190 | Bridge over river, Yellowstone National Park | 1896-1897 |
72-0191 | Party in horse-drawn carriage on hunting trip to Harry's Lake, Yellowstone National Park. Carriage nearing bridge. | undated |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Medicine, Military
- Physicians--United States
Personal Names
- Bradley, Alfred E. (Alfred Eugene), 1864-1922
- Bradley, Letitia M. (Letitia May Follett), 1867-1946
- Fitt, Harriett Bradley, b. 1892
Corporate Names
- United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces.
- United States. Army Officers.
- United States. Army. Medical Corps.
Geographical Names
- Fort Yellowstone--Photographs
- Yellowstone National Park--Photographs
Form or Genre Terms
- Photographs