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		  <titleproper>JOHN P. BRADFORD:</titleproper> 
		  <subtitle>An Inventory of his Papers at the Minnesota Historical
			 Society</subtitle> 
		  <author>Finding aid prepared by Jeffrey Desannoy</author> 
		</titlestmt><publicationstmt><publisher encodinganalog="Publisher">Minnesota Historical Society</publisher><address><addressline>St. Paul MN.</addressline></address></publicationstmt> 
		 
	              <seriesstmt><p>Manuscripts Collection</p></seriesstmt>         </filedesc> 
	 <profiledesc> 
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	 <did> 
		<head id="a1">OVERVIEW</head> 
		<repository label="Label:"> 
		  <corpname>Minnesota Historical Society</corpname></repository> 
		<origination label="Creator:"> 
		  <persname role="creator" encodinganalog="100">Bradford, John P., 1904-
			 . </persname></origination> 
		<unittitle label="Title:" encodinganalog="245$a">John P. Bradford
		  papers.</unittitle> 
	 	<unitdate label="Date:" encodinganalog="245$f" era="ce" normal="1862/1978" calendar="gregorian">1862-1864,
		  1928-1978.</unitdate> 
		<abstract label="Abstract:">Personal files of a St. Paul (Minn.) man
		  documenting his successive careers as an independent filmmaker (1928-1934);
		  film editor for the <emph render="italic">March of Time</emph> (1935-1941);
		  film editor for the U.S. Army (1941-1944); a member of the Allied military
		  government in Germany (1944-1952); and a United Nations field worker in Korea
		  (1952-1956), Palestine (1956-1964), India (1965-1969), and a Peace Corps woker
		  in Liberia (1970-1972). The papers also include Civil War letters (1862-1864)
		  of Bradford's grandfather and grandmother, John and Elizabeth
		  Bradford.</abstract> 
		<physdesc label="Quantity:" encodinganalog="300">3.0 cu. ft. (6
		  boxes).</physdesc> 
		<physloc label="Location:">P1680: See <ref target="a9">Detailed Description</ref> for
		  shelf locations.</physloc> 
	 </did> 
	 <bioghist> 
		<head altrender="biography" id="a2">BIOGRAPHY OF JOHN P. BRADFORD</head> 
		<p>John Pomeroy Bradford was born (May 15, 1904) and reared in St. Paul
		  (Minn.), graduating from St. Paul Central High School (1922), Lake Forest
		  Academy (1924), and Princeton University (1928). He set out upon a career in
		  film editing and production, producing educational films for the University
		  Film Foundation at Harvard University (1928-1931), producing travel films
		  (1931-1933) for various clients in Haiti, Italy, the South Pacific, and Africa,
		  and editing the <emph render="italic">March of Time</emph> newsreel series
		  (1934-1941) for Time, Inc., in New York (N.Y.).</p> 
		<p>He joined the U.S. Army Signal Corps with a Captain's commission in
		  1941, producing army training films in the Training Film Production Laboratory
		  at Wright Field (Dayton, Ohio) for the next two years. In 1943 Bradford was
		  accepted into the army's School of Military Government at the University of
		  Virginia (Charlottesville). After working in 1944 in London and Shrivenham,
		  England, Bradford became deputy military governor of Aachen (Germany) in early
		  1945, served in the military government of Wurzburg (1945), and then became
		  part of the Office of the Land Commissioner in the military government of
		  Bavaria (1946-1952).</p> 
		<p>Bradford joined the United Nations field staff in 1952, serving in
		  several administrative field positions in: the Korean Reconstruction Agency
		  (1952-1956), the Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (1956-1964),
		  and the World Food Program in India, Nepal, and Ceylon (1965-1969). He retired
		  from the UN staff in 1969 and joined the Peace Corps the following year,
		  serving in Liberia until he retired from the program in 1972, following which
		  he returned to the United States.</p> 
	 </bioghist> 
	 <scopecontent encodinganalog="520"> 
		<head id="a3">SCOPE AND CONTENTS</head> 
		<p>The film-related files document Bradford's work making travel, news,
		  and Army Air Corps training films. The military government files relate to his
		  work with the postwar allied governments--including reconstruction and
		  denazification efforts--in Aachen, Wurzburg, and Munich. Some of this material
		  is in German.</p> 
		<p>The remaining files document Bradford's field work assignments with
		  the United Nations. They include stints with the Korean Reconstruction Agency,
		  which worked to develop local industry; with the Relief and Works Agency for
		  Palestine Refugees, which worked to improve living conditions in the camps;
		  with the startup phase of the World Food Program in India, Ceylon, and Nepal;
		  and with food distribution efforts in Liberia for the Peace Corps.</p> 
		<p>The Civil War materials consist of letters between John and Elizabeth
		  Bradford while John served with Company B of the Fourth Regiment of Minnesota
		  Volunteer Infantry and while Elizabeth remained at their McLeod County
		  home.</p> 
	 </scopecontent> 
	 <arrangement encodinganalog="351$a"> 
		<head id="a4">ARRANGEMENT</head> 
		<p>These documents are organized into the following sections:</p> 
		<list> 
		  <head><?xm-replace_text {If Muller, enter first sub-collection name here; if Feith, leave blank.}?></head>
		  
		  <item>Film Projects, 1928-1941</item> 
		  <item>Allied Military Government in Germany, 1941-1952</item> 
		  <item>United Nations Projects, 1952-1969</item> 
		  <item>Peace Corps, 1970-1972</item> 
		  <item>Genealogical and Civil War Materials, 1861-1864</item> 
		</list> 
	 </arrangement> 
	 <arrangement> 
		<head>ARRANGEMENT</head> 
		<p>Files are arranged in the numbered sequence established by their
		  creator.</p> 
	 </arrangement> 
	 <otherfindaid> 
		  <head id="a6">OTHER FINDING AIDS</head> 
		  <p>A print version of this collection inventory is available in the
			 repository; filed as P1680.</p> 
		</otherfindaid> 
	 <controlaccess> 
		<head id="a7">CATALOG HEADINGS</head> 
		<p>This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should <extref linktype="simple" show="new" href="http://mnhs.mnpals.net">search the catalog</extref> using these headings.</p> 
		<controlaccess> 
		  <head>Topics:</head> 
		  <subject encodinganalog="650">Newsreels.</subject> 
		  <subject encodinganalog="650">Motion pictures in military
			 education.</subject> 
		  <subject encodinganalog="650">Motion pictures -- Production and
			 direction.</subject> 
		  <subject encodinganalog="650">Refugees, Arab.</subject> 
		  <subject encodinganalog="650">Denazification.</subject> 
		  <subject encodinganalog="650">Military government -- Germany.</subject>
		  
		  <subject encodinganalog="650">Food relief -- India.</subject> 
		  <subject encodinganalog="650">Food relief -- Liberia.</subject> 
		  <subject encodinganalog="650">Industrial development projects -- South
			 Korea.</subject> 
		  <subject encodinganalog="650">Reconstruction (1939-1951) --
			 Germany.</subject> 
		</controlaccess> 
		<controlaccess> 
		  <head>Persons:</head> 
		  <persname role="creator" encodinganalog="700">Bradford, Elizabeth
			 McCartney. </persname> 
		  <persname role="creator" encodinganalog="700">Bradford, John Nice.
			 </persname> 
		  <persname>Olsen, Arthur K., d. 1944.</persname> 
		</controlaccess> 
		<controlaccess> 
		  <head>Organizations:</head> 
		  <corpname>Peace Corps (U.S.) -- Liberia -- Economic
			 Assistance.</corpname> 
		  <corpname role="subject" encodinganalog="610">United Nations -- India
			 -- Economic Assistance.</corpname> 
		  <corpname role="subject" encodinganalog="610">United Nations -- Korea
			 -- Economic Assistance.</corpname> 
		  <corpname role="subject" encodinganalog="610">United Nations -- Lebanon
			 -- Economic Assistance.</corpname> 
		  <corpname role="subject" encodinganalog="610">United Nations --
			 Officials and employees, American.</corpname> 
		  <corpname role="subject" encodinganalog="610">United Nations. Korean
			 Reconstruction Agency.</corpname> 
		  <corpname role="subject" encodinganalog="610">United Nations Relief and
			 Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East. </corpname> 
		  <corpname role="subject" encodinganalog="610">United States. Army.
			 Minnesota Infantry Regiment, 4th (1861-1865). Company B.</corpname> 
		  <corpname role="subject" encodinganalog="610">World Food Programme.
			 </corpname> 
		</controlaccess> 
		<controlaccess> 
		  <head>Places:</head> 
		  <geogname encodinganalog="651">United States -- History -- Civil War,
			 1861-1865.</geogname> 
		  <geogname encodinganalog="651">India -- Economic conditions --
			 1947-.</geogname> 
		  <geogname>Sri Lanka -- Economic conditions -- 1947-.</geogname> 
		  <geogname>Nepal -- Economic conditions -- 1947-.</geogname> 
		  <geogname encodinganalog="651">Korea (South) -- Economic conditions --
			 1948-1960.</geogname> 
		  <geogname encodinganalog="651">Liberia -- Economic conditions --
			 1971-1980.</geogname> 
		  <geogname encodinganalog="651">Lebanon -- Economic
			 conditions.</geogname> 
		  <geogname encodinganalog="651">Germany -- Politics and government --
			 1945-1990.</geogname> 
		  <geogname encodinganalog="651">Germany -- History --
			 1945-1955.</geogname> 
		</controlaccess> 
	 </controlaccess> 
	 <descgrp type="admininfo"> 
		<head id="a8">ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION</head> 
		<prefercite> 
		  <head>Preferred Citation:</head> 
		  <p><emph render="italic">[Indicate the cited item and/or series
			 here]</emph>. John P. Bradford Papers. Minnesota Historical Society.</p> 
		  <p><emph render="italic">See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional
			 examples</emph></p> 
		</prefercite> 
		<acqinfo> 
		  <head>Accession Information:</head> 
		  <p>Accession number: 12,638</p> 
		</acqinfo> 
		<processinfo> 
		  <head>Processing Information:</head> 
		  <p>Processed by: Jeffrey Desannoy, July 2003</p> 
		  <p>Catalog ID number: 09-00042118 </p> 
		</processinfo> 
	 </descgrp> 
	 <dsc type="combined"> 
		<head id="a9">DETAILED DESCRIPTION</head> 
		 <c01 level="series"> 
		  <did> 
			 <unittitle>Film Projects, </unittitle> 
			 <unitdate type="inclusive" era="ce" calendar="gregorian">1928-1941</unitdate> 
			 <unitdate era="ce" calendar="gregorian"><?xm-replace_text {unitdate}?></unitdate> 
		  </did> 
		  <c02> 
			 <did> 
				<physloc>P1680</physloc> 
				<container>1</container> 
				<unitid>1. </unitid> 
				<unittitle>University Film Foundation, </unittitle> 
				<unitdate type="inclusive" era="ce" calendar="gregorian">1928-1931.</unitdate> 
			 </did> 
			 <scopecontent> 
				<p>Includes a booklet describing the University Film Foundation of
				  Cambridge, Massachusetts, which was operated in conjunction with Harvard
				  University. Working for the Foundation, Bradford helped make films of
				  "educational, artistic and scientific value," covering topics such as botany,
				  zoology, and anthropology.</p> 
				<p>Also includes newspaper clippings, various pamphlets and
				  booklets, a Harvard Alumni bulletin, a November 1930 Film Foundation Report,
				  and personal letters. Many of the letters are addressed to Bradford's parents,
				  brother, and sister. </p> 
			 </scopecontent> 
		  </c02> 
		  <c02> 
			 <did> 
				<unitid>2. </unitid> 
				<unittitle>Haiti and Santo Domingo, </unittitle> 
				<unitdate type="inclusive" era="ce" calendar="gregorian">1931.</unitdate> 
			 </did> 
			 <scopecontent> 
				<p>Information and correspondence about Bradford's voyage to Haiti,
				  the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico to shoot film for a travelogue. Many
				  letters to Bradford's family concern his adventures with the weather, boats,
				  automobiles, etc. This folder includes two photographs.</p> 
				<p>There is a typed account of the filming work, though it could be
				  just a personal log of travel and events. It is divided into nine chapters,
				  totaling 92 pages. The story recounts Bradford's travel on a freighter, as well
				  as his struggles in filming the citizens of Haiti and Santo Domingo.</p> 
			 </scopecontent> 
		  </c02> 
		  <c02> 
			 <did> 
				<unitid>3. </unitid> 
				<unittitle>Proposals for new films, </unittitle> 
				<unitdate type="inclusive" era="ce" calendar="gregorian">1932.</unitdate> 
			 </did> 
			 <scopecontent> 
				<p>The papers show Bradford looking for a job, traveling to
				  Cambridge and New York City. The letters are mainly addressed to his family,
				  detailing his attempts at developing new films. Also included are telegrams
				  sent and received by Bradford. Some of the papers are correspondence received
				  by Bradford from prospective employers, one of which is the Saint Paul
				  Institute Museum of Science and Natural History. Other letters detail work on
				  movie scripts, and letters received from Movietonews, Inc. in New York City.
				  Also, the first correspondence between Bradford and Louis de Rochemont, a movie
				  producer for whom Bradford would later work at Time, Inc., while editing the
				  newsreel series, <emph render="italic">March of Time</emph>.</p> 
				<p>In his personal correspondence Bradford asks for money, and
				  describes outings and events, and the personalities of various family friends.
				  Some correspondence mentions an unspecified lawsuit and trial that Bradford is
				  preparing for. Letters mention illnesses in the family and Bradford's advice to
				  his sister about what to study in school. Near the end of the correspondence
				  Bradford is organizing a visit to New York City by his sister Jane and his
				  brother Frederick. There are also letters Bradford sent while filming in
				  northern and central Italy, including Rome.</p> 
			 </scopecontent> 
		  </c02> 
		  <c02> 
			 <did> 
				<unitid>4. </unitid> 
				<unittitle>World cruise, </unittitle> 
				<unitdate type="inclusive" era="ce" calendar="gregorian">1933.</unitdate> 
			 </did> 
			 <scopecontent> 
				<p>A large booklet about the cruise provides details on where
				  Bradford sailed while filming a travel movie for FitzPatrick Pictures, Inc. of
				  New York City, accompanied by a signed agreement regarding Bradford's job
				  duties. The trip took Bradford from New York City through the Panama Canal to
				  California, then the Hawaiian Islands, Cook Islands, Samoan Islands, Fiji
				  Islands, New Zealand, Australia, New Guinea, Indonesia (Bali and Java),
				  Seychelle Islands, and finally to the African continent, where he ended the
				  world cruise and took another job filming an expedition across Africa.</p> 
				<p>The correspondence details Bradford's activities on the cruise
				  ship, such as swimming, sunbathing, and playing shuffleboard. Bradford comments
				  on several of the other cruise passengers and talks about the assignment he was
				  on. He mentions making test shots, testing the film, and working on the camera.
				  A personal "log of the world cruise" provides facts about Bradford's
				  experiences when shooting film and exploring different countries and cities at
				  ports of call. Included are eight color photographs and postcards.</p> 
			 </scopecontent> 
		  </c02> 
		  <c02> 
			 <did> 
				<unitid>5. </unitid> 
				<unittitle>Timbuctoo [sic] expedition, </unittitle> 
				<unitdate type="inclusive" era="ce" calendar="gregorian">1933.</unitdate> 
			 </did> 
			 <scopecontent> 
				<p>Mixture of typed and handwritten correspondence during the
				  six-month expedition across the continent of Africa to Timbuktu, in the present
				  day west African nation of Mali. Also includes photographs, undated and
				  unidentified. Bradford traveled across the African continent from Mombasa,
				  Kenya to Dakar, Senegal, having been hired by 18-year-old George Vanderbilt to
				  shoot photos of the expedition.</p> 
				<p>Includes several telegrams between Bradford and his family. In
				  his letters Bradford describes his traveling companions, the weather, wild
				  animals, and troubles with the vehicles. The group took a hunting safari,
				  traveled through military forts, and across deserts. Included is a copy of a
				  23-page commentary by Bradford about Timbuktu. At the end of the papers is a
				  bill from a taxidermy studio in New York and a 1935 newspaper article about a
				  missionary to Timbuktu.</p> 
			 </scopecontent> 
		  </c02> 
		  <c02> 
			 <did> 
				<unitid>6. </unitid> 
				<unittitle>Showings of and plans for more travel films,
				  </unittitle> 
				<unitdate type="inclusive" era="ce" calendar="gregorian">1934.</unitdate> 
			 </did> 
			 <scopecontent> 
				<p>The correspondence relates Bradford's struggle with
				  unemployment, his social life, and his financial activities, such as buying
				  stock and opening various bank accounts. In letters to his family Bradford
				  prides himself on maintaining an active social life on a small budget. There
				  are a small number of letters to Bradford from an American photographer in
				  Moscow. </p> 
				<p>This folder includes lists of possible subjects for short films.
				  There are notes about films on sea life, Paris, London, Africa, and Cuba. There
				  is a projected budget for a film on Cuba, as well as detailed notes on a
				  possible film to be photographed in east Africa. Included is a booklet on the
				  Geographic Players national nights program. </p> 
			 </scopecontent> 
		  </c02> 
		  <c02> 
			 <did> 
				<unitid>7. </unitid> 
				<unittitle><emph render="italic">The March of Time</emph>,
				  </unittitle> 
				<unitdate type="inclusive" era="ce" calendar="gregorian">1935-1941, 1975-1978.</unitdate> 
			 </did> 
			 <scopecontent> 
				<p>Personal correspondence as well as photographs and newspaper
				  clippings during the time that Bradford worked as a film editor for Time, Inc.
				  and the newsreel series, <emph render="italic">The March of Time</emph>. </p> 
				<p>The majority of the papers deal with Bradford's difficult work
				  environment at the <emph render="italic">March of Time</emph>. Several memos
				  and letters detail Bradford's interactions with, and treatment by, Louis de
				  Rochemont, its producer. Several letters from Bradford are addressed to the
				  grievance committee of the Newspaper Guild of New York, asking for assistance
				  with, and investigation of, the staff of Time, Inc. to end workplace harassment
				  and difficult working conditions. The letters and memos describe conversations
				  and interactions with de Rochemont and another worker, Beverly Jones.</p> 
				<p>The folder contains papers about several different topics,
				  including Bradford's application for volunteer work on a registration advisory
				  draft board for the Selective Service System. There is a catalog of
				  <emph render="italic">March of Time</emph> episodes from February 1, 1935
				  through August 7, 1936. Files give information on the Time unit of the
				  Newspaper Guild of New York.</p> 
				<p>The correspondence and newspaper clippings in the 1970s deal
				  with Temple University professor Raymond Fielding, and his book about the
				  <emph render="italic">March of Time</emph>, in addition to book reviews and an
				  obituary of Louis de Rochemont. </p> 
			 </scopecontent> 
		  </c02> 
		  <c02> 
			 <did> 
				<unitid>8. </unitid> 
				<unittitle>Film worker groups, </unittitle> 
				<unitdate type="inclusive" era="ce" calendar="gregorian">1936.</unitdate> 
			 </did> 
			 <scopecontent> 
				<p>Bradford was a member of the board for the Association of
				  Documentary Film Producers in 1939, and the folder contains its membership
				  lists. </p> 
				<p>It also contains papers about the Motion Picture Film Editors
				  Guild, of which Bradford became the treasurer. The organization later became
				  the Motion Picture Film Editors Union Local 771. A 1944 newsletter,
				  <emph render="italic">The Film Editor</emph>, lists Bradford as a member of the
				  union who was serving in the armed forces, outside of New York. There is
				  correspondence from 1978 concerning an article in a newsletter about the
				  formation of union local 771.</p> 
			 </scopecontent> 
		  </c02> 
		  <c02> 
			 <did> 
				<unitid>9. </unitid> 
				<unittitle>Training Film Production Laboratory, </unittitle> 
				<unitdate type="inclusive" era="ce" calendar="gregorian">1941.</unitdate> 
			 </did> 
			 <scopecontent> 
				<p>Correspondence, mainly between Bradford and Lieutenant Colonel
				  Hoorn, regarding Bradford's application for a job in the U.S. Army Signal Corps
				  motion picture division. One of the War Department's training film production
				  laboratories was located at Wright Field in Dayton, Ohio, where Bradford began
				  his military career. The letters detail Bradford's negotiation about salary,
				  training, opportunity for promotion, and his past film experience. </p> 
				<p>During the negotiation between Bradford and Hoorn, a letter
				  appeared from the War Department relating that a source had named Bradford as a
				  communist and a labor union agitator. This prompted a loyalty and background
				  investigation, which slowed down his application to work for the Army. Included
				  in the folder are a series of letters addressed to Hoorn from Bradford's
				  friends and coworkers serving as character witnesses, testifying to his
				  patriotism and loyalty as an American citizen. Included in Bradford's
				  correspondence are letters he sent resigning from the registration advisory
				  board of the Selective Service, and the responses from the men he had worked
				  with. </p> 
				<p>Bradford was commissioned as a captain on December 3, 1941.
				  There is a photograph of Bradford working with Hoorn, and a photo of Bradford
				  with his good friend Alice Fields. </p> 
			 </scopecontent> 
		  </c02> 
		  <c02> 
			 <did> 
				<physloc>P1680</physloc> 
				<container>2</container> 
				<unitid>10. </unitid> 
				<unittitle>Training Film Production Laboratory, </unittitle> 
				<unitdate type="inclusive" era="ce" calendar="gregorian">1942-1943.</unitdate> 
			 </did> 
			 <scopecontent> 
				<p>A mix of personal and military correspondence, which includes
				  memos and interoffice letters. The military correspondence includes a series of
				  letters wherein Bradford promises to write an article to be published in a film
				  trade newsletter, as well as letters about the creation of training films for
				  the War Department. A copy of the February <emph render="italic">Film
				  News</emph> newsletter is included. There are rosters and a letter of
				  commendation from Colonel Hoorn. The correspondence about the cutting room
				  provides some insight into film editing.</p> 
				<p>In December 1942 Bradford was promoted from captain to major.
				  Near the end of the correspondence he expresses his interest in potential
				  postwar problems and a national soldiers organization. There are notes about a
				  legal case between Time, Inc. and the Newspaper Guild of New York. One of the
				  last items is a letter in mid-1943 in which Bradford indicates his interest in
				  an assignment to the Military Government School. </p> 
			 </scopecontent> 
		  </c02> 
		</c01> 
		<c01 level="series"> 
		  <did> 
			 <unittitle>Allied Military Government in Germany, </unittitle> 
			 <unitdate type="inclusive" era="ce" calendar="gregorian">1941-1952</unitdate> 
		  </did> 
		  <c02> 
			 <did> 
				<physloc>P1680</physloc> 
				<container>2</container> 
				<unitid>11. </unitid> 
				<unittitle>School of Military Government, </unittitle> 
				<unitdate type="inclusive" era="ce" calendar="gregorian">1943.</unitdate> 
			 </did> 
			 <scopecontent> 
				<p>Official military correspondence about Bradford's transfer from
				  the training film production laboratory in Ohio to the School of Military
				  Government at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville. Bradford's May 1943
				  application contains what he believes are his qualifications to attend the
				  school; the document reads like a r�sum� with respect to his education,
				  travel, and work experience. There are lists of what a soldier is expected to
				  bring for their transfer to an office or station in Europe. </p> 
				<p>Bradford's personal correspondence describes his experience as a
				  student at the School of Military Government. A graduation booklet for the
				  school offers photographs and biographies of the students. A separate
				  photograph is included. </p> 
			 </scopecontent> 
		  </c02> 
		  <c02> 
			 <did> 
				<unitid>12. </unitid> 
				<unittitle>Shriven and Eastbourne, England, </unittitle> 
				<unitdate type="inclusive" era="ce" calendar="gregorian">1944.</unitdate> 
			 </did> 
			 <scopecontent> 
				<p>Mix of correspondence, both personal and military, which include
				  memos and interoffice letters. Several memos explore possible training films
				  for Civil Affairs missions. In one memo, Bradford describes different foreign
				  films and their possible usefulness in orienting civil affairs soldiers in
				  Western European culture. As of early September 1944, Bradford was still
				  stationed in England. </p> 
				<p>In several personal letters between Bradford and his friends Bob
				  and Alice, Bradford describes U.S. military life in England, the city of
				  London, and everyday occurrences and mishaps. He also discusses politics in the
				  U.S.</p> 
				<p>Postcards show Shrivenham and Eastbourne, England. There is a
				  1947 photograph of John Bradford, Alice Field, and Bob (surname unknown).
				  Newspaper clippings include a short article on civil affairs, and a cartoon
				  deprecating military officers. </p> 
			 </scopecontent> 
		  </c02> 
		  <c02> 
			 <did> 
				<unitid>13. </unitid> 
				<unittitle>V-Mail from U.S.A., </unittitle> 
				<unitdate type="inclusive" era="ce" calendar="gregorian">January-September 1944.</unitdate> 
			 </did> 
			 <scopecontent> 
				<p>Two packets of V-Mail, comprising approximately 175 letters,
				  arranged chronologically. Each letter was supposedly examined by a censor. Much
				  of the writing focuses on family events, health, travels, and the weather.</p> 
				<p>The majority come from Bradford's aunt, Lillian C. Pomeroy, with
				  most of the rest from his mother, Mrs. John M. Bradford, and his friend Lothar
				  Wolff. </p> 
			 </scopecontent> 
		  </c02> 
		  <c02> 
			 <did> 
				<unitid>14. </unitid> 
				<unittitle>Capt. Arthur Olsen diary, </unittitle> 
				<unitdate type="inclusive" era="ce" calendar="gregorian">January-November 17, 1944.</unitdate> 
			 </did> 
			 <scopecontent> 
				<p>In his correspondence in subsequent folders Bradford refers to
				  Olsen as his best (or very good) friend. Bradford writes that Olsen's death
				  affected him deeply. The diary traces Arthur K. Olsen's military service from
				  the United States to England, France, Holland, and Germany. His diary entries
				  often mention waiting for orders, waiting to travel to a new camp or base, and
				  waiting for action. He departed the U.S. on January 19, 1944 on a troop ship
				  across the Atlantic Ocean, in a convoy with more than 32 ships. The trip took
				  11 days before arriving in Wales and traveling to an Army camp at Shrivenham,
				  England. Olsen most likely met Bradford at Shrivenham. In his diary Olsen notes
				  turning 40, Allied bombing raids across the English Channel into France and
				  Germany, and various daily activities in preparation for the invasion of
				  continental Europe: lectures, classes, weapons practice, hiking, trips to
				  London, inspections, and trying to keep busy after the D-Day invasion into
				  Normandy. Olsen didn't transfer from England to France until August 27. At
				  various camps in France Olsen witnessed and survived bombing raids and
				  shelling. On October 16 Olsen and his unit entered Germany, where he processed
				  various kinds of paperwork and also inspected coal mines. On November 17 he was
				  killed in action by German shelling. </p> 
			 </scopecontent> 
		  </c02> 
		  <c02> 
			 <did> 
				<unitid>15. </unitid> 
				<unittitle>Across the Channel and Occupation of Aachen,
				  </unittitle> 
				<unitdate type="inclusive" era="ce" calendar="gregorian">September-December 1944.</unitdate> 
			 </did> 
			 <scopecontent> 
				<p>In the personal correspondence Bradford retyped some letters and
				  did not note the author. In a letter dated November 18, 1944 he notes the news
				  that a close friend was killed in action. In several letters, Bradford
				  expresses his opinion about France. For example, after briefly living on the
				  grounds of a chateau built in France in 1900, he states that it is a "most
				  garish display and no good to live in as a house." Bradford mentions everyday
				  events such as selling his motorcycle, traveling in convoys around France and
				  Belgium, enjoying simple pleasures like a cup of wine, and enjoying the
				  beautiful scenery. In a few letters he hints at maintaining security and not
				  revealing the specific places he has traveled.</p> 
				<p>There is a German newspaper from November 13, 1944 and only a
				  small portion of it has been translated. Some documents are in German and
				  attached to their English translations. One German document is dated 1933, and
				  another is an evacuation order from sometime in mid-1944. There is an American
				  military message to the people of Aachen appealing for assistance in rebuilding
				  the city. Newspaper clippings about the city of Aachen, which was Bradford's
				  first assignment in occupied Germany, begin in October 1944. Other clippings
				  offer details about the war and occupation elsewhere in Germany. There are
				  unidentified photographs of city scenes, which may be Aachen.</p> 
				<p>Military memos are concerned with explaining to American forces
				  what is expected in running the military government, such as reconstruction,
				  housing, transportation, and public safety. Some memos request food and other
				  aid for the citizens of Aachen.</p> 
			 </scopecontent> 
		  </c02> 
		  <c02> 
			 <did> 
				<unitid>16. </unitid> 
				<unittitle>V-Mail from U.S.A., </unittitle> 
				<unitdate type="inclusive" era="ce" calendar="gregorian">September-December 1944.</unitdate> 
			 </did> 
			 <scopecontent> 
				<p>A total of 89 V-mail letters, organized chronologically, are
				  handwritten and difficult to read. Much of the writing focuses on family
				  events, health, travels, and the weather.</p> 
			 </scopecontent> 
		  </c02> 
		  <c02> 
			 <did> 
				<unitid>17. </unitid> 
				<unittitle>Military Government Aachen, </unittitle> 
				<unitdate type="inclusive" era="ce" calendar="gregorian">January-March 1945.</unitdate> 
			 </did> 
			 <scopecontent> 
				<p>Several newspaper clippings about the war in Germany and
				  occupied Aachen, some containing quotes from Bradford. Several articles are
				  about former Nazi party members working for the military government in Aachen.
				  One article, with a photo of Bradford, names him as the deputy military
				  governor of Aachen and discusses his supervision of a labor union of miners.
				  Clippings contain photos of Cologne and Remagen in Germany.</p> 
				<p>The correspondence focuses on Bradford's work with the Military
				  Government and interactions with German civilians. In several letters Bradford
				  says he wishes he could say what he wants to when newspaper reporters were
				  around, both the good and the bad, but realizes that he cannot speak his mind
				  and can only effect change within his military detachment.</p> 
				<p>Memos discuss the process of creating an educational council to
				  help start up schools for the youth of Aachen. By late February 1945, 1,200
				  children lived in the city. The government expected the population of children
				  to increase once they began returning from sites they had been evacuated to
				  during Allied bombing. One memo that was prepared but not released to the press
				  concerns the dismissal of the last six employees of the Aachen city government
				  who were former members of the Nazi Party.</p> 
			 </scopecontent> 
		  </c02> 
		  <c02> 
			 <did> 
				<unitid>18. </unitid> 
				<unittitle>Military Government Aachen, </unittitle> 
				<unitdate type="inclusive" era="ce" calendar="gregorian">April-June 1945.</unitdate> 
			 </did> 
			 <scopecontent> 
				<p>A booklet ("Deutsches Lesebuch I") with photos lists military
				  personnel that Bradford worked with in Aachen, and is followed by a military
				  government telephone directory. Memos discuss the opening of schools in Aachen
				  in April 1945. The military government intended the schools to teach children
				  anti-Nazism, anti-militarism, and democratic principles with new textbooks.
				  Other correspondence details a plan of instruction for German school children
				  in grades one through four. Each grade was assigned subjects that included
				  math, reading, gym, religion, music, and "legends of native areas." One memo
				  deals with grades one through eight. Other memos discuss the discovered Aachen
				  treasures and their return to the city.</p> 
				<p>Several newspaper articles describe the opening of schools in
				  Aachen. One article from the <emph render="italic">New York Post Daily
				  Magazine</emph> covers the new school textbooks in Germany as well as the
				  return to Aachen of the remains of Charlemagne, which had been removed in 1939
				  for safekeeping. The American military government in Aachen handed its
				  administration over to the British on June 16, 1945 as part of the plan for
				  partitioning Allied areas of responsibility in Germany.</p> 
			 </scopecontent> 
		  </c02> 
		  <c02> 
			 <did> 
				<physloc>P1680</physloc> 
				<container>3</container> 
				<unitid>19. </unitid> 
				<unittitle>V-Mail from U.S.A., </unittitle> 
				<unitdate type="inclusive" era="ce" calendar="gregorian">January-June 1945.</unitdate> 
			 </did> 
			 <scopecontent> 
				<p>The V-mail letters, organized chronologically, are handwritten
				  and difficult to read. Most focus on family events, health, travels, and the
				  weather.</p> 
			 </scopecontent> 
		  </c02> 
		  <c02> 
			 <did> 
				<unitid>20. </unitid> 
				<unittitle>Military Government Wurzburg, also V-Mail, </unittitle> 
				<unitdate type="inclusive" era="ce" calendar="gregorian">July-September 1945.</unitdate> 
			 </did> 
			 <scopecontent> 
				<p>In July 1945 Bradford was assigned to work in the military
				  government of Wurzburg, Germany. Some of the correspondence details the process
				  of his promotion to lieutenant colonel. Other correspondence shows his friends
				  in the United States trying to fulfill Bradford's request to locate books on
				  democracy for use in Germany. Letters mention Bradford's job designing the
				  education system in the city, as well as directing denazification. Memos give
				  information on the investigation of school committees made up of German
				  citizens.</p> 
				<p>A political activity report discusses the Communist Party, the
				  Social Democratic Party, the Christian Democratic Party, and the Christian
				  Social Union.</p> 
				<p>Photographs show scenes of Wurzburg and actress Ingrid Bergman
				  with American troops. A magazine entitled <emph render="italic">Army
				  Talks</emph> (November 1945), features articles on German propaganda. The
				  folder includes a packet of 31 V-Mail letters from Bradford's mother and
				  aunt.</p> 
			 </scopecontent> 
		  </c02> 
		  <c02> 
			 <did> 
				<unitid>21. </unitid> 
				<unittitle>Military Government Wurzburg, </unittitle> 
				<unitdate type="inclusive" era="ce" calendar="gregorian">October-December 1945.</unitdate> 
			 </did> 
			 <scopecontent> 
				<p>A memo awards Bradford the bronze star medal. Correspondence
				  discusses Bradford's travels in Europe. Several political activity reports
				  discuss the Communist Party, the Social Democratic Party, and the Christian
				  Social Union. One document (6 pp.) details an October meeting between Bradford
				  and the Wurzburg school board. There are typed notes from a speech Bradford
				  delivered on the occasion of the first concert in Wurzburg (Oct. 31) of the
				  Wurzburg Symphony Orchestra. An October report (11 pp.) details topics such as
				  denazification, political activity, civil administration, education and
				  religious affairs, public safety, food and agriculture, public health, and
				  other matters. Some of the correspondence congratulates Bradford on his
				  promotion to lieutenant colonel, and one gives information about the war crimes
				  trials and the German defendants in Nuremberg, Germany in November. In a letter
				  to the editor of the Army publication <emph render="italic">Stars and
				  Stripes</emph>, Bradford suggests that the subject of education in postwar
				  Germany has not received enough attention. Documents entitled historical
				  reports give summaries of activities and conditions of the civilians in
				  Wurzburg. Included is a picture postcard in German.</p> 
			 </scopecontent> 
		  </c02> 
		  <c02> 
			 <did> 
				<unitid>22. </unitid> 
				<unittitle>Military Government Wurzburg, </unittitle> 
				<unitdate type="inclusive" era="ce" calendar="gregorian">January-March 1945.</unitdate> 
			 </did> 
			 <scopecontent> 
				<p>Several political activity reports discuss the Communist Party,
				  the Social Democratic Party, and the Christian Social Union. Historical reports
				  give summaries of activities and conditions of the civilians in Wurzburg. In a
				  January letter Bradford thanks another officer for his assistance to Bradford
				  and other military government officers in gaining admission to the Nuremberg
				  trials. A speech (5 pp.) commemorates the opening of the Julius-Maximilians
				  University in Wurzburg. A March memo notes that Bradford will leave his current
				  job in Wurzburg and become a Land Government Supervisor in the Civil
				  Administration Branch of the office of military government for Bavaria.</p> 
			 </scopecontent> 
		  </c02> 
		  <c02> 
			 <did> 
				<unitid>23. </unitid> 
				<unittitle>Wurzburg local items, </unittitle> 
				<unitdate type="inclusive" era="ce" calendar="gregorian">April 1945 and later.</unitdate> 
			 </did> 
			 <scopecontent> 
				<p>A long 1947 article from the <emph render="italic">Wurzburg
				  Post-Argus</emph> newspaper tells the story of the reconstruction of Wurzburg.
				  There is also a 1949 article from the <emph render="italic">Stars and
				  Stripes</emph>. A 1949 article from the German newspaper <emph render="italic">Main Post</emph> features an article on Bradford. There is a
				  German newspaper titled <emph render="italic">Wien Prost</emph>. Some items are
				  from the Amerika Haus in Wurzburg including a speech in German from Bradford at
				  the Amerika Haus in May 1949. One packet contains a letter to Bradford in
				  German, along with newspaper clippings from the <emph render="italic">Wurzburg
				  Main Post</emph> containing photos of Bradford. There is a photograph of
				  Montana Senator Lee Metcalf, as well as a 1978 obituary for him.</p> 
			 </scopecontent> 
		  </c02> 
		  <c02> 
			 <did> 
				<unitid>24. </unitid> 
				<unittitle><emph render="italic">Time</emph>, <emph render="italic">New Yorker</emph>, etc., </unittitle> 
				<unitdate type="inclusive" era="ce" calendar="gregorian">1946.</unitdate> 
			 </did> 
			 <scopecontent> 
				<p>Three 1946 issues of <emph render="italic">The New Yorker</emph>
				  and two 1946 issues of <emph render="italic">Time</emph> magazine. There is a
				  large poster in German that contains a message about Franklin D. Roosevelt.</p>
				
			 </scopecontent> 
		  </c02> 
		  <c02> 
			 <did> 
				<unitid>25. </unitid> 
				<unittitle>Military government bulletins, </unittitle> 
				<unitdate type="inclusive" era="ce" calendar="gregorian">1945-1948.</unitdate> 
			 </did> 
			 <scopecontent> 
				<p>Military government weekly informational bulletins: October
				  1945, March 1946, January 1948, March 1948, and September 1949. Also a large
				  promotional pamphlet (1977) about the Time-Life Books series on World War
				  II.</p> 
			 </scopecontent> 
		  </c02> 
		  <c02> 
			 <did> 
				<unitid>26. </unitid> 
				<unittitle>Office of Military Government for Bavaria, </unittitle> 
				<unitdate type="inclusive" era="ce" calendar="gregorian">April 1946-1948.</unitdate> 
			 </did> 
			 <scopecontent> 
				<p>A 1947 memo from the Office of Military Government for Bavaria
				  recommends that Bradford receive an emblem for meritorious civilian service.
				  There are several letters of thanks and recognition, a citation letter noting
				  Bradford's job is chief of the governmental structures branch in the Office of
				  Military Government for Bavaria, the Civil Administration Division, and several
				  newspaper clippings concerning a "scandal" over a pro-Nazi mayor and other
				  German appointees to governmental posts in Germany. A small booklet contains a
				  1946 Stuttgart speech by James F. Byrnes, Jr., the U.S. Secretary of State. The
				  folder contains many invitations to Bradford, including the first meeting of
				  the Union of Bavarian towns, the Constituent Land Assembly, an art exhibit, a
				  performance by the Bayerische Hilfswerk, and the chance to make a speech at a
				  Military Government class. Included are notes on the role of a military
				  government. Many military documents discuss the struggle to give Germans
				  control over elections and other democratic institutions. One military
				  government proclamation sets out the United States' role in governing Germany.
				  There is a printed text of a radio broadcast that Bradford participated in on
				  March 25, 1947.</p> 
				<p>There are also a map and photos of Munich; a personnel roster
				  listing the American soldiers, their home address in the United States, and
				  their living quarters in Germany; and a memo (April 15, 1948) stating that
				  Bradford would be returning for a visit to the United States during the coming
				  summer. By mid-1948, Bradford's job title was chief of the government and
				  policies branch for the Civil Administration Division of the Office of Military
				  Government for Bavaria. He may have been working as a civilian at this
				  point.</p> 
			 </scopecontent> 
		  </c02> 
		  <c02> 
			 <did> 
				<unitid>27. </unitid> 
				<unittitle>Constitutions of Bavaria, Hesse, Wurtemburg-Baden,
				  </unittitle> 
				<unitdate type="inclusive" era="ce" calendar="gregorian">[1947].</unitdate> 
			 </did> 
			 <scopecontent> 
				<p>Printed constitutions of Bavaria, Hesse, and Wuerttemberg-Baden
				  produced by the Office of Military Government for Germany (U.S.) in Berlin
				  (Feb. 15, 1947). The document is in both English and German.</p> 
			 </scopecontent> 
		  </c02> 
		  <c02> 
			 <did> 
				<physloc>P1680</physloc> 
				<container>4</container> 
				<unitid>28. </unitid> 
				<unittitle>Office of Military Government Bavaria, </unittitle> 
				<unitdate type="inclusive" era="ce" calendar="gregorian">1949-1950.</unitdate> 
			 </did> 
			 <scopecontent> 
				<p>There are four pages from the Weekly Intelligence Report for the
				  military government concerning obstructionism and productivity and wages.
				  Documents discuss implementing democratic reforms in Germany. Newspaper
				  clippings from German newspapers deal with the military government, as do
				  clippings from <emph render="italic">Time</emph> magazine. A letter from the
				  White House notes the formation of the German Federal Republic (West Germany)
				  in September 1949. An organizational chart of the Office of Land Commissioner
				  for Bavaria sketches the chain of command. A memo notes that Bradford spoke on
				  Bavarian radio Oct. 11, 1949 to discuss the subject of "a school for local
				  government." In November 1950 Bradford was appointed acting chief of the
				  Political Affairs Division of the Office of Land Commissioner for Bavaria. A
				  memo notes that Bradford gave clearance for a friend to pick up a pistol from
				  the U.S. Customs House in New York that Bradford intended to keep as a war
				  trophy.</p> 
			 </scopecontent> 
		  </c02> 
		  <c02> 
			 <did> 
				<unitid>29. </unitid> 
				<unittitle>Military government in Germany, history and analysis,
				  </unittitle> 
				<unitdate type="inclusive" era="ce" calendar="gregorian">1950.</unitdate> 
			 </did> 
			 <scopecontent> 
				<p>Two booklets about military government in Germany:
				  <emph render="italic">The Annals of the American Academy of Political and
				  Social Science</emph> (January 1950), and <emph render="italic">History of the
				  Allied Commission For Germany: Its Establishment, Structure, and
				  procedures</emph> (December 1950). </p> 
			 </scopecontent> 
		  </c02> 
		  <c02> 
			 <did> 
				<unitid>30. </unitid> 
				<unittitle>Office of Land Commissioner for Bavaria reports,
				  </unittitle> 
				<unitdate type="inclusive" era="ce" calendar="gregorian">1950.</unitdate> 
			 </did> 
			 <scopecontent> 
				<p>Two documents from the political affairs division of the Office
				  of the Land Commissioner for Bavaria: "Prospects for Democratic Development in
				  Bavaria" (April 15, 1950, 47 pp.), and "OLCB Seminar for Resident Officers"
				  (139 pp.).</p> 
			 </scopecontent> 
		  </c02> 
		  <c02> 
			 <did> 
				<unitid>31. </unitid> 
				<unittitle>Land Commissioner for Bavaria, Political Affairs
				  Publications, </unittitle> 
				<unitdate type="inclusive" era="ce" calendar="gregorian">1951.</unitdate> 
			 </did> 
			 <scopecontent> 
				<p>Four small booklets published in German: <emph render="italic">Was Halten Sie von einer Neuen: Bayerischen
				  Gemeinde-Ordnung</emph>; <emph render="italic">Du, B�rger, bist der
				  Staat!</emph>; <emph render="italic">Die Sendung des Landeskommissars f�r
				  Bayern</emph>; <emph render="italic">Wohin des Wegs?</emph></p> 
				<p>One booklet in English is entitled <emph render="italic">Where
				  Do we Stand?</emph>. It is the text of a speech by Adam Stegerwald on May 11,
				  1945. The topics include: Denazification of German life, National Socialism
				  without power to change the world, background of the last two world wars, the
				  psychology and starting point of great conflicts, historical crisis, and the
				  essence of democracy.</p> 
			 </scopecontent> 
		  </c02> 
		  <c02> 
			 <did> 
				<unitid>32. </unitid> 
				<unittitle>Land Commissioner for Bavaria, </unittitle> 
				<unitdate type="inclusive" era="ce" calendar="gregorian">1951-1952, and later.</unitdate> 
			 </did> 
			 <scopecontent> 
				<p>In June 1951 Bradford was appointed chief (from acting chief) of
				  the Political Affairs Division of the Office of the Land Commissioner for
				  Bavaria. Memos discuss German parliamentary representatives and Radio Free
				  Europe.</p> 
				<p>In January 1952 Bradford received an official letter terminating
				  his employment with the High Commissioner for Germany. He left Germany that
				  month to return to the United States. Letters thank him for his work and
				  commend him on his accomplishments. In a farewell speech Bradford notes that he
				  has recently been awarded a certificate for proficiency in the German language.
				  A number of letters bid farewell to him, including several in German.</p> 
			 </scopecontent> 
		  </c02> 
		</c01> 
		<c01 level="series"> 
		  <did> 
			 <unittitle>United Nations Projects, </unittitle> 
			 <unitdate type="inclusive" era="ce" calendar="gregorian">1952-1969</unitdate> 
		  </did> 
		  <c02> 
			 <did> 
				<physloc>P1680</physloc> 
				<container>4</container> 
				<unitid>33. </unitid> 
				<unittitle>United Nations Korean Reconstruction Agency,
				  </unittitle> 
				<unitdate type="inclusive" era="ce" calendar="gregorian">1952-1954.</unitdate> 
			 </did> 
			 <scopecontent> 
				<p>In the summer of 1952 Bradford was traveling through the United
				  States by car, and correspondence with friends describes his drive through
				  Texas and Seattle. In a June 22 letter Bradford describes possible sources of
				  employment: the National Geographic Society, lecturing with films, and starting
				  a small business. He also mentions a trip to Mexico.</p> 
				<p>In one letter to friends Bradford states he began working in
				  Korea in October 1952, and by April 1953 he was working in Pusan. There are
				  notes from meetings of the United Nations Korean Reconstruction Agency staff
				  association, and Bradford was the chairman of the mess and entertainment
				  committee. In a June 1953 letter Bradford describes his job duties as a project
				  officer, which included keeping track of 53 programs in the reconstruction
				  agency. Bradford hinted that the U.S. State Department was responsible for
				  keeping him in the job. A <emph render="italic">Korean Times</emph> newspaper
				  dated July 28, 1953 notes the Korean armistice.</p> 
				<p>A series of letters from the United Nations note that some of
				  Bradford's personal belongings were destroyed in November 1953 when storage
				  buildings burned while he was on home leave. Two memos from early 1954 describe
				  Bradford's new duties in coordinating fertilizer, flat glass, and cement
				  projects. In some personal letters he mentions not enjoying his work, and also
				  describes job tasks, such as helping to construct housing in Pusan. An April
				  1954 letter from the Army notes that he must complete a "Loyalty Certificate of
				  Personnel of the Armed Forces" since he is an Army Reserve commissioned
				  officer.</p> 
				<p>A copy of an affidavit by Bradford states that he can "maintain
				  and support Mr. Shinn, Rinn-Sup in the United States" and it details Bradford's
				  personal finances. No other information refers to Bradford's support of the
				  Korean man. A large booklet details the reconstruction of housing at Pusan
				  after a fire destroyed much of it. In addition, there is one photo of Bradford
				  sitting at a desk.</p> 
			 </scopecontent> 
		  </c02> 
		  <c02> 
			 <did> 
				<unitid>34. </unitid> 
				<unittitle>Loyalty clearance, </unittitle> 
				<unitdate type="inclusive" era="ce" calendar="gregorian">1954.</unitdate> 
			 </did> 
			 <scopecontent> 
				<p>In a 1953 presidential order, Dwight Eisenhower required that
				  American citizens being considered for employment in a public international
				  organization be subjected to a background investigation. The International
				  Organizations Employees Loyalty Board required Bradford to undergo a loyalty
				  clearance in order to continue working for the United Nations. A 1954 letter to
				  Bradford indicates that certain reports at the loyalty board contained
				  "information of a derogatory nature." Bradford was required to complete an
				  "interrogatory" form and submit it to the loyalty board, which had received a
				  1941 report that accused Bradford of being a communist, propagating communist
				  ideologies, and disseminating communist literature, among several other
				  charges.</p> 
				<p>The file contains a copy of the "interrogatory" and Bradford's
				  responses to the accusations. His writing describes the workplace harassment
				  and difficult working conditions at the <emph render="italic">March of
				  Time</emph>, as well as his role in the Newspaper Guild of New York. Much of
				  this information is related to records in file 9. As in 1941, many of
				  Bradford's friends and coworkers served as character witnesses and testified to
				  his patriotism and loyalty. </p> 
			 </scopecontent> 
		  </c02> 
		  <c02> 
			 <did> 
				<unitid>35. </unitid> 
				<unittitle>U.N. Korean Reconstruction Agency, </unittitle> 
				<unitdate type="inclusive" era="ce" calendar="gregorian">1955.</unitdate> 
			 </did> 
			 <scopecontent> 
				<p>A July 1955 interoffice memo recommends that Bradford be
				  promoted from his position as a political officer, and that his position be
				  reclassified. The memo notes that he had been acting chief of the Fisheries
				  Division and briefly describes his job responsibilities. Memos document the
				  United Nations' reasons for terminating his employment in October 1955. His
				  certificate of service shows the three different positions he held while
				  working in Korea. Several of the letters are personal correspondence to
				  Bradford from Korean friends. In addition is a series of photos, presumably of
				  South Korea.</p> 
			 </scopecontent> 
		  </c02> 
		  <c02> 
			 <did> 
				<unitid>36. </unitid> 
				<unittitle>UNKRA in Action, </unittitle> 
				<unitdate type="inclusive" era="ce" calendar="gregorian">1956.</unitdate> 
			 </did> 
			 <scopecontent> 
				<p>This booklet of the United Nations Korean Reconstruction Agency,
				  <emph render="italic">UKRA in Action</emph> describes the reconstruction
				  agency's role in rebuilding South Korea and developing the country's natural
				  resources.</p> 
			 </scopecontent> 
		  </c02> 
		  <c02> 
			 <did> 
				<physloc>P1680</physloc> 
				<container>5</container> 
				<unitid>37. </unitid> 
				<unittitle>U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees,
				  </unittitle> 
				<unitdate type="inclusive" era="ce" calendar="gregorian">1956-1959.</unitdate> 
			 </did> 
			 <scopecontent> 
				<p>A March 1956 contract describes Bradford's appointment as a
				  projects analyst to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine
				  Refugees. The headquarters were in Beirut and Bradford worked there as well as
				  in Jordan, Syria, and Israel. A map details refugee camps in the Middle East
				  and several letters discuss living conditions in them. In May 1957 Bradford was
				  named chief of the Social Welfare Division. A July 1956 letter notes that he
				  would visit Baghdad "from time to time" during a liaison officer's leave to the
				  United States. In his personal correspondence Bradford describes such events as
				  living and working conditions in Beirut, Damascus, and Amman. Bradford
				  discusses purchasing an automobile, renting an apartment, dispersing U.N. aid,
				  attending a funeral, and dealing with officials from different Middle Eastern
				  countries.</p> 
			 </scopecontent> 
		  </c02> 
		  <c02> 
			 <did> 
				<unitid>38. </unitid> 
				<unittitle>U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees,
				  </unittitle> 
				<unitdate type="inclusive" era="ce" calendar="gregorian">1960-1963.</unitdate> 
			 </did> 
			 <scopecontent> 
				<p> Notes from a speech by Bradford regarding the U.N.'s Relief and
				  Works Agency for Palestine Refugees and welfare programs for them. A list gives
				  details about organizations that the U.N. Welfare Division maintained contact
				  with, such as the British Red Cross Society and American Middle East Relief.
				  Other documents offer details about welfare programs, a summary of six years of
				  budgets for the welfare and placement services to UNRWA refugees, and
				  facilities for welfare activities.</p> 
				<p>A 1960 letter from the U.S. Army discharges Bradford from the
				  Army Reserve after 28 years of commissioned service. Documents show that
				  Bradford helped organize and lead an archaeological expedition to Egypt in
				  early 1962. In a letter to the American University Hospital in Beirut Bradford
				  notes that if he dies while living in Lebanon, he would like to donate his body
				  "for its use in the teaching of medicine."</p> 
			 </scopecontent> 
		  </c02> 
		  <c02> 
			 <did> 
				<unitid>39. </unitid> 
				<unittitle>U.N. Relief and Works Agency Reports, </unittitle> 
				<unitdate type="inclusive" era="ce" calendar="gregorian">1960, 1962.</unitdate> 
			 </did> 
			 <scopecontent> 
				<p>Two booklets: <emph render="italic">Secretary: Journal of the
				  World Federation of Associations of Secretaries of YMCAs</emph> (1963), and
				  <emph render="italic">Seminar on Cooperatives for UNRWA Social Welfare
				  Staff</emph> (United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees,
				  1960).</p> 
			 </scopecontent> 
		  </c02> 
		  <c02> 
			 <did> 
				<unitid>40. </unitid> 
				<unittitle>U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees,
				  </unittitle> 
				<unitdate type="inclusive" era="ce" calendar="gregorian">1964.</unitdate> 
			 </did> 
			 <scopecontent> 
				<p>Contains sub-folders labeled by Bradford, the first of which is
				  entitled "Efforts towards further employment." In the spring of 1963 Bradford
				  was approaching 60, the age of U.N. retirement. There are copies of letters he
				  sent to the World Health Organization, U.S. Committee for Refugees, and the
				  International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, among others, as well as
				  some rejection letters. </p> 
				<p>There is a station list for the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for
				  Palestine Refugees. An April 1964 letter indicates that Bradford intends to
				  take a position with the World Food Program as a project officer in India
				  beginning in the fall. Bradford was given the job after a trip to Geneva and
				  Rome. He left Beirut in May, and there are copies of his own farewell letters,
				  as well as letters wishing him luck and praising him.</p> 
				<p>Another sub-folder, entitled "Towards a new occupation,"
				  contains several letters between Bradford and the World Food Program in Rome.
				  Some letters discuss Bradford's salary, travel arrangements, and the delay in
				  his start date. A memo provides a detailed job description.</p> 
				<p>Printed matter includes a special issue of <emph render="italic">The Economist</emph> about Lebanon, a newsletter entitled
				  <emph render="italic">Palestine Refugees Today</emph>, and three newspaper
				  clippings from 1978 about the war in Lebanon.</p> 
			 </scopecontent> 
		  </c02> 
		  <c02> 
			 <did> 
				<unitid>41. </unitid> 
				<unittitle>U.N./F.A.O. World Food Program India, Ceylon, Nepal,
				  </unittitle> 
				<unitdate type="inclusive" era="ce" calendar="gregorian">1965-1966.</unitdate> 
			 </did> 
			 <scopecontent> 
				<p>Letters and memos document Bradford's work and travels in India.
				  There is a 1965 booklet entitled <emph render="italic">UN/FAO World Food
				  Program</emph> as well as one entitled <emph render="italic">World Food Program
				  News</emph>. Several pages torn from assorted publications detail projects in
				  India. A photograph explanation (photo not identified) notes that Bradford took
				  an expedition in Nepal into the Himalayas.</p> 
			 </scopecontent> 
		  </c02> 
		  <c02> 
			 <did> 
				<unitid>42. </unitid> 
				<unittitle>U.N./F.A.O. World Food Program India, Ceylon, Nepal,
				  </unittitle> 
				<unitdate type="inclusive" era="ce" calendar="gregorian">1967.</unitdate> 
			 </did> 
			 <scopecontent> 
				<p>Letters detail work projects in India, Ceylon, and Nepal of the
				  Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Correspondence between
				  Food Program offices shows a strained relationship between officials in Rome
				  and India. Bradford worked on projects that included livestock feed programs,
				  poultry farms, milk production, and a canal and irrigation system.</p> 
				<p>There are also some booklets and pamphlets:
				  <emph render="italic">World Food Program News</emph> (July-Aug. 1967);
				  supplement to U.N. weekly newsletter; <emph render="italic">The Realist</emph>,
				  with an article by Bradford on p. 26; and <emph render="italic">India and the
				  UN Family Work Together on Projects for Development.</emph></p> 
				<p>A series of photographs depict India, as well as Bradford
				  unveiling a plaque bearing his name at a feed mixing plant in Ceylon.</p> 
			 </scopecontent> 
		  </c02> 
		  <c02> 
			 <did> 
				<unitid>43. </unitid> 
				<unittitle>U.N./F.A.O. World Food Program India, </unittitle> 
				<unitdate type="inclusive" era="ce" calendar="gregorian">1968.</unitdate> 
			 </did> 
			 <scopecontent> 
				<p>A January letter congratulates Bradford on a promotion, and a
				  letter by Bradford hints at his possible upcoming departure from his job.
				  Several memos discuss administrative actions on food program projects, without
				  mentioning much about the actual projects except for their titles. They include
				  food assistance in drought-stricken areas, soil conservation, construction of
				  roads, land development, livestock feeding, maize and milk supplies, and animal
				  husbandry. There are memos and a photograph of Bradford studying in England at
				  a project officers training course. There is also a series of photographs.</p> 
			 </scopecontent> 
		  </c02> 
		  <c02> 
			 <did> 
				<unitid>44. </unitid> 
				<unittitle>U.N./F.A.O. World Food Program India, </unittitle> 
				<unitdate type="inclusive" era="ce" calendar="gregorian">1969.</unitdate> 
			 </did> 
			 <scopecontent> 
				<p>Memos offer information on a variety of projects that Bradford
				  oversaw. Several pieces of correspondence deal with Bradford's departure from
				  the food program in September 1969 and his plans to return to the United
				  States. Also included is the text of a farewell address to Bradford at his
				  retirement party in India. There are two copies of the of the
				  <emph render="italic">World Food Program News</emph>. A sub-folder entitled
				  "Visit to Angkor Wat" (Cambodia) contains an article by Bradford in an informal
				  newsletter of the U.N. women's association bulletin.</p> 
			 </scopecontent> 
		  </c02> 
		  <c02> 
			 <did> 
				<physloc>P1680</physloc> 
				<container>6</container> 
				<unitid>45. </unitid> 
				<unittitle>World Food Program India, Social invitations,
				  </unittitle> 
				<unitdate type="inclusive" era="ce" calendar="gregorian">[1965-1969].</unitdate> 
			 </did> 
			 <scopecontent> 
				<p>There are 84 invitations to a variety of events including:
				  weddings, United Nations functions, social functions of the governments of
				  India and the U.S.S.R., the U.S. ambassador's receptions, and events of the
				  Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N.</p> 
			 </scopecontent> 
		  </c02> 
		</c01> 
		<c01 level="series"> 
		  <did> 
			 <unittitle>Peace Corps, </unittitle> 
			 <unitdate type="inclusive" era="ce" calendar="gregorian">1970-1972</unitdate> 
		  </did> 
		  <c02> 
			 <did> 
				<physloc>P1680</physloc> 
				<container>6</container> 
				<unitid>46. </unitid> 
				<unittitle>Peace Corps, Liberia, </unittitle> 
				<unitdate type="inclusive" era="ce" calendar="gregorian">1970.</unitdate> 
			 </did> 
			 <scopecontent> 
				<p>Correspondence between Bradford and the Peace Corps, as well as
				  personal correspondence. A typed list gives details of nine months Bradford
				  traveled (mostly within the U.S.) between December 17, 1969 and September 10,
				  1970. Another offers details on his "in-country orientation" schedule in
				  Liberia in August. Bradford was assigned as an advisor to the program manager
				  of the National Food Assistance Unit.</p> 
				<p>Included are photos of Liberia, a map of Liberia, a booklet
				  entitled <emph render="italic">Liberia Public Administration Group XXII</emph>,
				  and a pamphlet about Liberia by the American Geographical Society.</p> 
			 </scopecontent> 
		  </c02> 
		  <c02> 
			 <did> 
				<unitid>47. </unitid> 
				<unittitle>Peace Corps, Liberia, </unittitle> 
				<unitdate type="inclusive" era="ce" calendar="gregorian">1971.</unitdate> 
			 </did> 
			 <scopecontent> 
				<p>A memo from Bradford in March notes that his job is to advise
				  and assist in the development of the Liberian government's National Food
				  Assistance Unit. Other documents describe specific projects, such as assisting
				  thousands of high school and college students, and self-help programs in rural
				  areas. Bradford also began designing plans for a combination meeting room,
				  cafeteria, and classroom. There are a series of photos of a model of the
				  building.</p> 
				<p>Correspondence from friends keep Bradford informed of their
				  lives. Letters mention Bradford's medical concerns and also medical treatment
				  in Washington, D.C. and New York. Particularly interesting are his written
				  instructions to the men who watched over his home while he left on medical
				  leave. A one-page document summarizes Bradford's itinerary during his two
				  months in the United States. In his personal correspondence Bradford describes
				  living conditions in Monrovia. A copy of the <emph render="italic">Liberian
				  Star</emph> newspaper of July 28, 1971 notes the death of Liberian president
				  William V. S. Tubman.</p> 
			 </scopecontent> 
		  </c02> 
		  <c02> 
			 <did> 
				<unitid>48. </unitid> 
				<unittitle>Peace Corps, Liberia, </unittitle> 
				<unitdate type="inclusive" era="ce" calendar="gregorian">1972.</unitdate> 
			 </did> 
			 <scopecontent> 
				<p>In early 1972 Bradford struggled with increased job
				  responsibility and uncertainty about the financial health of the Peace Corps in
				  Liberia. Several letters in his personal correspondence discuss his plans to
				  leave the Peace Corps, and include his letter of resignation. Professional
				  correspondence details the financial difficulties of the Peace Corps in Liberia
				  as it considers cutting back its operations there.</p> 
			 </scopecontent> 
		  </c02> 
		  <c02> 
			 <did> 
				<unitid>49. </unitid> 
				<unittitle>Peace Corps, Liberia pamphlets and reports, </unittitle>
				
				<unitdate type="inclusive" era="ce" calendar="gregorian">1970-1971.</unitdate> 
			 </did> 
			 <scopecontent> 
				<p>Included are: social invitations, annual report (1970-1971) of
				  Liberia's National Food Assistance Program, a booklet entitled
				  <emph render="italic">Liberian Cultural Patterns</emph> 1965, 26 pp.), the
				  Liberian presidential inauguration, and a report on a 1971 visit of an
				  inter-departmental team to Bong, Lofa, and Nimba.</p> 
			 </scopecontent> 
		  </c02> 
		  <c02> 
			 <did> 
				<unitid>50. </unitid> 
				<unittitle>Peace Corps, Liberia manuals and guides, </unittitle> 
				<unitdate type="inclusive" era="ce" calendar="gregorian">1971.</unitdate> 
			 </did> 
			 <scopecontent> 
				<p>Includes National Food Assistance Unit policy manual, field
				  inspection guide, and a nutrition guide.</p> 
			 </scopecontent> 
		  </c02> 
		</c01> 
		<c01 level="series"> 
		  <did> 
			 <unittitle>Genealogical and Civil War Materials, </unittitle> 
			 <unitdate type="inclusive" era="ce" calendar="gregorian">1861-1864</unitdate> 
		  </did> 
		  <c02> 
			 <did> 
				<physloc>P1680</physloc> 
				<container>6</container> 
				<unitid>51. </unitid> 
				<unittitle>"Reaching Back: Fifty Years in the Life of John Nice
				  Bradford."</unittitle> 
				<unitdate type="inclusive" era="ce" calendar="gregorian"><?xm-replace_text {inclusive dates}?></unitdate>
				
			 </did> 
			 <scopecontent> 
				<p>Contains letters between Bradford and his wife Elizabeth (McLeod
				  County, Minnesota) while he fought with the Union Army in the southern
				  campaigns, 1861-1864. Also gives genealogical information about the descendents
				  of Thomas Bradford (b. 1814) and his wife Martha Parker (b. 1816). John P.
				  Bradford appears to be the author and editor. This information is accompanied
				  by copies of original letters in the three-ring notebook.</p> 
			 </scopecontent> 
		  </c02> 
		  <c02> 
			 <did> 
				<unittitle> Letters, 1862-1864: J. N. Bradford and wife.
				  </unittitle> 
				<unitdate type="inclusive" era="ce" calendar="gregorian"><?xm-replace_text {inclusive dates}?></unitdate>
				
				<physdesc>1 3-ring binder.</physdesc> 
			 </did> 
			 <scopecontent> 
				<p>Originals of correspondence between John and Elizabeth Bradford.
				  </p> 
			 </scopecontent> 
		  </c02> 
		</c01> 
	 </dsc> 
  </archdesc>
</ead>
