Correspondence mostly relating to commissions, with the exception of a series of detailed letters (typescripts), 1917-1918, from Bradford to his family written from the European war front; diary, 1925-1929; photographs; scrapbooks; sketchbooks; drawings; notes; publications; and clippings.
Biographical / Historical:
Mural painter, painter, & teacher (Cornwall Bridge, Conn.). Born in Wisconsin, Bradford studied at the Univ. of Wisconsin, at N.A.D., and in Europe. Later, he taught at N.A.D. and was made an Associate.
Provenance:
Donated 1962-1966 by Mrs. Ralph Ingersoll, Bradford's widow.
Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Correspondence; financial records; a draft of a proposed publication about Cranbrook; letters regarding a biography of founder, George G. Booth, and of the Scripps family; miscellaneous items, including an address by George Booth to the Cranbrook School; and clippings.
Among the individual correspondents are Albert Kahn, M. W. Childs, Emil Lorch, Oscar Bach, Mario Karbel, Francis Scott Bradford, Jr., Katherine McEwen, I. Kirshmayer, René Gimpel, Sheldon Cheney, Carl Milles, John M. Lyle, Cecil Billington, Cyril Arthur Player, and Arthur Neville Kirk. Organizations figuring in the correspondence include the American Federation of Arts, the Society of Arts and Crafts, Detroit, the Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston, the Detroit Institute of Arts, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Provenance:
Lent for microfilming 1974 by the Cranbrook Foundation.
Restrictions:
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
