RMA01717.xml Guide to the James C. Bradley papers, 1905-1962. Bradley, James C. papers, 1905-1962 Compiled by P. McCray Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library May 2003

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Finding aid encoded by Martin HeggestadMay 2003 2007-05-29 converted from EAD 1.0 to EAD 2002 Guide to the James C. Bradley Papers,1905-1962 Collection Number: 21-23-1717 Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Cornell University Library Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections 2B Carl A. Kroch Library Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3530 Fax: (607) 255-9524 rareref@cornell.edu http://rmc.library.cornell.edu P. McCray December 1986 Martin Heggestad, May 2003 © 2002 Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY James C. Bradley papers, 1905-1962. 21-23-1717 James Chester Bradley, 1884-1975. 32.8 cubic ft. A monograph, manuscripts, lecture notes and teaching materials, field notebooks, drawings, typed and handwritten notes, personal and professional correspondence, bibliographies, glass slides and mounted photographs, and photograph albums. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library Includes Bradley's A Manual of the Genera of Beetles, North of Mexico; manuscripts for papers; lecture notes and teaching materials; field notebooks, drawings, and typed and handwritten notes; personal and professional correspondence; bibliographies; glass slides and mounted photographs of entomological subjects and expeditions, including the First Cornell University Biological Expedition to the Okefenoke Swamp in Georgia and a later expedition through Arizona and California, as well as a few Ithaca area scenes; photograph albums; includes much material on wasps. Also, correspondence with J. Henry Comstock and others. Collection material in English BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

James Bradley was born in West Chester, Pennsylvania in 1884. He showed an early interest in natural history, especially insects, and published his first scientific paper at age 15. He obtained degrees at Cornell University (A.B. 1906, Ph.D. 1910) and the University of California (M.S. 1907). He served as an assistant professor of entomology at Cornell, 1911-1920, and professor and curator of invertebrate zoology, 1920-1952. As a field biology, Bradley joined or led several expeditions ranging from Canada to South America, including the joint Cornell-Harvard transcontinental motor car trip in 1917. He co-authored Insect Life, an insect manual for Boy Scouts, and was chairman of the committee that secured the site for Camp Barton (a Boy Scout camp near Ithaca, New York).

 COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Includes Bradley's A Manual of the Genera of Beetles, North of Mexico; manuscripts for papers; lecture notes and teaching materials; field notebooks, drawings, and typed and handwritten notes; personal and professional correspondence; bibliographies; glass slides and mounted photographs of entomological subjects and expeditions, including the First Cornell University Biological Expedition to the Okefenoke Swamp in Georgia and a later expedition through Arizona and California, as well as a few Ithaca area scenes; photograph albums; includes much material on wasps. Also, correspondence with J. Henry Comstock and others.

 SUBJECTS Names: Bradley, James Chester, 1884-1975. Comstock, John Henry, 1849-1931. Cornell University--Faculty. Cornell University.Dept. of Entomology. Subjects: Insects. Entomology--Study and teaching. Biology--Study and teaching. Natural history. Wasps. Zoology. College teachers. Entomologists. Places: Georgia Arizona California Georgia--Aerial views. Arizona--Aerial views. California--Aerial views. Form and Genre Terms: Photographs. Negatives. INFORMATION FOR USERS Cite As:

James C. Bradley papers, #21-23-1717. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.

 CONTAINER LIST 1 Correspondence, manuals, reprints 2-3 Correspondence, drafts, notes, reprints 4 Drafts, notes, entomological data cards 5 Correspondence, drafts, notes 6 Correspondence 7 Genus/species tags, photographs, manuals, handbooks, notebooks 8 (A) Correspondence 9 (B) Correspondence, drawing and prints 10 (C) Correspondence, organization files 11 Personal files (index); receipts; taxes, will, funds 12-15 Correspondence 16 Photographs, notes, Bible 17 Journals, photographs, drafts-essays, correspondence 18 Notes, reprints, drafts 19 Draft manuscripts 20 Correspondence, drafts, reprints 21 Drafts, manuscripts 22 Files, notes 23 Files, typed manuscripts, notes 24 Files, correspondence 25-27 Glass negatives 28 Glass negatives, 1 fld. photographs: Comstock, Mexico, children, cabin, family 29 (Tube box) Blanchard and Bradley diplomas 30 Photographs, First C.U. Biological Expedition to Okefonokee Swamp