Bradley family papers
Abstract
The Bradley family papers (dated 1776-1938, undated; 4.39 cubic feet; 4 record storage cartons and 4 photograph boxes) consists of correspondence, financial documents, notebooks, ledgers, and photographs primarily belonging to Katherine S. Bradley, which document her long association with former Kentucky Secretary of State Caleb Powers. The papers also contain material relating to her father, John N. Bradley, and brother, Eugene Bradley.
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Bradley family papers
- Date
- 1776-1938, undated (inclusive)
- Extent
- 4.39 Cubic Feet
- Subjects
- Horse industry -- Kentucky -- History -- 19th century.
- Trials (Conspiracy) -- Kentucky.
- Photographers -- Kentucky.
- Historic buildings -- Kentucky -- Conservation and restoration.
- Baptists -- Education -- Kentucky.
- Assassination -- Kentucky.
- Arrangement
- Collection is arranged by format and subject in five series: Business materials, Correspondence, Personal materials, Caleb Powers, and Photographs.
- Preferred Citation
- 87m64: [Identification of item], Bradley family papers, 1776-1938, undated, University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Biography / History
- Katherine Stout Bradley and Eugene Bradley were the children of John Nicholas Bradley, professor of Latin at Georgetown College, lecturer on Baptist theology, farmer, horse breeder, and businessman, and his wife Belle. Katherine was closely involved in efforts to proove the innocence of Caleb Powers, convicted four times of conspiracy to assassinate William Goebel in 1900. Powers was twice given life sentences and once was sentenced to death before being pardoned by Governor Augustus Willson in 1908. He was elected to Congress in 1910 and served four terms. Katherine Bradley coordinated fundraising efforts while Powers was imprisoned, shipping books and copies of his speeches and keeping accounts.
- Eugene Bradley graduated from Georgetown in 1912 and received a Master's degree in art from Yale University in 1913. After service in the photographic division of the Signal Corps during World War I, he returned to Georgetown and established a photography studio in conjunction with Katherine. They became known as Kentucky's leading photographers. Katherine later worked for several years as a court examiner in Scott County and became very involved in historic preservation projects.
- Scope and Content
- The Bradley family papers (dated 1776-1938, undated; 4.39 cubic feet; 4 record storage cartons and 4 photograph boxes) consists of correspondence, financial documents, notebooks, ledgers, and photographs primarily belonging to Katherine S. Bradley, which document her long association with former Kentucky Secretary of State Caleb Powers. The papers also contain material relating to her father, John N. Bradley, and brother, Eugene Bradley.
- The Business Materials series consists of the ledgers, journals, receipts, and records of business ventures from John N. Bradley and associates. The Correspondence series consists of letters sent between the Bradley family members and acquaintances concerning both personal and public matters. The Personal materials series compromises primarily notebooks and writings made by Eugene and Katherine Bradley, the majority are stenographic notebooks full of shorthand notes from Katherine's time as a Scott County court examiner. The Caleb Powers series consists of Katherine Bradley's correspondence with Caleb Powers and his friends from 1903 to his death in 1932. The correspondence mainly concerns fundraising for his defense in his numerous trials and appeals relating to the assassination of Governor William Goebel. Powers wrote to Katherine often, first as a grateful friend, then in a more romantic vein. Their relationship cooled after Powers' release and election to Congress, although they continued to exchange letters for some time. The series also contains information concerning Powers' books about his trial and book order ledgers. The Photographic Materials series consists of photographs taken by Eugene Bradley that show the Bradley family and Georgetown, Kentucky.
Restrictions on Access and Use
- Conditions Governing Access
- Collection is open to researchers by appointment.
- Use Restrictions
- The physical rights to the materials in this collection are held by the University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.
Contents of the Collection
Business materials, 1776-1922, undated
Receipts and accounts of John Bradley, 1776-1820
Indenture of sales to John W. Bradley [slaves and land], 1811-1832
Receipts and accounts of Bradley family, 1842-1869
Receipts and accounts of Bradley family [John N. and Alfred M.], 1870-1874
Alfred M. Bradley business papers, 1875-1879
Business papers of Nicholas Long [receipts and accounts], 1852-1869
Business papers - Bradley and Long [receipts and accounts], 1870-1877, undated
Bank deposit slips and receipts, 1873-1878, 1898-1922
Receipts and deposit checks of John N. Bradley, 1863-1875
Bills of sale and receipts for John N. Bradley, 1873-1889
A.S. Bradley bank book, 1861-1862
John N. Bradley horse business, 1870-1893
Receipts of John N. Bradley, 1872-1874
Ledger of Nicholas Long, 1854-1863
Schedule of cattle bought and sold with Shelby County people and cattle weights, 1867-1868
Account and ledger books of Nicholas Long, 1854-1872
Account books, 1856-1879
Daybook and schedule of Nicholas Long and Company, 1856-1861, undated
Schedule, ledger, and bank books of John N. Long, 1854-1857, 1869-1871
Daybook and journal of John N. Long and James C. Hunter, 1868-1869
Bank and cash books, 1856-1876
Beef Book Ledger, 1857-1858, 1867-1870
Ledger - sales of beef and steak, 1862-1870
Weather diary, 1871-1872
Check and account books of John N. Bradley, 1881-1907
John N. Bradley pocketbook and record of livestock, 1879-1889, undated
John Sampson journal, undated
Account book, undated
Shipments ledger, undated
Correspondence, 1831-1938, undated
Bradley and Long correspondence, 1831-1874, 1903-1910, undated
To John N. Bradley, 1872-1877, 1903
Belle Stout to Professor John Bradley, 1873, 1876
To John N. Bradley, Sr., 1875-1889
To Belle Bradley, 1876-1877
John N. Bradley to wife Belle, 1876 October - 1877 May
To John N. Bradley re: Flying Cloud, 1885-1889
Mrs. C. Williams ["sister"] to John N. Bradley, 1889 January 18
To Mr. and Mrs. John N. Bradley re: death of son, 1889 February - March
To John N. Bradley, 1889
To Katherine S. Bradley, 1893, 1903
Oil correspondence and stocks - John N. Bradley, 1901
Postcards to Katherine S. Bradley, 1903-1906, 1938
To and from Katherine S. Bradley, 1904
Loose correspondence from ledgers, 1904-1906, undated
From Katherine Bradley, 1905, undated
To Katherine S. Bradley, 1906
John N. Bradley correspondence re: Alamosa Gold and Copper Mining Co., 1908-1917
Re: litigation and mortgage issues and concerns, 1911-1921
From John Calvin [J.C.] Metcalf to Katherine Bradley, 1918 November 18
Re: American Truck Company, 1919
Postcard "Auntie Rice" to Mr. Bradford and Ruth, 1930
Historical markers correspondence, 1931, 1938
Correspondence, undated
Empty envelopes [empty when received], 1885-1906
Personal materials, 1831-1930, undated
Checks from Katherine S. Bradley, 1902-1907
Newspaper clipping and wedding invitation, undated
Flyers and ads of John N. Bradley, Sr., 1872-1889, undated
Headmarks sheets of Mary and John Bradley, undated
The New York Herald newspaper announcing assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, 1865 April 15
Historical sketches of Baptist churches by John N. Bradley, undated
Minute Book of the Congregation of the disciples at the Great Crossings Meetinghouse, 1831-1833
Southern Express Company contracts, 1903-1904
Notebook of James R. Carson, 1864, 1873-1875
Notebook, 1855-1862, 1868-1873
Notebook belonging to James C. Hunter, William H. Hunter, and John N. Bradley, 1858-1860
Belle Stout notebook, undated
Katherine Bradley shorthand books, 1900-1901
Katherine Bradley stenographic notebooks, circa 1910-1930
Caleb Powers, 1903-1932, undated
Caleb Powers correspondence to Katherine Bradley, undated
Caleb Powers correspondence to Katherine Bradley, 1903
Caleb Powers correspondence to Katherine Bradley, 1905
Caleb Powers correspondence to Katherine Bradley, 1906
Caleb Powers correspondence to Katherine Bradley, 1907
Caleb Powers correspondence to Katherine Bradley, 1908
Caleb Powers correspondence to Katherine Bradley, 1909
Caleb Powers correspondence to Katherine Bradley, 1910
Caleb Powers correspondence to Katherine Bradley, 1911
Caleb Powers correspondence to Katherine Bradley, 1912
Caleb Powers correspondence to Eugene Bradley, 1912-1932
[W.H.?] Green correspondence to Katherine Bradley, 1908
Caleb Powers correspondence to Katherine Bradley, 1917
Caleb Powers correspondence to Katherine Bradley, 1931-1932
Caleb Powers correspondence to Katherine S. Bradley and L.N. Bradley, 1904-1912
Correspondence to Caleb Powers, 1903 September 15 - December 15
Caleb Powers congressional correspondence, 1911-1916
Correspondence from Caleb Powers, 1903-1906
Postcards to Caleb powers re: shipped goods, 1906
Correspondence accompanying donations to assist Caleb Powers, 1903-1907
James H. Moore correspondence to Katherine Bradley, 1903-1906
Correspondence to Caleb Powers, 1905 January - July
Subpoena of Katherine Bradley for trial of Caleb Powers, 1907 October 15
Affidavit of Caleb Powers from trial, 1907
Order request for Caleb Powers trial speech, 1904 December 29
Caleb Powers book accounts, 1904 January 25 - November 10
Caleb Powers book accounts, 1906 July 9 - August 22
Caleb Powers book accounts, 1906 August 23 - November 22
Contributions to Caleb Powers defense, 1904-1905
Payments ledger [for Caleb Powers books?], 1903-1907, undate
Caleb Powers images, undated
Newspaper clippings on Caleb Powers trial, 1905
Caleb Powers speeches in the Kentucky House of Representatives, 1911 April 27, May 1
Newspaper clippings of Caleb Powers death/funeral, 1932 July 25, 28
Court Appeals of Kentucky: Caleb Powers to the Commonwealth of Kentucky, undated
Book with newspaper clippings on trial of Caleb Powers, 1904-1905
In Defense of Caleb powers - A tragic story of partisan persecution by Wood G. Dunlap, undated
Great Speech of Caleb Powers - mailed out copies and envelopes, undated
The Kentucky Law Reporter - Vol. 25, no. 11, 1903 December 1
Photographs, 1908, undated
College campus - Georgetown, Kentucky, undated
Six unidentified women on the edge of a porch, undated
Tintype portrait of an unidentified young boy, undated
Tintype portrait of an unidentified young girl, undated
Tintype portrait of two unidentified men, undated
Daguerreotype portrait of an unidentified young boy, undated
Daguerreotype portrait of an unidentified man, undated
Ambrotype portrait of an unidentified young woman, undated
Daguerreotype portrait of an unidentified woman, undated
Unidentified men in military uniform firing guns n street, undated
Unidentified crowd in a park with American flag on ground, undated
Unidentified crowd in park decorated with American flags, undated
Unidentified crowd in park adorned with American flags, undated
Portrait of an unidentified man, undated
Portrait of an unidentified woman [in wedding gown?], undated
Portrait of an unidentified man, undated
Portrait of C. M. Gillespie, undated
Unidentified man and two women with suitcases in front of a car, undated
Portrait of Florence Simpson, note on back reads: "Human beauty, gentleness and truth combines and exemplified", 1871 July 30
Negative of "Academy after storm", undated
Negative of "High water on Elkhorn", undated
Negative of "M. Yates and Uncle C. in boat", undated
Negative of "Uncle John holding Axle", undated
Negative of "Uncle John holding Axle", undated
Negative of "Uncle John at Grandin gate", undated
Negative of "Cin. Pike in front of Cardome", undated
Negative of "Daniel at front yard gate", undated
Negative of "Merchant vessels on E. [Elkhorn?] river", undated
Negative of "Prof. Roton's boat on Elkhorn"; four unidentified persons in boat, undated
Negative of "Eating lunch, B, S, F"; four unidentified persons sitting in field, undated
Negative of "Me in boat with tank [devel?]", undated
Negative of "Campus and College buildings under snow", undated
Negative of "Cardome cedars under snow", undated
Negative of "Sleet on campus", undated
Negative of "Sleet on campus", undated
Negative of "Snow plough on Jackson street", undated
Negative of "Baptist church", undated
Negative of "Old Blue Spring", undated
Negative of "Miss May Woodford and I at spring", undated
Negative of "Jamie B. and I at well", undated
Negative of "Jamie B. and I up tree", undated
Negative of "Hawkins Dam", undated
Negative of "Vernon blowing fire", undated
Negative of "Bedford, Frankie, Zilla, and I in boat", undated
Negative of "Ethel, Lucille, Owen and I skating"; unidentified woman ice skating, undated
Negative of "Ethel, Lucille, Owen and I skating"; two unidentified woman ice skating, undated
Negative of "Ethel, Lucille, Owen and I skating"; unidentified man and woman ice skating, undated
Negative of "Ethel, Lucille, Owen and I skating"; unidentified man and woman ice skating, undated
Negative of "Sallie G. in basket", undated
Negative of "Carson's pond, group, winter 1908"; unidentified group of men and women, 1908
Negative of "Huey, Dailey, Georgie, [Yage?], Gaines", undated
Negative of "Sister, Mr. T, Mother, Aunt Ada, etc"; unidentified man and women on porch, undated
Negative of "Crossing Dam", undated
Negative of "Crab Orchard Lake", undated
Negative of "Crab Orchard Lake", undated
Negative of "Sallie and Edna on log", undated
Negative of "Sallie G. on porch", undated
Negative of unidentified men and women, undated
Negative of "Sallie and I", undated
Negative of "Sallie and Dabney", undated
Negative of "Dabney and I", undated
Negative of "Dabney and I and sallie", undated
Negative of "Sallie and Edna under umbrella", undated
Negative of "Sallie and Edna under umbrella", undated
Negative of "Sallie and Edna on tree", undated
Negative of "Eating brunch"; two unidentified men and women eating, undated
Negative of "Eating brunch"; two unidentified men and women eating, undated
Carley's Mill in Georgetown, Kentucky, undated
Four unidentified men in front of a drug store, undated
Portrait of unidentified man in uniform, undated
Portrait of an unidentified man and woman in tennis outfits, undated
Unidentified woman in a field of tall wildflowers, undated
Portrait of an unidentified woman, undated
Portrait of an unidentified woman in a doorway with a basket of flowers, undated
McHargue's Mill in Levi Jackson Park, undated
Loose photo album page
Page 1 [L to R]: Mining machinery/set up; Wooden railway trestle; Unidentified man on logs being hauled up railway; View of small waterfall/rapids, undated
Page 2 [L to R]: Logging operation on river side; View down river; Dog on wooden fence, undated
Portrait of an unidentified older woman, undated
Portrait of an unidentified older man, undated
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