James T. Brady Papers, 1945-1977
SC18692
| Quantity: | 8 Boxes (0.3 cu. ft.) |
|---|---|
| Access: | Open to research |
| Acquisition: | Estate of James T. and Rita G. Brady |
| Processed by: | Honor Conklin, Archivist, Manuscripts and Special Collections, August 1990 |
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Biographical Note:
James T. Brady was born in Brooklyn, New York. He served in the infantry during World War II and after the war was employed with the military government. He was a judge in the Occupation Courts in Germany until 1951. Rita G. Brady, also born in Brooklyn, joined her husband in Germany in 1950. Mrs. Brady had been a teacher in the New York City area and later taught children's literature in the Albany area where her husband was a lawyer in the public service commission. Both Bradys wrote and published juvenile short stories and novels. They had no children.
Scope and Content Note:
This collection is primarily the manuscripts and related publishing correspondence of the juvenile literature of James T. and Rita G. Brady. There are a few journals, photographs, and printed material for both. James T. Brady's papers contain some material on the military government of Germany and his experiences living there.
| Box | Folder | Contents |
|---|---|---|
| James T. Brady | ||
| 1 | 1 | Biographies |
| Correspondence: | ||
| 2 | The Balloon Seller, 1953 | |
| 3 | The Blue Goat, 1952 | |
| 4 | The Broken Sword, 1951-54 | |
| 5 | Chris Uses His Head, 1952 | |
| 6 | Comeback, 1965, n.d. | |
| 7 | Hitchhiker, 1953 | |
| 8 | Life in This World, n.d. | |
| 9 | [Military Government for Germany], ca 1946-51 | |
| 10 | Mr. Groundhog Turns Around, 1950-54, 1971 | |
| 11 | Night in Heckinpshaw County, n.d. | |
| 12 | A Peak at the Russian Mind | |
| 13 | The Rajah's Secret, 1954-57, 1959-60, 1977 | |
| 14 | Joe Rock Productions, 1959 | |
| 15 | The Secret Ladder, 1964-67 | |
| 16 | Sing Danger, 1953-54 | |
| 17 | Smart Business, 1952-54 | |
| 18 | The Two Friends, 1954 | |
| 19 | The Two Gifts, 1959 | |
| Journals: | ||
| 20 | [Military Government in Germany], 1948-49, n.d. | |
| 21 | [On WWII, Germany], 1945 | |
| 22 | [On WWII, Germany], 1954-57 | |
| 23-26 | Photographs | |
| 2 | 27-31 | Printed Material |
| Writings: | ||
| 32 | Government For the People | |
| 33 | [Miscellaneous] | |
| 34 | No Scepters, No Crowns | |
| 35A | Not as Liberators, pp. 1-252 | |
| 3 | 35B | Not as Liberators, pp. 253-473 |
| 36 | [Paris] | |
| 37 | The Rajah's Secret | |
| 38 | The Riddle of Kunnersreuth | |
| 39A | The Secret Ladder, pp. 1-174 | |
| 39B | The Secret Ladder, pp. 175-320 | |
| 39C | The Secret Ladder, pp. 321-480 | |
| 4 | 40 | The Secret Ladder |
| 41-46 | [The Stigmatic] | |
| 47 | [WWII, Germany] | |
| 5 | 48 | [Unidentified Youth Novel] |
| Rita G. Brady | ||
| 49 | Biographies | |
| Correspondence: | ||
| 50 | Ali | |
| 51 | Alfred Bernard Nobel: Explosives for Peace | |
| 52 | Christine Bennett, Chemist | |
| 53 | Cricket, The Magazine for Children | |
| 54 | Thomas Y. Crowell Co. | |
| 55 | Educational Developmental Laboratories | |
| 56 | The Image of Marcia | |
| 57 | Jane Cameron, Schoolmarm | |
| 58 | Joy Family | |
| 59 | [Juvenile Text Books] | |
| 60 | Life is an April Day | |
| 61 | Lois Thornton, Librarian | |
| 62 | Marcia Kendrick, Public Relations | |
| 63 | [Miscellaneous] | |
| 64 | Mott Adult Reading Center | |
| 6 | 65 | The Phoenix |
| 66 | Pyramid Publications | |
| 67 | Scholastic Editor | |
| 68 | Speaking Engagements | |
| 69 | Story House Corp. | |
| 70 | Vida Prescott | |
| 71 | Journals, 1956, 1962 | |
| 72 | Lecture Notes, Children's Lectures, 1954-59 | |
| 73 | Notes, Citizen's Planning Committee for Greater Albany | |
| 74-76 | Printed Material | |
| 77 | Publications, 1954, 1966, 1972 | |
| 7 | 78 | Review, of Publications |
| Writings: | ||
| 79 | Adventure in the Tropics: The Life of William Beebe | |
| 80-83 | Ali, Boy of Bakhtiari | |
| 8 | 84 | Ann Holden, Psychologist |
| 85-86 | The Image of Marcia | |
| 87 | Life is an April Day | |
| 88 | [Miscellaneous] | |
| 89 | Not Yet, Kathy | |
| 90-93 | Yet Freedom (formerly The Green Arrow) |