Overview
| Title: |
James Hall Bready collection |
| Call Number: |
Coll201 |
| Creator: |
Bready, James H. |
| Dates: |
circa 1945-2006 |
| Size: |
31 boxes (62 linear feet) |
| Language: |
English |
| Abstract: |
Collection contains the papers and related materials pertaining to the career of journalist
James H. Bready, including, but not restricted to, copies of articles (11,187 articles
written by James H. Bready, 1945-2006), archival papers, books, newspapers, periodicals,
original artwork, prints, photographs (5,067 b/w photos, chiefly Baltimore Sun), advertising
posters, artifacts, ephemera, memorabilia, and tear sheets.
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| Citation: |
James Hall Bready collection, Collection 201, Special Collections, University of Maryland,
Baltimore County (Baltimore, MD).
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Administrative/Biographical Note
James Hall Bready was an Evening Sun editorial writer who created the column "Books
and Authors." He worked at the Baltimore Sun from 1945 to until his retirement in
1985, although he continued "Books and Authors" until 2006. Bready also served as
the Baltimore correspondent for Time, Life and Fortune magazines and was the designated
writer for the Maryland entry in the Encyclopedia Brittanica.
Provenance Information
Provenance and Acquisition Information
Includes accession PHMS 2012-04, which was donated by Chris Bready.
Processing Note
Collection unprocessed.
Descriptive Rules Used
Describing Archives: a Content Standard (DACS)
Archives Processing Manual: Description (2015): The processing manual used in Special Collections for all descriptive platforms, including
PastPerfect.
Subject Headings
Creators
Bready, James H.
Sun (Baltimore, Md. : 1837)
Subjects
Sun (Baltimore, Md. : 1837)
Journalists
Bready, James H. -- Archives
