{"id":4456,"date":"2026-08-17T21:09:01","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T21:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/finding-aids\/coll201\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T15:11:30","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T15:11:30","slug":"coll201","status":"publish","type":"finding_aid","link":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/finding-aids\/coll201\/","title":{"rendered":"James Hall Bready collection"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Overview<\/h1>\n
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Title:<\/td>\nJames Hall Bready collection<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Call Number:<\/td>\nColl201<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Creator:<\/td>\nBready, James H.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dates:<\/td>\ncirca 1945-2006<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Size:<\/td>\n31 boxes (62 linear feet)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Language:<\/td>\nEnglish<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Abstract:<\/td>\nCollection 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.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Citation:<\/td>\nJames Hall Bready collection, Collection 201, Special Collections, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Baltimore, MD).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n
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Administrative\/Biographical Note<\/h1>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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Scope & Content<\/h1>\n

Arrangement<\/h2>\n\n
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Provenance Information<\/h1>\n

Provenance and Acquisition Information<\/h2>\n

Includes accession PHMS 2012-04, which was donated by Chris Bready.<\/p>\n

Processing Note<\/h2>\n

Collection unprocessed.<\/p>\n

Descriptive Rules Used<\/h2>\n

Describing Archives: a Content Standard (DACS)<\/p>\n

Archives Processing Manual: Description (2015)<\/a><\/p>\n

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Access & Use<\/h1>\n

Finding Aids<\/h2>\n

Inventory available.<\/p>\n

Finding Aid: \/specialcollections\/finding-aids\/coll201\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Access Conditions<\/h2>\n

No restrictions.<\/p>\n

Conditions Governing Reproductions and Use<\/h2>\n

Reproductions allowed for research purposes. Copyright maintained by the creator.<\/p>\n

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Subject Headings<\/h1>\n

Creators<\/h2>\n

Bready, James H.<\/p>\n

Sun (Baltimore, Md. : 1837)<\/p>\n

Subjects<\/h2>\n

Sun (Baltimore, Md. : 1837)<\/p>\n

Journalists<\/p>\n

Bready, James H. — Archives<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false},"class_list":["post-4456","finding_aid","type-finding_aid","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/finding_aid\/4456","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/finding_aid"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/finding_aid"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4456"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}