Bradley, Ethel (Ethel Laverne Olson), 1881-1959
Person
Biographical History
Ethel Bradley (1881-1959) was the wife of a mining engineer in California and mother to a Red Cross Journalist.
Ethel Bradley was born on January 15, 1881 in Fillmore, Utah to parents Delilah King Olson and George Olson. She married Francis Dean Bradley on October 22, 1910 in San Francisco, California. Her husband Francis Dean Bradley was a mining engineer and a writer. Ethel Bradley kept in constant correspondence with her daughter LaVerne, who worked for both the National Geographic magazine and for the Red Cross in Europe.
Ethel Bradley died on January 8, 1959 in Los Angeles, California.
Citation:
FamilySearch.com, via WWW, Oct. 4, 2017 Ethel Bradley; b. Jan. 15, 1881 in Fillmore, UT; p. Delilah King Olson and George Olson; m. Francis Dean Bradley, Oct. 22, 1910, San Francisco, CA; d. Jan. 8, 1959 in Los Angeles, CA)Olson family papers, 1871-1947, Oct. 4, 2017 (mining engineer and writer; daughter LaVerne, National Geographic; Red Cross)
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
La Verne B. Rollin papers, 1924-1947
Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 9056 Series 4 Sub-Series 1
Content Description
Collection contains materials pertaining to the life and work of La Verne B. Rollin. Materials contain newspaper clippings, ship passenger lists, commencement books, photographs, a magazine, a pencil drawing of La Verne B. Rollin and a poem tribute to Delilah King Olson, her grandmother. Also included are letters from La Verne to her mother detailing her life as a writer, editor in New York City, New York and American Red Cross worker all throughout Europe. Of particular interest is a...
Dates:
1924-1947