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Bradley, F. Dean (Francis Dean), 1883-1927

 Person

Biographical History

F. Dean Bradley (1883-1927) was an important Nevada mining official and educator.

F. Dean Bradley was born on November 9, 1883 in Utica, New York. His father, Garrett A. Bradley was a Civil War Veteran and a mine employee who moved their family to Nevada when he was a small boy. He was a graduate of the University of Nevada in 1905 with a degree of mining engineering. F. Dean Bradley married Ethel Laverne Olson on October 22, 1910 in San Francisco California. F. Dean Bradley was the principal of the Tonopah school of mines. He served with the Nevada department of education and later on the federal board of vocational education as regional agent for industrial education.

F. Dean Bradley died on June 2, 1927 in Reno, Nevada.

Citation:
FamilySearch.com, via WWW, Oct. 9, 2017 (F. Dean Bradley; b. Nov. 9, 1883 in Utica, NY; p. ; m. Ethel Laverne Olson, Oct. 22, 1910, San Francisco, CA; d. Jun. 2, 1927 in Reno, NV)

Olson family papers, 1871-1947, Oct. 9, 2017 (p. Garrett A. Bradley, Civil War Veteran, miner; move to NV; graduate University of Nevada 1905. mining engineering; principal of Tonopah school of mines; Nevada department of education; federal board of vocational education, regional agent for industrial education)

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Edmund Olson papers, 1887

 Series — Box 2: Series 4; Series 5; Series 6 [Barcode: 31197239242057], Folder: 12
Identifier: MSS 9056 Series 6
Content Description

Collection contains a letter from Edmond Olson to his sister Eva Olson in Farmington, Utah. The letter provides an interesting perspective on 19th century Utah rural life and social customs. Dated 1887.

Dates: 1887

Eva Olson papers, 1887-1893

 Series — Box 2: Series 4; Series 5; Series 6 [Barcode: 31197239242057], Folder: 11
Identifier: MSS 9056 Series 5
Content Description

Collection contains materials pertaining to the life of Eva Olson from Fillmore, Utah. Included is a photograph, marriage certificate, and letters from Eva's friends, family and suitors which provide an interesting perspective on the late 19th century courtship customs and social life in rural Utah. Materials dated 1887-1893.

Dates: 1887-1893

Olson family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 9056
Scope and Contents

Collection contains a variety of correspondence, papers, photographs, and ephemera of the Delilah King Olson family. Collection materials document the life of Delilah King Olson in Fillmore, Utah, and the lives and the careers across the world of three generations of her family, including insight into everyday rural Utah life and political campaigns. Dated 1871-1947.

Dates: 1871-1946

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