John Nelson Bradley Papers

MS219

John Nelson Bradley (1899) was a school teacher in Brevard, N.C. This collection contains photographs of Bradley's classmates at Wake Forest College, his graduation invitation, and a bible conference brochure and bulletin from First Baptist Church in Asheville, N.C.

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Biographical and Historical Note

John Nelson Bradley (1899) was born June 13, 1874 in Stocksville, N.C. in Buncombe County. He was a school teacher in Brevard at Penrose High School, the Broad Valley Institute at Enon Baptist Church, a high school in Franklin, and then the Asheville city post office. He later became principal of Penrose High School. His health eventually forced him to retire, and he remained with his father until his passing on May 19, 1914, in Pisgah Forest, N.C.

Source: "Death of J. N. Bradley," Sylvan Valley News, Vol. 19, Issue 22. 1914 May 29.

Collection Overview

This collection contains photographs of Bradley's classmates at Wake Forest College, his graduation invitation, and a bible conference brochure and bulletin from First Baptist Church in Asheville, N.C.

Administrative Information

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Processed by Meg Campbell, 2024
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The collection is open for use. 
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Preferred Citation
John Nelson Bradley Papers (MS219), Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA. 

Collection Inventory

  • College student photographs (circa 1898-1899)
  • Ephemera files (1899, 1913)