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[Letter from Alex Bradford to William J. Moses - November 15, 1943]

Description: Letter from Alex Bradford to William J. Moses acknowledging the receipt of Mr. Moses' previous letters and apologizing for the delayed response due to the constant traveling throughout Asia and Africa. Mr. Bradford provides a brief update on his family and their locations. Finally, after giving a brief update on his current appointed position asks about Mr. Moses' life.
Date: November 15, 1943
Creator: Bradford, Alex
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[Correspondence Between Archie A. McConnell and Alex Bradford, 1944-1945]

Description: Collection of letters featuring correspondence between Alex Bradford, Archie A. McConnel, and George Harold McConnell. In the first letter addressed on October 8th, 1943 Alex Bradford writes to Mr. George Harold McConnell discussing recent news and events that he has experienced. These include interactions with mutual friends, his current locations, and how his active military sons are doing. The second letter was written on November 16, 1943, by Archie A. McConnell to Alex Bradford apologizing… more
Date: 1943-10-08/1944-07-18
Creator: McConnell, Archie A. & Bradford, Alex
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[Letter from Alex Bradford to Leo Ranney - January 24, 1945]

Description: Letter from Alex Bradford to Dr. Leo Ranney discussing new developments that have happened since they last wrote. Alex Bradford mentions that at one point he was stationed near Lake Chad and Fort Lamy in July 1941. Mr. Bradford also touches upon his life choices of serving throughout the world in two foreign armies and as a civilian serviceman.
Date: January 24, 1945
Creator: Bradford, Alex
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[Letter from Alex Bradford to Deputy Chief Joseph J. Davis - March 27, 1944]

Description: Letter from Alex Bradford to Deputy Chief Joseph J. Davis discussing various topics related to the development of fire fighting technologies and techniques. Topics included within this correspondence include various fire fighting explosives, high pressure water pumps, and air plane fire suppression. Finally Mr. Bradford mentions testing that is to be conducted in Elmira, New York under the supervision of George Booth, chief engineer of underwriters in New York.
Date: March 27, 1944
Creator: Bradford, Alex
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[Correspondence between Frederic S. Hall and Alex Bradford - December 1944]

Description: Correspondence between Fredric S. Hall and Alex Bradford discussing Mr. Bradford's outrage at the American Locker Company's alleged unethical business practices and targeting of military men. In response to this outrage, Mr. Hall has apologized, offered a reimbursement, and would like to hear more about the incident in question that has bothered Mr. Bradford so.
Date: 1944-12-11/1944-12-16
Creator: Bradford, Alex
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[Letter from Alex Bradford to Fred W. Funke - September 13, 1943]

Description: Letter from Alex Bradford to Fred W. Funk discussing possible additives that Mr. Bradford has seen during his time in the service of foreign nations as a fire suppression member. In addition to this discussion on chemical additives, Mr. Bradford asks about the possibility of adopting various fire suppression technologies in the United States of America.
Date: September 13, 1943
Creator: Bradford, Alex
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[Letter from Alex Bradford to Joseph Davis - April 10, 1944]

Description: Letter from Alex Bradford to Deputy Chief Joseph J. Davis discussing a wide variety of topics related to the advancement of fire fighting techniques and technology. These areas of interest includes: chemicals, chemical experiments, bean pumps, guns/nozzles, Elmira tests, Mack trucks, forest fire pumps, and fog nozzles.
Date: April 10, 1944
Creator: Bradford, Alex
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[Letter from S. D. Clithero to Alex Bradford - January 12, 1945]

Description: Letter from S. D. Clithero to Alex Bradford discussing recent advancements and possibility in implementing foam applications for the purpose of fire suppression. Additionally Mr. Clithero mentions that he is no longer writing magazine articles, however he has compiled articles and papers written by others in a copy of Petroleum Administration for War Office.
Date: January 12, 1945
Creator: Clithero, S. D.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[Correspondence Between Alex Bradford and Captain John H. Mansell - January 4, 1944]

Description: This correspondence of letters features two separate conversations. The first letter is from Yvonne Thivierge to Alex Bradford informing Mr. Bradford that Captain John H. Mansell does not reside at the intended address. The second and intended letter is from Alex Bradford to Captain John H. Mansell discussing Mr. Bradford's interaction with Matt Krim and the Chief Engineer in Baltimore. Finally Mr. Bradford states that he will be in New York for a few more weeks before returning to Burbank, Cal… more
Date: January 4, 1944
Creator: Thivierge, Yvonne & Bradford, Alex
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[Letter from Alex Bradford to J. G. O'Rielly - October 14, 1943]

Description: Letter from Alex Bradford to J. G. O'Rielly discussing the positives and negatives of European and Middle Eastern crash trucks used to for fire suppression. Additionally Mr. Bradford mentions that he is interested in receiving the W. S. Rielly & Company catalog for the purchase of fire fighting equipment.
Date: October 14, 1943
Creator: Bradford, Alex
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[Letter from Alex Bradford to S. D. Clithero - January 17, 1945]

Description: Letter from Alex Bradford to S. D. Clithero discussing the pieces of equipment and methods that are being used to extinguish fires. Discussion includes various fog equipment, pressure capacity for four (4) nozzles, fire extinguishing foam, and swing lines for said foam. The original correspondence featured multiple photographs of a quadrapod and of multiple fire hose nozzles.
Date: January 17, 1945
Creator: Bradford, Alex
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[Notes Written on Partial Letter]

Description: Portion of a page that has been trimmed to include the date, addresses, and first line of a letter to Milton Bayliss and listing an enclosure on the back. The page has been used to make notes: on the front in red pencil, "Sent P. C. Milt on July 3 2 Washington" with a Gregg shorthand note in pencil; also typewritten on back: "Sent postcard to Milt from Ottawa on July 28th (Sunday) asking him to write me at Hotel Alexandra."
Date: June 22, 1940
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[Clipping: Catholic Campaign]

Description: Newspaper clipping covering the September 11 story of a Roman Catholic priest pleading guilty to drunk driving in Medera, California and the backlash of the roman-catholic community against the publishing newspaper, Scripps-Howard's San Francisco News. On the back of the article are two advertisements for Burberrys of London and Myers Jamaican Rum.
Date: October 23, 1944
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

Oral History Interview with Walter Poppe, November 6, 2018

Description: Edited transcript of an interview with Walter Poppe, discussing immigration from Germany to Kerrville as a child, his time in the Navy, and his family. Copies of photos and documents are included at the end of the transcript.
Date: November 6, 2018
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Poppe, Walter Eric
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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