News
Events
Blogs
Syd Bradford collection
Syd Bradford, a Philadelphia resident and active patron of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania was the President of "Endeavor," a one-person Philadelphia desk-top, vanity publishing firm, also known as Audacious Press and located at 402 South 25th Street. The Bradford Collection, 1981-...
Saved in:
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Collection: | Syd Bradford Collection |
| Collection Number: | 2121 |
| Format: | Manuscript |
| Language: | English |
| Subjects and Genres: | |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| Physical Description: |
0.32 Linear feet 0.32 linear feet, 2 boxes (25 items) |
|---|---|
| Summary: |
Syd Bradford, a Philadelphia resident and active patron of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania was the President of "Endeavor," a one-person Philadelphia desk-top, vanity publishing firm, also known as Audacious Press and located at 402 South 25th Street.
The Bradford Collection, 1981-1990. consists of the first (1983), second (1985) and the anniversary (1990) desk-top editions of Tom Sullivan, 49th Regiment of Foot, Survives'Two Day's Rum.' The original edition contains hand-inked illustrations and manuscript annotations. Also includes five issues of Endeavor's sporadic newsletter, Endeavouring, 1981-1986, postcards, correspondence, notes, announcements, a transcript of an interview with the author (9 July 1985) relating to the manuscripts and a clipping of a "Welcomat" article concerning the Lits building. |