Guide to the Papers of James B Brady Archives and

							                                       Guide to the Papers
                                        of James B. Brady




                                       Archives and Library
                                       Sharlot Hall Museum




Re-processed by: Anne L. Foster, January 1998
0.25 lin. ft.
Ace. #: 80.04
_   SCOPE AND CONTENT

                 The papers of James B. Brady span the years from 1898 to 1939, although the bulk of
         the material dates from 1898 to c. 1900. The collection consists of membership materials
         from a veterans organization, a military discharge, photographs, and artifacts of James B.
         Brady. Most of the material relates to Brady's service in the Hospital Corps of the 1st U. S.
         Cavalry Volunteers (known as Roosevelt's Rough Riders) during the Spanish-American War
         and his membership in the United Spanish War Veterans. Topics include the Spanish-
         American War (1898) and the United Spanish War Veterans.
                 The material is divided into three series:
                 Series I: [Personal Papers, 1898-1939]
                 Series II: [Photographs, 1898 and undated]
                 Series III: [Artifacts, 1898]

         ACQUISITION
                The papers of James B. Brady were donated to the Sharlot Hall Museum by Florence
         Brady Bryan in 1980.

^   BIOGRAPHY

                 James B. Brady was bom June 24, 1870 in Platte City, Missouri, one of two boys born
         to Captain John and Florense Belt Brady. Following John Brady's service in the U. S. Civil
         War, the family moved to Colorado. A contractor, John Brady then relocated the family to
         Santa Fe, New Mexico Territory, where he built a reservoir.

                 James B. Brady was graduated from the Kansas City Dental College, the first in his
         class. He received a cash prize which he used to finance both a graduation party and his first
         dental chair. Having spent all his money, he was obliged to travel in the baggage car with the
         chair on his return to Santa Fe.

                 Brady served in the Spanish-American War, where he was assigned as a steward of the
         Hospital Corps of the 1 st Regiment of United States Cavalry Volunteers (known as
         Roosevelt's Rough Riders). Following his discharge on September 15, 1898, he moved to El
         Paso, Texas, and resumed his dentistry practice.
                 Brady was involved in numerous civic and governmental organizations. He served on
         the El Paso City Council, the School Board, and the Police Commission, where he acted as
         chairman for twenty-five years. Brady was appointed to the State Board of Dental Examiners
         and the State Board of Health, the first dentist to be so honored. He was active in both the
         Masons and El Maida Temple.

                 Brady died in December 1941 in El Paso, Texas.
^   SERIES DESCRIPTIONS

         Series I: [Personal Papers. 1898-19391 (5 items')
                  This series contains a photocopy of Brady's discharge certificate from the Spanish-
         American War; membership cards of the United Spanish War Veterans; and Roster of Rough
         Riders, a booklet listing members of the veterans' organization. Materials are arranged by
         format.

         Series II: [Photographs. 1898-c. 19001 (7 items')
                  The seven photographs, Museum copies from privately owned originals, include a
         portrait of James B. Brady and images of Spanish-American War veterans reunions.
         Theodore Roosevelt, James H. McClintock, and James B. Brady are among those pictured.
         The photographs have been removed to the Photograph Collection and cataloged by subject.
         Series III: [Artifacts. 18981 (9 items)

                 Included in this series are Spanish-American War uniforms, other clothing, a mess kit,
         and a bayonet. These items are housed in the Collections Department of the Sharlot Hall
         Museum.

         PROCESSING

                  Originally, there was no apparent order to materials. Items have been divided into
         three series and rearranged by format. One discharge certificate and seven photographs were
         reproduced and the originals returned to the donors. The collection has been placed in acid-
         free folders and boxes.

         RELATED COLLECTIONS

                 The Sharlot Hall Museum houses a number of collections related to the Spanish-
         American War (1898) and the Philippines Insurrection (1899-1901), including the personal
         papers of others who served. The Archives and Library also maintains the archives of both
         the Arizona Department of the United Spanish War Veterans and the Mary Brodie chapter,
         United Spanish War Veterans Auxiliary.
BOX INVENTORY

Series I: [Personal Papers, 1898-1939]
         Document Box 82, Folder 5, item 8
                 [Roster of Rough Riders, c. 1900]
         Document Box 82, Folder 7, item 3
                 [Certificate of Discharge, 1899]
         Document Box 82, Folder 13
                 [Membership cards, 1937-1939]

Series II: [Photographs, 1898-C.1900]
         Mil 238PA-G
                 [Rough Rider reunions, c. 1900]
         PO 1231P
                 [James B. Brady, 1898]
Series III: [Artifacts, 1898]
         Transferred to Collections Department