Finding Aid for the Joseph M. Bryan papers, 1858-1995 (bulk 1900s)
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Joseph M. Bryan (1896-1995) was an insurance executive, broadcasting pioneer, philanthropist, and important community leader in Greensboro, North Carolina.
The Joseph M. Bryan papers date from 1858 to 1995 (bulk 1900s) and contain correspondence, speeches, photographs, diplomas, publications, newspaper clippings, VHS video and assorted ephemeral items.
MSS 106
50 linear feet
Collection is open for research. Some portions of the collection are restricted or unprocessed.
Copyright is retained by the creators of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
[Identification of item], Joseph M. Bryan papers (MSS 106), University Archives and Manuscripts, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
Joseph M. Bryan pledged his papers to UNCG in February 1991. The bulk of the Bryan Archives were moved to Jackson Library in November and December 1995.
Joseph McKinley Bryan, born on February 11, 1896, was the second son of Bart and Caroline Ebert Bryan. He grew up in a climate of instability and uncertainty, and developed a tough work ethic with a strong desire to educate himself. After serving overseas in World War I, Bryan returned to New York City to take a job with a cotton firm. In 1923 he became the youngest member of the New York Cotton Exchange.
On November 19, 1927, Bryan married Kathleen M. Price of Greensboro, N.C. The need for a nice place to raise a family brought a career change in 1931, when the family moved from New York City to Kathleen's hometown. Bryan joined Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Company and quickly moved up the corporate ladder. In 1934 he became president of a subsidiary company which purchased WBIG, Greensboro's only radio station at that time, and saved it from going off the air. The company expanded its broadcasting division in 1945 when it purchased the powerful WBT in Charlotte. In 1949, WBTV became the first television station to air in North and South Carolina.
Bryan served in various capacities with several large corporations. In addition to being senior vice president of Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Company and chairman of the board of Pilot Life Insurance Company, he served as a member of the board of the parent corporation, Jefferson-Pilot until 1993 when he was made honorary and lifetime member of the board. Bryan also served on the boards of NCNB (now NationsBank), Atlantic and Yadkin Railroad and several personal companies. Bryan was one of the original six members of the North Carolina Business Hall of Fame.
In 1984 his wife Kathleen died after a long battle with Alzheimer's Disease. Frustrated by the lack of knowledge in the medical community, Bryan decided to back an experimental procedure at Duke University involving rapid autopsies of victims of Alzheimer's Disease. The initial success of the Duke program prompted him to donate $10 million for Alzheimer's Disease research, which put the Duke University Medical Center at the forefront in the battle against the disease. The direct results of Bryan's gift are already being realized as Duke's research team has identified chromosomes and genes related to the early onset of Alzheimer's Disease. Jefferson-Pilot Corporation Professor Allen D. Roses is presently conducting research on a newly discovered susceptibility gene for late-onset Alzheimer's Disease.
Bryan was also known as a person who believed in civic duty. He was associated with the Rotary Club, Masons, Shriners and many other community groups. He served on several governmental committees, including the Governor's Committee on Low Income Housing and the U.S. State Department's Fine Arts Committee. In 1961 Governor Luther Hodges named Bryan Chairman of the North Carolina State Board of Elections. In 1986, Bryan received the North Carolina Award in Public Service.
The Bryans' long standing record of philanthropy has received national recognition. In 1955, the Bryan Family Foundation was established as a vehicle for their benevolence. Education was always a priority. The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, North Carolina School of Science and Math, Duke University, Greensboro College, North Carolina AandT State University, Guilford College, Bennett College, Belmont Abbey, Converse College and many more institutions have benefited from the generosity of Mr. and Mrs. Bryan. UNCG's School of Business and Economics was named in honor of Joseph M. Bryan.
Bryan, a great sports enthusiast, was especially known for his lifelong affiliation with golf. He was an early member of the Augusta National Golf Club, golf's premier golf club and home of the Masters. The Greensboro Jaycees approached him in 1937 to assist in guaranteeing the purse of the first Greater Greensboro Open PGA Tour event, which took place in 1938. He later became Honorary General Chairman for the golf tournament. In 1971 the City of Greensboro named Bryan Park, the new municipal golf complex, in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Bryan. Fishing and shooting were also among Bryan's favorite pastimes. He particularly liked to salmon fish in Canada and was an award-winning marlin fisherman. Whether in the United States or in Europe, he could be found among the world's elite shooters.
In the last year of his life, including the day he was admitted to the hospital, Bryan made daily visits to his office. He died in Greensboro on April 26, 1995, but his spirit lives on in his generous legacy.
The Bryan Archives is comprised of two collections: the Bryan Family History Collection and the Joseph M. Bryan Business Papers. Both collections include manuscripts, photographs, and related ephemeral items. The Archives provides an in-depth look at several areas of Bryan’s life.
The Bryan Family History Collection contains items relating to both Mr. and Mrs. Bryan’s families. The collection contains correspondence, photographs, diaries and an extensive genealogy. The Civil War, the Indian Wars, World War I and life in Haiti (1919-1921) are some of the subjects covered.
The Joseph M. Bryan Business Papers are especially important to the history of broadcasting and philanthropy. Items relating to Jefferson Standard Broadcasting provide access to historical material previously unavailable. The Bryan Business Papers also cover the benevolence of Mr. and Mrs. Bryan in many fields. Scholars can trace the progress of the Alzheimer’s Disease research team as it seeks to identify the gene and chromosome that trigger the dreadful disease. The generosity shown toward educational programs is evident in the large amount of correspondence with local universities.
The Bryan Family History Collection is arranged alphabetically by name. Photographs are filed under the subject’s name. The collection dates from 1862 to 1993.
The Joseph M. Bryan Business Papers are arranged alphabetically by subject heading. The documents were removed from three locations: Bryan’s office, his secretary Ann Rambeaut’s office, and his financial assistant Allan M. Herrick’s office. After Herrick’s death in 1992, many of his files were interfiled with Rambeaut’s.
ARRANGEMENT:
BRYAN FAMILY HISTORY COLLECTION
Box 1
BRYAN, ANNE "ANITA" CAROLINE
Folder 1 Miscellaneous
Folder 2 Photographs
BRYAN, ANNE HENTHORN
Folder 3 A H
Folder 4 I Z
Folder 5 Widow's Pension
Folder 6 Photographs
BRYAN, ANNIE J.
Folder 8 A
Folder 9 B
Folder 10 Bryan, A B
Folder 11 Bryan, C J
Folder 12 Bryan, K William H.
Folder 13 Bryan, William S.
Box 2
BRYAN, ANNIE J.
Folder 1 Bu Bz
Folder 2 C Ce
Folder 3 Cf D
Folder 4 E K
Folder 5 L Mow
Folder 6 Moxham, AJ
Folder 7 Moxham, H Ra
Folder 8 Rb Z
Box 3
BRYAN, ANNIE J.
Folder 1 Biographical
Folder 2 Miscellaneous
Folder 3 Photographs
Folder 4 Tintypes
BRYAN, BART EBERT
Folder 5 Miscellaneous
Folder 6 Photographs
BRYAN, BARTHOLOMEW
Folder 7 Miscellaneous
Folder 8 Photographs
BRYAN, CAROLINE EBERT
Folder 9 Bryan, Bartholomew Wedding Invitation
Folder 10 Photographs
BRYAN, DORA M.
Folder 11 A Bryan, Ba
Folder 12 Bryan, Bart E. C
Folder 13 D J
Box 4
BRYAN, DORA M.
Folder 1 K Q
Folder 2 R Z
Folder 3 Biographical
Folder 4 Miscellaneous
Folder 5 Photographs
BRYAN, ANNIE and DORA
Folder 6 A Bryan, A.
Folder 7 Bryan, B C
Folder 8 Bryan, J.M.
Folder 9 Bryan, K M
Folder 10 Bryan, W.H. W.S
Box 5
BRYAN, ANNIE AND DORA
Folder 1 C
Folder 2 D F
Folder 3 G L
Folder 4 M N
Folder 5 O P
Folder 6 Q Z
Folder 7 Miscellaneous
Folder 8 Photographs
Box 6
BRYAN, ELLA BANKS
Folder 1 Widow's Pension
Folder 2 Photographs
BRYAN, JOSEPH
Folder 3 Bryan, Lawrence Phoenix
Folder 4 Biographical
Folder 5 Military Records
Folder 6 Poetry
Folder 7 Photographs
BRYAN, JOSEPH MCKINLEY
Folder 8 Bassett, Colonel Ronny L.
Folder 9 Bryan, A.
Folder 10 Bryan, Bart
Folder 11 Bryan, Bill J
Folder 12 Bryan, S T
Box 7
BRYAN, JOSEPH MCKINLEY
Folder 1 Bryan, F R
Folder 2 Bryan, W.
Folder 3 Bryan, Annie J., Estate of
Folder 4 Bryan, Mary (May) Rawson, Estate of (1)
Folder 5 " (2)
Folder 6 " (3)
Box 8
BRYAN, JOSEPH MCKINLEY
Folder 1 Bryan, Mary (May) Rawson, Estate of (4)
Folder 2 Bryan, William S., Estate of (1)
Folder 3 " (2)
Folder 4 Price, Julian, Estate of
Folder 5 Biographical
Folder 6 Death of (J.M. Bryan)
Folder 7 Family Trip to Europe
Folder 8 Haiti
Folder 9 Haiti Photographs
Folder 10 Military Records
Folder 11 Military Photographs
Box 9
BRYAN, JOSEPH MCKINLEY
Folder 1 Mount Hermon Boys' School
Folder 2 Parties
BRYAN, JOSEPH and KATHLEEN
Folder 3 Biographical
Folder 4 Parties
Folder 5 Wedding Anniversaries (1)
Folder 6 " (2)
BRYAN, KATHLEEN
Folder 7 A Z
Folder 8 Biographical
BRYAN, LAWRENCE J.
Folder 9 Miscellaneous
Folder 10 Military Records
Folder 11 Photographs
Box 10
BRYAN, MARY O'CONNOR
Folder 1 Miscellaneous
Folder 2 Photographs
BRYAN, MARY (MAY) RAWSON
Folder 3 Bryan Widow's Pension
Folder 4 Photograph
BRYAN, MILTON J.
Folder 5 Miscellaneous
Folder 6 Photographs (1)
Folder 7 " (2)
Folder 8 " (3)
BRYAN, WILLIAM H.
Folder 9 Bryan, Bart Ebert Joseph M.
Folder 10 Bryan, Mary O'Connor (1)
Folder 11 " (2)
Folder 12 " (3)
Folder 13 " (4)
Box 11
BRYAN, WILLIAM H.
Folder 1 Bryan, Mary O'Connor (5)
Folder 2 " (6)
Folder 3 Mary O'Connor May Rawson
Folder 4 Biographical
Folder 5 Miscellaneous
Folder 6 Photographs
BRYAN, DR. WILLIAM S.
Folder 7 Bryan, J S
Folder 8 Biographical
Folder 9 Photographs
BRYAN, WINIFRED
Folder 10 Bryan, L Photograph
BRYAN FAMILY
Folder 11 Church Directories
Folder 12 Photographs
CLAY, HENRY de BOISFEUILLET
Folder 13 A Z
Folder 14 Biographical
Folder 15 Financial Papers
Folder 16 Military Items
Folder 17 Miscellaneous
Folder 18 Photograph
Box 12
CLAY, WILLIAM
Folder 1 A Z
CLAY, FAMILY OF
Folder 2 Biographical
Folder 3 Photographs
EBERT, PHILIP
Folder 4 Military Records
ELY, THEODORE
Folder 5 Biographical
Folder 6 Photographs
HENTHORN, ISAAC
Folder 7 Military Records
HENTHORN, MARY BRYAN
Folder 8 Bryan, Bart Widow's Pension
Folder 9 Photographs
HENTHORN, FAMILY OF
Folder 10 A Z
Folder 11 Photographs
PRICE, ETHEL CLAY
Folder 12 A Z
PRICE, JULIAN
Folder 13 Biographical
Folder 14 Leather Wallet Items
Folder 15 Miscellaneous
Folder 16 Photographs
PRICE, FAMILY OF
Folder 17 Photographs
TAYLOR/EDWARDS, FAMILY OF
Folder 18 Miscellaneous
Folder 19 Photographs
Box 13
GENEALOGICAL BACKUP MATERIAL
Folder 1 Bryan, Bartholomew
Folder 2 Bryan, Family of
Folder 3 Bryan, Julia (Sister Mary Angela)
Folder 4 Bryan, Lawrence
Folder 5 Bryan, Dr. William S.
Folder 6 Bryan, Winifred (Sister Euphrensie)
Folder 7 Clay, Family of
Folder 8 Debrett Ancestry Research/Bryan Family
Folder 9 Debrett Ancestry Research/Bryan and Henthorn Families
Folder 10 Debrett Ancestry Research/General Correspondence
Folder 11 Debrett Ancestry Research/Henthorn Family
Folder 12 Ebert, Philip and Caroline Batesell
Folder 13 Ely, Family of
Folder 14 Griffen, Family of
Folder 15 Henthorn, Family of
Folder 16 Miscellaneous Genealogical Correspondence
Folder 17 Miscellaneous Photographs
Folder 18 Moxham, Family of
Folder 19 Moxham, Photographs
Folder 20 Price Family Reunion
Folder 21 Rawson, Family of
Folder 22 Sydney, Nova Scotia
Box 14
FAMILY RELATED MATERIALS
Folder 1 Greeting Cards, Sketches
Folder 2 Handwritten Notes
Folder 3 Printed Material
Folder 4 Unidentified Photographs (1)
Folder 5 " (2)
Folder 6 " (3)
Box 15
MISCELLANEOUS BOOKS AND PUBLICATIONS
Box 16
DIARIES
Folder 1 Journal of Henry de Boisfeuillet Clay, 1860 1861
Folder 2 " 1864
Folder 3 " 1866 1867
Folder 4 " 1874
Folder 5 Unsigned Journal 1917
Box 16a
TRANSCRIPTS
Folder 1 Diary 1: 1860-1861
Folder 2 Diary 2: 1864
Folder 3 Diary 3: 1866 and 1867
Folder 4 Diary 4: 1874
Folder 5 Diary 5: 1917
Folder 6 William Clay, Henry deBoisfeuillet Clay: Fragments, 1862-1899, n.d.
Folder 7 William Clay, Henry deBois.Clay, Clay Family: Letters, 1860-1908
Folder 8 Henry deBois. Clay: Letters, 1858-1879
Folder 9 Lawrence Bryan: Letters, 1864-70
Box 17
KATHLEEN PRICE BRYAN PAPERS
Folder 1 Belmont Abbey, 1959 1975
Folder 2 Christians and Jews, Nat'l Conf. of, 1956 1957
Folder 3 Converse College, 1960 1972
Folder 4 Death, 1984
Folder 5 Debutante Club, 1953 1961
Folder 6 Golden Anniversary, 1977
Folder 7 Greensboro Senior High Yearbook, 1915
Folder 8 Guilford College, 1972 1973
Folder 9 Hollins College, n.d.
Folder 10 Invitations, 1972, n.d.
Folder 11 Jefferson Standard, 1961 1978
Folder 12 Junior League, 1927 1993
Folder 13 Miscellaneous, 1930 1973
Folder 14 North Carolina Symphony, 1970 1977
Folder 15 Notre Dame College, 1958 1980
Folder 16 Photographs, 1951 1972
Folder 17 Order of the Sepulchre, 1962 1980
Folder 18 Our Lady of Grace, 1952 1976
Folder 19 Papal Award, 1958
Folder 20 Price Scrapbooks, n.d.
Folder 21 St. Pius, 1969 1974
Folder 22 Silver Theft, 1972
Folder 23 UNCG, 1960 1977
Folder 24 Watts Hospital, 1973
Box 18
KATHLEEN PRICE BRYAN TRAVEL DIARIES
Europe, North Cape Cruise, 1963
South Africa, France, 1954
England, France, 1956
Europe, 1957
London, Spain, 1968
London, Africa, 1969
Mediterranean Cruise, 1953
Europe, 1959
Europe, 1964
Europe, 1966, 1967
Address Book
Passports
Vaccination Certificates
Box 19
MISCELLANEOUS TRAVEL SOUVENIRS
Lunch/Dinner Menus, S.S. Bremen, 1938
Programs, S.S. Bremen, 1938
Romanoff Menu, Signed, 1948
Cat Cay Magazine, n.d.
Cat Cayer Magazine, 1950 1951
Cat Cayer Magazine, 1952 1953 (Mr. Bryan, p. 56, Mrs. Bryan, p. 37)
Box 20
PHOTOGRAPHS
Folder 1 Bryan, Joseph McKinley
Folder 2 "
Folder 3 "
Folder 4 "
Folder 5 "
Folder 6 "
Folder 7 "
Folder 8 Bryan, Kathleen
Folder 9 "
Folder 10 "
Folder 11 "
Box 21
PHOTOGRAPHS
Folder 1 Bryan, Joseph and Kathleen
Folder 2 " Anniversary Party
Folder 3 " Miscellaneous Friends
Folder 4 " With Others
Folder 5 Bryan, Joseph McKinley with dogs
Folder 6 Bryan, Joseph Jr.
Folder 7 Bryan, Kathleen Clay
Folder 8 Bryan, Nancy
Folder 9 Early Family Snapshots
Folder 10 Family Photographs
Folder 11 Taylor/Edwards, Family of
Folder 12 711 Sunset Drive
Folder 13 Miscellaneous Negatives
Box 22
POSTCARD COLLECTION
Box 23
POSTCARD COLLECTION/CAROL MARTIN NEGATIVES
Box 24
NEGATIVES
Box 25
PHOTOGRAPH SCRAPBOOKS
1 Cat Cay, Bahamas, 1951
2 " 1952
3 " 1954
4 " 1957
5 " 1960-1962
6 Miscellaneous, June 1964
7 Spain, Hunting/Shooting Trip, n.d.
8 Jefferson Standard Golden Anniversary Party with entertainers Mary Healy and Peter Lind Hayes, 1957
9 Taylor-Edwards Children
10 Miscellaneous Trips and Parties, 1970-1972
Box 26
PHOTOGRAPH SCRAPBOOKS
1 Bryan Park Dedication, 1971
2 Rolling Rock, 1963
3 Family Parties, 1979-1981
4 Kathleen Bryan - Papal Award, 1958 and Joseph Bryan - Honorary
Degree, 1957, at Belmont Abbey
5 Our Lady of Grace Church, Interior, Exterior and Dedication, 1953
6 Bryans' 25th Anniversary Dinner Dance, 1952
7 Nancy Bryan's Wedding to Lauch Faircloth, 1967
8 Kathleen Taylor's Debut/"Supper-Dance at the BIG TOP," 1971
9 Miscellaneous Family, Friends, Trips, 1966-70
Nancy's Wedding, 1967
Box 27
PHOTOGRAPH SCRAPBOOKS
1 Kathleen Bryan and Friends, 1966
2 Bermuda Cruise, 1972
3 Friends, Holidays and Trips, 1964-1968
4 Kathleen's Honorary Degree, Converse College, 1972
5 Nancy's Debut
6 Hunting/Shooting Trips, 1963-1964
7 711 Sunset Drive/Bryan Park, Spring, 1984
8 Miscellaneous Friends, Trips, 1955-1966
9 Miscellaneous Friends, Family, Holidays and Trips, 1958-1963
10 Miscellaneous Friends, Family Parties, Trips, 1959, 1963, 1965, 1976
11 Miscellaneous Friends, Family, Holidays, Trips, 1964-1965
12 Miscellaneous, includes Hunting/Shooting, ca. late 30's, early 40's,
Yachting Party, 1965, remainder, 1954-70
13 Miscellaneous Friends, Family, Holidays, Trips, 1965-67, 1969
Box 28
PHOTOGRAPH SCRAPBOOKS
1 European Trip, 1973; Party for Kathleen, n.d.
2 Kathleen, Joe, 1979; Fishing Trips, 1959, 1964
3 Miscellaneous Family, Friends and Trips, ca. 1970's, 1980's
4 Hunting/Shooting Trip, 1982
5 Miscellaneous Trips, 1969
6 African Trip, 1968-1969
7 African Trip, 1969
8 Spain, Hunting/Shooting Trip, 1964
9 Spain, Hunting/Shooting Trip, 1964
10 Spain, 1962, 1965; Ontario, 1966
11 Spain, Hunting/Shooting Trip, 1967
12 John Taylor and Katy Few, Wedding, 1979
13 John Taylor and Katy Few, Wedding Breakfast, 1979
14 John Taylor and Katy Few, Wedding Breakfast, 1979
15 Africa, 1968
Box 29
PHOTOGRAPH SCRAPBOOKS
1 Africa, 1968
2 Melanie Taylor and Christopher Farland, Wedding, 1979
3 711 Sunset Drive, Springtime
4 Spring Party, April 21, 1978
5 Spring Party, April 20, 1979
6 Spring Party, April 24, 1980
7 Spring Party, April 21, 1983
8 Spring Party, April 25, 1985
9 Spring Party, 1986
10 Spring Party, 1987
11 Joseph Bryan's 85th Birthday Party, Feb.11, 1981
Box 30
PHOTOGRAPH SCRAPBOOKS
1 Joseph Bryan's 90th Birthday Party, Feb.11, 1986
2 Bryan Enrichment Center, Feb.11, 1986
3 Bryan Enrichment Center, Feb.11, 1986
4 Bryan Enrichment Center Dedication, July 27, 1978
5 Golden Anniversary Party, Nov.18, 1977
6 Christmas Eve, 1978-1980
7 Lyford Cay, 1979
8 Jefferson-Pilot Dinner, Aug.5, 1979
9 Spring Party, April 23, 1982; Miscellaneous, 1979, 1982
10 Spain, Hunting/Shooting Trip, 1962-63, 1966
11 Spain, Hunting/Shooting Trip, 1968
12 Spain, Hunting/Shooting Trip, 1971
13 Spain, Hunting/Shooting Trip, 1972
14 Candacraig Hunting/Shooting Trip, 1959
15 Roy Hay Party at Jefferson Club, Feb.15, 1978
Box 31
PHOTOGRAPH SCRAPBOOKS
1 Fishing and Miscellaneous Trips, 1963-64, 1966 and 1974
2 Miscellaneous Family and Business, includes Shrine Events, the
1964 Democratic Convention, John F. Kennedy
3 Miscellaneous 50's, 60's and 70's, includes Fishing Trip
4 "For Your Birthday," Joseph Bryan's birthday, Feb.11, 1983
5 Taylor Family
6 "To Joe Bryan/'The Shootinest Gentleman'..", Sept. 4, 1976,
Hunting/Shooting, 1972-1976
7 "Vol.12," Miscellaneous 70's and 80's
8 Kathleen Bryan at Wrightsville Beach, 1981
9 Greece
10 Bryan Family Party at Jefferson Club
JOSEPH M. BRYAN BUSINESS PAPERS
Box 1
AMERICAN LIFE CONVENTION
Folder 1 General Correspondence, 1942-1949
Folder 2 " 1951-1958
Folder 3 Joint Commission, 1948-1950
Folder 4 " 1951 (1)
Folder 5 " " (2)
Folder 6 " 1952-1953
Box 2
AMERICAN LIFE CONVENTION
Folder 1 Joint Commission, 1954 (1)
Folder 2 " " (2)
Folder 3 " 1955-1957
Folder 4 " 1958 (1)
Folder 5 " " (2)
Folder 6 " 1959
Box 3
AMERICAN LIFE CONVENTION
Folder 1 Joint Commission, Bulletins and Minutes, 1949, n.d.
Folder 2 Photographs, 1949-1955, n.d.
Folder 3 Programs, 1946-1957
Folder 4 Clippings, 1947-1957
AUGUSTA NATIONAL GOLF CLUB
Folder 5 General Correspondence, 1970-1994
Folder 6 Photographs, 1951-1992
AUSTRALIAN NEUROMUSCULAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Folder 7 General Correspondence and Newsletters, 1990
Folder 8 Photographs, 1990
AUTRY, GENE
Folder 9 General Correspondence, 1948-1987
Folder 10 Photographs, 1947
BELMONT ABBEY
Folder 11 General Correspondence, 1957-1973
Folder 12 General Correspondence, 1974-1984
Folder 13 Graduation Address, 1955
Box 4
BELMONT ABBEY
Folder 1 Honorary Degree, 1957
Folder 2 Photographs, 1955-1957
BENNETT COLLEGE
Folder 3 General Correspondence, 1986-1994
BLAHOVE, MARCOS
Folder 4 General Correspondence, 1989-1990
Folder 5 Photographs, 1989
BOWLES, JOHN
Folder 6 General Correspondence, 1973-1994
BRYAN BOULEVARD
Folder 7 General Correspondence, Photograph, 1986-1994
BRYAN FAMILY FOUNDATION
Folder 8 General Correspondence, 1955-1994
BRYAN PARK
Folder 9 Blue Prints, 1992-1994
Folder 10 Dedication of Park, 1971
Folder 11 Enrichment Center, 1978
Box 5
BRYAN PARK
Folder 1 General Correspondence, 1974-1994
Folder 2 Photographs, 1971-1993
Folder 3 Joe Bryan Recognition Day, 1994
Folder 4 Miscellaneous, n.d.
Folder 5 Statue, 1993-1994
Folder 6 Statue Photographs, 1994
CARTOONS
Folder 7 Joseph Bryan, ca. 1949
CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY
Folder 8 General Correspondence, 1983-1995
CAROLINA APARTMENT HOTEL
Folder 9 General Correspondence, 1947-1953
Folder 10 General Correspondence, 1954-1970
Folder 11 General Corr., Reports, 1971-1976
Box 6
CAT CAY RESORT
Folder 1 1951-1952
CHEVALIERS DU TASTEVIN
Folder 2 General Correspondence, 1971-1982
Folder 3 Photographs, 1976-1977, n.d.
CHRISTIANS AND JEWS, NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF
Folder 4 General Correspondence, 1956-1991
Folder 5 Photographs, 1957-1973
CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS
Folder 6 General Correspondence, 1955-1992
Folder 7 Photographs, 1990, n.d.
COMMERCIAL RECEIVABLE COMPANIES
Folder 8 General Correspondence, 1950
CONVERSE COLLEGE
Folder 9 General Correspondence, Photograph, 1958-1990
DAVIDSON COLLEGE
Folder 10 General Correspondence, 1990-1992
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
Folder 11 General Correspondence, 1948-1969, n.d.
Folder 12 " 1970-1992
Folder 13 Kennedy Inaugural, 1960-1961
Folder 14 Johnson Inaugural, 1964-1965
Folder 15 Photographs, 1949-1982
Box 7
DERR, JOHN
Folder 1 General Correspondence, 1986-1994
DONATIONS
Folder 2 General Correspondence, 1948-1995
DUKE UNIVERSITY
Folder 6 Alzheimers Research, Annual Conf., 1987-1995
Folder 7 " General Corr., 1990-1994
Folder 8 " Miscellaneous, 1984-1995
Folder 9 " Photographs, 1987-1995
Folder 10 " Research Articles, 1993-1994
Box 8
DUKE UNIVERSITY
Folder 1 Bryan University Center, General Corr., 1978-1979
Folder 2 " " 1980-1987
Folder 3 " Photographs, 1979-1987
Folder 4 " Proposal, n.d.
Folder 5 Eye Center, General Correspondence, 1985-1995
Folder 6 " Photographs, 1986
Folder 7 General Correspondence, 1977-1995
Folder 8 Medical Center, General Correspondence, 1984-1995
Box 9
DUKE UNIVERSITY
Folder 1 Neurobiology Research Build., Gen. Corr., 1984-1989
Folder 2 " " 1990
Folder 3 " Photographs, 1986-1990
Folder 4 Photographs, 1980-1983
Folder 5 Speech, 1940
Folder 6 Triad Executive Leadership Board, Gen. Corr., 1994
Folder 7 " Photographs, 1994
EDGE, WALTER AND CAMILLA
Folder 8 Personal Correspondence, 1953-1958
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT SALES AGENCY
Folder 9 General Business, 1953-1954
FAGG, CORRINE
Folder 10 Personal Correspondence, 1984-1989
Folder 11 " 1990-1995
FAIRCLOTH, LAUCH
Folder 12 Political Campaign, Gen. Corr., Photo, 1982-1992
Box 10
FISHING
Folder 1 1959-1986, n.d.
Folder 2 Photographs, 1959-1983, n.d.
FOLGER, JOHN CLIFFORD
Folder 3 Personal Correspondence, 1943-1959
Folder 4 " 1960-1978
GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS INSTITUTE
Folder 5 General Correspondence, 1954-1956
GREENSBORO BUSINESS LEADERS HALL OF FAME
Folder 6 1984
GREATER GREENSBORO OPEN
Folder 7 General Correspondence, 1955-1991
Folder 8 Photographs, 1955-1993
GREENSBORO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Folder 9 Distinguished Citizen Award, 1977
Folder 10 Photographs, 1977
GREENSBORO COLLEGE
Folder 11 General Correspondence, 1975-1993
Folder 12 Photographs, 1986-1989
GREENSBORO GOVERNMENT
Folder 13 Donations, 1968-1991
Folder 14 Housing Authority, 1942-1991
GREENSBORO INTERCLUB COUNCIL
Folder 15 Outstanding Civic Leader Award, 1983
Box 11
GUILFORD COLLEGE
Folder 1 General Correspondence, 1974-1995
Folder 2 Photographs, 1973
HUGHES, JOSEPH BRYAN
Folder 3 Personal Correspondence, 1986-1995
HUNT, JAMES
Folder 4 General Correspondence, 1972-1991
INVESTMENTS
Folder 5 Chiles Drilling Company, Gen. Corr., 1982-1990
Folder 6 Hughes and Hughes Oil and Gas, Gen. Corr., 1975-1983
Folder 7 General Correspondence, 1977-1988
Folder 8 Hinshaw Deeds, 1931-1941
JASON
Folder 9 1978-1993
JEFFERSON STANDARD
Folder 10 Company Conventions, General Corr., 1951-1960
Folder 11 " Photographs, 1962-1968, n.d.
Folder 12 " Programs, 1935-1964
Box 12
JEFFERSON STANDARD
Folder 1 Clippings, 1934-1993
Folder 2 Death of Julian Price, 1946
Folder 3 General Correspondence, 1934-1949
Folder 4 General Correspondence, 1950-1983
Folder 5 Howard Holderness, 1955-1967
Folder 6 Julian Price Memorial Park, 1960-1983
Folder 7 Joint Comm. Economic Report, Corr., Photos, 1949
Folder 8 Insuranshares Corporation, 1933-1935
Folder 9 Life Advertisers Association Speech, 1956
Folder 10 Photographs, 1938-1994
Folder 11 Real Estate Department, 1940
Folder 12 Retirement, 1961
Box 13
JEFFERSON STANDARD
Folder 13 Texas Agencies, 1950-1956
Folder 14 " Photographs, 1950-1954
Folder 15 San Antonio Agency Scrapbook, 1954
Folder 16 Yankee Stadium, 1943-1944
JEFFERSON STANDARD BROADCASTING
Folder 17 Channel Eight, 1957-1958
Folder 18 " 1958-1962
Folder 19 Charlie Crutchfield, Gen. Corr., 1945-1947
Folder 20 " " 1948-1951
Box 14
JEFFERSON STANDARD BROADCASTING
Folder 1 Charlie Crutchfield, Gen. Corr., 1952-1956
Folder 2 " " 1957-1968
Folder 3 " " 1970-1995
Folder 4 " Photographs, 1951-1954
Folder 5 Federal Communications Commission, 1956-1966
Box 15
JEFFERSON STANDARD BROADCASTING
Folder 1 Jefferson Standard Foundation, 1951-1956
Folder 2 Taped Interview, 1980
Folder 3 WBIG, 1940-1986
Folder 4 WBT Brochures, 1945-1949
Folder 5 WBT, 1945-1949
Folder 6 " Labor Dispute, 1949-1952
Folder 7 " 70 Year Anniversary Booklet, 1992
Folder 8 WBT and WBTV, CBS Contracts, 1953-1956
Folder 9 " Consolidated University of NC, 1952
Folder 10 Construction of Building, 1953
Box 16
JEFFERSON STANDARD BROADCASTING
Folder 1 WBT and WBTV, Dedication of Building, 1955
Folder 2 " Employee Benefits, 1947-1958
Folder 3 " General Correspondence, 1945-1951
Folder 4 " " 1951-1956
Folder 5 " " 1957-1959
Folder 6 " " 1960-1968
Folder 7 " Minutes, Reports, 1952, n.d.
Folder 8 " Miscellaneous, 1948-1985
Box 17
JEFFERSON STANDARD BROADCASTING
Folder 1 WBT and WBTV, Photographs, 1945-1967, n.d.
Folder 2 " Building Dedication Photos, 1955
Folder 3 WBTV, General Correspondence, 1951-1961
Folder 4 WBTW, 1952-1964
Folder 5 WCTV, 1953-1955
Folder 6 WNCT, 1954
Folder 7 WTNT, 1954-1955
Box 18
JUNIOR LEAGUE
Folder 1 1984-1989
LYFORD CAY CLUB
Folder 2 General Correspondence, 1965-1988
LEDERER, EPPIE (ANN LANDERS)
Folder 3 Personal Correspondence, 1986-1991
MACBAIN, MARGEE
Folder 4 Personal Correspondence, 1978-1995
MARYFIELD NURSING HOME
Folder 5 General Correspondence, 1972-1994
MATTHEWS, BEVERLY
Folder 6 Personal Correspondence, 1970-1995
MELVIN, JIM
Folder 7 Testimonial Dinner, 1981-1982
MISCELLANEOUS
Folder 8 1947-1957
MONAHAN, FRANCOIS
Folder 9 Personal Correspondence, 1979-1994
NATIONAL OFFICE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION
Folder 10 General Correspondence, 1979-1984
Folder 11 Photographs, 1990
NORIAS PLANTATION
Folder 12 General Correspondence, 1967-1985
NC AandT UNIVERSITY
Folder 13 General Correspondence, 1977-1994
Folder 14 Photographs, 1977
Box 19
NC AWARDS
Folder 1 1986
NC BUSINESS HALL OF FAME
Folder 2 1988-1990
NC CITIZENS ASSOCIATION
Folder 3 1979
NC GOVERNMENT
Folder 4 1947-1966
Folder 5 Photographs, 1960
NC MUSEUM OF ART
Folder 6 General Correspondence, 1991
NC NATIONAL BANK
Folder 7 General Correspondence, 1960-1976
NC SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND MATH
Folder 8 General Correspondence, 1980-1994
Folder 9 Photographs, 1981-1986, n.d.
NC SYMPHONY
Folder 10 General Correspondence, 1975-1986
NORTHFIELD MOUNT HERMON
Folder 11 General Correspondence, 1961-1993
Folder 12 Photographs, 1985
NOTRE DAME
Folder 13 General Correspondence, 1982-1987
Box 20
OLYMPIC FESTIVAL
Folder 1 Clippings, 1987
Folder 2 Photographs, 1987
ORDER OF ST HUBERT
Folder 3 General Correspondence, Photograph, 1984-1988
OUR LADY OF GRACE
Folder 4 General Correspondence, 1946-1984
Folder 5 Photographs, 1952-1983
PEACE COLLEGE
Folder 6 General Correspondence, 1975-1987
PHELPS, JOSHUA BRYAN
Folder 7 General Correspondence, 1984-1990
PILOT LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
Folder 8 General Business, Photograph, 1952-1993
RADIO FREE EUROPE
Folder 9 General Correspondence, 1961-1965
Folder 10 Photographs, 1965
RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
Folder 11 1962-1965
REPUBLICAN PARTY
Folder 12 General Correspondence, 1949-1995
Folder 13 Photographs, n.d.
Folder 14 Miscellaneous, 1954
Box 21
RIVERVIEW QUAIL CLUB
Folder 15 1967-1981
ROLLING ROCK
Folder 16 1969-1990
SACRED HEART COLLEGE
Folder 17 General Correspondence, Photograph, 1982-1986
SANFORD, TERRY
Folder 18 Tilley Judgeship, 1988
SECURITY NATIONAL BANK
Folder 19 General Correspondence, 1943-1951
Folder 20 Photographs, 1960, n.d.
SHARP, LUCY
Folder 21 Personal Correspondence, 1986-1995
SHEARMAN, HUGH AND SHIRLEY
Folder 22 Personal Correspondence, Photograph, 1970-1994
SHOOTING
Folder 23 General Correspondence, 1955-1994, n.d.
Folder 24 Photographs, 1953-1979, n.d.
SIGMA CHI FRATERNITY
Folder 25 General Correspondence, 1955-1983
SMITH, DAVIS and COMPANY
Folder 26 General Correspondence, 1942-1949
Box 22
SOUTHEASTERN SHRINE
Folder 1 General Correspondence, 1945-1992
Folder 2 Miscellaneous, 1944-1956
Folder 3 Photographs, 1946-1988
SOUTHERN REAL ESTATE COMPANY
Folder 4 1926-1937
SPRINGS, ELI and KATHERINE
Folder 5 Personal Correspondence, 1973-1995
711 SUNSET DRIVE
Folder 6 1934-1975
Box 23
SUTHERLAND, DOUGLAS W.
Folder 1 Personal Correspondence, Photograph, 1981-1993
TRAVEL
Folder 2 Africa, 1967-1971
Folder 3 Miscellaneous, 1947-1973
US DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Folder 4 Fine Arts Commission, 1970-1988
Folder 5 Photographs, 1978-1985
UNITED WAY
Folder 6 1957-1995
Folder 7 Photographs, 1969
UNIVERSITY OF NC
Folder 8 General Correspondence, Photos, 1947-1993
Box 24
UNIVERSITY OF NC AT GREENSBORO
Folder 1 General Correspondence, 1959-1979
Folder 2 " 1980-1989
Folder 3 " 1990-1995
Folder 4 Photographs, 1979-1991
WATTS HOSPITAL
Folder 5 Miscellaneous, 1953-1973
WESLEY LONG HOSPITAL
Folder 7 1938-1958, n.d.
WUNC
Folder 8 1953-1992
Folder 9 Photographs, 1989-1990
YMCA and YWCA
Folder 10 General Correspondence, 1985-1991
Box 25
GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE A-G
Box 26
GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE H-N
Box 27
GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE 0-Z
Box 28
SHEARMAN SCRAPBOOKS
ARTIFACTS, AUDIOVISUAL, OVERSIZE AND MISCELLANEOUS MATERIALS
Box 1
1. Keys
Key to Greensboro, R. Boyd Morris, Mayor
Key to Lenoir, Earl H. Tate, Mayor
Bryan Center Dedication, Duke University, 1982
Watergate pass key
2. 8 Cat Cay Patches
1 pin
1 Blue Marlin plaque
3. Oak Ridge Academy marble paper weight
Lauch Faircloth for Senate medallion
4. Patches
3 Hatteras Marlin Club
1 Riverview Quail Club
1 Southern Indians
1 GGO
1 Piedmont Shooting Club
1 Marlowe Gun Club
9 Skeet Shooting
5. Fishing Fly
6. Grammar School pin
Souvenir Spoon, "The Pier," Sydney, Nova Scotia
7. Augusta National Golf Club
8 Augusta National Golf Club pins
2 Masters pins
3 Augusta National Golf Club plastic cards
8. NSSA
1 patch
1 pin
9. Business Cards
Metal "Honest Joe Bryan" and others
10. Ristigouche Salmon Club (Canada) pin
11. American Legion Patch (life member)
12. 2 RRC patches
13. PGA of America Patch
14. Sword and Cutlass Badge
15. Ducks Unlimited Pins (13)
16. 50th anniversary goblets
Odd cards (9), original and funny
17. Coins from Kenya
WBTV-WBTW lighter
UNCG Spartan Championship Ring, 1985
18. 14 Masters Official Observer Pins
3 Green Coat Club Pins
1 Jefferson Pilot JMBryan ID Card
1 pin with Julian Price's photo
1 Faircloth for Governor, 1984
2 NC Lifetime Sportsman pins
1 Greensboro Sports Council pin
1 NY Stock Exchange pin
1 JMB--"Authority on Everything" pin
19. Kennedy-Johnson Inaugural Medal
Atlantic Cotton Association Convention, 1927, name tag
Brass Plaque from NCAandT, November 28, 1981
"Joe's Curl" (lock of hair)
Part of corsage of orchids and valley lilies worn on
September 4, 1927, the day Kathleen's engagement was
announced
20. WWI 75th Anniversary Commemorative Medal
Unidentified framed photograph, 19th century man
21. Photographs as buttons and paperweight (5)
22. Shriners and Masonic paraphernalia (11)
23. Assorted tie tacks and pins (22)
24. Medals
Centennial Award from AandT State University
Life Member of Republican Presidential Task Force (2)
Shriner's [Masonic ?] medal, 1937
Hispanic medal [Mexican ?]
25. Governor's Staff license plate
26. Watch
27. Bryan Coat of Arms plaque
28. Scissors and ribbon from Bryan Boulevard opening, 1990
29. Gavel, A.L.C., 1949
30. Faircloth campaign items
Box 2 [Small Storage Boxes]
1. Julian Price, 2 photographs on glass, ca. 1940
2. Unidentified little girl, framed photograph, n.d.
3. Medal, Henry de Boisfeuillet Clay, Military Order of
the Loyal Legion of the United States, ca. 1873
4. Collar signed by guests at bachelor party for Joseph Bryan
5. Photograph, Joseph and Winifred Bryan, ca. 1861
6. Photograph, unknown young man in uniform, ca. 1860's
7. Photograph, Lawrence Bryan in uniform, ca. 1860's
WORLD WAR I MOMENTOS (ca. 1918-1919)
Box 3
1. Green Red Cross Bag of Sgt. Joseph M. Bryan, Base Hospital
Number 1.
2. Red Cross patch on white textile with blue circle
3. Red Cross armband, numbered "19016"
4. US Army button, medical unit
5. US Army, pin, marked "US" with an A and an H. Button is
for US Army Hospital
6. Dog tags (2) on a string. Marked Joseph McKinley Bryan/
PVT/Base Hospital No. 1/Med Dept./USA. Reverse is marked
"643207."
7. Medal with ribbon, (red, white and blue), dated 1915.
8. Cigarette case. With "Gott Mit Uns" over a crown.
Translates to "God is with us"
9. Lighter, marked as above
10. Cigarette case, "Verdun," city arms
11. Crest from helmet. Eagle motif marked with "MIT GOTT FUR KOENIG UND
VATERLAND" AND "FR." Translates to "With God for the King and Country."
12. Crest from helmet. Marked "In Treue fest."
13. Circular emblem, metal, "MIT GOTT FUR KOENIG UND VATERLAND"
14. Match case, engraved "B" and containing several coins
15. Nurse's hat, probably French
16. Sewing kit "USA"
17. Photogravure book of Versailles and Les Trianons
18. Postcard book of Nantes
19. Postcard book of Paris
20. Map of Paris
21. 2 postcard books of Vichy
22. Miscellaneous postcards of Vichy
23. Small book of etchings of Vichy
Box 4
Oasis Shriner Fez "Past Potentate," belonging to Joseph Bryan, n.d.
Box 5
"Educational Technology Complex - Groundbreaking," hard hat, 3/3/95
Box 6
Top Hat, n.d.
Box 7
Duke Neurobiology Research Building model, wood, 2/2/90
Box 8
Suit, 3 pieces (jacket, pants, vest), (dark grey), n.d.
Suit, 2 pieces (jacket, pants), (light grey, blue and orange plaid), n.d.
Box 9
Academic Robes, (2), black with purple velvet, n.d.
Box 10
Green Coat, Greater Greensboro Open, inside tag reads "Individually
Tailored for Joseph M. Bryan, 1955 Honorary Chairman"
Green Coat, Greater Greensboro Open, 1955
Green Coat, Augusta Master's Golf Tournament, n.d.
Green Coat, Augusta Master's Golf Tournament, n.d.
Box 11
Green Coat, Augusta Master's Golf Tournament, n.d.
Green Coat, Augusta Master's Golf Tournament, n.d., has 1995 pin on lapel
Green and White Hat, Augusta Master’s Golf Tournament, n.d.
Box 12
Sterling Bowl, "With Great Affection and Appreciation," ca. 1980
Sterling Dish, ca. 1980
AUDIOVISUAL
Box 1
RECORDS
A Pianist's Requiem for JFK, William Bryan, Pianist, 1964 (2 copies)
WBT Audiodisc, "Arthur Godfrey Time," Peter Lind Hayes,
Aug. 12, 1957
WBIG, Business Man's Biography, Joseph M. Bryan, Dec. 24, 1957
WBT, Southeastern Shrine Association Inaugural address by
Joseph M. Bryan, n.d.
Box 2
BRYAN AUDIO CASSETTES AND REEL-TO-REEL TAPES
CT1 Bryan Park Dedication, May 20, 1971
CT2 Bryan Park Dedication, May 20, 1971, Joseph Bryan gives short speech
CT3 Bryan Enrichment Center Dedication, July 27, 1978
CT4 Joseph Bryan’s 88th Birthday, Feb. 11, 1984
CT5 Joseph Bryan’s 90th Birthday, Feb. 11, 1986
CT6 Joseph Bryan’s Memorial Service, August 28, 1995
CT7 Joseph Bryan’s Comments at Aycock Roast
CT8 President of Jefferson-Pilot Corp. Roger Soles interview on
WBIG's Lloyd Gordon Show, Feb. 16, 1975
CT9 Joseph Bryan’s Speech, Transfer of WBT from CBS to Southeastern
Broadcasting Company, soon to be Jefferson Standard
Broadcasting, September 20, 1945
CT10 "Jefferson Night" Charlotte, NC, Dedication of WBT and
WBTV building. Speeches by governors of NC and SC and
Joseph Bryan
CT11 Joseph Bryan, Business Man's biography, WBIG, 1957
CT12 Junior Achievement/Greensboro Business Hall of Fame
Lloyd Gordon of WBIG - 2 parts, March 14, 1984
CT13 Northfield Mount Hermon, Address by David Hartman. Joseph
Bryan is honorary member of class of 1983, Bryan’s telegram read to
"classmates," 1983
CT14 Joseph Bryan interviewed on Radio Free Europe in Munich, Germany,
Copied from reel-to-reel tape in collection, August 27, 1965
CT15 Joseph Bryan is elected president of Southeastern Shriners, 1954, 1957
VIDEOTAPES
Box 3
1. Alzheimer’s, Newscasts – APO-E4, CBS, NBC and CNN
2. Bryan Boulevard Opening, 1993
3. Bryan, Joseph M., 90th Birthday
4. Bryan, Joseph M., 90th Birthday
5. Bryan, Joseph M., Death, Coverage by Local Television Stations, 1995
6. Bryan, Joseph M., Death, Coverage by Local Television Stations, 1995
7. Bryan, Joseph M., Death, Coverage by Local Television Stations, 1995
8. Bryan, Joseph M., Death, Coverage by Local Television Stations, 1995
INTERVIEWS WITH JOSEPH M. BRYAN (9-14)
9. 1896-1915, Birth to Mount Hermon
10. 1916-1923, WWI to Haiti
11. 1923-1952, Cotton Exchange to American Life Convention
12. 1953-1992, Shriners to Present
13. Interview, 1992, Part I
14. Interview, 1992, Part II
15. Bryan, Joseph, reads “The Night Before Christmas,” 1982 (beta)
16. Bryan, Joseph, reads “The Night Before Christmas,” 1984
17. Bryan, Joseph, reads “The Night Before Christmas,” 1985
18. Bryan, Joseph, reads “The Night Before Christmas,” 1987
19. Bryan, Joseph, Reflections on, Interview with Jim Weeks of UNCG
20. Bryan, Joseph, Reflections on, Interview with Jim Melvin
21. Bryan, Joseph, Reflections on, Interview with William Friday
22. Bryan, Joseph, Reflections on, Interview with Jake [ ? ] of Duke University
23. Bryan, Joseph, Reflections on, Interview with Allen Roses of Duke University
24. Bryan Park, Dedication of Statue, 1994
25. Bryan Park, Dedication of Statue, from Beverly Walter, 1994
26. Bryan Park, Dedication of Statue, Good Morning Show; Bryan Appreciation
Day and Jim Melvin Interview, 1994
27. Bryan Park, Erection of Statue, Raw Footage, 1994
28. Bryan University Center, Thank You from Terry Sanford, 1982
29. Bryan Neurobiology Research Building, Dedication Ceremony, 1990
30. Bryan Neurobiology Research Building, Dedication Dinner, 1990
31. Bryan Neurobiology Research Building, Dedication Newscasts, 1990
32. Bryan Neurobiology Research Building, Groundbreaking, luncheon, 1986
Box 4
DUKE UNIVERSITY (28-37)
33. Bryan Neurobiology Research Building, Groundbreaking, Luncheon, 1986
34. Bryan Neurobiology Research Building, News Conference, 1985
35. Chapel Memorial Service for Joseph Bryan, 1995
36. Medical Center, “Spirit of Caring,” 1993
37. Yearbook Dedication to Joseph Bryan, 1986
38. Gateway Education Center, Preschool Classes Thank You to JMB
39. Golf – “The Lengthened Shadow of a Man – The Story of the Masters,” 1979
40. Home Movies, Kay, Nancy and Joseph Bryan, Jr., 1930’s
41. Home Movies, Saskia Taylor and Family, 1991-1992
42. Home Movies, Skeet Shooting, Oil Rigs, 1930’s
43. North Carolina Awards, Joseph Bryan Honored, 1986
44. North Carolina Business Hall of Fame, Stateline Reviews Hall of Fame, 1988
45. North Carolina Business Hall of Fame, Photos of Joseph Bryan, 1988
46. North Carolina School of Science and Math, Founder’s Day, Joseph Bryan
Visits with Bryan Taylor, Joseph Bryan is Interviewed, 1990
47. [Tape is similar to #45, but audio is not good]
48. North Carolina School of Science and Math, Visit by Joseph Bryan and
Interview on Level 3 News, 1990
49. North Carolina School of Science and Math, Progress and Christmas Card, 1989
WUNC-TV
50. Building the Bryan Center: A Musical Tribute – Bryan Communications Center, 1989
51. Joseph Bryan, Guest, Rough Cut, May 8, 1989
52. Founder’s Homecoming, William Friday as Host, 1990
53. North Carolina Now, Joseph Bryan Profile, 1994
54. North Carolina People #1906, Joseph Bryan is Guest, 1989
55. Spot Ad by Joseph Bryan, 1989
56. Thank You from Staff, 1989
57. UNC-TV at 40, Documentary of Station, 1994
58. UNCG, Bryan School Award, 1990
59. UNCG, Centennial Spot by Joseph Bryan, 1992
COLOR SLIDES
Box 1
1. Miscellaneous friends, parties, trips, 1952-1958
2. Mediterranean cruise, 1953
3. Bryan Family, 1952-1957
4. Cat Cay, Bahamas, 1954-1957
5. Mexico, Quebec, South America, France, Jamaica, 1954-1957
6. Bryan Family and Yard, 1957-1959
Box 2
7. Dinard, France, Mont St. Michele, 1959
8. French Chateaux, 1959
9. French Chateaux, 1959
10. Joseph Bryan Jr.'s graduation, n.d.
11. Scotland, 1957
12. Scotland, 1959
13. Scotland, 1959
14. 711 Sunset Drive, Joseph Bryan Jr. in Snow, 1960
15. Bryan Family, Jefferson Convention in Nassau, 1960
16. Kay's children, centerpiece for Bridal luncheon, 1959
17. Kay's children, 1960
18. Kay's children, 1960
19. Kay's children, n.d.
20. Kay's children and others, 1959-1960
21. Easter, 1961
22. Easter, 1961
23. Dedication of Our Lady of Grace [3 boxes]
Box 3
90th Birthday Party at Bryan Park, 1986 [carousel]
Box 4
Slide Viewer
OVERSIZE PHOTOGRAPHS
1. Julian Price, group photograph, ca. 1925
2. Joseph M. Bryan (JMB), portrait, ca. 1927
3. Dr. William S. Bryan, portrait, ca. 1929
4. JMB, portrait, ca. 1930
5. Robert P. Reynolds, portrait, 1934
6. JMB, portrait, ca. 1935
7. JMB, portrait, ca. 1939
8. Julian Price, portrait, ca. 1939
9. Jefferson Standard Life Insurance, New York World's Fair
Convention, group photograph, 1939
10. Kathleen Price Bryan (KPB) and Smith Davis, group photo,
ca. 1940
11. KPB, group photograph, ca. 1940
12. Ethel Clay Price, ca. 1940
13. Julian and Ethel Price, ca. 1940
14. Julian and Ethel Price, ca. 1940
15. JMB, portrait, 1947
16. JMB, portrait, 1947
17. JMB, portrait, 1947
18. Jefferson Standard Life Insurance, Life Officers Investment
Seminar, group photograph, 1947
19. KPB and Nancy Bryan, 1949
20. KPB, portrait, 1949
21. KPB, portrait, 1949
22. JMB, portrait, 1950
23. JMB, portrait, 1950
24. JMB, portrait, 1950
25. JMB, portrait, 1950
26. JMB, portrait, 1950
27. JMB, portrait, 1950
28. JMB and KPB, portrait, 1950
29. JMB and KPB, portrait, 1950
30. JMB and KPB, portrait, 1950
31. Shriner Banquet, group photograph, ca. 1950
32. JMB, Metropolitan Miami Fishing Tournament, 1952
33. JMB, Metropolitan Miami Fishing Tournament, 1952
34. Three aerial photographs of WBTV site in Florence, SC, 1952
35. Bart Ebert Bryan, portrait, 1953
36. Shriner parade, 1953
37. 711 Sunset Drive sun room, 1955
38. 711 Sunset Drive sun room, 1955
39. 711 Sunset Drive rear entrance, 1955
40. Bishop Fulton J. Sheen, JMB, honorary LLD, 1957
41. JMB, Jefferson Standard executives, 1957
42. JMB, group photograph, ca. 1960
43. JMB, KPB and the Autrys, ca. 1960
44. Lyndon B. Johnson's The First Family Picture Album, 1965
45. JMB, group photograph, ca. 1970
46. Jimmy Carter, Walter Mondale, ca. 1977
47. JMB, KPB, ca. 1980
48. JMB, Bryan Park soccer field, ca. 1985
49. JMB, portrait, ca. 1989
50. The Joseph and Kathleen Bryan Communication Center, Center
for Public TV, scale model photograph, ca 1985
51. JMB, group photograph, ca. 1990
52. JMB and Isaac "Ike" Grainger, Masters Tournament, 1992
53. Joseph and Kathleen Price Living and Learning Center, North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, n.d.
OVERSIZE CERTIFICATES
1. Anne Bryan, Ocean Grove Assembly of Sunday School
Methods, 1907
2. Kathleen Price, Grammar School Diploma, 1914
3. Anne Bryan, Summer Conference of Church Workers, 1921
4. Julian Price, Scottish Rite Mason, 1923
5. Julian Price, Congressional Country Club Life Membership, 1923
6. Anne Bryan, I.A.D. Teacher Club, 1924
7 . JMB, Oasis Temple Membership, 1936
8. JMB, Scottish Rite Mason Membership, 1936
9. JMB, Dale Carnegie Institute, 1939
10. JMB, Sigma Chi Fraternity, 1943
11. JMB, Haffa Temple Membership, 1945
12. JMB, Beni Kedem Temple, 1945
13. JMB, Delta Epsilon Chapter, 1946
14. JMB, Scimitar Temple Membership, 1946
15. JMB, Oasis Drum and Bugle Corps, 1948
16. JMB, Harry S. Truman Inaugural Invitation, 1949
17. JMB, Oasis Temple Honorary Life Member, 1949
18. JMB, Mahi Shrine Temple Membership, 1949
19. JMB, Zamora Temple Honorary Member, 1949
20. JMB, Yaarab Temple Honorary Member, 1952
21. JMB, 17th Annual Metropolitan Miami Fishing
Tournament, 1952
22. JMB, Southeastern Shrine Association Life Member, 1955
23. JMB, Southern Institute of Management Founding Member, 1955
24. JMB, The Cabiri Membership, 1956
25. JMB, Bahia Temple Honorary Membership, 1957
26. JMB, Mason Service Award, 1962
27. JMB, 25 Years Mason Member, 1962
28. JMB, 25 Years Mason Member, 1963
29. JMB, E.J.A. Lear Jet Miles, 1964
30. KPB Converse College Life Member, 1969
31. JMB, Carolina Motor Club Member, 1970
32. JMB, YMCA Membership Award, 1970
33. JMB, North Carolina Order of Sir Walter, 1971
34. KPB, Decanus Sacri Collegii Membership, 1972
35. JMB and KPB, Campbell Club Membership, 1972-1973
36. JMB and KPB, National Conference of Christians and Jews Brotherhood Citation, 1973
37. JMB and KPB, Raleigh Municipal Building Site Plaque, 1973
38. JMB, Lees-McRae College President's Club, 1973
39. JMB, Southeastern Shrine Association Emeritus Member, 1973
40. JMB, The American College Founder, 1975
41. KPB, Belmont Abbey College Doctor of Humane Letters Degree, 1975
42. JMB, Rotary Paul Harris Fellow, 1977
43. JMB, North Carolina A&T; State University, 1977
44. JMB, Mason Veteran's Award, 1979
45. JMB, Republican Presidential Task Force Charter Member, ca. 1980's
46. JMB, Rotary International 50 Years Membership, 1982
47. JMB, One Community Award, 1985
48. JMB, Mason 50 Year Member, 1986
49. JMB, North Carolina Award in Public Service, 1986
50. JMB, Greensboro College Doctor of Business Administration, 1986
51. JMB, University of NC at Chapel Hill School of Medicine Co-Founders Club, 1987
52. JMB, Duke University Doctor of Laws, 1988
53. JMB, Union Theological Seminary Trustees' Council Member, 1988
54. JMB, Mason Diamond Jubilee Certificate, 1988
55. JMB and KPB, National School Boards Association and American Institute of Architects Exhibition, 1991
56. JMB, Kmart Greater Greensboro Open Tournament Sponsor, 1994
57. JMB, Bennett College Award, 1994
58. JMB, American Legion Membership, n.d.
59. JMB, Democratic National Committee, n.d.
60. JMB, Oasis Temple Honorary Life Member, n.d.
61. JMB, Shriners' Hospital for Crippled Children Membership, n.d.
62. JMB and KPB, Bryan Hall Plaque, n.d.
63. JMB and KPB, North Carolina Executive Mansion Fine Arts Committee Recognition, n.d.
64. JMB and KPB, University of North Carolina TV Acknowledgement, n.d.
65. Julian Price, Shriners' Hospital for Crippled Children Certificate in Memory of Julian Price, n.d.
OVERSIZE MISCELLANEOUS
1. Mitchell's School Atlas, 1853
2. Civil War Recruiting Advertisements (newspaper advertisements removed
from Civil War Diary), 1861
3. Scrapbook (items cut and pasted into scrapbook from newspapers
and magazines), ca.1868
4. Lucy A. Clay, Business Ledger, 1870-1873
5. Military Records of enlisted men in Company "D", 23rd Infantry, ca. 1870
6. Military Records of enlisted men in Company "H", 3rd Battalion,
14th Infantry, ca. 1870
7. Military Records of enlisted men, ca. 1870
8. The Graphic , 2111-Vol. LXXXI, magazine, 1910
9. Milton Bryan, theatrical play for charity, newspaper clipping, 1915
10. Milton Bryan, newspaper clipping photographs, 1918
11. Expense Records, unidentified, 1924-1934
12. Blueprint for Douglas Heights Development in Greensboro, NC, ca. 1935
13. Sketch for Douglas Heights Development in Greensboro, NC ca. 1935
14. Jefferson Standard $1,000,000 Insurance Policy (birthday card), 1937
15. John F. Kennedy, Inaugural Address, 1961
16. William Bryan, pianist, Requiem for JFK, two phonograph recordings, 1964
17. Oil Field Topo Maps, ca. 1970
18. Wildcat Areas Topo Maps, ca. 1970
19. Bryan Ancestors Chart, n.d.
20. Cat Cay Map, n.d.
OVERSIZE NEWSPAPERS
1. New York Herald, Feb. 23, 1882
Obituary for Joseph Bryan, first column
2. New York Herald, Dec. 23, 1893
Marriages - Field-Clay, second column
3. The Elyria Republican, Sept. 30,1897
"Lorain County, Ohio"
4. New York Tribune, Feb. 11, 1896
Authentic Newspaper
5. San Francisco Chronicle, Feb. 11, 1896
Authentic Newspaper
6. New York Herald, Nov. 9, 1900
7. The Evening News, South Framingham, Mass., Jun. 24, 1910
"Diplomas Today for 131 Students", includes Joseph M. Bryan
8. The Evening News, May 17, 1910
Article regarding JMB's grammar school paper
9. New York Herald, Nov. 10, 1918
"Abdication of the Kaiser: Revolution in Germany"
10. New York Herald, Nov. 12, 1918
"The War is Won"
11. Le Moniteur Du Puy-De-Dome, Nov. 12, 1918
"L'Armistice a Ete Signe Hier Matin a 6H"
12. Le Matin, Paris France, Nov. 12, 1918
"L'Allemagne A Capitule"
13. The Caduceus, Vichy, France, Mar. 12, 1919
14. Homestead News, Hot Springs, VA, Nov. 22, 1927
Page 4 mentions the Bryans arriving for their wedding trip
15. Homestead News, Hot Springs, VA, Nov. 23, 1927
Page 4, second column mentions the Bryans
16. New York Times, Feb. 26, 1932
Obituary for Dr. William Bryan
17. Staten Island Advance, Feb. 26, 1932
"Dr. Bryan's Burial to be Tomorrow"
18. New York Herald Tribune, Feb, 26, 1932
Page 13, 4th column, death of Dr. William Bryan
19. Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Nov. 11, 1935
"Horrors and Lighter Side of War Pictured by Brooklyn Man in
Unpublished Diary of Experiences with 77th Division" by Louis Elder, a relation of the Henthorn family
20. The Democrat, Greensboro, NC, Nov. 26, 1942
"Juliana", Julian Price has 75th Birthday
21. Charlotte Observer, Nov. 18, 1945
Shrine Bowl Football Game, includes photograph of JMB
22. Indianapolis Star, Nov. 20, 1945
Star-Wire Victory Banquet, includes photograph of JMB
23. The Arizona Republic, Feb. 26, 1948
"Visitor Goes Western", includes photograph of JMB
24. The Greensboro Record, Jun. 2, 1951
"Do You Remember?", includes photograph of KPB
25. The Carolinian, Greensboro, NC, Oct. 21, 1960
"Donation Establishes Professorship at WC", photograph of KPB
26. North Carolina Catholic, Jan. 5, 1964
"$25,000 Gift Presented to Greensboro Nursing Home",
photograph of KPB
27. The Greensboro Record, Nov. 6, 1971
"City Plans $1 Million Golf Course"
28. Greensboro Daily News, Aug. 25, 1974
"And Bryan Park Test Public Brawn"
29. The Greensboro Record, Jun. 30, 1976
"Bryans Give $300,000 for Park Expansion", includes photograph of KPB
30. Greensboro Daily News, May 6, 1977
"Southern Beauty and the Yankee Rush"
"Bryan Park Gift City's Largest", includes photographs of JMB and KPB
31. Greensboro Daily News, Sept. 23, 1977
"Chamber Hears Borman", includes photograph of JMB
32. Durham Morning Herald, Oct. 12, 1980
"Math School Called Genius Investment"
33. Duke Alumni Register, Jan./Feb., 1981
Includes photograph of JMB receiving Honorary Degree
34. Durham Morning Herald, Jan. 3, 1982
Duke Builds Mecca of Entertainment"
35. The Greensboro Record, Feb. 26, 1982
"Center Furthers Bryan Legacy"
36. Greensboro News and Record, Jul. 18, 1982
"Joseph M. Bryan, Sr: Putting His Money Where His Heart Is", includes photograph of JMB
37. Greensboro News and Record, Aug. 7, 1984
"Kathleen Bryan, benefactor, dies at 84", includes photograph of KPB
38. The News and Observer, Nov. 10, 1985
"Charity begins where Joe Bryan sees a need", includes photograph of JMB
39. The News and Observer, Nov. 22, 1986
"Billy Graham, 4 others get NC Award", includes photograph of JMB
40. Greensboro News and Record, Sept. 16, 1990
"Joseph Bryan, the city's gentle philanthropist", includes photograph of JMB
41. Greensboro News and Record, Jun. 10, 1991
"For Business Schools, the Name's the Thing", includes photograph of JMB
42. Weekly Post, Rochester, NY, Sept. 9, 1991
"A Student's Experience in Washington, DC", by Tara Bryan
43. Greensboro News and Record, July 13, 1992
"Millionaire's grants reflect era's needs", includes photograph of JMB
44. Greensboro News and Record, Nov. 4, 1992
"Faircloth surprises incumbent Sanford", includes photograph of JMB
45. Greensboro News and Record, Jun. 29, 1993
"Bryan Rides on 2nd Link to Airport", includes photograph of JMB
46. Greensboro News and Record, Aug. 29, 1993
"Research Team Links Gene to Alzheimers", includes photograph of JMB
47. Greensboro News and Record, Sept. 20, 1994
"Statue Honors Bryan's Stature", includes photograph of JMB
48. Greensboro News and Record, Sept. 23, 1994
"A Great and Gallant Man", includes photograph of JMB
49. Greensboro News and Record, Sept. 27, 1994
"Sculptor Isn't a Stiff", includes photograph of JMB
50. Greensboro News and Record, Dec. 9, 1994
"New Bryan Park Facility"
51. Greensboro News and Record, Apr. 27, 1995
"A Great Friend of Greensboro", article about death of JMB, includes photographs of JMB
52. Greensboro News and Record, Apr. 28, 1995
"Joe Bryan: Legacy is Likely to Continue"
53. Greensboro News and Record, Apr. 29, 1995 "Bryan Friends Say Goodbye"
54. Greensboro News and Record, Apr. 29, 1995 "Joe Bryan Didn't Seek Glory, Minister Says", includes photograph of JMB
55. Greensboro News and Record, Apr. 30, 1995 "Bryan's Legacy: Lives Changed by his gifts"
56. Greensboro News and Record, May 5, 1995
"Donation Sheds Light on Alzheimers", includes photographs of JMB and KPB
57. Greensboro News and Record, May 7, 1995 "Few will get look at will left by Bryan", includes photograph of JMB
58. Greensboro News and Record, Aug. 3, 1995 Chancellor to Live in Bryan's Home"
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