Marjorie A. Blackistone and Horace Ferguson Bradfield papers, 1931-1978
0.2 linear feet and 1.6 GB (online)
Marjorie A. Blackistone Bradfield was the first African American librarian in Detroit, working for the Detroit Public Library and as head librarian for Detroit Public Schools. Horace Ferguson Bradfield was an African American physician at Providence and Hutzel hospitals, and worked out of offices on East Grand Boulevard in Detroit. Both graduated from the University of Michigan.The collection contains Marjorie Bradfield’s autobiography, audio recordings of interviews with Horace Bradfield, and photographs of the Bradfields.