Guide to the Barney Bradley Papers, 2009 SPEC.PA.56.0260 Finding aid prepared by Audrey Wimbiscus Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections
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2026 May This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2026-06-08T10:13-0400 English Describing Archives: A Content Standard Barney Bradley Papers SPEC.PA.56.0260 Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections 0.1 Cubic feet 2009 Barney Bradley was a New Zealander who joined the crew of Admiral Richard E. Byrd's Byrd Antarctic Expedition II (1933-1935) as a messman when the S.S. Jacob Ruppert stopped in New Zealand on its way to Antarctica. The Barney Bradley Papers date from 2009, and consist of photocopies of materials and gathered and created by Bradley during his time as a messman on Byrd Antarctic Expedition II, including a typed transcript of his diary, and captioned photographic reprints of images taken by Bradley on the expedition. (4) legal file folders English Bradley, Barney Arrangement of Materials

This collection is arranged in chronological order by original date of item, which is noted in their titles. Items with the same original date are further arranged in alphabetical order by item title.

 Acquisitions Information

Accession No. PA.2009.0009: Michael Bradley, 2009 July; Accession No. PA.2009.0018: Michael Bradley, 2009 December

 Preferred Citation

[identification of item], Barney Bradley Papers, SPEC.PA.56.0260, Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center Archival Program, Ohio State University

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 Biographical Note

Barney Bradley was a nineteen year old New Zealander who joined the crew of Admiral Richard E. Byrd's Byrd Antarctic Expedition II (1933-1935) when the S.S. Jacob Ruppert stopped in New Zealand on its way to Antarctica. He joined the expedition as a messman, and worked in the galley onboard the Jacob Ruppert during the journey. Once in Antarctica, he was a general workman who did whatever was needed of him by the expedition. Besides having a son named Michael, it is unknown what became of him after the expedition.

 Scope and Contents

The Barney Bradley Papers date from 2009. While serving on Byrd Antarctic Expedition II in 1933-1934, Barney Bradley kept a diary, took photographs, and collected newspaper clippings and a crew roster from the expedition. In 2009, Bradley's son Michael made reproductions of these items, including photocopies of the newspaper clippings and crew roster, reprints of photographs, and a typed transcript of the original diary. These reproductions were donated to the Polar Archives by Michael, and make up the Barney Bradley Papers; the Bradley family kept the original 1933-1934 items in their possession.

 Related Materials Admiral Richard E. Byrd Papers Byrd Antarctic Expedition II Collection Bradley, Barney Byrd Antarctic Expedition (2nd: 1933-1935)--Personal narratives Jacob Ruppert (Ship) Antarctica--Discovery and exploration--20th century Black-and-white prints (photographs) Cooking--Antarctica--20th century Diaries Newspaper clippings Photography--Antarctica--20th century Sailing--Antarctica--20th century Sailors--Antarctica--20th century Seafaring life--Antarctica--20th century Steamboats Stewards--Antarctica--20th century Stewards--New Zealand--20th century Photocopies of New Zealand 1933-1934 newspaper clippings Polar Small Accessions 7 1 2009 Photocopy of Jacob Ruppert New Zealanders 1933 crew roster Polar Small Accessions 7 2 2009 Reprints of photographs originally taken in Antarctica 1933-1934, caption list made at time of reproduction Polar Small Accessions 7 3 2009 Typed transcript of diary originally written by Bradley in 1933-1934 Polar Small Accessions 7 4 2009