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The Alva Bradley Family was a prominent Cleveland, Ohio, family active in shipbuilding and the real estate business. Alva
Bradley was a partner in the shipbuilding company of Bradley & Cobb, which eventually became Bradley Transportation Company,
a prominent member of the Lake Carriers' Association. Alva's son, M.A. (Morris A.) and grandson Alva were part of the company.
In 1910, they started the Bradley Realty Company which became the largest holder of real estate in downtown Cleveland. The
collection consists of accounting journals, ledgers, letter copy books, and other volumes documenting the financial interests
of the Bradley family and their business concerns, especially the Bradley Realty Company.
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