Tate Thompson Brady Family papers

Collection

Identifier: RHS-Coll-0090

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection records the life of Tate Thomas Brady and his wife, Bonnie Fillingane and their family. Tate grew up at the Buffalo Forge estate in Rockbridge County, Virginia, greaduated from Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, Montgomery County, Virginia, and worked for Virginia Power Company in various positions and locations in Virginia. Most of the collection includes personal and business correspondence and papers of his family, who lived at the Buffalo Forge estate. Some of the family material includes his brother Douglas "Pat" Brady, Jr., father Douglas E. Brady, Sr., grandfather and grandmother Daniel C. E. and Emma Brady, and great grandfather Charles Patrick "Pat" Augus Brady. Most of the remainder of the collection concerns Tate and Bonnie and their families, which includes correspondence, photographs, their social life, and genealogies. Also included are papers of Sgt. Tate Brady, WWII. A record storage box of slides and books.

Dates

Creation: 1785-2005

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Conditions Governing Use

The materials from Washington and Lee University Special Collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used should be fully credited with the source. Permission for publication of this material, in part or in full, must be secured with the Head of Special Collections.