HAROLD KEITH BRADFORD:
An Inventory of His Papers at the Minnesota Historical Society
Manuscripts Collection
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| Creator: |
Bradford, Harold Keith, 1902-1980,
creator.
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| Title: | Harold Keith Bradford
papers. |
| Dates: | 1894-1980 (bulk 1943-1970). |
| Language: | Materials in English. |
| Abstract: | Biographical data, annual reports, prospectuses,
correspondence, and miscellany of, or collected by, Harold Keith Bradford as Vice
President of the Investors Syndicate (1940s-1960) and as President of IDS Mutual
Funds (1960-1970). |
| Quantity: | 1 cubic foot (2 boxes). |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf
locations. |
Harold Keith Bradford was born in Pennsboro, West Virginia in 1902. Bradford received
an AB from West Virginia University in 1923. He attended the Harvard Graduate School
of Business from 1924-1925, and George Washington University Law School in 1930.
Bradford served in the following roles post-graduation: Manager of offices for the
firm J.A.W. Iglehart & Co. in West Virginia (1926-1935); Securities Commissioner
of the State of West Virginia (1932-1935); and Group Chief of the Securities
Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C. (1935-1940).
In 1940, Bradford relocated to Minneapolis, Minnesota to accept the appointment of
Assistant Vice President of the Investors Syndicate, eventually taking over the role
of Vice President. In 1945, Bradford was appointed the Director of the Investors
Stock Fund, Inc., and then in 1949 overtook the directorship of the following three
funds of the Investors Diversified Service, Inc. (IDS): Investors Mutual, Inc.;
Investors Selective Fund, Inc.; and Investors Stock Fund, Inc.
On June 30, 1965, Bradford was promoted to President and Chairman of the Board of
Directors of the Investors Group of Companies, overseeing numerous mutual funds.
Harold Bradford married Juanita Fought. Together they had three children: Harold,
Judith, and Susan.
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Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here].
Harold Keith Bradford Papers. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional
examples.
Accession Information:
Accession number: 17,694
Processing Information:
Processed by: Leif Kopietz, July 2021
Catalog ID number: 9989795739504294
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION
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| Location | Box |
| P2206 | 1 | Biographical, undated, 1947-1980. |
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| | History of Investors Mutual Funds by Harold K.
Bradford, 1970s. |
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| | Annual and semi-annual financial statement reports of Investor
Syndicate, 1894, 1895, 1925, 1927, 1930-31, 1934-38, 1940, 1944-1947. |
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| | Official report of proceedings before the Securities and Exchange
Commission regarding Investors Syndicate of America, May 25-26, 1943. |
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| | Suggestions for the coming year by Vice President of Investor
Syndicate, Harold K. Bradford, 1947. |
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| | Memorandum regarding activities and plans for department supervised
by H.K. Bradford, Vice President and Assistant to the President of Investor
Syndicates, July 12, 1948. |
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| | Comments and recommendations for investors and a detailed report of
the registration of securities state by state, 1949. |
| | | Also includes a multi-page list of complaints from customers and the
disposition of these complaints. |
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| | Memorandum of recommendations for IDS and its subsidiaries and
affiliated companies, 1953-1954. |
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| | Report on the activities of the Corporate Affairs Department and
plans state by state, 1956. |
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| | Memorandum of proposed closed end investment company. Proposed
by-laws of investors’ capital fund, 1956. |
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| | Press release concerning the election of H.K. Bradford as President
and Director of the five IDS mutual funds, 1960. |
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| | Murchison-Kirby, Allegheny proxy battle for control of IDS, 1960-1961. |
| | | Includes letters, telegrams, proposals, etc. |
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| | Finance and Law Committee files relating to Director of IDS, Randolph
Phillips, charges of impropriety and favoritism in placement of brokerage
business, 1960. |
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| Location | Box |
| P2206 | 2 | Extensive survey of Investors Mutual Funds by Booz, Allen, and
Hamilton, 1961. 1 volume. |
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| | Process of looking for replacement for President H.K. Bradford,
including approaching Hamer Budge, SEC Chairman and subsequent charges of
conflict of interest, 1969-1970. |
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| | Complaint by Lily Phillips concerning accusation against IDS
regarding inappropriate investment counsel, Phillips v. Bradford, et al., 1974. |
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| | Variety of prospectuses for funds, 1976. |
| | | Includes prospectuses for the IDS Progressive Fund, New Dimensions Fund,
Variable Payment Fund, Periodic Payment Program, IDS Bond Fund, IDS
Selective Fund, Investors Mutual Fund, and IDS Cash Management Fund. |
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| | Funds contracts negotiating committee reports, 1969-1970. 2 folders. |
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| | A National study of current shareholders vs. redeemer behavior and
attitudes toward Investors Mutual and Investors Stock Fund, conducted by
Investors Mutual and Investors Stock Fund, September 9, 1976. |
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| | Other letters and documents, 1942-1970. |
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the
Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics,
persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
- Topics:
- Bond funds.
- Finance, Personal -- Minnesota --
Minneapolis.
- Financial executives -- Minnesota --
Minneapolis.
- Financial services industry -- Minnesota --
Minneapolis.
- Mutual funds.
- Stock funds.
- Organizations:
- IDS Mutual Funds, author.
- Investors Diversified Services,
author.
- Investors Syndicate,
author.
- United States. Securities and Exchange
Commission.
- Investors Groups of Companies,
author.
- Alleghany Corporation,
author.
- Document Types:
- Prospectuses.
- Occupations:
- Investment bankers.
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