Anne Glenn Bradbury

Anne .0. Bradbury Anne Glenn Bradbury died friday August 11 at Kingsway Arms Nursing Center, She was 90. Born July 16, 1916 in Louisville, Kentucky. She was the daughter of John T. Glenn a minister and Lois Glenn who was born in Tokyo Japan to missionary parents and taught piano and wrote music criticism for the distinguished Louisville Courier Journal.Anne attended Barnard College in New York City from which she graduated in 1935. She married John Bradbury, a scholar of southern literature, who was a professor at Union College for 17 years and pre-deceased her in 1969. Anne was a most active faculty wife as she made an extraordinary impact on Union College by promoting the contemporary visual arts. She and John brought first rate exhibits to the College from New York City galleries and in many cases arranged for the artists to give lectures. This eventually led to Union College establishing an Art Department which included both the visual arts and music. During the Second World War Anne learned how to fly,got a pilot's license and worked in flight control which at that time was just developing techniques for instrument take-off and landing. In the 70's and 80's Anne traveled the world extensively, no tours but by herself. She was an afficionado of history and beautifully photographed all the cultures with which she made contact. She wrote for travel magazines and the travel section of The Christian Science Monitor for whom she concentrated on Turkey and Morocco. Here in Schenectady she will always be remembered as the most gracious hostess of her never-to-be-forgotten parties.Anne Bradbury was pre-deceased by her sister, Jane Rutherford of Paris, France.She is survived by three nieces all of Paris,France :Anni,Borzeix,Cristi Cohen and Nina Rutherford. Anne spent the majority ofher life in her home and garden in the Historic Stockade District which she so loved. Memorial contributions may be made to the Schenectady Heritage Foundation, Anne Bradbury Memorial Fund, P.O. Box 1173. A Gathering to remember Anne will be held at a later date.