Register of the Holmes (Harold C.) Papers ,
c1945-1965
Processed by Don Walker; machine-readable finding aid created by
Don Walker
Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections
University Library, University of the
Pacific
Stockton, CA 95211
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University of the Pacific. All rights reserved.
Register of the Holmes (Harold C.) Papers ,
c1945-1965
Collection number: Mss213
Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections
University
Library
University of the Pacific
Contact Information
- Processed by:
- Don Walker
- Date Completed:
- 1994
- Encoded by:
- Don Walker
© 1998 University of the Pacific. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Holmes (Harold C.) Papers ,
Date (inclusive): c1945-1965
Collection number: Mss213
Creator:
Leonard Verbarg
Extent: 0.5 linear ft.
Repository:
University of the Pacific. Library. Holt-Atherton Department of
Special Collections
Shelf location: For current information on the location of
these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
Language: English.
Administrative Information
Access
Collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Holmes (Harold C.) Papers , Mss213,
Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections, University of the Pacific
Library
Access Points
personal name
Holmes, Harold C. (1877-1965)
personal name
Clemens, Samuel Langhorne (1835-1910)
personal name
Miller, Joaquin (1837-1913)
personal name
Jackson, Joseph Henry (1894-1955)
corporate name
Rotary International (Oakland, Calif.)
subject
Booksellers and bookselling -California
subject
San Francisco (Calif.) -Intellectual life
subject
Oakland (Calif.) -Intellectual life
subject
Oakland (Calif.) -History -1850-1950
Biography
Harold Holmes (1877-1965) was born in Toronto, Canada. His parents were
British West Indians. They immigrated to the San Francisco Bay Area (1882)
where his father operated the Holmes Book Co., which owned antiquarian book
shops in San Francisco and Oakland. From 1895 young Holmes assisted his father
and eventually took over the family business, running it until his death. An
authority on California literary history, in his middle years Holmes was also
active in Oakland civic affairs, serving as president of the Oakland Rotary
Club (1946-47), a member of the Alameda County Probation Committee (1948), and,
a trustee of the California College of Arts & Crafts. Holmes was working on
his memoirs at the time of his death.
Scope and Content
The bulk of the Holmes Papers consists of the manuscript chapters of
Harold Holmes' memoirs.
BOX 1: HAROLD HOLMES PAPERS
1.1--Harold C. Holmes: Biographies &
Clippings
1.2--Memorial Tributes to HCH
1.3--HCH Memoirs, Chapt. 1: "From England to
America"
1.4--HCH Memoirs, Chapt. 5: "Bowing as a
publisher"
1.5--HCH Memoirs, Chapt. 6: "Fateful
Awakening"
1.6--HCH Memoirs, Chapt. 7: "Half a Century
Ago"
1.7--HCH Memoirs, Chapt. 9: "Junk heaps & polished
halls"
1.8--HCH Memoirs, Chapt. 12: "Patrons of
renown"
1.9--HCH Memoirs, Chapt. 13: "Historiographer
extraordinaire"
1.10-HCH Memoirs, Chapt. 14: "A bit of
Twainiana"
1.11--HCH Memoirs, Chapt. 15: "Pioneer
letters"
1.12--HCH Memoirs--no Chapt. indications
1.13--HCH Memoirs, Photos & captions for
1.14--HCH Memoirs, draft index [?]
1.15--HCH Memoirs [?], Two spiral binders w/
indexing
1.16--Oakland Rotary Club--Essays, Corresp.,
etc.
1.17-- Norris Library--Sale announcements
1.19--Misc. Corresp., 1945-1964
