Holmes, Harold C.

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Antiquarian bookdealer. Operated Holmes Book Co. in San Francisco and Oakland (Calif.) (1894-1965). Expert in California literary history with special interest in works of Joseph Henry Jackson, Joaquin Miller and Mark Twain. Community leader in Alameda County (Calif.). President of Oakland Rotary Club (1946-1947), member of Alameda County Probation Committee (1948). Penned unpublished reminiscences of Bay Area literary life (1894-1945).

From the description of Harold C. Holmes papers, 1945-1965. (University of the Pacific). WorldCat record id: 33061096

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creatorOf [Harold Holmes, biographical materials]. University of Wisconsin - Madison, General Library System
creatorOf Holmes, Harold C. Harold C. Holmes papers, 1945-1965. University of the Pacific, William Knox Holt Memorial Library
referencedIn Portrait file: Guide. Houghton Library
referencedIn Holmes (Harold C.) Papers, c1945-1965 University of the Pacific. Library. Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections
creatorOf Morning Star Mining Company. Morning Star Mining Company records, 1882-1954 (bulk 1952-1954). UC Berkeley Libraries
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associatedWith Clemens, Samuel Langhorne, 1835-1910. person
associatedWith Jackson, Joseph Henry, 1894-1955. person
associatedWith Leonard Verbarg person
associatedWith Miller, Joaquin, 1837-1913. person
associatedWith Morning Star Mining Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Rotary International (Oakland, Calif.) corporateBody
Place Name Admin Code Country
Oakland (Calif.)
California
San Francisco (Calif.)
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Booksellers and bookselling
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Active 1945

Active 1965

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