Reminiscences of the Hearst Family : oral history transcript, 1967.

Hearst, Phoebe Apperson, 1842-1919

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w60w95h0 (person)

Phoebe Elizabeth Apperson Hearst was born in St. Clair, Missouri, the daughter of Drucilla (Whitmire) and Randolph Walker Apperson. In 1860, businessman George Hearst met Phoebe when he returned to St. Clair to care for his dying mother. When they married on June 15, 1862, George Hearst was 41 years old, and Phoebe was 19. Soon after their marriage the Hearsts moved to San Francisco, California, where Phoebe gave birth to their only child, William Randolph Hearst. As a very successful miner wh...

Hearst, William Randolph, 1863-1951

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w63g5f2r (person)

William Randolph Hearst Sr. (April 29, 1863 – August 14, 1951) was an American businessman, newspaper publisher, and politician known for developing the nation's largest newspaper chain and media company, Hearst Communications. His flamboyant methods of yellow journalism influenced the nation's popular media by emphasizing sensationalism and human interest stories. Hearst entered the publishing business in 1887 with Mitchell Trubitt after being given control of The San Francisco Examiner by his ...

Homestake Mining Company

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6255ghk (corporateBody)

The origins of Homestake Mining Company date back to 1876 when Moses and Fred Manuel began prospecting for gold in the Black Hills on the Wyoming-South Dakota border. On April 9, 1876, they established the Homestake Mine. On November 5, 1877, George Hearst of San Francisco, along with Lloyd Tevis and James Haggin negotiated a deal with the Manuel Brothers to incorporate and the Homestake Mining Company was formed. Until about 1950, the company's main interest was in gold. After 1950 the company ...

Kantor, J. R. K. (James Roland Kristofer), 1928-

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w61z6cxq (person)

Clark, Edward H. (Edward Hardy), 1896-

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6129z52 (person)

Clark, Edward Hardy, 1864-1945.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6nw1dx4 (person)

Hearst, George, 1820-1891

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6w9624w (person)

George Hearst, born 1820 in Franklin County, Missouri, had little formal education but educated himself in geology and prospecting. His talent for scoping out the "layof the land" paid off in some of the most important mining claims in the United States. The Comstock Lode in Nevada, the Homestake gold mine in South Dakota and the Anaconda copper mine in Montana would become three of the largest mining discoveries in American history. As a rancher and prospector Hearst continually acquired large ...

Cook, Wesley.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6hq852q (person)

Hearst family.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6mm5nsp (family)