Papers, 1915-1966.

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Papers, 1915-1966.

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The collection contains the Holmes' correspondence relative to a bank loan and placer mine locations (1946-1966), an option to purchase a claim by Joseph Muiry, miscellaneous records of the Rex Creek Mining Co. (1947), and other papers.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7488010

OCLC Western Training, W7L

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Holmes, Walter F.

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Rex Creek Mining Company (Alaska)

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Holmes, Theresa.

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Holmes family.

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Theresa M. Brown came to Alaska during the Shushana Gold Rush in 1914. She married Joseph H. Muiry in 1925. They built Muiry's Roadhouse at May Creek near McCarthy. They operated the roadhouse until Muiry's death, after which she left Alaska. She returned after World War II and married Walter Holmes. They built a home near May Creek, where they lived until he died in 1964. She then moved to Seward and resided there until 1974, when she entered the Palmer Pioneer Home. She died in 1983. ...

Muiry, Joseph H.

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