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Susanna Bransford Emery-Holmes scrapbook [microform]

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0634

Scope and Contents

The Susanna Bransford Emery-Holmes scrapbook [microform] (1902-1906) consist of clippings from Salt Lake City papers and a few other sources regarding her and husband (Holmes), and their interests and activities in the city. Documented are the planning and construction of the Bransford (later the Eagle Gate) Apartments in Salt Lake City, her home (Gardo House), and silver mining in Utah.

Dates

  • 1902-1906

Creator

Language of Materials

Collection materials are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Conditions Governing Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Biographical Sketch

Susanna Bransford married a Utah mining engineer, Richard Emery, who later discovered the famed Silver King Mine. Emery became the partner in the mine with Thomas Kearns. Susanna acquired the title of Utah's "Silver Queen," a sobriquet she carried throughout her life. After Emery's death, she married Col. Edwin F. Holmes. Several years after leaving Utah following Holmes' death, she married a Russian count, Engalitschev, and died in Salt Lake City in the 1930s.

Extent

1 Microfilm

Abstract

The Susanna Bransford Emery-Holmes scrapbook [microform] (1902-1906) consists of clippings from Salt Lake City papers and a few other sources regarding her and husband (Holmes), and their interests and activities in the city. Documented are the planning and construction of the Bransford (later the Eagle Gate) Apartments in Salt Lake City, her home (Gardo House), and silver mining in Utah.

Existence and Location of Originals

The original scrapbook is located at the Utah State Historical Society, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Processing Information

Processed by Richard Saunders in 1992.
Title
Inventory of the Susanna Bransford Emery-Holmes scrapbook [microform], 1902-1906
Author
Finding aid created by Richard Saunders
Date
© 1992 (last modified: 2019)
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid encoded in English in Latin script.

Repository Details

Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository

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