| Call Number |
MN 276 |
| Physical description |
78 cm. |
| Access advisory |
Available for reference; not for loan. |
| Cite As |
Battye Library, MN 276, Holmes family papers, 1662A. |
| Biography/history |
Henry Diggins Holmes arrived in Western Australia in 1890 to take up the position of manager of the West Australian Bank. His wife Marion Louise Holmes inaugurated the W.A. Branch of the Ministering Children's League in 1891, and both husband and wife were actively engaged in working for the League until their deaths. Their daughter Phoebe continued working for the League, as well as being involved in a number of other charitable organisations. |
| Finding Aids |
Detailed listing available (MN 276) |
| Summary |
Personal papers; photographs of Henry Diggins Holmes, his wife Marion Louise Holmes and other family members (with references to banking career of H.D. Holmes and specifications for a cottage at Cottesloe (1898-1915), later Le Fanu House); papers dealing with charitable organisations in which the family were involved, including Children's Hospital (1908), Boy Scouts (1929), Weld Club (1920), Education Department (1925-1930), Toc H (1929), Victoria Institute and Industrial School for the Blind (1930), Y.M.C.A. (1908-1930), Anglican Church (1895-1931), Ministering Children's League (c. 1899-1920), Y.W.C.A., National Council of Women (c. 1918-1935), League of Nations. |
| Subjects |
Holmes, H. D. (Henry Diggins) -- Archives.
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Holmes family -- Archives.
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Western Australian Bank -- Employees -- Archives.
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Meath Ministering League Anglican Homes.
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Bankers -- Western Australia -- Archives.
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Philanthropists -- Western Australia -- Archives.
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Charities -- Western Australia.
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| Related names |
Holmes, H. D. (Henry Diggins)
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