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Thomas F. Walsh Papers

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Date: 1966



Biographical History

Thomas F. Walsh (1850-1910) was an Irish-American miner and philanthropist. After working as a millwright and carpenter in Ireland, he came to the United States and began mining for gold in the Black Hills and Colorado. His eventual discovery of the rich Camp Bird Mine yielded more than $20 million in gold and other minerals. A friend of Presidents McKinley, Roosevelt, and Taft, Walsh also endowed two libraries as well as a research fund at the Colorado School of Mines for the study of radium and other minerals, and contributed to many other social causes both in Ireland and the United States.

A biography of Walsh, Thomas F. Walsh: Progressive Businessman and Colorado Mining Tycoon by John C Stewart, was published in 2007.


Scope and Contents of the Collection

The Thomas F. Walsh Papers consists of correspondence, primarily incoming, a few subject files, and one published item.


Arrangement of the Collection

Correspondence is arranged alphabetically by sender. Subject files are arranged alphabetically.


Restrictions

Access Restrictions:

The majority of our archival and manuscript collections are housed offsite and require advanced notice for retrieval. Researchers are encouraged to contact us in advance concerning the collection material they wish to access for their research.

Use Restrictions:

Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.


Subject Headings

Persons

Walsh, Thomas F. (Thomas Francis), 1850-1910.

Subjects

Gold miners -- Colorado.
Gold mines and mining -- Colorado.

Genres and Forms

Correspondence.
Photographs.

Occupations

Miners.

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

Thomas F. Walsh Papers,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries

Acquisition Information

Gift of Thomas F. Walsh, 1963.


Table of Contents

Correspondence

Subject files

Published material


Inventory