WALKER FAMILY PAPERS
Scope and Contents
Collection contains genealogical research, correspondence, newspaper clippings, a family bible, and photographs of family, family residences, and the 1907 and 1909 Colorado House of Representatives.
Dates
- 1860, circa 1870-1979
Creator
- Walker family. (Person)
- Excelsior School and Club Association (Denver, Colo.) (Person)
Language of Materials
Material is in English.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Copyright
All requests for permission to publish, reproduce, or quote from material in the collection should be discussed with the appropriate librarian or archivist. Permission for publication may be given on behalf of the Denver Public Library as the owner of the physical item. It is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained by the customer. The Library does not assume any responsibility for infringement of copyright or publication rights of the manuscript held by the writer, heirs, donors, or executors. Reproduction restrictions are decided on a case-by-case basis.
Biographical / Historical
George B. Walker came from Iowa to Colorado in 1891. He initially prospected for gold before becoming a Colorado legislator from Ouray and the mayor of Ironton, Colorado. Walker was married to Edna Miller and together they had two children: Gertrude and Harold S. Walker.
Gertrude Walker married John Miller (1899-1955) in 1935. Gertrude Walker Miller then married William Harvey Hooper in 1960.
Gertrude Walker Miller, compiled the family's genealogy.
Extent
1 box
1 photo box
1 Photo OVFolios
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift, Dan Stone, unknown, 1975, date unknown
General
Collection includes former photo accession #2004.22 and minus collection -M366.
General
Catalog record based on preliminary inventory.
- Correspondence Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Family papers Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Hooper, Gertrude Walker Miller -- Archives.
- Legislators -- Colorado -- Ouray. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Municipal officials and employees -- Ironton (Colo.). Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Photographs Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Walker family -- Archives.
- Walker, Edna Miller, 1876-1937 -- Archives.
- Walker, George B., 1891-1928 -- Archives.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Denver Public Library, Western History and Genealogy Repository
