Augustus Locke papers
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2289
Scope and Contents
The Augustus Locke papers (1911-2002) consist mainly of writings and reports on mining. Most of these were authored or co-authored by Locke.
Dates
- 1911-2002
Creator
- Locke, Augustus, 1883-1981 (Person)
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
Augustus Locke was born on August 22, 1883 in North Adams, Massachusetts to Martha Payson Perkins and Augustus Woodbury Locke. He graduated from the Mining School at Harvard University. On December 18, 1915 he married Helen Alma Lincoln; together, they had three children. In 1964 he remarried to Alice Bradley. Locke worked as a mining and economic geologist, surveying mines and mining areas throughout the western United States and Mexico, with a concentration in Utah and California. He developed techniques to evaluate ores based on outcroppings, documented in his 1926 book Leached Outcrops and Guides to Copper Ore.
Augustus Locke died on February 18, 1981 in Menlo Park, California.
Augustus Locke died on February 18, 1981 in Menlo Park, California.
Extent
6.5 Linear Feet (13 boxes)
Abstract
The Augustus Locke papers (1911-2002) consist mainly of writings and mining reports, written by Locke (1883-1981), for mines and mining areas in Utah and California. Other areas of the western United States, as well as Mexico, are also represented. Locke was a mining and economic geologist.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Tina Cerling in 2006 (5 linear feet).
Gift of Thure Cerling in 2006 (1.5 linear feet).
Gift of Thure Cerling in 2006 (1.5 linear feet).
Separated Materials
See also the Augustus Locke photograph collection (P1281) in the the Multimedia Division of Special Collection.
Processing Information
Processed by Lisa DeMille in 2006.
Creator
- Locke, Augustus, 1883-1981 (Person)
- Title
- Inventory of the Augustus Locke papers, 1911-2002
- Author
- Finding aid created by Lisa DeMille
- Date
- © 2006 (last modified: 2020)
- 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
Contact:
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu