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Augustus Locke papers, 1911-2002
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Locke, Augustus, 1883-1981
- Title
- Augustus Locke papers
- Dates
- 1911-2002 (inclusive)19112002
- Quantity
- 6.5 linear feet, (13 boxes)
- Collection Number
- ACCN 2289
- Summary
- 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.
- Repository
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University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860
Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu - Access Restrictions
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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.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
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.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Augustus Locke papers (1911-2002) consist mainly of writings and reports on mining. Most of these were authored or co-authored by Locke.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on 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.
Preferred Citation
Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Acquisition Information
Gift of Tina Cerling in 2006 (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 Note
Processed by Lisa DeMille in 2006.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Writings, Reports, and PublicationsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1-4 | Augustus Locke, "The Idea of the Orebody" |
1950-1965 |
| 1 | 5 | Augustus Locke and Guy N. Bjorge, "Mining Opportunities in the Mother Lode Region, California" |
1918 |
| 1 | 6 | Paul Billingsley and Augustus Locke, "Ore and Orogeny in the Western United States" |
1936 |
| 2 | 1-4 | Paul Billingsley and Augustus Locke, "Ore in the Mountain Framework, Western United States" |
1949 |
| 3 | 1 | Waldemar Lindgren and G. F. Loughlin, Geology and Ore Deposits of the Tintic Mining District, Utah
This book has been kept in the collection because it contains hand-written notations, presumably by Locke.
|
1919 |
| 3 | 2 | Report, Burro Mountains and Santa Rita, New Mexico |
1914 |
| 3 | 3 | Report, Cananea and Nacozari, Mexico |
1914 |
| 3 | 4 | Report, Ely, Nevada |
1914-1915 |
| 4 | 1 | Report, Globe and Gleeson |
1914 |
| 4 | 2 | Report, Miami, Arizona |
1914 |
| 4 | 3 | Report on Position of Ore |
1959 |
| 4 | 4 | Publications |
1924-1956 |
Mining Files, Utah CountiesReturn to Top
Boxes 5-8 contain Locke's mining files. They remain in their original order, filed by Utah and California counties. These files consist mainly of reports on various mines and mining areas.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 5 | 1 | Beaver County |
1920, 1922 |
| 5 | 2 | Box Elder County |
1920 |
| 5 | 3 | Cache County |
|
| 5 | 4 | Grand County |
1920 |
| 5 | 5 | Iron County |
1919-1920 |
| 5 | 6-7 | Juab County |
1920-1940 |
| 5 | 8 | Millard County |
1920 |
| 5 | 9 | Piute County |
|
| 5 | 10 | Salt Lake County |
1917-1929 |
| 5 | 11 | San Juan County |
1920 |
| 6 | 1 | Summit County |
1917-1921 |
| 6 | 2-3 | Tooele County |
1916-1935 |
| 6 | 4 | Uinta County |
|
| 6 | 5 | Washington County |
1919-1939 |
| 6 | 6 | Weber County |
1919 |
Mining Files, California CountiesReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 6 | 7 | Alameda County |
1939-1940 |
| 6 | 8 | Alpine County |
1920-1925 |
| 7 | 1 | Amador County |
1911-1938 |
| 7 | 2-5 | Calaveras County |
1920-1942 |
| 7 | 6 | Del Norte County |
1920 |
| 7 | 7 | Eldorado County |
1931-1941 |
| 7 | 8 | Fresno County |
1920 |
| 7 | 9 | Humboldt County |
|
| 7 | 10 | Inyo County |
1919-1932 |
| 8 | 1 | Kern County |
1920-1945 |
| 8 | 2 | Lassen County |
1920-1922 |
| 8 | 3 | Los Angeles County |
1937 |
| 8 | 4 | Madera County |
1920-1927 |
| 8 | 5 | Mariposa County |
1920-1931 |
| 8 | 6 | Mono County |
1932-1939 |
| 8 | 7-8 | Nevada County |
1922-1934 |
General MaterialsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | |||
| 9 | General Materials, Binder Contents
These folders include notes, writing drafts, and research materials.
|
circa 1940s-1950s | |
| Folder | |||
| 10 | 1-2 | Binder "BL 3B" Contents
Included are notes, writing drafts, and research notes.
|
circa 1940s-1950s |
| 10 | 3 | Maps and Diagrams |
ca. 1930s |
| 10 | 4 | Miscellaneous |
|
| 11 | 1 | Correspondence |
1949-1982 |
| 11 | 2 | Nuclear Waste in Moab, Utah, Project Report |
1999, 2002 |
| 11 | 3 | Maps and Diagrams |
1956 |
| 11 | 4 | Report, Bingham, Utah |
1913 |
| 11 | 5-6 | Report, Butte, Montana |
1913, 1915 |
| 12 | 1 | Report, Morenci, Arizona |
1914 |
| 12 | 2 | Report, Ray and Ajo, Arizona |
1913 |
| 12 | 3 | E. E. Rich, comp., "Summary Reports of Mining Properties in Utah" |
1923 |
| 12 | 4 | E. E. Rich, comp., "Summary Reports of Mining Properties in California" |
1923 |
| 13 | 1-3 | Virginia City (Comstock Lode), Nevada
These folders hold writing drafts and notes.
|
1975-1976 |
| 13 | 4-5 | Binder Contents
These folders contain notes, writing drafts, and research materials that seem to be related to the materials in folders 1-3.
|
1948-1976 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Mines and Mineral Resources--California--History--Sources
- Mines and Mineral Resources--Utah--History--Sources
Personal Names
- Locke, Augustus, 1883-1981--Archives
Finding aid created by Lisa DeMille
2006 (last modified: 2020)
