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Augustus Locke papers, 1909-1968
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Locke, Augustus, 1883-
- Title
- Augustus Locke papers
- Dates
- 1909-1968 (inclusive)19091968
1909-1940 (bulk)19091940 - Quantity
- 30.65 cubic feet (40 boxes)
- Collection Number
- 03348
- Summary
- Repository
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American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
American Heritage Center
University of Wyoming
1000 E. University Ave.
Dept. 3924
Laramie, WY
82071
Telephone: 3077663756
ahcref@uwyo.edu - Access Restrictions
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Access Restrictions
There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Augustus Locke (1883-1981) was a geologist and expert on the technique of leached outcrop interpretation in mineral prospecting. He earned his Sc. D. degree from Harvard in 1913 and worked as a staff geologist for the Goldfields Consolidated Mining Company, Nevada, (1910) and Cia Minera Los Dos Estrellas, Mexico (1911-1912) before joining the Secondary Enrichment Investigation, financed by a group of major copper companies (1913-1915). He did subsequent scouting work in North America for the Calumet and Hecla Consolidated Copper Company. From 1915 on, he was a consulting mining geologist in San Francisco. Locke's work was worldwide in scope, including extensive mineral resource studies in the western United States, Mexico, Canada, and Cuba and less extensive work in South America, Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Philippines. He collaborated with numerous other geologists, including George Tunnel, H.M. Kingsbury, Paul Billingsley, P.F. Boswell, Roland Blanchard, E.H. Wisser, and E.H. Perry.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The collection includes 18 boxes of research files arranged by geographic location. There are 18 boxes of reports written chiefly by Augustus Locke and H.M. Kingsbury as well as some by George Tunnel, P.F. Boswell, Roland Blanchard, E.H. Wisser, Paul Billingsley and E.H. Perry. Many of the reports authored by Locke were addressed to the Calumet and Hecla Consolidated Copper Company. There are 3 boxes of card files which index the research files and reports. There are also 100 pieces of correspondence (1915-1917); 36 maps (chiefly from the Miami Copper Company); and approximately 300 photographs.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Copyright InformationThe researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.
Preferred Citation
Preferred CitationItem Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Subordinate Component # 1Return to Top
The American Heritage Center is in the process of converting its older container lists to a more accessible format. This link is to an older version of a container list.
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Copper mines and mining.
- Gold mines and mining.
- Lead mines and mining.
- Mines and mineral resources -- Africa.
- Mines and mineral resources -- Asia.
- Mines and mineral resources -- Canada.
- Mines and mineral resources -- Cuba.
- Mines and mineral resources -- Europe.
- Mines and mineral resources -- Mexico.
- Mines and mineral resources -- North America.
- Mines and mineral resources -- Philippines.
- Mines and mineral resources -- South America.
- Mines and mineral resources -- United States.
- Mines and mineral resources -- West (U.S.)
- Outcrops (Geology)
- Prospecting -- Africa.
- Prospecting -- Asia.
- Prospecting -- Canada.
- Prospecting -- Cuba.
- Prospecting -- Europe.
- Prospecting -- Mexico.
- Prospecting -- North America.
- Prospecting -- Philippines.
- Prospecting -- South America.
- Prospecting -- United States.
- Prospecting -- West (U.S.)
- Silver mines and mining.
Corporate Names
- Calumet and Hecla Consolidated Copper Company.
- Miami Copper Company.
Form or Genre Terms
- Card indexes.
- Geological maps.
- Photographs.
Occupations
- Consultants.
- Geologists.
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Billingsley, Paul Raymond, 1887-
- Blanchard, Roland, 1890-1966.
- Boswell, Paul Frederick.
- Kingsburg, H. M.
- Perry, Edward H.
- Wisser, Edward Hollister.
