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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)
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
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

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
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Historical Note

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.

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Content Description

The Augustus Locke papers (1911-2002) consist mainly of writings and reports on mining. Most of these were authored or co-authored by Locke.

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Use of the Collection

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.

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Administrative Information

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.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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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)

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