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Augustus Locke photograph collection, 1900-1976
Overview of the Collection
- Photographer
- Wegelin, Jake
- Title
- Augustus Locke photograph collection
- Dates
- 1900-1976 (inclusive)19001976
- Quantity
- 2 items
- Collection Number
- P1281
- Summary
- Augustus Locke (1883-1981) was a geologist who worked in mining in the western United States and Mexico, concentrating on Utah and California. This collection consists of a portrait of Locke and a photograph of the Apex Mine in Park City, Utah.
- 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
Biographical 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 photograph collection consists of 1 box containing 2 8x10 black-and-white photograph prints: a photograph of Augustus Locke at 93-years-old, taken by Jake Wegelin, August 1976 and a photograph of Apex Mine in Park City, Utah.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the Augustus Locke photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator.
Preferred Citation
Initial Citation: Augustus Locke photograph collection, P1281, Box [ ]. Special Collections and Archives. University of Utah, J. Willard Marriott Library. Salt Lake City, Utah.
Following Citations: P1281.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
Arranged by subject
Acquisition Information
Donated by Tina Cerling in 2006.
Processing Note
Processed by Special Collections staff.
Separated Materials
See also the Augustus Locke papers (ACCN 2289) in the Manuscripts Division of Special Collections.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | |
| 1 | 1 | Augustus Locke |
| 1 | 2 | Apex Mine, Park City, Utah |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Mines and mineral resources--Utah--Photographs
Personal Names
- Locke, Augustus, 1883-1981
Geographical Names
- Park City (Utah)
Form or Genre Terms
- black-and-white prints (photographs)
