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Augustus Locke photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1281

Scope and Contents

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.

Dates

  • 1900-1976

Creator

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

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.

Biographical 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.

Extent

2 Items

Abstract

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.

Arrangement

Arranged by subject

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by Tina Cerling in 2006.

Separated Materials

See also the Augustus Locke papers (ACCN 2289) in the Manuscripts Division of Special Collections.

Processing Information

Processed by Special Collections staff.
Title
Guide to the Augustus Locke photograph collection, 1900-1976
Author
Finding aid created by Claire A. Kempa
Date
2023
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