Description
This collection is comprised of a few personal items belonging to Sarah Locke and various members of her family. The materials
document Locke's time at California State Normal School and include items such as books, journals and a diary. Also included
in the collection are materials related to Locke's granddaughter, Shirley, who was a graduate of San Jose State College in
1948.
Background
Sarah Locke Smith was born Sarah Anne Jane Locke on August 5th, 1860, in Lockeford, California (San Joaquin County). Her parents
were George Shepley Locke and Susan Lucretia Hammond. Sarah attended the California State Normal School in San Jose, where
she received an elementary education degree in 1879, and May of 1880 she received a secondary education degree, graduating
in twenty-first class. During her time at the Normal School, Sarah's interests included botany and poetry. Between the years
1880-1882, Sarah taught in Humboldt County. On December 25, 1882, she married William Thomas Smith, and later the couple moved
to Ferndale, California. They had six children, three boys and three girls: Elmer William Smith, 1883; Harry James Smith,
1885; Warren Locke Smith, 1886; Ethel Smith, 1888; Mildred Smith 1891; and Gertrude Smith, 1898. Sarah Locke died on June
19th, 1939 in Ferndale, California.
Restrictions
Copyright is assigned to the San José State University Library Special Collections & Archives. All requests for permission
to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Director of Special Collections. Permission for publication
is given on behalf of the Special Collections & Archives as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include
or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader. Copyright restrictions also apply
to digital reproductions of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes.