Register of the Frederick E. Lockley Papers, 1913-1950
Processed by Don Walker; machine-readable finding aid created by
Don Walker
Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections
University Library, University of the Pacific
Stockton, CA 95211
Phone: (209) 946-2404
Fax: (209) 946-2810
URL: http://www.pacific.edu/Library/Find/Holt-Atherton-Special-Collections.html
© 1998
University of the Pacific. All rights reserved.
Register of the Frederick E. Lockley Papers, 1913-1950
Collection number: Mss137
Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections
University Library
University of the Pacific
Contact Information
- Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections
- University Library, University of the Pacific
- Stockton, CA 95211
- Phone: (209) 946-2404
- Fax: (209) 946-2810
- URL: http://www.pacific.edu/Library/Find/Holt-Atherton-Special-Collections.html
- Processed by:
- Don Walker
- Date Completed:
- August 1998
- Encoded by:
- Don Walker
© 1998 University of the Pacific. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Frederick E. Lockley Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1913-1950
Collection number: Mss137
Creator:
Reginald R. Stuart
Extent: 0.5 linear ft.
Repository:
University of the Pacific. Library. Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections
Shelf location: For current information on the location of these
materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
Access
Collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Frederick E. Lockley Papers, Mss137, Holt-Atherton Department
of Special Collections, University of the Pacific Library
Biography
Frederick E. Lockley (b. 1871) was a Portland, Oregon journalist, editor, author, and
antiquarian book dealer. Starting as a newspaper carrier boy, he was a printer, pressman,
reporter, and manager of several Oregon newspapers. Lockley was the general manager of
Pacific Monthly Magazine, Portland (1905-1910) and editorial writer and columnist on the
Oregon Journal (1911-ca. 1950). He was also the author or editor of a number of histories
including Oregon Trail Blazers (1929), Oregon's Yesterdays (1928), Vigilante Days at
Virginia City (1924), To Oregon by Ox-Team in '47 (1924?) and others. Specializing in
Pacific Northwest history, he bought and sold books.
Scope and Content
Lockley's papers include letters regarding articles in the Oregon Journal, book trade
correspondence and other personal and business papers. Correspondents include Theodore
Roosevelt, Mrs. Thomas E. Dewey, David Starr Jordan, Ezra Meeker, Vilhjalmur Stefansson,
William M. Ladd, and Reginald R. Stuart.
CONTAINER LIST
BOX 1: FREDERICK E. LOCKLEY PAPERS, 1913-1950
1.1: Staff reference materials
1.2: Correspondence as an Editor, 1913-1920 [25 items; [incl. notes from Theodore Roosevelt & David Starr Jordan]
1.3: Correspondence as a Book Dealer, 1921-1939 [37 items; incl. notes from Ezra Meeker & Vilhjalmur Stefansson]
1.4: Correspondence as Book Dealer, 1940-1948 [62 items; incl. note from Mrs. Thomas E. Dewey]
1.5: Misc. Correspondence & Memorabilia, 1920-1930 [39 items; incl. photographs, clippings & printed matter]
