Finding aid of the Marvin E. Locke Collection of Dutch Flat,
California Business and Legal Records
Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections
University of the Pacific Library
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Stockton, CA 95211
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Finding aid of the Marvin E. Locke Collection of Dutch Flat,
California Business and Legal Records
Collection number: MSS 059
Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections
University
of the Pacific Library
Stockton, California
Contact Information
- Date Completed:
- 1991
- Encoded by:
- Shan Sutton
© 2006 University of the Pacific. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Marvin E. Locke Collection of Dutch Flat,
California business and legal records
Dates: 1883-1933
Collection number: MSS 059
Collector:
Locke, Marvin E.
Collection Size: 0.25 linear feet
Repository:
University of the Pacific. Library. Holt-Atherton Dept. of
Special Collections
Stockton, California 95211
Abstract: Collection consists primarily of records of
Notary Public G.H. Colby, attorney W.P. Sowden, and the Towle Lumber Company,
all of Dutch Falt, California.
Physical location: For current information on the location
of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
Languages: Languages represented in the collection:
English
Access
Collection open for research.
Publication Rights
Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections 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
researcher.
Preferred Citation
Marvin E. Locke Collection of Dutch Flat, California business and legal
records. MSS 059. Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections, University
of the Pacific Library.
Biography / Administrative History
Dutch Flat, California was originally a gold mining town settled by
Germans (1851). It was later a stage stop enroute to Washoe, Nevada (1860s) and
a train stop on transcontinental railroad (1869). Lumbering was major industry
in more recent times.
Scope and Content of Collection
Collection is divided into four groups. The first is a book of
waterpress copies of G.H. Colby, Notary Public (1883-1887). Correspondence
(1900-1909) of W.P. Sowden, a Dutch Flat attorney, comprises a group of 5 file
folders. Towle Lumber Company correspondence, 1932-33, is the third group. The
last group is miscellaneous correspondence and scraps, 1903-1905 and
undated.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this
collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Colby, G.H.
Snowden, G.H.
Towle Lumber Company
Lawyers - California - Dutch
Flat
Notaries - California - Dutch
Flat
Lumber trade - California - Dutch
Flat
Dutch Flat (Calif.) - History -
Sources
G.H. Colby, Notary Public Record Book, Waterpress copies,
1883-1887, 1 volume,
W.P. Sowden, Dutch Flat attorney, Correspondence,
1900-1909, 65 items
Towle Lumber Company, Correspondence, 1932-1933, 26
items
Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1903-1905 and undated, 9
items
