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Locke (Sarah) Family Papers
MSS.2008.06.01
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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
SJSU Special Collections & Archives
Title: Sarah Locke Family Papers
source:
Ettington, Michael Locke
source:
Smith, Mildred
creator:
Smith, Sarah Locke, 1860-1939
Identifier/Call Number: MSS.2008.06.01
Physical Description:
4 boxes
(6.17 linear feet)
Date (inclusive): 1865-2004 (bulk 1879-1948)
Abstract: 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.
The collection is open for research. Photographs from this collection are available on the SJSU Special Collections website:
http://digitalcollections.sjlibrary.org/cdm/landingpage/collection/sjsuloc.
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.
Sarah Locke Family Papers, MSS-2008-06-01, San José State University Library Special Collections & Archives.
This finding aid was created as part of the Survey and Cataloging Project, a two-year San Jose State University Library grant
project funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. The project began in 2008.The Project Director
is Danelle Moon. The Project Archivist is Erin Louthen.
Collection processed by Danelle Moon and Silke Higgins. Finding aid EAD encoded by Silke Higgins and Rosalinda Gonzales. Reviewed
by Danelle Moon and Erin Louthen.
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.
Shirley Orpha Smith, daughter of Warren Locke Smith, was born December 31, 1924. She completed her B.A. in 1947 and received
her Occupational Therapy Certificate from San Jose State College in 1948.
Scope and Content of Collection
The Sarah Locke Family Papers is a small collection documenting the life of California State Normal School, San Jose, graduate
Sarah Locke (1879, 1880). The bulk of this collection was donated to San Jose State University Special Collections & Archives
by the great grandson of Sarah Locke Smith, Michael Locke Ettington. The collection primarily documents Sarah Locke's experiences
while attending California State Normal School, San Jose, and includes a few books, journals and notes (1876, 1879), a transcription
of her diary recording a trip to Yosemite in June of 1879. In addition, there are a few original photographs and a collection
of digital images that depict Sarah Locke's ancestors and descendents, and a family genealogy report (2004) that includes
the pedigree chart for Sarah Locke and a list of her descendants.
In addition, the collection includes a few personal items collected by Shirley Orpha Smith, granddaughter of Sarah Locke
Smith. Shirley Orpha Smith completed her B.A. in 1947 and in 1948 she received an Occupational Therapy Certificate from San
Jose State College.
In addition to the donation by Michael Locke Ettington, the collection also includes a black silk dress that belonged to
Sarah Locke and small a box of memorabilia. Midlred Smith, Sarah Locke's daughter donated these materials to the San Jose
State University Library in the 1969.
This collection is arranged into three series: Series I: Family Papers and Photographs, 1845-2006; Series II: Sarah Locke
Memorabilia, 1880-1969; Series III: Silk Dress, circa 1880.
San Jose State Normal School Principals and Early Presidents Records, MSS-2009-02-01, San Jose State University Library Special
Collections & Archives.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
California State Normal School -- San Jose -- Students
San Jose State College -- Students
Locke, Sarah -- Clothing and dress
Locke, Sarah -- Souvenirs (Keepsakes)
Ettington, Michael Locke
Smith, Mildred
Smith, Sarah Locke, 1860-1939