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
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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
- 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: 0.25 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.
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]
