The collection consists of the papers gathered by Fred Lockley Jr. (1871-1958), his own papers, and those of his father, Frederic E. Lockley Sr. (1824-1905).
The papers of Fred E. Lockley (1824-1905) contain his memoirs, his Civil War diary, letters to his wife written from the field during the Civil War, letters from Kansas concerning Indian affairs (1871-72), correspondence with Eastern editors, and letters from Salt Lake City about Mormons and Mormonism (1873) and his observations of the trial of John D. Lee (1875).
The papers of Fred E. Lockley, Jr. (1871-1958) contain items relating to the Pacific Monthly magazine, including letters concerning literary figures such as Jack London, Edwin Markham, and others. There are also business papers, and a record book of payments made to contributes to the Pacific monthly from 1907-1911. Lockley's papers also contain his interviews with Oregon pioneers and items he collected regarding Oregon history, mainly pertaining to land titles.
Correspondents in the collection include: Clarence Bagley, Frederick R. Bechdolt, Maynard Dixon, George Wharton James, David Starr Jordan, Charmian London, Lute Pease (appears in the collection as both an author and addressee), Giffort Pinchot, Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., and Charles Warren Stoddard.
Addenda #1 is made up of 88 items (three boxes) consisting of volumes, manuscripts, correspondence, and ephemera. The 19 volumes consist of account books, diaries, notes for stories, etc. Most of the volumes belong to Fred Lockley. Also includes two diaries by Fred's wife Laura and a scrapbook belonging to his father, Fred E. Lockley. The manuscripts include drafts of stories by Fred Lockley and his notes. There are also a few manuscripts by other writers including Fred's son Lawrence. The correspondence includes letters by Fred Lockley, his mother, Oregon politician Oliver C. Applegate, Secretary of Navy Josephus Daniels, Herbert Hoover, while he was head of the U.S. Food Administration, Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., Edith Roosevelt, and Fred's son Lawrence. There are also several pieces of ephemera.
Addenda #2 consists of 14 letters. Prominent participants include: Fred Lockley, Fred's father Fred E. Lockley, General George R. Maxwell, Senator James Madison Harvey, Judge James B. McKean, Judge Jacob S. Boreman, Utah newspaper man George W. Reed, and Utah businessman and politician Herbert S. Auerbach. Subjects include: Salt Lake City, Portland, California history, Mormons, Brigham Young, John D. Lee and newspapers in Oregon and Utah.
Some notable items include:
Colfax, Schuyler. To the Salt Lake City Tribune. 1878 July 5. Box 6
Colfax, Schuyler. To Frederic E. Lockley Sr. 1878 July 19. Box 6
Dixon, Maynard. Letters to Arno Dosch, Lute Pease, Washington Magazine, and to William Bittle Wells. 8 letters, 1906-1909. Box 10 (Folders 12-16)
Eames, Ninetta. To Lute Pease. 1908 April 11 and 20. 2 letters re Jack London. Box 10 (Folder 28)
Finley, William L. To Eliza (London) Shepard and Jack London. 3 letters, 1912. Box 10 (Folders 45-47)
Forbes, Alexander. To William Forbes. 1849 November 8. Letter re overland journey to California, life in the mines and work at Benecia. Box 10 (Folder 54)
Hall, Charlotte. To Frederic E. Lockley Jr. 1936 October 11 and 21 re first printing press in Oregon brought from the Hawaiian Islands. Box 10 (Folder 74)
Lockley, Frederic E. Sr. "Memoirs of an Unsuccessful Man." [After 1901] Box 1
Lockley, Frederic E. Sr. Civil War Diary. 1864. Box 4
Lockley, Frederic E. Sr. To Elizabeth Metcalf (Campbell) Lockley. 1871 June 8. Letter re Indian Council at Ocmulgee, Oklahoma. Box 6
Lockley, Frederic E. Sr. To Elizabeth Metcalf (Campbell) Lockley. 1872. 15 letters re Indian Affairs. Box 6
Lockley, Frederic E. Sr. To Elizabeth Metcalf (Campbell) Lockley. 1873. 16 letters re Mormons and Mormonism. Box 6
Lockley, Frederic E. Sr. To Elizabeth Metcalf (Campbell) Lockley. 1875. 7 letters re the trial of John Doyle Lee. Box 6
London, Charmian (Kittredge). To Frederic E. Lockley Jr., Hope (Gans) Lockley, and Lute Pease. 9 letters. 1909. Box 11 (Folders 39-41)
London, Jack. To Frederic E. Lockley Jr. and Lute Pease. 3 letters. 1909-1913. Box 11 (Folders 42-43)
Markham, Anna Catherine (Murphy). To Frederic E. Lockley Jr. 1921 May 3. Contains biographical sketch of Edwin Markham. Box 12 (Folder 10)
Markham, Edwin. To Frederic E. Lockley Jr. 2 letters, 1922 and 1926. Box 12 (Folder 11)
Marquis, Donald Robert Perry. To Lute Pease. 3 letters, 1907-1909. Box 10 (Folder 12)
Miller, Frank Augustus. To Frederic E. Lockley Jr. 8 letters, 1920-1933. Mainly re the Belgian Cross from Amiens for Mount Rubidoux in Riverside, California. Box 12 (Folder 54)
Pacific Monthly business record. Box 8
Pacific Monthly. To Ladd & Tilton Bank. 1908 September 12. Box 12 (Folder 47)
Pease, Lute. To Jack London. 2 letters, 1909-1911. Box 12 (Folder 47)
Pease, Lute. To George Sterling. 1908 June 26. Letter re Jack London and the Overland. Box 12 (Folder 55)
Stoddard, Charles Warren. To John Fleming Wilson and Lute Pease. 5 letters, 1907. Box 13 (Folders 41-42)
Bogart, Nancy M. (Hembree) Snow. Reminiscences of journey across the plains in 1843 with Dr. Marcus Whitman's caravan and early life in Oregon. After 1910. Box 14 (Folder 3)
Willard, Frances. To Elizabeth Metcalf (Campbell) Lockley. 1880 November 10. Box 5