Locke, Jesse Quinton (J. Q.), Papers, 1706-2014
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Descriptive Summary
Creator: Locke, Jesse Quinton (J. Q.)
Title: Jesse Quinton (J. Q.) Locke Papers
Dates: 1706-2014
Abstract: The papers contain account and record books, diaries, and other printed material primarily related to Locke's career in the cotton industry.
Collection #: S 1816.1
Quantity: 2 box (2 linear feet)
Language: English
Repository: Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University
Biographical Sketch
Jesse Quinton (J. Q.) Locke was born October 11, 1877 in Palo Pinto County, Texas, and died November 29, 1967 in Mineral Wells, Texas. His parents were Matthew Beale Locke (1835-1915) and Caroline Jowell (1834-1897). He and his wife Alice Eldora Blocker Locke (1883-1966) had four children: Laurence Aaron Locke (1904-1963), Ruby Lee Locke (1906-1924), Carl Edwin Locke (1910-1987), and Joel Leander Locke (1912-1912). Other children included Beal Locke, Quinton Locke, and Al Locke. J. Q. Locke is buried in Union Hill Cemetary in Mineral Wells, Texas.
Scope and Content
The Jesse Quinton (J. Q.) Locke Papers consist of numerous account books and related financial material, many pertaining to his involvement in the cotton industry. Several diaries and journals are also present, ranging from 1919 to 1967, as well as an annotated diary by Carl E. Locke, his son. Finally, assorted printed material is present supplementing the contents of the material above.
Organization
The Jesse Quinton (J. Q.) Locke Papers are organized by the following series: Financial Material, Journal, Printed Material.
Restrictions
Access Restrictions
Open for research.
Index Terms
The subject headings used by the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library are derived from the Library of Congress and/or locally developed.
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Subjects (Places)
Subjects
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Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Jesse Quinton (J. Q.) Locke Papers, 1706-2014, Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
Acquisition
Collection accession #(s): 2014-0179-B
Gift, 2014
Processed by
Jackson Drawbaugh, 2015
Collection Inventory
Financial Material
Box 1
- Folder 1, Record Book, 1913
- Folder 2, Account (financial) Ledger, 1914
- Folder 3, Account (financial) Ledger, 1915
- Folder 4, Record Book, 1916
- Folder 5, Account Book and Notepad, 1917
- Folder 6, Account Book, 1918-1919
- Folder 7, Account Book, 1919
- Folder 8, Account Book, 1920
- Folder 9, Record Book, 1920
- Folder 10, Record Book, 1921
- Folder 11, Record/Order Book, 1922
- Folder 12, Record Book, 1923
- Folder 13, Record/Order Book, 1923-1924
- Folder 14, Cotton Records (1) and Cotton Records (2) and Cotton Records (3), 1924 ?
- Folder 15, Record Book, 1924
- Folder 16, Account Book, 1925
- Folder 17, Record Book, 1926
- Folder 18, Record Book, 1927
- Folder 19, Account Book, 1928
- Folder 20, Record Book, 1928
- Folder 21, Account Book, 1929
- Folder 22, Record Book, 1929
- Folder 23, Account Book, 1930
- Folder 24, Record Book, 1930
- Folder 25, Account Book, 1931
- Folder 26, Record Book, 1931
- Folder 27, Record Book (1) and Record Book (2), 1932
- Folder 28, Account Book, 1934-1935
- Folder 29, Account Book, 1935
- Folder 30, Account Book, 1936-1937
- Folder 31, Record Book, 1937
- Folder 32, Account Book, 1938
- Folder 33, Record Book, 1938
- Folder 34, Account Book, 1939
- Folder 35, Record Book, 1939
- Folder 36, Account Book, 1940
- Folder 37, Record Book, 1940
- Folder 38, Account Book, 1941-1943
- Folder 39, Record Book, 1941
- Folder 40, Record Book, 1942
- Folder 41, Record Book, 1943
- Folder 42, Account Book, 1944
- Folder 43, Record Book, 1944
- Folder 44, Account Book, 1945-1946
Box 2
- Folder 1, Record Book, 1945
- Folder 2, Record Book, 1947
- Folder 3, Account Book, 1947-1948
- Folder 4, Record Book, 1948
- Folder 5, Account Book, 1950
- Folder 6, Record Book, 1951
- Folder 7, Record Book, 1952
- Folder 8, Account Book, 1952
- Folder 9, Record Book (1) and Record Book (2), 1953
- Folder 10, Account Book, 1954
- Folder 11, Record Book, 1954
- Folder 12, Account Book, 1955
- Folder 13, Record Book, 1955
- Folder 14, Record Book, 1956
- Folder 15, Account Book, 1957
- Folder 16, Account Book, 1958-1959
- Folder 17, Record Book (1) and Record Books (2), 1958
- Folder 18, Record Book, 1959
- Folder 19, Record Book, 1959
- Folder 20, Account Book, 1960
- Folder 21, Record Book, 1960
- Folder 22, Record Book, 1963
- Folder 23, Account Book, 1963-1965
- Folder 24, Account Book, 1966
- Folder 25, Unidentified financial receipt, ca. 1913
Journal
- Folder 26, Diary, 1919
- Folder 27, Diary, 1925
- Folder 28, Record/Journal Book, 1926
- Folder 29, Record/Journal Book, 1927
- Folder 30, Diary/Journal, 1949
- Folder 31, Record/Journal Book, 1954
- Folder 32, Journal, 1957
- Folder 33, Record/Journal Book, 1962
- Folder 34, Diary, 1964-1965
- Folder 35, Diary, 1966
- Folder 36, S. Q. Locke Diaries: inventory, genealogical material, and transcripts by Carl E. Locke, Jr., 2014
Printed Material
- Folder 37, "Farmers Pocket Ledger" and Notepad, 1911
- Folder 38, "Memorandum and Account Book" and Notepad, 1900-1911
- Folder 39, Newspaper Clippings, 1949
- Folder 40, Notepad, 1897-1898
- Folder 41, Notepad, 1912
- Folder 42, "Pocket Almanac and Account Book", 1890
- Folder 43, "The Locke Legacy, 1706-2009", 1706-2006