Locke-Davis Family Collection, 1847-2002
Vault A45, Locke, Unit 1
EXTENT: One box
ORGANIZATION AND ARRANGEMENT: Organized into four series. Series I is divided into two subseries, and Series II and IV are divided into three subseries.
Series I: Correspondence (September 1, 1847-July 23, 1951). Subseries I.A: Assorted letters and Subseries I.B: Letters and addressed envelopes from Warren Andrew “Andy” Locke to his mother, Helen Russell Davis (Mrs. C. W. Locke); Series II: Genealogical and family materials (ca. 1920-November 23, 2002). Subseries II.A: Genealogical charts, Subseries II.B: Genealogical correspondence and notes, and Subseries II.C: Memorial service papers; Series III: Manuscripts and typescripts (August 16, 1943-August 30, 1980); Series IV: Photographs (1927-2002). Subseries IV.A: Davis and Locke family photographs with annotations, Subseries IV.B: Warren Andrew “Andy” Locke memorial service photographs, and Subseries IV.C: Middlesex School photographs.
HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY: Collection of photographs, papers, and genealogical information on the Locke and Davis families of Concord, Massachusetts, and the surrounding area. The two families are connected through the marriage of Charles Warren Locke and Helen Russell Davis in 1907. While the collection contains materials from other members of the Locke and Davis families, it is primarily composed of material related to two members of the Locke family, Warren Andrew Locke (October 31, 1847-January 16, 1920) and his grandson Warren Andrew “Andy” Locke (February 23, 1914-October 31, 2002).
Warren Andrew Locke was born on October 31, 1847. He attended Harvard University, graduating in 1869 and going on to direct the Harvard Anniversary Chorus and Glee Club.
He was also the Harvard College Organist. While travelling in Germany to study music, he met his wife, Madeline Weidemann, whom he married in 1878; they had five children. Warren Andrew Locke was also the organist at St. Paul’s Cathedral in Boston, Massachusetts for 31 years. He died on January 16, 1920.
Warren Andrew “Andy” Locke (also called “Unc”) was born on February 23, 1914. He was the son of Charles Warren Locke and Helen Russell Davis Locke and the grandson of Warren Andrew Locke. He was raised in Concord, Massachusetts, and attended Middlesex School from 1929-1933. He was a 1st Lieutenant in the U.S. Army and served in the 999th Field Artillery Battalion on active duty in Europe during World War II. His twin brother William Davis Locke married Mary Trumbull, and beginning in 1946 they operated The Country Store of Concord, where Andy worked for 17 years. Andy married Florence Emerson Forbes in 1965, and they moved to Milton, Massachusetts where they were active volunteers at the First Parish Church in Milton (Unitarian Universalist) and the Neponset River Watershed Association. He died on October 31, 2002.
SCOPE AND CONTENT: The collection consists of correspondence, photographs, genealogical materials, newspaper clippings, and personal notes. Most of it is dated, and most of the photographs have inscriptions on the back designating the people depicted. The collection is broken into four series, the material within the series arranged chronologically.
Series I: Correspondence (September 1, 1847-July 23, 1951). This series contains letters both to and from members of the Davis and Locke families.
Series II: Genealogical and family materials (ca. 1920-November 23, 2002). This series contains genealogical charts of the Locke family, genealogical correspondence and notes about the Locke and Davis families, maps of Locke and Davis family cemetery plots, and memorial service papers and obituaries for Warren Andrew Locke, Bradford Brooks Locke, and Warren Andrew “Andy” Locke.
Series III: Manuscripts and typescripts (August 16, 1943-August 30, 1980). This series contains poems by or for various members of the Locke and Davis families, a journal entry by an unnamed author, and newspaper articles.
Series IV: Photographs (1927-2002). This series contains Davis and Locke family photographs with annotations, a postcard from Pleasant Bay, Narrows, South Orleans, Mass., Warren Andrew “Andy” Locke memorial service photographs, and Middlesex School photographs including aerial images of the school, Pirates of Penzance school play photographs, and crew team photographs.
SOURCE OF ACQUISITION: Gift of Helen L. Cook and Abigail Kazanowski, November 3, 2016.
NOTES/COMMENTS: Unmarked folders were removed from the collection and recycled. Photocopies of the newspaper clippings were made and the originals were discarded.
PROCESSED BY: K. Marchak-Wansor, April 2017
CONTAINER LIST
Series I: Correspondence (September 1, 1847-July 23, 1951).
Folder 1:
Subseries I.A: Assorted letters (September 1, 1847-February 20, 1946).
--Letter from members of St. John’s Church to Andrew J. Locke (September 1, 1847)
--Letter from Charles Warren Locke (Charlie), including a poem by his future wife, Helen Russell Davis, to Lawrence [?] (February 2, 1902)
--Letter from DeWolf Hopper to Sally Holyoke Davis (February 12, 1924)
--Letter from William D. Locke to the Board of Assessors of Fitchburg, Massachusetts (February 20, 1946)
Folder 2:
Subseries I.B: Letters and addressed envelopes from Warren Andrew “Andy” Locke to his mother, Helen Russell Davis (Mrs. C. W. Locke) (July 24, 1937-July 23, 1951).
Series II: Genealogical and family materials (ca. 1920-November 23, 2002).
Folder 3:
Subseries II.A: Genealogical charts (undated)
Folder 4:
Subseries II.B: Genealogical correspondence and notes (February 26, 1974-November 12, 1998).
--Letter to Warren Andrew Locke (Andy) And Florence Emerson Forbes (Florie) from [Brad?] and Annie about Locke genealogy (February 26, 1974)
--Map of Cambridge Cemetery (July 1980)
--Millicent Knight’s letter to Susan Ware Locke (Aunt Sukey) and accompanying genealogy notes (November 12, 1998)
--Genealogical notes on the Locke family (undated)
--Oak Grove Cemetery plans and details of the Davis family lot (undated)
Folder 5:
Subseries II.C: Memorial Service papers (ca. 1920-November 23, 2002)
--Newspaper article about Warren Andrew Locke (October 31, 1847-January 16, 1920) and the Harvard Alumni Chorus (18??)
--Newspaper clipping, Warren A. Locke Dead (ca. 1920)
--Program “Dedication of the Warren Andrew Locke Memorial” (April 30, 1978)
--“Protection Points” pamphlet about the death of Bradford Brooks Locke (March 1946)
--Newspaper clipping, Boston Globe, Warren Andrew “Andy” Locke obituary (November 16, 2002)
--Memorial Service program for Warren Andrew “Andy” Locke (November 23, 2002)
--Warren Andrew “Andy” Locke obituary draft (undated)
--Newspaper clipping, “Warren Andrew Locke, Neponset River Watershed Association Volunteer,”mounted on a laminated copy of the Twenty-Third Psalm (undated)
--Newspaper clipping, Warren Andrew “Andy” Locke obituary (undated)
--Warren Andrew “Andy” Locke obituary (undated)
Series III: Manuscripts and Typescripts (August 16, 1933-August 30, 1980).
Folder 6:
--Journal pages (August 16, 1933)
--Kenilworth poem, by [?] Vardy (1933)
--Poem by William Davis Locke for Sally Holyoke Locke Ffolliott and John Ffolliott’s 50th wedding anniversary (Aug 30, 1980)
--Poem about Charlie Locke, author unidentified (undated)
Series IV: Photographs (1927-2002).
Folder 7:
Subseries IV.A: Davis and Locke family photographs with annotations and postcard (1929-1934)
Folder 8:
Subseries IV.B: Warren Andrew “Andy” Locke memorial service photographs (1927-2002)
Folder 9:
Subseries IV.C: Middlesex School photographs (1929-1934).
--Aerial images of the school (1929)
--Pirates of Penzance school play photographs, featuring Warren Andrew “Andy Locke (March 1929)
--Varsity captains photograph, Warren Andrew “Andy” Locke (1933)
--Crew team photographs, featuring Charles Andrew Locke, Warren Andrew “Andy” Locke, William Davis “Bill” Locke and Harry W. Locke, in various years (1929-34)