Leslie Leland Locke scrapbooks, 1873-1939.

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Leslie Leland Locke scrapbooks, 1873-1939.

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Scrapbooks compiled by Leslie Leland Locke, chiefly containing notes and ephemera on the history of calculating machines and typewriters, information on inventors, and notes for Locke's own collection of calculating machines.

3 v. (.5 linear feet) : ill. (some col.) ; 28-38 cm.

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Museums of the Peaceful Arts.

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United States National Museum

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The Act of Congress of August 10, 1846, establishing the Smithsonian Institution, empowered the Board of Regents to receive, either through donations or exchanges, new specimens for the museum of the Institution. In addition, the Secretary was authorized to discharge the duties of the "keeper of the museum." Beginning in 1841, the museum collections of the United States government had been stored in the Patent Office. Originally they were under the custodianship of the National Ins...

Locke, L. Leland (Leslie Leland), 1875-

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Leslie Leland Locke (1875-1943) was a professor of the history of mathematics at Brooklyn College, and a noted authority on the history of mathematical instruments, particularly the Peruvian quipu. In 1939, Locke donated his personal collection of early calculating machines to the United States National Museum (Smithsonian Institution). He was also a graduate of Grove City College. From the description of Leslie Leland Locke scrapbooks, 1873-1939. (Smithsonian Institution Libraries)....