Jacob Seymour Locketz papers

Collection

Identifier: umja0202

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of various materials including photographs, negatives, brochures, travel booklets, correspondence, telegrams, postcards, published propaganda, programs, and pieces of marble.

Dates

Creation: 1912-2011

Conditions Governing Access

Open for use in the Elmer L. Andersen Library reading room.

Copyright

This collection may be protected by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S. Code). It is the user's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and to obtain all necessary permissions prior to the reproduction, publication, or other use of any portion of these materials. Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provision of the copyright law.

Biographical / Historical

Jacob Seymour Locketz (also known by J. Seymour Locketz or just Seymour Locketz) was born February 15, 1918 and passed away November 6, 2017. He was born to Louis and Elizabeth Locketz and had brothers Sidney and Harold. Father Louis owned the Liberty Garment Manufacturing Company, a successful men's garment business in Minneapolis; Seymour and his brothers would eventually become partners in the 1950s. Locketz served in the Persian Gulf during World War II, and appears to have visited Berchtesgaden at some point after liberation to see Berghof in ruins. He was married to Rosalyn (Schmilovitz) and had two children.