This collection is arranged in 10 series: Series 1: Biographical Information Series 2: Expedition Records Series 3: Newspaper/Magazine Clippings Series 4: Reports Series 5: Publications Series 6: Correspondence by Subject Series 7: Correspondence by Correspondent Series 8: Photographs Series 9: Film Series 10: Artifacts
Accession No. PA.2012.0014: Paul Koulouris, 2012 August
The Ernest Earl Lockhart Papers were donated to the Byrd Polar Research Center Archival Program by Paul Koulouris, nephew and executor of the Helen S. Lockhart Estate. Ernest was Helen's husband.
[identification of item], Ernest Earl Lockhart Papers, SPEC.PA.56.0206, Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center Archival Program, Ohio State University
Contains 16mm film.
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Processed by: David Klemp, 2012; Finding aid written by David Klemp, 2012; Updated by: Devon Boerman, 2018 June
Ernest Earl Lockhart was born in Boston, Massachusetts on September 10, 1912. He grew up in the Hyde Park section of Boston. Lockhart was the youngest of three children of Clinton Daniel Lockhart and Celeste Althea Westhaver, who both emigrated from Nova Scotia, Canada. Lockhart was educated in the Boston public schools, at the Chauncey Hall School, and then at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he earned three degrees, culminating with a PhD biochemistry in 1938.
Following a year of study on fellowship at the Biochemical Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, Lockhart served as the physiologist on Rear Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd's United States Antarctic Expedition of 1939-1941 to the South Pole. For this service he received a special medal authorized by the Congress of the United States. During the expedition, Lockhart participated in a four month, 400-mile field trip by dog team. He was the radio operator for his four-man party. Mount Lockhart, a mountain in the Fosdick range, is named after him.
Upon his return home, Lockhart began a career of research and teaching at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.) in the field of food technology and nutrition. In 1955, he left M.I.T. to become research director at the Coffee Brewing Institute, a trade organization located in New York City. In 1965, he became assistant research director of the Coca Cola Company in Atlanta, Georgia, where he lived until his retirement in 1978. Lockhart was a co-founder of the International Life Sciences Institute, a worldwide foundation that seeks to improve the well-being of the general public through the advancement of science.
Lockhart retired to his Cape Cod home in West Dennis, Massachusetts, where he and his wife Helen lived for his remaining twenty-seven years. He died at his home on July 26, 2006, at the age of 93. A family ceremony in his honor was held on the nearby Bass River on September 10, 2006, the ninety-fourth anniversary of his birth.
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The Ernest Earl Lockhart Papers, which dates from 1933-1955 and 1988-2001, contains biographical information, diary and journal entries, correspondence, reports, clippings, articles, films, and photographs, which document Lockhart's experience as a member of the United States Antarctic Service Expedition, 1939-1941. The materials that date from 1988-2001 concern Lockhart's attendance at an event that commemorated Byrd's 100th birthday in 1988, requests for his expedition films so they can be included in a documentary, and a postal cover guide regarding the designs of the mail sent during the expedition.
The Biographical Information series, which dates from circa 1941 and 1955 contains a biography of Lockhart and his curriculum vitae. Materials are arranged alphabetically by format descriptions.
The Expedition Records series, dated 1939-1945 and 2001, contains reports, diaries, journals, and a study about Lockhart's professional activities and observations during the expedition. Materials are arranged alphabetically by folder titles; some titles were assigned by the creator of the collection, and some determined by the processor, which are based on topics, titles of published works, or format descriptions.
Copyright retained by the donor. Copies may be made for personal use only; all other uses, contact the donor.
Copyright retained by the donor. Copies may be made for personal use only; all other uses, contact the donor.
Lockhart's journals can be viewed online in Ohio State University's Knowledge Bank.
The Newspaper and Magazine Clippings series, dated 1939-1949, contains clippings, an advertisement featuring Lockhart and a scrapbook about the expedition. Materials are arranged alphabetically by folder titles; some titles were assigned by the creator of the collection, and some determined by the processor, which are based on topics, titles of published works, or format descriptions.
The Reports series, dated 1941 and 1943, contains reports regarding air quality in Antarctica and the dietary decisions and observations made during the expedition. Materials are arranged alphabetically by topical descriptions.
The Publications series, dated 1935-1949, contains newspapers, newsletters, supplements, request forms and member lists. Materials are arranged alphabetically by the titles found on the periodicals and journals.
This publication contains an article on the expedition's dogs: "Byrd Dogs' Contribution to Scientific Progress."
The Correspondence by Subject series, dated 1940-1942 and 1988-2001, contains correspondence, salary deposits, letters of appointment and requests concerning the United States Antarctic Service Expedition, 1939-1941. The materials that date from 1988-2001 concern Lockhart's attendance at an event that commemorated Byrd's 100th birthday in 1988, and requests for his films so they can be in a documentary. Materials are arranged alphabetically by topical descriptions.
The Correspondence by Correspondent series, dated 1933-1949, contains correspondence and radiograms sent to specific individuals, which are mainly family members and those related to the expedition. Radiograms are correspondence that is transcribed and transferred by radio operators exchanging signals until the message reaches its destination. Materials are arranged primarily in the original order established by the donor, which appears to be arranged alphabetically.
The Photographs series, dated 1938 - circa 1941, contains photographs, negatives, undeveloped photographic film, photographic proofs and postcards of the United States Antarctic Service Expedition. Materials are arranged alphabetically by folder titles; some titles were assigned by the creator of the collection, and some determined by the processor, which are based on topics, titles of published works, or format descriptions.
The Film series, dated circa 1939-1941 contains 16mm films of the United States Antarctica Service Expedition. The series is arranged in the order that it was received.
The Artifacts series, dated circa 1939, contains a backpack, a dog whip and a first aid kit from the United States Antarctic Service Expedition, 1939-1941. Materials are arranged alphabetically by format descriptions.