Allen Publishing Company photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P0021
Scope and Contents
Dr. George Allen was a physician from Chicago, Illinois, who moved to Salt Lake City in 1921. In the late 1940s, his fascination with birds coalesced into the Allen Publishing Company, which produced The Pheasant Fanciers, Game Bird Breeders, and Aviculturist's Gazette, a publication devoted entirely to birds. He was also instrumental in establishing the Tracy Aviary, still in operation in Salt Lake's Liberty Park. Dr. Allen's home and its surroundings, Allen Park on 13th East in Salt Lake City, is still a local attraction. The collection consists of photographs of the Allen family, Allen Park, miscellaneous colleagues and friends of the family, many pictures of birds, other animals, and photographs taken during family vacations.
Dates
- circa 1950
Conditions Governing Access
Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Conditions Governing Use
The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.
Extent
160 Photographic Prints
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Allen Publishing Company photograph collection contains portraits of George Albert Allen and members of the Allen family. As well as photographs of birds and miscellaneous photographs.
Arrangement
Collection is arranged topically.
Separated Materials
Manuscript materials were transferred to the Allen Publishing Company Records, (MS 0416).
Processing Information
Processed by Peter Schmid in 1988.
- Title
- Guide to the Allen Publishing Company photograph collection
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Peter Schmid.
- Date
- 1988
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- 2016: Finding aid revised and re-encoded by Margaret Benson.
- 2022: Finding aid revised and re-encoded by Sara Davis.
Repository Details
Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository
Contact:
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu