Allen Publishing Company records

Collection

Identifier: MS 0416

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Allen Publishing Company records (1952-1968) consist of alphabetical files, correspondence, and the business and financial records of this Utah company which specialized in aviculture.

Dates

1952-1968

Creator

Allen Publishing Company (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

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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.

Organizational History

George Albert Allen, born in Chicago, Illinois, on 7 June 1894 had a passion for birds, especially game birds and pheasants. After moving to Utah, Allen, a medical doctor, and his wife began breeding game birds and importing exotic birds from all over the world. In the 1940s, the Allens began publishing a newsletter devoted to aviculture, the breeding, raising, and caring of birds. Out of the grew the Allen Publishing Company. They started the company in 1952 when interest in raising game birds was spreading rapidly. They decided something more than a newsletter was needed and introduced the first issue of the Pheasant Fanciers, Game Bird Breeders, and Aviculture's Gazette. After George Allen's death in 1961, responsibility for the publication company was transferred to a son, George Jr.

Extent

17.5 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The Allen Publishing Company records (1952-1968) consist of alphabetical files, correspondence, and the business and financial records of this Utah company which specialized in aviculture. George Albert Allen and his wife, Ruth, started the Allen Publishing Company in 1952.