Allen Publishing Company records,

Overview of the Collection Creator Title Dates Quantity Collection Number Summary Repository Access Restrictions Languages Allen Publishing Company Allen Publishing Company records 1952-1968 (inclusive) 1952 1968 17.5 linear feet Ms0416 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. University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library University of Utah 295 South 1500 East Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0860 Telephone: 801-581-8863 SPCreference@lists.utah.edu 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. English Historical Note 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. Content Description 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. http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv52914 1

Use of the Collection Restrictions on Use It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from the Allen Publishing Company records must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator. Preferred Citation Initial Citation: Allen Publishing Company records, Ms 416, [ ]. Special Collections and Archives. University of Utah, J. Willard Marriott. Salt Lake City, Utah. Following Citations:Ms 416. Administrative Information Acquisition Information Gift of Amy Allen Price in 1983. Processing Note Processed by Allesen Peck in 1984. Separated Materials Photographs were transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections (P0021). Detailed Description of the Collection 1 Container(s) Description 1 1-2 Advertising http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv52914 2

Container(s) Description Correspondence, magazine clippings, and tally sheets showing number of responses from advertising in the Gazette. 3-9 Agents Correspondence, book orders, and receipts received from subscription agencies. 10 Alabama Correspondence and miscellaneous received from companies and organizations in this state. 11 Alaska Correspondence and miscellaneous received from companies and organizations in this state. 12-13 All-Pet Books, Inc. Correspondence and purchase orders. 14 American Game Bird Breeders Cooperative Federation 15 American Institute of Park Executives, Inc. 16-22 American Pheasant Society Correspondence, subscription slips, handbook, and by-laws. 2 Container(s) Description 2 1 Arizona and Arkansas Correspondence and miscellaneous from persons and agencies in these states. 2 Articles of Incorporation http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv52914 3

Container(s) Description 3 Audubon Society Purchase orders. 4-7 Back Issues Letters from Gazette subscribers requesting back issues. 8 Bad Checks Returned checks received by the company and correspondence in regards to them. 9 Bird Haven Publishing Company Correspondence and invoices. 10 Blanford Press Ltd. Correspondence and colored illustrations of pheasants. 11 Paul Breese Correspondence between George Allen and Breese, director of Honolulu Zoo. 12-13 Califonia Correspondence and miscellaneous received from companies and organizations in this state. 14 California Game Breeders Association 15-17 Canada Correspondence and miscellaneous received from companies in Canada. 18-19 Canadian Ornamental Pheasant and Game Bird Association Correspondence and subscription lists. 20 Caribbean Gardens Correspondence and purchase orders. 3 Container(s) Description http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv52914 4

Container(s) Description 3 1 Citadel Press Correspondence and invoices. 2 Colorado Correspondence and miscellaneous received from companies and organizations in this state. 3 Connecticut Correspondence and miscellaneous received from companies and organizations in this state. 4 Cooper Ornithological Society 5-12 Country Life Ltd. Correspondence and invoices. 13-15 Credits Copies of letters sent to customers notifying them of credits made to their accounts. 16-17 Laurence E. Crosby Correspondence between George Allen and Crosby, a publishing agent. 18 Customs Statements Customs forms and other materials referring to shipment of books. 4 4 1 Jean Delacour http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv52914 5

Correspondence between George Allen and Delacour, director of Los Angeles County Museum. 2 Doubleday Publishers Invoices and packing slips. 3 F. W. Faxon Company Subscription orders. 4 "Feather for His Hat" Award Miscellaneous. 5 Field and Stream Correspondence, invoices, and receipts. 6 Florida Correspondence and miscellaneous received from companies and organizations in this state. 7 Foreign Countries, Australia Correspondence with persons and companies in this country. 8 Foreign Countries, Belgium Correspondence and miscellaneous from persons and companies in this country. 9-12 Foreign Countries, England Correspondence and miscellaneous from persons and companies in this country. 13-14 Foreign Countries, France Correspondence and miscellaneous from persons and companies in this country. 15 Foreign Countries, Germany Correspondence and miscellaneous from persons and companies in this country. 16-17 Foreign Countries, Holland Correspondence and miscellaneous from persons and companies in this country. 18 Foreign Countries, India Correspondence with companies in this country. 1960-1964 1958-1963 1958-1963 1959-1963 1960-1962 1958-1964 1961 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv52914 6

19 Foreign Countries, Italy Correspondence with persons in this country. 1958-1964 5 5 1-3 Foreign Countries, Miscellaneous 1957-1964 4-5 Foreign Bird League 6-7 Franklin Square Subscription Agency Correspondence, check stubs, and invoices. 8 Fur Farms Publishing Company Miscellaneous. 9 Game Birds Incorporated Letter from Don Kirkham, secretary. 10 Gamekeepers Gazette 11 Gardner Advertising Agency 12-13 Gazette Miscellaneous. 14 Geflugel-Borse 15-16 Georgia Correspondence and miscellaneous from companies and organizations in this state. http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv52914 7

17-25 Robert G. Gibson 1957-1964 6 6 1 Harcourt, Brace, & World, Inc. Book orders and invoices. 2 Howell Book House Order forms and catalog. 1961 3 Idaho Miscellaneous received from companies in this state. 4 Iliffe Press Ltd. Correspondence and purchase orders. 5 Illinois Miscellaneous received from companies in this state. 6-12 Illinois Game and Pet Breeders Correspondence and newsletters. Volume 1-4 Insurance Parcel post coupon books. 13 Insurance Miscellaneous. 14-15 International Wild Waterfowl Association http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv52914 8

Miscellaneous. 16 Iowa Correspondence and miscellaneous received from companies and organizations in this state. 17 Kansas Correspondence and miscellaneous received from companies and organizations in this state. 18 Kentucky Miscellaneous received from companies and organizations in this state. 7 7 1-2 Leahy Manufacturing Company Correspondence and purchase orders. 3 Licenses and Permits For operating a private game farm. 4-9 Liv Correspondence between Allen Park and the Farm and Wildlife Products Company concerning shipments of Liv, a bird food product. 10 Louisiana Miscellaneous. 11 MacMillan Publishing Company Miscellaneous. 12 Maryland http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv52914 9

Correspondence from companies and organizations in this state. 13 Massachusetts Miscellaneous received from companies in this state. 14 Michigan Miscellaneous received from companies in this state. 15-16 Minnesota Miscellaneous received from companies in this state. 17 Mississippi Correspondence with organizations in this state. 18 Missouri Correspondence and miscellaneous from companies and organizations in this state. 19 Montana Correspondence and miscellaneous from companies and organizations in this state. 20 Mountain Fuel Supply Map of Allen Park and information on installation of fuel lines. 21 Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company Billing slip. 1959 22 Name Lists/Directories 1957-1959 23 National Wildlife Federation 24-25 Nebraska Correspondence and miscellaneous from companies and organizations in this state. 8 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv52914 10

8 1 Nevada Correspondence and miscellaneous from companies and organizations in this state. 2 New Jersey Correspondence with companies and organizations in this state. 3 New Mexico Correspondence with companies and organizations in this state. 4-5 New York Correspondence with companies and organizations in this state. 6-9 North American Game Breeders & Shooting Preserve Association Correspondence and newsletters. 10 North Dakota Correspondence with companies and organizations in this state. 11 Ohio Correspondence and miscellaneous recieved from companies and organizations in this state. 12 Oklahoma Correspondence with companies and organizations in this state. 13 Oregon Correspondence with companies and organizations in this state. 14 Outdoor Life Miscellaneous. http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv52914 11

15 R. M. Pence 16 Pennsylvania Correspondence with companies and organizations in this state. 17 Pocket Books, Inc. 18-22 Post Office Records Forms and other materials related to the shipment of books. 1955-1957 9 9 1-21 Post Office Records Forms and other materials related to the shipment of books. 1958-1961 10 10 1-12 Post Office Records Forms and other materials related to the shipment of books. 1962-1965 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv52914 12

13 Publishers, Booksellers, and Stationers 14-15 Ralston Purina Company 16-17 A. Rutgers Correspondence between Allen Publishing Co. and Rutgers, a book dealer in Zutphen, Holland. 18 Rhode Island Correspondence with persons and organizations in this state. 19 Russia Correspondence with the press department of this country. 20 Samples List List of persons receiving sample copies of the Gazette. 21 N. H. Seward Correspondence with Seward, a book dealer in Melbourne, Australia. 22 South Carolina Subscription slip for the Gazette from South Carolina Bird Breeders Association. 23 South Dakota Correspondence with companies and organizations in this state. 24 Sports Afield Miscellaneous. 11 11 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv52914 13

1-3 Sportsman's Service Bureau 1957-1963 4 Stackpole Company Correspondence and miscellaneous. 5-7 Standard Rate and Data Service Correspondence and miscellaneous. 8-9 Sterling Publishing Company Correspondence and invoices. 10-13 Stromberg's Hatchery Purchase orders and correspondence. 14 T. F. H. Publications Correspondence and invoices. 1958-1963 1959-1963 1960-1963 1963-1964 15 Taxes, Tax Notices and Receipts 1957-1964 16 Taxes, Census of Manufacturers 1964 17 Taxes, Employer's Quarterly Federal Tax Return 1964 18-19 Taxes, Employer's Contribution Reports 1960-1965 20 Taxes, Withholding Statements and Miscellaneous 1960-1964 12 12 1-4 Taxes, Income Tax Returns 1953-1957 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv52914 14

5 Taxes, Miscellaneous 6 Tennessee Correspondence and miscellaneous received from organizations in this state. 7-8 Testimonials Letters complimenting the staff for putting out an excellent magazine. 9-10 Texas Correspondence and miscellaneous received from companies and organizations in this state. 11 Tompkins Label Service, Inc. Correspondence and sample labels. 12 United Nations 13-14 United States Government Correspondence and miscellaneous from various government agencies. 15 University of California Press Correspondence and purchase orders. 1961-1964 16 Utah Miscellaneous received from companies and organizations in this state. 13 13 1-2 Roy Van Hoesen 1956-1963 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv52914 15

Correspondence with Van Hoesen, a book dealer. 3 Vineland Poultry Laboratories Correspondence and invoices. 4 Virginia Correspondence with organizations in this state. 5 Washington Correspondence and miscellaneous received from companies and organizations in this state. 6 Washington, D.C. Correspondence with persons and organizations in this area. 7 Jerry Waters Correspondence with Waters, operator of a private game bird farm. 8 Western Newspaper Union Sales slips. 9 Wildfowl Trust 10 H. F. Witherby 11-12 Wisconsin Miscellaneous received from companies and organizations in this state. Customer Correspondence, A-B 14 Customer Correspondence, C-D 15 Customer Correspondence, E-G 16 Customer Correspondence, H-J 17 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv52914 16

Customer Correspondence, K-L 18 Customer Correspondence, Mc-M 19 Customer Correspondence, N-Q 20 Customer Correspondence, R-S 21 Customer Correspondence, S-V 22 Customer Correspondence, W-Z 23 Book Orders, 1954-1962 24 Records contain names and addresses of customer, date order was received, and date order was filled. Book Orders and Advertisers 25 25 1-9 Book Orders Records contain names and addresses of customer, date order was received, and date order was filled. 10-13 Advertisers Monthly records of advertisements in the Gazette. Records show the name of the advertisers and typed copies of their ads. 1963 1953-1954 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv52914 17

Subscription List, 1952-1955 26 26 1 Africa, West Africa, Alabama, Alaska, and Arizona 2 Arkansas, Australia, Belgium, and British West Indies 3-7 California 8 Canada, Central America, and Colorado 9 Connecticut, Cuba, and Delaware 10 Denmark, England, France, Florida, and Georgia 11 Germany, Greece, Hawaii, Holland, Iceland, and Idaho 12-13 Illinois 14 India, Indiana, Iowa 15 Italy 16 Kentucky 17 Louisiana and Maine 18 Massachusetts and Mexico 19 Michigan and Minnesota Subscription List, 1952-1955 27 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv52914 18

27 1 Mississippi and Missouri 2 Montana and Nebraska 3 Nevada and New Jersey 4 New Mexico and New York 5 New Zealand and North Carolina 6 North Dakota 7 Ohio 8 Oklahoma 9 Oregon and Pennsylvania 10 Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, Scotland, and South America 11 South Carolina and South Dakota 12 Tennessee 13-15 Texas 16 Thailand and Utah 17 Vermont and Virginia 18 Virginia 19 West Indies, Wisconsin, and Wyoming 20-22 Subscription List 1965-1966 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv52914 19

Financial Records, 1955-1957 28 28 1-2 Bank Deposit Receipts 1955-1957 3 Bank Deposit Slips 1956 4 Miscellaneous Finances 1956 5-6 Miscellaneous Banking Receipts 1957 7-8 Banking Deposit Slips 1957 9 Check Stubs and Processed Checks 1957-1958 Financial Records, 1958-1959 29 29 1 Check Stubs and Processed Checks 1958 2 Bank Statements 1958 3-5 Bank Deposit Slips 1958 6 Miscellaneous Banking Receipts 1958 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv52914 20

7-9 Miscellaneous Financial Records Financial Records, 1959-1960 30 30 1-3 Bank Statements 1959 4 Check Stubs and Processed Checks 1959-1960 5 Bank Statements 1960 6 Miscellaneous Banking Receipts 1960 Financial Records, 1961-1964 31 31 1-2 Check Stubs 1961-1962 3-6 Bank Statements 1961 7-8 Deposit Slips 1962 9 Check Stubs 1963 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv52914 21

10 Deposit Slips 1963 11 Miscellaneous Finances 1964 Allen Park Apartments, 1958-1960 32 32 1 Check Stubs 1958-1960 2-4 Bank Statements 1959 5-8 Processed Checks 1960 9-12 Miscellaneous Finances 1958-1960 Income and Expenditures Ledger, 1956-1961 33 Names and Subjects Subject Terms : Game and game--birds Publishers and publishing--utah--history--sources Upland game birds--utah Personal Names : Allen, George Albert Allen, Ruth Larson Corporate Names : Allen Publishing Company--History--Sources Form or Genre Terms : Correspondence Financial records Titles within the Collection : Pheasant fanciers, game breeders, and aviculturists' gazette http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv52914 22

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