Edward Weber Allen photograph collection, approximately 1885-1976

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Allen, Edward Weber, 1885-1976
Title
Edward Weber Allen photograph collection
Dates
approximately 1885-1976 (inclusive)
Quantity
1 album with 24 photographic prints, 49 loose photographic prints
Collection Number
PH0023
Summary
Photographs of a trip to the Yukon during the Klondike Gold Rush, trip to Alaska in 1927, Dutch Harbor, and portraits of a Seattle attorney who represented Alaska salmon packers in many capacities
Repository
University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
Access Restrictions

Open to the public.

Languages
English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Edward Weber Allen (1885-1976) was an attorney from Seattle, Washington, who specialized in fisheries law. Beginning in 1928, he represented Alaska salmon packers in many capacities, including legal affairs, labor matters, lobbying, and as public spokesman for the industry. The following is a list of organizations to which he belonged or by which he was employed, and their function:

  • Canned Salmon Industry Inc. (advertising, etc.),
  • Alaska Salmon Industry Inc. (industry representatives in labor negotiations, etc.) ,
  • Pacific Fisheries Conference (Allen was vice chairman),
  • Alaska Salmon Institute Northwest Salmon Canners Association (trade group), and
  • American Salmon Protective Committee Association of Pacific Fisheries (research organization).

Allen also used his knowledge of fisheries law to the benefit of various international commissions. He was a member from 1932 to 1955 of the International Fisheries Commission (known after 1953 as the International Pacific Halibut Commission), and also served as its chairman and secretary. The International Fisheries Commission helped restore the depleted halibut stocks in the North Pacific. Allen also served as a commissioner of the International Pacific Salmon Fisheries Commission from 1937 to 1957, which was formed to revive the salmon stock of the Puget Sound and Fraser River. In 1954 Allen helped create the International North Pacific Fisheries Commission, which was composed of representatives of the United States, Canada, and Japan. The commission met every three years and Allen served as chairman. He was also a long-time member of the U.S. State Department Fishing Industry Advisory Committee.

Additionally, Allen was active in the American Bar Association. He chaired its Law of the Sea Committee and served on its International and Comparative Law Section, as well as other committees. During World War II Allen served in the United States Office of Strategic Services.

In 1957 Allen was named Puget Sound Maritime Man of the Year. In 1959 he received the Raymond J. Huff Memorial Award for service in the field of international affairs.

Allen was the author of four books: North Pacific: Japan, Siberia, Alaska, Canada (1936), which attempted to raise the alarm about Japanese fishing in the North Pacific; Dancing Tails and Other Fishy Jingles (1951) – a collection of his poems; The Vanishing Frenchman: The Mysterious Disappearance of Lapérouse (1959); and Lapérouse: A Check List (1959).

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

1 album of 24 black and white photographs (faded) of Dawson City, White Pass City, White Horse, and Miles Canyon; album also includes a few interesting images of tame bears, 1899. The collection also includes 49 photos of Edward Weber Allen with colleagues, portraits, and an early trip to Alaska.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Processing Note

The photographs were transferred from the Edward Weber Allen papers, Accession No. 0129-003, in 1988.

Separated Materials

Material Described Separately:

Edward Weber Allen Papers (Collection No. 0129)

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

 

Container(s) Description Dates
Box/Folder
1/1
Dawson City, White Pass City, White Horse, and Miles Canyon.
24 black and white photographs
1899?

Trip to AlaskaReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box/Folder
1/2
People onboard a ship, landscapes, Alaska Natives
14 photographs
1927?

Portraits of Edward Weber AllenReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box/Folder
1/3
Edward Weber Allen as a boy, a young man, and older man
14 photographs
between 1885 and 1976

Edward Weber Allen and his colleaguesReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box/Folder
1/4
Edward Weber Allen with colleagues at meetings and events
15 photographs
between 1938 and 1968

Panorama Photos of Kodiak, Alaska and Dutch Harbor, UnalaskaReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
box:oversize
XH1
Panorama of "Tank Farm' oil dock and buildings of Alaska Commercial Co. at Dutch Harbor, looking east
1940?
XH1
Panorama of Alaska Commercial Co. at Dutch Harbor, showing docks and oil tanks, looking south
From typed caption on photograph: Panoramic view of Dutch Harbor Island showing docks and oil tanks on the middle left. The main reservoir, water supply, is just above. The body of water on the left is the southern portion of Unalaska Bay. Unalaska Bay on the right extends around the point into what is known as Captain's Harbor (right of the picture.) Pyramid Peak is the mountain directly above the reservoir. This picture was taken Oct. 18, 1940 from Mt. Ballyhoo, looking due south.
October 18, 1940
mapcase
M271
Panorama of buildings, living quarters, oil dock and "tank farm" of Alaska Commercial Co. , Dutch Harbor, looking southeast
October 1940
M273
Panorama of Kodiak, Alaska waterfront
Becker Photo Co (photogapher)
Typed caption on front of photo: Kodiak, Alaska. Showing the port facilities and terrain surrounding the settlement itself.
February 1940
hanging_object
P1
Panorama of Unalaska, showing Holy Ascension of Our Lord Russian Orthodox Cathedral, businesses, homes
From typed caption affixed to photograph: Town of Unalaska. Dutch Harbor Island in the left. Unalaska River in the foreground. Shot taken looking northeast from the hill behind the town.
between 1900 and 1905?

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Alaska natives--Photographs
  • Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)

Personal Names

  • Allen, Edward Weber, 1885-1976--Childhood and youth--Photographs
  • Allen, Edward Weber, 1885-1976--Friends and associates--Photographs
  • Allen, Edward Weber, 1885-1976--Photographs

Geographical Names

  • Alaska--History--Photographs
  • Alaska--Photographs
  • Dawson (Yukon)--Photographs
  • Dutch Harbor (Alaska)--Photographs
  • Miles Canyon (Yukon)--Photographs
  • Whitehorse (Yukon)--Photographs