Allen Publishing Company records

Allen Publishing Company records, 1952-1968

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Allen Publishing Company
Title: Allen Publishing Company records
Dates: 1952-1968 (inclusive)
19521968
Quantity: 17.5 linear feet
Collection Number: MS 0416
Summary: 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.
Repository: 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: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu
Access Restrictions: 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.
Languages: English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

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 DescriptionReturn to Top

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.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on 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.

Preferred Citation

Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

Gift of Amy Allen Price in 1983.

Processing Note

Processed by Allesen Peck in 1984.

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Separated Materials

Photographs were transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections (P0021).

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Alphabetical FilesReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
1	1-2	Advertising Correspondence, magazine clippings, and tally sheets showing number of responses from advertising in the Gazette.
1	3-9	Agents Correspondence, book orders, and receipts received from subscription agencies.
1	10	Alabama Correspondence and miscellaneous received from companies and organizations in this state.
1	11	Alaska Correspondence and miscellaneous received from companies and organizations in this state.
1	12-13	All-Pet Books, Inc. Correspondence and purchase orders.
1	14	American Game Bird Breeders Cooperative Federation Correspondence.
1	15	American Institute of Park Executives, Inc. Correspondence.
1	16-22	American Pheasant Society Correspondence, subscription slips, handbook, and by-laws.
2	1	Arizona and Arkansas Correspondence and miscellaneous from persons and agencies in these states.
2	2	Articles of Incorporation
2	3	Audubon Society Purchase orders.
2	4-7	Back Issues Letters from Gazette subscribers requesting back issues.
2	8	Bad Checks Returned checks received by the company and correspondence in regards to them.
2	9	Bird Haven Publishing Company Correspondence and invoices.
2	10	Blanford Press Ltd. Correspondence and colored illustrations of pheasants.
2	11	Paul Breese Correspondence between George Allen and Breese, director of Honolulu Zoo.
2	12-13	Califonia Correspondence and miscellaneous received from companies and organizations in this state.
2	14	California Game Breeders Association Correspondence.
2	15-17	Canada Correspondence and miscellaneous received from companies in Canada.
2	18-19	Canadian Ornamental Pheasant and Game Bird Association Correspondence and subscription lists.
2	20	Caribbean Gardens Correspondence and purchase orders.
3	1	Citadel Press Correspondence and invoices.
3	2	Colorado Correspondence and miscellaneous received from companies and organizations in this state.
3	3	Connecticut Correspondence and miscellaneous received from companies and organizations in this state.
3	4	Cooper Ornithological Society Correspondence.
3	5-12	Country Life Ltd. Correspondence and invoices.
3	13-15	Credits Copies of letters sent to customers notifying them of credits made to their accounts.
3	16-17	Laurence E. Crosby Correspondence between George Allen and Crosby, a publishing agent.
3	18	Customs Statements Customs forms and other materials referring to shipment of books.
4	1	Jean Delacour Correspondence between George Allen and Delacour, director of Los Angeles County Museum.
4	2	Doubleday Publishers Invoices and packing slips.
4	3	F. W. Faxon Company Subscription orders.
4	4	"Feather for His Hat" Award Miscellaneous.
4	5	Field and Stream Correspondence, invoices, and receipts.
4	6	Florida Correspondence and miscellaneous received from companies and organizations in this state.
4	7	Foreign Countries, Australia Correspondence with persons and companies in this country.	1960-1964
4	8	Foreign Countries, Belgium Correspondence and miscellaneous from persons and companies in this country.	1958-1963
4	9-12	Foreign Countries, England Correspondence and miscellaneous from persons and companies in this country.	1958-1963
4	13-14	Foreign Countries, France Correspondence and miscellaneous from persons and companies in this country.	1959-1963
4	15	Foreign Countries, Germany Correspondence and miscellaneous from persons and companies in this country.	1960-1962
4	16-17	Foreign Countries, Holland Correspondence and miscellaneous from persons and companies in this country.	1958-1964
4	18	Foreign Countries, India Correspondence with companies in this country.	1961
4	19	Foreign Countries, Italy Correspondence with persons in this country.	1958-1964
5	1-3	Foreign Countries, Miscellaneous	1957-1964
5	4-5	Foreign Bird League Correspondence.
5	6-7	Franklin Square Subscription Agency Correspondence, check stubs, and invoices.
5	8	Fur Farms Publishing Company Miscellaneous.
5	9	Game Birds Incorporated Letter from Don Kirkham, secretary.
5	10	Gamekeepers Gazette Correspondence.
5	11	Gardner Advertising Agency Correspondence.
5	12-13	Gazette Miscellaneous.
5	14	Geflugel-Borse
5	15-16	Georgia Correspondence and miscellaneous from companies and organizations in this state.
5	17-25	Robert G. Gibson	1957-1964
6	1	Harcourt, Brace, & World, Inc. Book orders and invoices.
6	2	Howell Book House Order forms and catalog.	1961
6	3	Idaho Miscellaneous received from companies in this state.
6	4	Iliffe Press Ltd. Correspondence and purchase orders.
6	5	Illinois Miscellaneous received from companies in this state.
6	6-12	Illinois Game and Pet Breeders Correspondence and newsletters.
	Volume
6	1-4	Insurance Parcel post coupon books.
	Folder
6	13	Insurance Miscellaneous.
6	14-15	International Wild Waterfowl Association Miscellaneous.
6	16	Iowa Correspondence and miscellaneous received from companies and organizations in this state.
6	17	Kansas Correspondence and miscellaneous received from companies and organizations in this state.
6	18	Kentucky Miscellaneous received from companies and organizations in this state.
7	1-2	Leahy Manufacturing Company Correspondence and purchase orders.
7	3	Licenses and Permits For operating a private game farm.
7	4-9	Liv Correspondence between Allen Park and the Farm and Wildlife Products Company concerning shipments of Liv, a bird food product.
7	10	Louisiana Miscellaneous.
7	11	MacMillan Publishing Company Miscellaneous.
7	12	Maryland Correspondence from companies and organizations in this state.
7	13	Massachusetts Miscellaneous received from companies in this state.
7	14	Michigan Miscellaneous received from companies in this state.
7	15-16	Minnesota Miscellaneous received from companies in this state.
7	17	Mississippi Correspondence with organizations in this state.
7	18	Missouri Correspondence and miscellaneous from companies and organizations in this state.
7	19	Montana Correspondence and miscellaneous from companies and organizations in this state.
7	20	Mountain Fuel Supply Map of Allen Park and information on installation of fuel lines.
7	21	Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company Billing slip.	1959
7	22	Name Lists/Directories	1957-1959
7	23	National Wildlife Federation Correspondence.
7	24-25	Nebraska Correspondence and miscellaneous from companies and organizations in this state.
8	1	Nevada Correspondence and miscellaneous from companies and organizations in this state.
8	2	New Jersey Correspondence with companies and organizations in this state.
8	3	New Mexico Correspondence with companies and organizations in this state.
8	4-5	New York Correspondence with companies and organizations in this state.
8	6-9	North American Game Breeders & Shooting Preserve Association Correspondence and newsletters.
8	10	North Dakota Correspondence with companies and organizations in this state.
8	11	Ohio Correspondence and miscellaneous recieved from companies and organizations in this state.
8	12	Oklahoma Correspondence with companies and organizations in this state.
8	13	Oregon Correspondence with companies and organizations in this state.
8	14	Outdoor Life Miscellaneous.
8	15	R. M. Pence Correspondence.
8	16	Pennsylvania Correspondence with companies and organizations in this state.
8	17	Pocket Books, Inc. Correspondence.
8	18-22	Post Office Records Forms and other materials related to the shipment of books.	1955-1957
9	1-21	Post Office Records Forms and other materials related to the shipment of books.	1958-1961
10	1-12	Post Office Records Forms and other materials related to the shipment of books.	1962-1965
10	13	Publishers, Booksellers, and Stationers Correspondence.
10	14-15	Ralston Purina Company Correspondence.
10	16-17	A. Rutgers Correspondence between Allen Publishing Co. and Rutgers, a book dealer in Zutphen, Holland.
10	18	Rhode Island Correspondence with persons and organizations in this state.
10	19	Russia Correspondence with the press department of this country.
10	20	Samples List List of persons receiving sample copies of the Gazette.
10	21	N. H. Seward Correspondence with Seward, a book dealer in Melbourne, Australia.
10	22	South Carolina Subscription slip for the Gazette from South Carolina Bird Breeders Association.
10	23	South Dakota Correspondence with companies and organizations in this state.
10	24	Sports Afield Miscellaneous.
11	1-3	Sportsman's Service Bureau Correspondence.	1957-1963
11	4	Stackpole Company Correspondence and miscellaneous.
11	5-7	Standard Rate and Data Service Correspondence and miscellaneous.	1958-1963
11	8-9	Sterling Publishing Company Correspondence and invoices.	1959-1963
11	10-13	Stromberg's Hatchery Purchase orders and correspondence.	1960-1963
11	14	T. F. H. Publications Correspondence and invoices.	1963-1964
11	15	Taxes, Tax Notices and Receipts	1957-1964
11	16	Taxes, Census of Manufacturers	1964
11	17	Taxes, Employer's Quarterly Federal Tax Return	1964
11	18-19	Taxes, Employer's Contribution Reports	1960-1965
11	20	Taxes, Withholding Statements and Miscellaneous	1960-1964
12	1-4	Taxes, Income Tax Returns	1953-1957
12	5	Taxes, Miscellaneous
12	6	Tennessee Correspondence and miscellaneous received from organizations in this state.
12	7-8	Testimonials Letters complimenting the staff for putting out an excellent magazine.
12	9-10	Texas Correspondence and miscellaneous received from companies and organizations in this state.
12	11	Tompkins Label Service, Inc. Correspondence and sample labels.
12	12	United Nations Correspondence.
12	13-14	United States Government Correspondence and miscellaneous from various government agencies.
12	15	University of California Press Correspondence and purchase orders.	1961-1964
12	16	Utah Miscellaneous received from companies and organizations in this state.
13	1-2	Roy Van Hoesen Correspondence with Van Hoesen, a book dealer.	1956-1963
13	3	Vineland Poultry Laboratories Correspondence and invoices.
13	4	Virginia Correspondence with organizations in this state.
13	5	Washington Correspondence and miscellaneous received from companies and organizations in this state.
13	6	Washington, D.C. Correspondence with persons and organizations in this area.
13	7	Jerry Waters Correspondence with Waters, operator of a private game bird farm.
13	8	Western Newspaper Union Sales slips.
13	9	Wildfowl Trust Correspondence.
13	10	H. F. Witherby
13	11-12	Wisconsin Miscellaneous received from companies and organizations in this state.

Customer CorrespondenceReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description
Box
14	A-B
15	C-D
16	E-G
17	H-J
18	K-L
19	Mc-M
20	N-Q
21	R-S
22	S-V
23	W-Z

Book Orders and AdvertisersReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box
24		Book Orders Records contain names and addresses of customer, date order was received, and date order was filled.	1954-1962
	Folder
25	1-9	Book Orders Records contain names and addresses of customer, date order was received, and date order was filled.	1963
25	10-13	Advertisers Monthly records of advertisements in the Gazette. Records show the name of the advertisers and typed copies of their ads.	1953-1954

Subscription ListReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
26	1	Africa, West Africa, Alabama, Alaska, and Arizona
26	2	Arkansas, Australia, Belgium, and British West Indies
26	3-7	California
26	8	Canada, Central America, and Colorado
26	9	Connecticut, Cuba, and Delaware
26	10	Denmark, England, France, Florida, and Georgia
26	11	Germany, Greece, Hawaii, Holland, Iceland, and Idaho
26	12-13	Illinois
26	14	India, Indiana, Iowa
26	15	Italy
26	16	Kentucky
26	17	Louisiana and Maine
26	18	Massachusetts and Mexico
26	19	Michigan and Minnesota
27	1	Mississippi and Missouri
27	2	Montana and Nebraska
27	3	Nevada and New Jersey
27	4	New Mexico and New York
27	5	New Zealand and North Carolina
27	6	North Dakota
27	7	Ohio
27	8	Oklahoma
27	9	Oregon and Pennsylvania
27	10	Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, Scotland, and South America
27	11	South Carolina and South Dakota
27	12	Tennessee
27	13-15	Texas
27	16	Thailand and Utah
27	17	Vermont and Virginia
27	18	Virginia
27	19	West Indies, Wisconsin, and Wyoming
27	20-22	Subscription List	1965-1966

Financial RecordsReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
28	1-2	Bank Deposit Receipts	1955-1957
28	3	Bank Deposit Slips	1956
28	4	Miscellaneous Finances	1956
28	5-6	Miscellaneous Banking Receipts	1957
28	7-8	Banking Deposit Slips	1957
28	9	Check Stubs and Processed Checks	1957-1958
29	1	Check Stubs and Processed Checks	1958
29	2	Bank Statements	1958
29	3-5	Bank Deposit Slips	1958
29	6	Miscellaneous Banking Receipts	1958
29	7-9	Miscellaneous Financial Records
30	1-3	Bank Statements	1959
30	4	Check Stubs and Processed Checks	1959-1960
30	5	Bank Statements	1960
30	6	Miscellaneous Banking Receipts	1960
31	1-2	Check Stubs	1961-1962
31	3-6	Bank Statements	1961
31	7-8	Deposit Slips	1962
31	9	Check Stubs	1963
31	10	Deposit Slips	1963
31	11	Miscellaneous Finances	1964

Allen Park ApartmentsReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
32	1	Check Stubs	1958-1960
32	2-4	Bank Statements	1959
32	5-8	Processed Checks	1960
32	9-12	Miscellaneous Finances	1958-1960

Oversize MaterialsReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box
33	Income and Expenditures Ledger	1956-1961

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Game and game-birds
Publishers and Publishing--Utah--Sources
Upland game birds--Utah

Personal Names

Allen, George Albert
Allen, Ruth Larson

Corporate Names

Allen Publishing Company--Records and correspondence

Form or Genre Terms

Correspondence
Financial records

Titles within the Collection

Pheasant fanciers, game breeders, and aviculturists' gazette

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