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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)18991927
- 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
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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
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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
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
AlbumReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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