AHJ_ah07636 Inventory of the Karl C. Allan papers, 1892-1979 Allan (Karl C.) Papers Processed by Emily Christopherson in November 2011 The creation of the EAD-version of this finding aid has been made possible through a grant from the National Historic Publications and Records Commission. University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

American Heritage Center Dept. 3924, 1000 E. University Avenue University of Wyoming Laramie, WY 82071 Phone: 307.766.2574 Fax:307.766.5511 Email:ahcref@uwyo.edu URL:http://ahc.uwyo.edu/

2011

University of Wyoming

Finding aid encoded by Emily Christopherson November 2011 Finding aid is in English Collection Summary Allan, Karl C. Karl C. Allan papers 1892-1979 07636 5.83 cubic ft. (16 boxes) University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. English The papers of Karl C. “Sunny” Allan, a ranger in Grand Teton National Park and surrounding areas from 1918-1956. Biography of Karl C. Allan

Karl C. "Sunny" Allan (1886-1978) was born in Ogden, Utah. He worked as a telephone lineman in the early 1900s, and was part of the Bureau of Reclamation crew that built a telephone line from Ashton, Idaho to Moran, Wyoming. In 1913, he joined the U.S. Forest Service and worked in the Targhee National Forest building telephone lines to fire lookouts. In 1918, he became a district ranger at Camas Meadows, Idaho. He worked at the Black Rock ranger station in Wyoming from 1930-1938, and the Jackson Lake ranger station in Wyoming from 1938-1942. From 1944-1956, Allan worked as a ranger in Grand Teton National Park (Wyo.) and managed the Rockefeller Wildlife Range. He and his wife, Esther, lived in the Jackson Hole area for more than 40 years.

Scope and Content

Collection contains correspondence (much of it connected with the U.S. Forest Service), biographical information, government documents and other printed material mainly regarding the Jackson Hole and Yellowstone areas of Wyoming, manuscripts, notebooks, and maps. A large portion of the collection is photographs of the Allan family and many other Jackson Hole residents and visitors, work and life of park rangers, wildlife, and scenery in Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks, as well as Targhee National Forest, Wyoming.

Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.

The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.

Related Materials

There are no known other archival collections created by Karl C. Allan at the date of processing.

Acquisition Information

This material was received from Esther B. Allan (wife) in 1980.

Processing Information

The collection was processed by Emily Christopherson in November 2011.

Preferred Citation

Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

Access Terms Allan, Esther B. Colter, John, ca. 1775-1813. Beery, Wallace. Leigh, Richard, d. 1899. United States. Forest Service. United States. National Park Service. National parks and reserves -- Management. Yellowstone National Park. Targhee National Forest (Idaho and Wyo.). Grand Teton National Park (Wyo.). Jackson Hole (Wyo.). Wyoming -- History, 1890-1918. Wyoming -- History, 1919-1945. Wyoming -- History, 1946- Photographs. Park rangers. Forest rangers. Places Wyoming Environment and Conservation National Parks Container List Series I. Papers 1892-1979

Arranged alphabetically. Contains correspondence (much of it connected with the U.S. Forest Service), biographical information, government documents and other printed material mainly regarding the Jackson Hole and Yellowstone areas of Wyoming, manuscripts, notebooks, and maps.

3 Announcements circa 1968 9 Articles - primarily regarding the Jackson Hole and the Teton region 1879-1972 3 Awards and certificates 1944, 1971 3 Biographical information - Esther B. Allan undated 3 Biographical information - Karl C. Allan undated 3 Biographical information - Richard Leigh ("Beaver Dick") undated 3 Biographical information - Rudolph Rosencrans undated 3 Camp Fire Girls handbook 1922 3 Charlie Hedrich interview - life at Grand Lake, Colorado circa 1900 1974 3 Correspondence 1908-1978 3 Correspondence - cards circa 1950s 3 Forest Service bulletins 1921-1978 3 Government documents, permits, and certificates 1901-1974 3 Guestbook - visitors to K.C. Allan's ranger stations in Teton National Park 1935-1952 3 Invitations (primarily from Horace Albright) circa 1965, undated 3 List - Jackson Hole post offices 1892-1968 3 List - movies filmed in Teton National Forest 1922-1955 4 Manuscripts - "Annals of Jackson Hole" by J.R. Jones undated 3 Manuscripts - "Bridger-Teton Land Use Planning: The Key to Maintaining a Quality Environment" 1973 4 Manuscripts - "For Sunny Allan" by Sally Carrighar undated 9 Manuscripts - "History of Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Before the Year 1907" by Walcott Watson 1935 3 Manuscripts - "Last of the Buffalo: Comprising a History of the Buffalo Herd of the Flathead Reservation and an Account of the Great Round-Up" 1909 4 Manuscripts - "Reports on timber and trespass cases on Monument" by Karl Allan undated 4 Manuscripts - "Teton National Forest: History" by Esther B. Allan - draft photocopy undated 4 Manuscripts - notes kept by Esther Allan for the writing of the history of the Teton National Forest undated 3 Manuscripts - "Williamsburg Award to Sir Winston Churchill: The Journal of a Trip to London" by Horace Albright (inscribed and signed by Albright) 1955 4 Maps - dated events war map, furnished by United Airlines 1942 4 Maps - Old Town Jackson - hand drawn with annotations undated 4 Maps - Targhee and Teton National Forests, Idaho and Wyoming, USDA 1936 4 Maps - Teton National Forest - mapped by Rosencrans (hand colored) undated 12 Maps - Teton National Forest, Wyoming - Sixth Principal Meridian, USDA 1930 4 Maps - Teton National Forest, Wyoming - Sixth Principal Meridian, USDA 1938 4 Maps - Teton National Forest, Wyoming - Sixth Principal Meridian, USDA, cloth edition 1948 4 Maps - Yellowstone National Park, Early National Forest Boundaries, USGS - noted by Esther B. Allan 1896 9 Miscellaneous 1940-1971, undated 10 Newspaper clippings - "Historical Jackson Hole" circa 1949-1972 10 Newspaper clippings - animals circa 1940-1957 10 Newspaper clippings - Esther Allan 1937-1970 10 Newspaper clippings - Karl Allan 1947-1978 10 Newspaper clippings - miscellaneous circa 1948-1966 10 Newspaper clippings - presidential visit of Jimmy Carter to Jackson Hole 1978 10 Notebook - Al Austin's - primarily historical facts and notes concerning the Wyoming region and person in the late 1800s undated 10 Notebook - J. Neilson Barry - containing map of Yellowstone route taken by John Colter in 1807 circa 1937 4 Painting - "American Opossum" by Paul Bransom (reproduction) undated 4 Painting - buffalo in a meadow undated 4 Painting - river scene by A. Oliver undated 5 Pamphlets - primarily regarding the Teton region circa 1926-1973 6 Periodicals - primarily regarding Wyoming and the Forest and Park Service 1948-1977 9 Programs - for events around Jackson Hole and the Teton region 1954, 1974 9 Research materials - used by Esther Allan undated 11 Scrapbook - includes articles written by Esther B. Allan undated 9 Yearbook - National Forests in Your Life 1970 Series II. Photographs 1905-1976

Arranged alphabetically. Contains photographs of the Allan family and many other Jackson Hole residents and visitors, work and life of park rangers, wildlife, and scenery in Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks, as well as Targhee National Forest, Wyoming.

11 Allyn Hanks and John Laughlin undated 7 Ashton, Idaho dog races - American Dog Derby undated 7 "Beaver Dick" (Richard Leigh) undated 7 Building a narrow gauge railway undated 7 Clearing snow from railroad tracks undated 11 Cowboy Bar - Jackson, Wyoming undated 13-14 Deer and cattle (glass plate negatives) undated 7 Dudes and dude ranches undated 15 Elbow Ranch (color prints and negatives) 1972 7 Esther B. Allan undated 7 Famous Pinedale Rendezvous 1970 7 Flying V Ranch undated 7 Good times with the rangers undated 11 Grand Teton National Park undated 7 Grand Teton National Park/Forest - winter undated 7 Grand Teton National Park/Forest scenery undated 7 Hunting and poaching undated 7 Jackson Hole and nearby communities undated 7 Karl C. Allan ("Sunny") undated 11 Karl C. Allan at cookout - photographs taken by Wallace Beery 1940 11 Karl Allan on an elk in Yellowstone 1924 7 Karl C. Allan ("Sunny") - work undated 7 Karl C. Allan ("Sunny") with his new car circa 1915 7 Mack's Inn Among the Pines - Idaho undated 16 Miscellaneous ranger activities (interpositives converted from nitrate negatives) undated 7 Moonshiners' hideaways undated 11 Mule deer undated 7 National Forest and Park ranger stations, headquarters, and residences undated 7 Pack trips undated 7 Paul Petzoldt's route on his 2nd attempt at a winter ascent of Grand Teton 1949 7 People - Al Austin undated 7 People - "Beaver Tooth" Charlie Neals in Elk, Wyoming undated 7 People - Baron and Baroness R. Von Maltzahn 1937 7 People - Ben Sheffield on Signal Mountain - first lookout station undated 7 People - Bill Beard undated 7 People - Bill Manning - first game warden undated 7 People - Cal Carrington - caretaker of "Cissie" Patterson undated 7 People - Cal Carrington's memorial marker undated 7 People - Charles and Helen Lang undated 7 People - Chief Joseph undated 7 People - "Chuck" Smith and Elt Davis undated 7 People - Dix - Superintendent of Teton National Park 1948 7 People - Emily Woodbury and Al Austin 1938 7 People - Emily Woodbury 1940 7 People - Ernest Chase (Karl Allan's uncle) circa 1936 7 People - Frank Craighead 1946 7 People - Geraldine Lucas - woman homesteader in Jackson Hole, Wyoming - first woman to climb Grand Teton 1929 7 People - Gladys and Reginald Laubin - the famous Indian dancers undated 7 People - Hank Crandall undated 7 People - Henry and Rose Crabtree 1939 7 People - Jack Tereebaugh undated 7 People - Jim Bridger undated 7 People - John and Margaret Craighead 1946 7 People - John McLaughlin - Superintendent undated 7 People - Marv Carr - Forest Service guard 1941 7 People - Mike Yokel - wrestler undated 7 People - Mr. and Mrs. John Turner 1953 7 People - Mr. Leek and Mr. W.H. Jackson circa 1940 7 People - Mr. McQueen - the copper man undated 7 People - Noble Gregory, Sr. - early settler in Jackson Hole, Wyoming undated 7 People - Old Timers' picnic 1976 7 People - Paul Judge - Chief Ranger at Teton National Park 1946 7 People - Peggy Pendergraft 1969 7 People - Rosie Rosencrans undated 7 People - Roy Van Vleck - Jackson Hole's undertaker 1935 7 People - Rudolph Rosencrans undated 7 People - "Slim" Pendergraft monument 1958 7 People - William Owen - after which Mt. Owen was named undated 7 People with wildlife undated 8 Religious missions in the West undated 8 Rodeos undated 8 Scenery and towns undated 1 Scrapbook - Ashton, Idaho - American Dog Derby 1917-1924 1 Scrapbook - Ashton, Idaho - clearing snow from railroad tracks 1915-1916 2 Scrapbook - "Life and Work of a Ranger" - Yellowstone National Park, Targhee National Forest circa 1920s, 1 Scrapbook - Ute Indian reservation; the mine at Dragon, Utah; the Uinta railroad; Vernal and Green river early 1900s 2 Scrapbook - Yellowstone National Park; Targhee National Forest; Jackson Hole, Wyoming; Challis National Forest 1908-1927 8 St. Anthony, Idaho circa 1905 7 Summer 1974 15 Summer (color negatives) 1974 8 Targhee National Forest - bear hunt 1920 8 Targhee National Forest - summer ranger activities undated 8 Targhee National Forest - winter activities undated 8 Wallace Beery undated 8 Wallace Beery - "The Bugle Sounds" undated 8 Wallace Beery - "Gold Town" undated 8 Wallace Beery - "This Man's Navy" undated 8 Wallace Beery - "Twenty Mule Team" undated 8 Wildlife undated 8 Yellowstone undated