Allen Publishing Company records, 1952-1968
Table of Contents
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
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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
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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 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.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Use
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Preferred Citation
Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Administrative Information
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 Collection
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Alphabetical Files
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Description: Advertising
Correspondence, magazine clippings, and tally sheets showing number of responses from advertising in the Gazette.
Container: Box 1, Folder 1-2 -
Description: Agents
Correspondence, book orders, and receipts received from subscription agencies.
Container: Box 1, Folder 3-9 -
Description: Alabama
Correspondence and miscellaneous received from companies and organizations in this state.
Container: Box 1, Folder 10 -
Description: Alaska
Correspondence and miscellaneous received from companies and organizations in this state.
Container: Box 1, Folder 11 -
Description: All-Pet Books, Inc.
Correspondence and purchase orders.
Container: Box 1, Folder 12-13 -
Description: American Game Bird Breeders Cooperative Federation
Correspondence.
Container: Box 1, Folder 14 -
Description: American Institute of Park Executives, Inc.
Correspondence.
Container: Box 1, Folder 15 -
Description: American Pheasant Society
Correspondence, subscription slips, handbook, and by-laws.
Container: Box 1, Folder 16-22 -
Description: Arizona and Arkansas
Correspondence and miscellaneous from persons and agencies in these states.
Container: Box 2, Folder 1 -
Description: Articles of IncorporationContainer: Box 2, Folder 2
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Description: Audubon Society
Purchase orders.
Container: Box 2, Folder 3 -
Description: Back Issues
Letters from Gazette subscribers requesting back issues.
Container: Box 2, Folder 4-7 -
Description: Bad Checks
Returned checks received by the company and correspondence in regards to them.
Container: Box 2, Folder 8 -
Description: Bird Haven Publishing Company
Correspondence and invoices.
Container: Box 2, Folder 9 -
Description: Blanford Press Ltd.
Correspondence and colored illustrations of pheasants.
Container: Box 2, Folder 10 -
Description: Paul Breese
Correspondence between George Allen and Breese, director of Honolulu Zoo.
Container: Box 2, Folder 11 -
Description: Califonia
Correspondence and miscellaneous received from companies and organizations in this state.
Container: Box 2, Folder 12-13 -
Description: California Game Breeders Association
Correspondence.
Container: Box 2, Folder 14 -
Description: Canada
Correspondence and miscellaneous received from companies in Canada.
Container: Box 2, Folder 15-17 -
Description: Canadian Ornamental Pheasant and Game Bird Association
Correspondence and subscription lists.
Container: Box 2, Folder 18-19 -
Description: Caribbean Gardens
Correspondence and purchase orders.
Container: Box 2, Folder 20 -
Description: Citadel Press
Correspondence and invoices.
Container: Box 3, Folder 1 -
Description: Colorado
Correspondence and miscellaneous received from companies and organizations in this state.
Container: Box 3, Folder 2 -
Description: Connecticut
Correspondence and miscellaneous received from companies and organizations in this state.
Container: Box 3, Folder 3 -
Description: Cooper Ornithological Society
Correspondence.
Container: Box 3, Folder 4 -
Description: Country Life Ltd.
Correspondence and invoices.
Container: Box 3, Folder 5-12 -
Description: Credits
Copies of letters sent to customers notifying them of credits made to their accounts.
Container: Box 3, Folder 13-15 -
Description: Laurence E. Crosby
Correspondence between George Allen and Crosby, a publishing agent.
Container: Box 3, Folder 16-17 -
Description: Customs Statements
Customs forms and other materials referring to shipment of books.
Container: Box 3, Folder 18 -
Description: Jean Delacour
Correspondence between George Allen and Delacour, director of Los Angeles County Museum.
Container: Box 4, Folder 1 -
Description: Doubleday Publishers
Invoices and packing slips.
Container: Box 4, Folder 2 -
Description: F. W. Faxon Company
Subscription orders.
Container: Box 4, Folder 3 -
Description: "Feather for His Hat" Award
Miscellaneous.
Container: Box 4, Folder 4 -
Description: Field and Stream
Correspondence, invoices, and receipts.
Container: Box 4, Folder 5 -
Description: Florida
Correspondence and miscellaneous received from companies and organizations in this state.
Container: Box 4, Folder 6 -
Description: Foreign Countries, Australia
Correspondence with persons and companies in this country.
Dates: 1960-1964Container: Box 4, Folder 7 -
Description: Foreign Countries, Belgium
Correspondence and miscellaneous from persons and companies in this country.
Dates: 1958-1963Container: Box 4, Folder 8 -
Description: Foreign Countries, England
Correspondence and miscellaneous from persons and companies in this country.
Dates: 1958-1963Container: Box 4, Folder 9-12 -
Description: Foreign Countries, France
Correspondence and miscellaneous from persons and companies in this country.
Dates: 1959-1963Container: Box 4, Folder 13-14 -
Description: Foreign Countries, Germany
Correspondence and miscellaneous from persons and companies in this country.
Dates: 1960-1962Container: Box 4, Folder 15 -
Description: Foreign Countries, Holland
Correspondence and miscellaneous from persons and companies in this country.
Dates: 1958-1964Container: Box 4, Folder 16-17 -
Description: Foreign Countries, India
Correspondence with companies in this country.
Dates: 1961Container: Box 4, Folder 18 -
Description: Foreign Countries, Italy
Correspondence with persons in this country.
Dates: 1958-1964Container: Box 4, Folder 19 -
Description: Foreign Countries, MiscellaneousDates: 1957-1964Container: Box 5, Folder 1-3
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Description: Foreign Bird League
Correspondence.
Container: Box 5, Folder 4-5 -
Description: Franklin Square Subscription Agency
Correspondence, check stubs, and invoices.
Container: Box 5, Folder 6-7 -
Description: Fur Farms Publishing Company
Miscellaneous.
Container: Box 5, Folder 8 -
Description: Game Birds Incorporated
Letter from Don Kirkham, secretary.
Container: Box 5, Folder 9 -
Description: Gamekeepers Gazette
Correspondence.
Container: Box 5, Folder 10 -
Description: Gardner Advertising Agency
Correspondence.
Container: Box 5, Folder 11 -
Description: Gazette
Miscellaneous.
Container: Box 5, Folder 12-13 -
Description: Geflugel-BorseContainer: Box 5, Folder 14
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Description: Georgia
Correspondence and miscellaneous from companies and organizations in this state.
Container: Box 5, Folder 15-16 -
Description: Robert G. GibsonDates: 1957-1964Container: Box 5, Folder 17-25
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Description: Harcourt, Brace, & World, Inc.
Book orders and invoices.
Container: Box 6, Folder 1 -
Description: Howell Book House
Order forms and catalog.
Dates: 1961Container: Box 6, Folder 2 -
Description: Idaho
Miscellaneous received from companies in this state.
Container: Box 6, Folder 3 -
Description: Iliffe Press Ltd.
Correspondence and purchase orders.
Container: Box 6, Folder 4 -
Description: Illinois
Miscellaneous received from companies in this state.
Container: Box 6, Folder 5 -
Description: Illinois Game and Pet Breeders
Correspondence and newsletters.
Container: Box 6, Folder 6-12 -
Description: Insurance
Parcel post coupon books.
Container: Box 6, Volume 1-4 -
Description: Insurance
Miscellaneous.
Container: Box 6, Folder 13 -
Description: International Wild Waterfowl Association
Miscellaneous.
Container: Box 6, Folder 14-15 -
Description: Iowa
Correspondence and miscellaneous received from companies and organizations in this state.
Container: Box 6, Folder 16 -
Description: Kansas
Correspondence and miscellaneous received from companies and organizations in this state.
Container: Box 6, Folder 17 -
Description: Kentucky
Miscellaneous received from companies and organizations in this state.
Container: Box 6, Folder 18 -
Description: Leahy Manufacturing Company
Correspondence and purchase orders.
Container: Box 7, Folder 1-2 -
Description: Licenses and Permits
For operating a private game farm.
Container: Box 7, Folder 3 -
Description: Liv
Correspondence between Allen Park and the Farm and Wildlife Products Company concerning shipments of Liv, a bird food product.
Container: Box 7, Folder 4-9 -
Description: Louisiana
Miscellaneous.
Container: Box 7, Folder 10 -
Description: MacMillan Publishing Company
Miscellaneous.
Container: Box 7, Folder 11 -
Description: Maryland
Correspondence from companies and organizations in this state.
Container: Box 7, Folder 12 -
Description: Massachusetts
Miscellaneous received from companies in this state.
Container: Box 7, Folder 13 -
Description: Michigan
Miscellaneous received from companies in this state.
Container: Box 7, Folder 14 -
Description: Minnesota
Miscellaneous received from companies in this state.
Container: Box 7, Folder 15-16 -
Description: Mississippi
Correspondence with organizations in this state.
Container: Box 7, Folder 17 -
Description: Missouri
Correspondence and miscellaneous from companies and organizations in this state.
Container: Box 7, Folder 18 -
Description: Montana
Correspondence and miscellaneous from companies and organizations in this state.
Container: Box 7, Folder 19 -
Description: Mountain Fuel Supply
Map of Allen Park and information on installation of fuel lines.
Container: Box 7, Folder 20 -
Description: Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company
Billing slip.
Dates: 1959Container: Box 7, Folder 21 -
Description: Name Lists/DirectoriesDates: 1957-1959Container: Box 7, Folder 22
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Description: National Wildlife Federation
Correspondence.
Container: Box 7, Folder 23 -
Description: Nebraska
Correspondence and miscellaneous from companies and organizations in this state.
Container: Box 7, Folder 24-25 -
Description: Nevada
Correspondence and miscellaneous from companies and organizations in this state.
Container: Box 8, Folder 1 -
Description: New Jersey
Correspondence with companies and organizations in this state.
Container: Box 8, Folder 2 -
Description: New Mexico
Correspondence with companies and organizations in this state.
Container: Box 8, Folder 3 -
Description: New York
Correspondence with companies and organizations in this state.
Container: Box 8, Folder 4-5 -
Description: North American Game Breeders & Shooting Preserve Association
Correspondence and newsletters.
Container: Box 8, Folder 6-9 -
Description: North Dakota
Correspondence with companies and organizations in this state.
Container: Box 8, Folder 10 -
Description: Ohio
Correspondence and miscellaneous recieved from companies and organizations in this state.
Container: Box 8, Folder 11 -
Description: Oklahoma
Correspondence with companies and organizations in this state.
Container: Box 8, Folder 12 -
Description: Oregon
Correspondence with companies and organizations in this state.
Container: Box 8, Folder 13 -
Description: Outdoor Life
Miscellaneous.
Container: Box 8, Folder 14 -
Description: R. M. Pence
Correspondence.
Container: Box 8, Folder 15 -
Description: Pennsylvania
Correspondence with companies and organizations in this state.
Container: Box 8, Folder 16 -
Description: Pocket Books, Inc.
Correspondence.
Container: Box 8, Folder 17 -
Description: Post Office Records
Forms and other materials related to the shipment of books.
Dates: 1955-1957Container: Box 8, Folder 18-22 -
Description: Post Office Records
Forms and other materials related to the shipment of books.
Dates: 1958-1961Container: Box 9, Folder 1-21 -
Description: Post Office Records
Forms and other materials related to the shipment of books.
Dates: 1962-1965Container: Box 10, Folder 1-12 -
Description: Publishers, Booksellers, and Stationers
Correspondence.
Container: Box 10, Folder 13 -
Description: Ralston Purina Company
Correspondence.
Container: Box 10, Folder 14-15 -
Description: A. Rutgers
Correspondence between Allen Publishing Co. and Rutgers, a book dealer in Zutphen, Holland.
Container: Box 10, Folder 16-17 -
Description: Rhode Island
Correspondence with persons and organizations in this state.
Container: Box 10, Folder 18 -
Description: Russia
Correspondence with the press department of this country.
Container: Box 10, Folder 19 -
Description: Samples List
List of persons receiving sample copies of the Gazette.
Container: Box 10, Folder 20 -
Description: N. H. Seward
Correspondence with Seward, a book dealer in Melbourne, Australia.
Container: Box 10, Folder 21 -
Description: South Carolina
Subscription slip for the Gazette from South Carolina Bird Breeders Association.
Container: Box 10, Folder 22 -
Description: South Dakota
Correspondence with companies and organizations in this state.
Container: Box 10, Folder 23 -
Description: Sports Afield
Miscellaneous.
Container: Box 10, Folder 24 -
Description: Sportsman's Service Bureau
Correspondence.
Dates: 1957-1963Container: Box 11, Folder 1-3 -
Description: Stackpole Company
Correspondence and miscellaneous.
Container: Box 11, Folder 4 -
Description: Standard Rate and Data Service
Correspondence and miscellaneous.
Dates: 1958-1963Container: Box 11, Folder 5-7 -
Description: Sterling Publishing Company
Correspondence and invoices.
Dates: 1959-1963Container: Box 11, Folder 8-9 -
Description: Stromberg's Hatchery
Purchase orders and correspondence.
Dates: 1960-1963Container: Box 11, Folder 10-13 -
Description: T. F. H. Publications
Correspondence and invoices.
Dates: 1963-1964Container: Box 11, Folder 14 -
Description: Taxes, Tax Notices and ReceiptsDates: 1957-1964Container: Box 11, Folder 15
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Description: Taxes, Census of ManufacturersDates: 1964Container: Box 11, Folder 16
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Description: Taxes, Employer's Quarterly Federal Tax ReturnDates: 1964Container: Box 11, Folder 17
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Description: Taxes, Employer's Contribution ReportsDates: 1960-1965Container: Box 11, Folder 18-19
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Description: Taxes, Withholding Statements and MiscellaneousDates: 1960-1964Container: Box 11, Folder 20
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Description: Taxes, Income Tax ReturnsDates: 1953-1957Container: Box 12, Folder 1-4
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Description: Taxes, MiscellaneousContainer: Box 12, Folder 5
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Description: Tennessee
Correspondence and miscellaneous received from organizations in this state.
Container: Box 12, Folder 6 -
Description: Testimonials
Letters complimenting the staff for putting out an excellent magazine.
Container: Box 12, Folder 7-8 -
Description: Texas
Correspondence and miscellaneous received from companies and organizations in this state.
Container: Box 12, Folder 9-10 -
Description: Tompkins Label Service, Inc.
Correspondence and sample labels.
Container: Box 12, Folder 11 -
Description: United Nations
Correspondence.
Container: Box 12, Folder 12 -
Description: United States Government
Correspondence and miscellaneous from various government agencies.
Container: Box 12, Folder 13-14 -
Description: University of California Press
Correspondence and purchase orders.
Dates: 1961-1964Container: Box 12, Folder 15 -
Description: Utah
Miscellaneous received from companies and organizations in this state.
Container: Box 12, Folder 16 -
Description: Roy Van Hoesen
Correspondence with Van Hoesen, a book dealer.
Dates: 1956-1963Container: Box 13, Folder 1-2 -
Description: Vineland Poultry Laboratories
Correspondence and invoices.
Container: Box 13, Folder 3 -
Description: Virginia
Correspondence with organizations in this state.
Container: Box 13, Folder 4 -
Description: Washington
Correspondence and miscellaneous received from companies and organizations in this state.
Container: Box 13, Folder 5 -
Description: Washington, D.C.
Correspondence with persons and organizations in this area.
Container: Box 13, Folder 6 -
Description: Jerry Waters
Correspondence with Waters, operator of a private game bird farm.
Container: Box 13, Folder 7 -
Description: Western Newspaper Union
Sales slips.
Container: Box 13, Folder 8 -
Description: Wildfowl Trust
Correspondence.
Container: Box 13, Folder 9 -
Description: H. F. WitherbyContainer: Box 13, Folder 10
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Description: Wisconsin
Miscellaneous received from companies and organizations in this state.
Container: Box 13, Folder 11-12
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Customer Correspondence
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Description: A-BContainer: Box 14
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Description: C-DContainer: Box 15
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Description: E-GContainer: Box 16
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Description: H-JContainer: Box 17
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Description: K-LContainer: Box 18
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Description: Mc-MContainer: Box 19
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Description: N-QContainer: Box 20
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Description: R-SContainer: Box 21
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Description: S-VContainer: Box 22
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Description: W-ZContainer: Box 23
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Book Orders and Advertisers
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Description: Book Orders
Records contain names and addresses of customer, date order was received, and date order was filled.
Dates: 1954-1962Container: Box 24 -
Description: Book Orders
Records contain names and addresses of customer, date order was received, and date order was filled.
Dates: 1963Container: Box 25, Folder 1-9 -
Description: Advertisers
Monthly records of advertisements in the Gazette. Records show the name of the advertisers and typed copies of their ads.
Dates: 1953-1954Container: Box 25, Folder 10-13
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Subscription List
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Description: Africa, West Africa, Alabama, Alaska, and ArizonaContainer: Box 26, Folder 1
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Description: Arkansas, Australia, Belgium, and British West IndiesContainer: Box 26, Folder 2
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Description: CaliforniaContainer: Box 26, Folder 3-7
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Description: Canada, Central America, and ColoradoContainer: Box 26, Folder 8
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Description: Connecticut, Cuba, and DelawareContainer: Box 26, Folder 9
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Description: Denmark, England, France, Florida, and GeorgiaContainer: Box 26, Folder 10
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Description: Germany, Greece, Hawaii, Holland, Iceland, and IdahoContainer: Box 26, Folder 11
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Description: IllinoisContainer: Box 26, Folder 12-13
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Description: India, Indiana, IowaContainer: Box 26, Folder 14
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Description: ItalyContainer: Box 26, Folder 15
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Description: KentuckyContainer: Box 26, Folder 16
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Description: Louisiana and MaineContainer: Box 26, Folder 17
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Description: Massachusetts and MexicoContainer: Box 26, Folder 18
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Description: Michigan and MinnesotaContainer: Box 26, Folder 19
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Description: Mississippi and MissouriContainer: Box 27, Folder 1
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Description: Montana and NebraskaContainer: Box 27, Folder 2
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Description: Nevada and New JerseyContainer: Box 27, Folder 3
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Description: New Mexico and New YorkContainer: Box 27, Folder 4
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Description: New Zealand and North CarolinaContainer: Box 27, Folder 5
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Description: North DakotaContainer: Box 27, Folder 6
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Description: OhioContainer: Box 27, Folder 7
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Description: OklahomaContainer: Box 27, Folder 8
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Description: Oregon and PennsylvaniaContainer: Box 27, Folder 9
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Description: Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, Scotland, and South AmericaContainer: Box 27, Folder 10
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Description: South Carolina and South DakotaContainer: Box 27, Folder 11
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Description: TennesseeContainer: Box 27, Folder 12
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Description: TexasContainer: Box 27, Folder 13-15
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Description: Thailand and UtahContainer: Box 27, Folder 16
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Description: Vermont and VirginiaContainer: Box 27, Folder 17
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Description: VirginiaContainer: Box 27, Folder 18
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Description: West Indies, Wisconsin, and WyomingContainer: Box 27, Folder 19
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Description: Subscription ListDates: 1965-1966Container: Box 27, Folder 20-22
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Financial Records
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Description: Bank Deposit ReceiptsDates: 1955-1957Container: Box 28, Folder 1-2
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Description: Bank Deposit SlipsDates: 1956Container: Box 28, Folder 3
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Description: Miscellaneous FinancesDates: 1956Container: Box 28, Folder 4
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Description: Miscellaneous Banking ReceiptsDates: 1957Container: Box 28, Folder 5-6
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Description: Banking Deposit SlipsDates: 1957Container: Box 28, Folder 7-8
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Description: Check Stubs and Processed ChecksDates: 1957-1958Container: Box 28, Folder 9
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Description: Check Stubs and Processed ChecksDates: 1958Container: Box 29, Folder 1
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Description: Bank StatementsDates: 1958Container: Box 29, Folder 2
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Description: Bank Deposit SlipsDates: 1958Container: Box 29, Folder 3-5
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Description: Miscellaneous Banking ReceiptsDates: 1958Container: Box 29, Folder 6
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Description: Miscellaneous Financial RecordsContainer: Box 29, Folder 7-9
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Description: Bank StatementsDates: 1959Container: Box 30, Folder 1-3
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Description: Check Stubs and Processed ChecksDates: 1959-1960Container: Box 30, Folder 4
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Description: Bank StatementsDates: 1960Container: Box 30, Folder 5
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Description: Miscellaneous Banking ReceiptsDates: 1960Container: Box 30, Folder 6
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Description: Check StubsDates: 1961-1962Container: Box 31, Folder 1-2
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Description: Bank StatementsDates: 1961Container: Box 31, Folder 3-6
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Description: Deposit SlipsDates: 1962Container: Box 31, Folder 7-8
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Description: Check StubsDates: 1963Container: Box 31, Folder 9
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Description: Deposit SlipsDates: 1963Container: Box 31, Folder 10
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Description: Miscellaneous FinancesDates: 1964Container: Box 31, Folder 11
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Allen Park Apartments
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Description: Check StubsDates: 1958-1960Container: Box 32, Folder 1
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Description: Bank StatementsDates: 1959Container: Box 32, Folder 2-4
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Description: Processed ChecksDates: 1960Container: Box 32, Folder 5-8
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Description: Miscellaneous FinancesDates: 1958-1960Container: Box 32, Folder 9-12
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Oversize Materials
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Description: Income and Expenditures LedgerDates: 1956-1961Container: Box 33
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- Pheasant fanciers, game breeders, and aviculturists' gazette
