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
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.
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Gift of Amy Allen Price in 1983.
Processed by Allesen Peck in 1984.
Photographs were transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections (P0021).
Correspondence, magazine clippings, and tally sheets showing number of responses from advertising in the
Correspondence, book orders, and receipts received from subscription agencies.
Correspondence and miscellaneous received from companies and organizations in this state.
Correspondence and miscellaneous received from companies and organizations in this state.
Correspondence and purchase orders.
Correspondence.
Correspondence.
Correspondence, subscription slips, handbook, and by-laws.
Correspondence and miscellaneous from persons and agencies in these states.
Purchase orders.
Letters from
Returned checks received by the company and correspondence in regards to them.
Correspondence and invoices.
Correspondence and colored illustrations of pheasants.
Correspondence between George Allen and Breese, director of Honolulu Zoo.
Correspondence and miscellaneous received from companies and organizations in this state.
Correspondence.
Correspondence and miscellaneous received from companies in Canada.
Correspondence and subscription lists.
Correspondence and purchase orders.
Correspondence and invoices.
Correspondence and miscellaneous received from companies and organizations in this state.
Correspondence and miscellaneous received from companies and organizations in this state.
Correspondence.
Correspondence and invoices.
Copies of letters sent to customers notifying them of credits made to their accounts.
Correspondence between George Allen and Crosby, a publishing agent.
Customs forms and other materials referring to shipment of books.
Correspondence between George Allen and Delacour, director of Los Angeles County Museum.
Invoices and packing slips.
Subscription orders.
Miscellaneous.
Correspondence, invoices, and receipts.
Correspondence and miscellaneous received from companies and organizations in this state.
Correspondence with persons and companies in this country.
Correspondence and miscellaneous from persons and companies in this country.
Correspondence and miscellaneous from persons and companies in this country.
Correspondence and miscellaneous from persons and companies in this country.
Correspondence and miscellaneous from persons and companies in this country.
Correspondence and miscellaneous from persons and companies in this country.
Correspondence with companies in this country.
Correspondence with persons in this country.
Correspondence.
Correspondence, check stubs, and invoices.
Miscellaneous.
Letter from Don Kirkham, secretary.
Correspondence.
Correspondence.
Miscellaneous.
Correspondence and miscellaneous from companies and organizations in this state.
Book orders and invoices.
Order forms and catalog.
Miscellaneous received from companies in this state.
Correspondence and purchase orders.
Miscellaneous received from companies in this state.
Correspondence and newsletters.
Parcel post coupon books.
Miscellaneous.
Miscellaneous.
Correspondence and miscellaneous received from companies and organizations in this state.
Correspondence and miscellaneous received from companies and organizations in this state.
Miscellaneous received from companies and organizations in this state.
Correspondence and purchase orders.
For operating a private game farm.
Correspondence between Allen Park and the Farm and Wildlife Products Company concerning shipments of Liv, a bird food product.
Miscellaneous.
Miscellaneous.
Correspondence from companies and organizations in this state.
Miscellaneous received from companies in this state.
Miscellaneous received from companies in this state.
Miscellaneous received from companies in this state.
Correspondence with organizations in this state.
Correspondence and miscellaneous from companies and organizations in this state.
Correspondence and miscellaneous from companies and organizations in this state.
Map of Allen Park and information on installation of fuel lines.
Billing slip.
Correspondence.
Correspondence and miscellaneous from companies and organizations in this state.
Correspondence and miscellaneous from companies and organizations in this state.
Correspondence with companies and organizations in this state.
Correspondence with companies and organizations in this state.
Correspondence with companies and organizations in this state.
Correspondence and newsletters.
Correspondence with companies and organizations in this state.
Correspondence and miscellaneous recieved from companies and organizations in this state.
Correspondence with companies and organizations in this state.
Correspondence with companies and organizations in this state.
Miscellaneous.
Correspondence.
Correspondence with companies and organizations in this state.
Correspondence.
Forms and other materials related to the shipment of books.
Forms and other materials related to the shipment of books.
Forms and other materials related to the shipment of books.
Correspondence.
Correspondence.
Correspondence between Allen Publishing Co. and Rutgers, a book dealer in Zutphen, Holland.
Correspondence with persons and organizations in this state.
Correspondence with the press department of this country.
List of persons receiving sample copies of the
Correspondence with Seward, a book dealer in Melbourne, Australia.
Subscription slip for the
Correspondence with companies and organizations in this state.
Miscellaneous.
Correspondence.
Correspondence and miscellaneous.
Correspondence and miscellaneous.
Correspondence and invoices.
Purchase orders and correspondence.
Correspondence and invoices.
Correspondence and miscellaneous received from organizations in this state.
Letters complimenting the staff for putting out an excellent magazine.
Correspondence and miscellaneous received from companies and organizations in this state.
Correspondence and sample labels.
Correspondence.
Correspondence and miscellaneous from various government agencies.
Correspondence and purchase orders.
Miscellaneous received from companies and organizations in this state.
Correspondence with Van Hoesen, a book dealer.
Correspondence and invoices.
Correspondence with organizations in this state.
Correspondence and miscellaneous received from companies and organizations in this state.
Correspondence with persons and organizations in this area.
Correspondence with Waters, operator of a private game bird farm.
Sales slips.
Correspondence.
Miscellaneous received from companies and organizations in this state.
Records contain names and addresses of customer, date order was received, and date order was filled.
Records contain names and addresses of customer, date order was received, and date order was filled.
Monthly records of advertisements in the