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Allred papers, 1880-1982

Overview of the Collection

Title
Allred papers
Dates
1880-1982 (inclusive)
Quantity
9 boxes, (4 linear feet)
Collection Number
UUS_COLL MSS 118
Summary
Correspondence, personal writings, reports, and reprints covering Allred's professional life and interests. The bulk of the material covers the topics of cattle, cattle trails, western livestock raising, and western historical topics. The collection contains several items relating to Utah history, especially to San Juan County.
Repository
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives Division
Special Collections & Archives
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
Logan, UT
84322-3000
Telephone: 4357978248
Fax: 4357972880
scweb@usu.edu
Access Restrictions

No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.

Languages
English
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Biographical Note

Berten Wendell Allred was a soil conservationist, a rancher, and a historian and his papers reflect these interests. As a young man, he worked and lived as a cowboy in southern Utah. He later became a soil scientist and began to work for the federal government. Eventually he ended up in Washington, D. C. It was here, in the nation's capital, that he became more academically oriented towards western history. He became active in the Westerners and, together with Jeff Dykes and Fred Renner, formed the Buckaroos. The purpose of this group was to review western Americana books for Westerners' publications

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Content Description

The collection has been divided into three main series--personal material, professional and consultant work, and western history subject files and reprints.

Allred's personal files are comprised of correspondence, biographical material, and his own essays and articles. The correspondence has been processed alphabetically by correspondent. Worthy of note are the correspondence files relating to western artist and author Ross Santee. Allred and Santee were friends, and upon Santee's death, Allred began to work on a biography of the late author. While involved in this project, Allred wrote to and received letters from, Santee's friends and relatives concerning the author. This material is found in the Santee correspondence files. Included in this material are two letters from Santee to Allred that are illustrated with watercolors.

In addition to the correspondence and biographical files are a series of articles and essays written by Allred. These articles reflect his interests in cattle breeds, rangeland, cattle trails, members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, outlaws, and general western history topics. Several of his essays relate his experiences while a young man "punchin cows" in southern Utah.

The collection contains a small amount of Allred's professional work. After he retired in the late 1960s, he continued to do range work. Pertinent to this area are his notes and the federal reports on a study done on the Bear River Basin drainage system. Also, in the section are reports from work that Allred did in Argentina, Saudi Arabia, and Mali.

Finally, the collection houses subject files and a series of reprints relating to western history topics. These articles have been arranged alphabetically by author.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.

Permission to publish material from the Allred papers must be obtained from the Special Collections and Archives manuscript curator and/or the Special Collections and Archives department head.

Preferred Citation

Initial Citation: Allred Papers USU_COLL MSS 118, Box [ ]. Special Collections and Archives. Utah State University Merrill-Cazier Library. Logan, Utah.

Following Citations: USU_COLL MSS 118, USUSCA.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Organized into three series-I. Personal, II. Professional, III. Western history subject files and reprints.

Processing Note

Processed in May of 2006.

Acquisition Information

Acquisition information is unknown.

Separated Materials

Photographs have been removed from the collection and can be found in the A-Board historical photograph collection.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Subject Terms

  • Cattle breeds
  • Cattle trails--West (U.S.)
  • Conservation of natural resources
  • Ranch life--Texas.
  • Ranch life--Utah.
  • Range ecology
  • Rangelands--Arizona--History.
  • Rangelands--Revegetation
  • Trails--West (U.S.)

Geographical Names

  • Bear River (Utah-Idaho)
  • Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)
  • Dominquez-Escalante Trail.
  • Green River (Wyo.-Utah)
  • La Sal Mountains (Utah)
  • Tonto National Forest (Ariz.)--History.

Finding aid/Register created by Special Collections and Archives
2011

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