A. Douglas Allen photograph collection
Scope and Contents
The A. Douglas Allen Photo Collection consists of 126 black and white prints taken between 1930 and 1950. Included in the collection are snapshots of Allen's military training at Ft. Douglas in Salt Lake City, Utah; a Utah Agricultural College (now called Utah State University) sponsored engineering field trip to Washington, Oregon and California; various locations throughout Cache Valley including the Logan LDS Temple and USU campus; road projects; and the Deer Creek Dam construction in Utah County. Also included in the collection are personal documents consisting of a detailed work history, a resume, and an obituary.
Dates
- Creation: 1930-1950
Language of Materials
Material in English
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the A. Douglas Allen Photo Collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Photograph Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.
Biographical Note
A. Douglas Allen (1914-2006) was born in Hyrum, Utah on March 26, 1914 to Austin David and Georgia Obray Allen. He attended public school in Cache Valley and obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering from Utah State Agricultural College in 1938. He went on to work for the Utah State Road Commission, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Geneva Steel Company, and Thiokol Chemical Company. He was also a successful dry-land and poultry farmer. He married Ruth Emma Hanks on June 23, 1939 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served in various church positions during his membership including bishop, temple worker, and Patriarch. Allen was also involved in city government by serving on the Hyrum City Council.
Extent
1 Box (.25 linear feet)
Abstract
The A. Douglas Allen Photo Collection consists of 126 black and white prints taken between 1930 and 1950. Included in the collection are snapshots of Allen's military training at Ft. Douglas in Salt Lake City, Utah; a Utah Agricultural College (now called Utah State University) sponsored engineering field trip to Washington, Oregon and California; various locations throughout Cache Valley including the Logan LDS Temple, and USU campus; and the Deer Creek Dam construction in Utah County.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by retired USU professor Stan Allen in 2011
Processing Information
Processed in November of 2011
Geographic
- Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho)--Photographs
- Deer Creek Dam (Wasatch County, Utah)--Design and construction--Photographs
- Logan (Utah)--Aerial views--Photographs
Topical
- Colleges and Universities
- Engineering students--Travel--West (U.S.)--Photographs
- Military education--Utah--Fort Douglas--Photographs
- Postcards--Utah--Logan--Specimens
- Roads--Utah--Design and contruction--Photographs
- School field trips--California--Photographs
- School field trips--Oregon--Photographs
- School field trips--Washington--Photographs
- Soldiers--Utah--Fort Douglas--Photographs
- Water and Water Rights
- Title
- Guide to the A. Douglas Allen photograph collection, 1930-1950
- Author
- Finding aid/Register created by Lisa J. Meade
- Date
- 2011
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Based On Dacs (Describing Archives: A Content Standard, 2nd Edition)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid encoded in English
Revision Statements
- 2009: Template information was updated to reflect Archives West best practice guidelines.
Repository Details
Part of the Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives Repository
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
3000 Old Main Hill
Logan Utah 84322-3000 United States
435 797-8248
435 797-2880 (Fax)
scweb@usu.edu