John Howard Allison Forestry Journals Collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS-1066-BC
Scope and Content
This collection consists primarily of three journals of J. H. Allison, spanning the years 1908-1923, and covering the period of his work for the Forest Service in Arizona and New Mexico and later as a professor of forestry at the University of Minnesota. In his journals, Allison details forestry work in a number of locations, including Arizona, New Mexico, Washington, D.C., Arkansas and Minnesota. Allison’s forestry activities include calipering, timber assessment, reconnaissance and more. The journals also discuss daily life and social activities, weather conditions, personal and family experiences, travel (including details on modes of transportation) and an ongoing effort at real estate speculation in California. The collection also includes Allison's Forest Service Account book for 1909-1910. Also in the collection are digital copies of five albums of photographs taken by J.H. Allison, mostly during his work for the Forest Service in Arizona, 1906-1908, but including later family photos in Minnesota and in Wyoming, Montana and in Ontario, Canada in the 1920s. In addition, the collection contains a digital copy of the diary of Mabel Ann Shepard Allison, first wife of J.H. Allison, who died in 1920, as well as digital copies of three portraits of J.H. Allison. Related documents in the collection include a copy of letter to J.H. Allison from his mother, December 30, 1908; a copy of a 1908 letter from J.H. Allison to Gifford Pinchot; a copy a newspaper article about the life and work of J.H. Allison; and a copy of “The National Forest Service: In the Beginning, Photos and History of Early Days on the Southwest Region 3”, consisting of photos taken by J. H. Allison, 1906-1908 during his work for the Forest Service, with transcriptions of Allison's original captions.
Dates
- ca. 1900-1926
Creator
- Allison, J. H. (John Howard) (Person)
Language of Materials
English
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Copy Restrictions
Limited duplication of CSWR material is allowed for research purposes. User is responsible for compliance with all copyright, privacy, and libel laws. Permission is required for publication or distribution.
Biographical Information
John Howard “Pop” Allison was born September 25, 1883 in East Granby, Connecticut. He attended Sheffield Scientific School at Yale, graduating in 1905. In 1906, Allison earned a master's degree from the Yale School of Forestry. From 1906-1913, Allison worked for the United States Forest Service, with assignments in Washington, D.C., the San Francisco Mountains National Forest Reserve/Coconino National Forest and Albuquerque, New Mexico. While in the Forest Service, Allison prepared the first Coconino National Forest Working Plan. On September 6, 1911, Allison married Mabel Ann Shepard. They had three children: John Howard Allison, Jr. (1913), Wallace (1916) and Ruth (later renamed Deborah) (1918). Allison resigned from the Forest Service in 1913 to become a professor in the College of Forestry at St. Paul, Minnesota, where he worked until his retirement in 1952. Mabel Ann Shepard Allison died of pneumonia on February 18, 1920. John Howard Allison died December 9, 1979 in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Extent
1 box (.5 cu ft)
Abstract
This collection consists primarily of three journals of John Howard Allison, spanning the years 1908-1923, and covering the period of his work for the Forest Service in Arizona and New Mexico and later as a professor of forestry at the University of Minnesota. Included is Allison's Forest Service Account book for 1909-1910. Also in the collection are digital copies of five albums of photographs taken by Allison, mostly during his work for the Forest Service in Arizona, 1906-1908, but also including later family photos from the 1920s. In addition, the collection contains a digital copy of the 1915 diary of Mabel Ann Shepard Allison, first wife of J.H. Allison; three portraits of J.H. Allison; and other related materials.
Creator
- Allison, J. H. (John Howard) (Person)
- Title
- Finding Aid of the John Howard Allison Forestry Journals Collection, circa 1900-1926
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- C. Geherin
- Date
- © 2020
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is in English
Revision Statements
- Monday, 20210524: Attribute normal is missing or blank.
Repository Details
Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository
Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451