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Alfred Gordon Erickson photograph collection, 1940-1950

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Erickson, Alfred Gordon,1918-1988
Title
Alfred Gordon Erickson photograph collection
Dates
1940-1950 (inclusive)
Quantity
1 Box, (.5 linear feet)
Collection Number
UUS_P0479
Summary
The Alfred Gordon Erickson photograph collection consists of 255 black and white prints and 24 Utah postcards. The prints were taken by Alfred Gordon Erickson between 1940 and 1950 and consist of images of Erickson with the Army in California, and during his time at Utah State University. Of particular interest are several views of the Jack London ranch and of his widow Charmian London.
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

Alfred Gordon Erickson was born to Alfred Allen and Maggie Balls Erickson on September 9, 1918, in Smithfield, UT. His paternal grandfather, Alfred Erickson, was a Swedish immigrant who settled in Cache Valley. He enlisted in the Army Air Force on September 25, 1940, and served in the European Theater during World War II. He attended Utah State Agricultural College from 1946 to 1949 and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Education. Erickson was active in the Intercollegiate Knights, Lambda Delta Sigma, and Kappa Sigma Kappa during his time at USU. He married Berenice Seamons in the Logan Utah Temple on June 8, 1948, and they had five children: Marie, Ray Gordon, Ralph Lynn, Dale Bruce and Edwin Leon. He taught agriculture at high schools in Wyoming, Idaho and Utah, and died in Logan on October 23, 1988.

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Content Description

The Alfred Gordon Erickson photograph collection consists of 255 black and white prints and 24 Utah postcards. The prints were taken by Alfred Gordon Erickson between 1940 and 1950 and consist of images of Erickson with the Army in California and during his time at Utah State University. Of particular interest are several views of the Jack London ranch and of his widow Charmian London.

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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 Alfred Gordon Erickson Photograph Collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Photograph Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.

Preferred Citation

Initial Citation: USU_P0479; Alfred Gordon Erickson Photograph Collection; Photograph Collections Special Collections and Archives. Utah State University Merrill-Cazier Library. Logan, Utah.

Following Citations:USU_P0479, USUSCA.

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Administrative Information

Processing Note

Processed in February of 2012.

Acquisition Information

Donated by Ralph Lynn Erickson, son of Alfred Gordon Erickson, December 2011.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Subject Terms

  • World War, 1939-1945--United States--Photographs
  • College students--Utah--Logan--Social life and customs--Photographs
  • Commencement ceremonies--Utah--Logan--Photographs
  • Postcards--Utah--Specimens
  • Soldiers--California--Hamilton Air Force Base--Photographs
  • Soldiers--California--Photographs

Personal Names

  • Erickson, Alfred Gordon, 1918-1988--Photographs

Corporate Names

  • United States--Army Air Forces--Military Life--Photographs
  • Utah State Agricultural College--Students--Photographs

Family Names

  • London, Charmian--Homes and haunts--Photographs
  • London, Jack, 1876-1916--Homes and haunts--Photographs

Geographical Names

  • Yosemite National Park (Calif.)--Photographs

Finding aid/Register created by Aurora Wallis Durfee
2012

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