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

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

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.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

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.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

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.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Processing Note

Processed in February of 2012.

Acquisition Information

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

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

World War II Images, 1940-1945 Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
1 1 1940 December 15
1 1 1940 November 10
1 1 1940 November 10
1 1 1940 November 10
1 1 1940 November 10
1 1 1940 October 15
1 1 1940 October 15
1 1 1940 October 13
1 1 1940 December 15
1 1 1941 February 4
1 1 1940 December 16
1 1 1940-1945
1 1 1940-1945
1 1 1942 February 1
1 1 1940-1945
1 1 1940-1945
1 1 1940-1945
1 1 1940-1945
1 1 1940-1945
1 1 1940-1945
1 1 1940-1945
1 1 1940-1945
1 1 1940-1945
1 1 1940-1945
1 1 1940-1945
1 1 1940-1945
1 1 1940-1945
1 1 1940-1945
1 1 1940-1945
1 1 1940-1945
1 1 1940-1945
1 1 1940-1945
1 1 1940-1945
1 1 1940-1945
1 1 1940-1945
1 1 1941 June 8
1 1 1940 October 27
1 1 1940 October 27
1 1 1940 October 27
1 1 1940 October 27
1 1 1940 October 4
1 1 1940-1945
1 1 1940-1945
1 1 1940-1945
1 1 1940-1945
1 1 1940-1945
1 1 1940-1945
1 1 1940-1945
1 1 1940-1945
1 1 1940-1945
1 1 1940-1945
1 1 1940-1945
1 1 1940-1945
1 1 1940-1945
1 1 1940 November 10
1 1 1940 November 10
1 1 1940 October 27
1 1 1940 October 27
1 1 1940-1945
1 1 1940-1945
1 2 1940 June 20
1 2 1940-1945
1 2 1940-1945
1 2 1940-1945
1 2 1941 February 25
1 2 1940-1945
1 2 1940-1945
1 2 1940-1945
1 2 1940-1945
1 2 1940-1945
1 2 1940-1945
1 2 1940-1945
1 2 1940-1945
1 2 1940-1945
1 2 1940-1945
1 2 1941 February 25
1 2 1940-1945
1 2 1940-1945
1 2 1941 February 25
1 2 1941 February 24
1 2 1940-1945
1 2 1940-1945
1 2 1940-1945
1 2 1941 February 25
1 2 1940-1945
1 2 1940-1945
1 2 1940-1945
1 2 1941 February 25
1 2 1940-1945
1 2 1940-1945
1 2 1940-1945
1 2 1940-1945
1 2 1940-1945
1 2 1940-1945
1 2 1940-1945
1 2 1940-1945
1 2 1940-1945
1 2 1940-1945
1 3 1940-1945
1 3 1940-1945
1 3 1940-1945
1 3 1940-1945
1 3 1941 July 8
1 3 1941 July 8
1 3 1941 July 8
1 3 1941 July 8
1 3 1941 July 8
1 3 1940-1945
1 3 1940-1945
1 3 1940-1945
1 3 1940-1945
1 3 1940-1945
1 3 1940-1945
1 3 1940-1945
1 3 1940-1945
1 3 1940-1945
1 3 1940-1945
1 3 1940-1945
1 3 1940-1945
1 3 1940-1945
1 3 1940-1945
1 3 1940-1945
1 3 1940-1945
1 3 1940-1945
1 3 1940-1945
1 3 1940-1945
1 3 1941 February 25
1 3 1940-1945
1 3 1940-1945
1 3 1940-1945
1 3 1940-1945
1 3 1940-1945
1 3 1940-1945
1 3 1940-1945
1 3 1940-1945
1 3 1940-1945
1 3 1940-1945
1 3 1940-1945
1 3 1940-1945
1 3 1940-1945
1 3 1940-1945
1 3 1940-1945
1 4 1940-1945
1 4 1940-1945
1 4 1942 February 1
1 4 1940-1945
1 4 1940-1945
1 4 1940-1945
1 4 1940 December 15
1 4 1940-1945
1 4 1940-1945
1 4 1940-1945
1 4 1940-1945
1 4 1940-1945
1 4 1940-1945
1 4 1942 February 1
1 4 1942 February 1
1 4 1942 February 1
1 4 1942 February 1
1 4 1942 February 1
1 4 1942 February 1
1 4 1942 February 1
1 4 1942 February 1
1 4 1940-1945
1 4 1940-1945
1 4 1940 December 15
1 4 1940-1945
1 4 1940 November 18
1 4 1940 September 28
1 4 1940 October 3
1 4 1940-1945
1 4 1940 October 4
1 4 1940-1945
1 4 1940 November 10
1 4 1940 November 10
1 4 1940 November 10
1 4 1940 November 10
1 4 1940 October 15
1 4 1941 September 18
1 4 1941 November 18
1 4 1940-1945
1 4 1940-1945

Utah Postcards, 1940-1945Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
1 5
1-05-01: Salt Lake Temple
1940-1945
1 5
1-05-02: Section of Temple Block
1940-1945
1 5
1-05-03: Salt Lake Temple
1940-1945
1 5
1-05-04: Tabernacle at Temple Square
1940-1945
1 5
1-05-05: Salt Lake City from the air, including Temple, Tabernacle, Capitol and L.D.S. Hospital
1940-1945
1 5
1-05-06: Salt Lake Temple
1940-1945
1 5
1-05-07: Collins Gulch in Alta, UT
1940-1945
1 5
1-05-08: Tabernacle Choir and inside of Tabernacle
1940-1945
1 5
1-05-09: Salt Lake Temple in winter
1940-1945
1 5
1-05-10: Salt Lake Temple and Seagull Monument
1940-1945
1 5
1-05-11: Great Salt Lake Cut-off on the Great Salt Lake
1940-1945
1 5
1-05-12: Brighton, Big Cottonwood Canyon, UT
1940-1945
1 5
1-05-13: Saltair Pavilion from the water, by the Great Salt Lake
1940-1945
1 5
1-05-14: Main Street at night in Salt Lake City, UT
1940-1945
1 5
1-05-15: Utah State Capitol at night, Salt Lake City, UT
1940-1945
1 5
1-05-16: Hotel Utah and Salt Lake Temple
1940-1945
1 5
1-05-17: Eagle Gate looking towards Capitol building, Salt Lake City, UT
1940-1945
1 5
1-05-18: Tabernacle in summer
1940-1945
1 5
1-05-19: Governor's Reception Room, Utah State Capitol, Salt Lake City, UT
1940-1945
1 5
1-05-20: Mormon Battalion monument, State Capitol Grounds, Salt Lake City, UT
1940-1945
1 5
1-05-21: Corridor and Main Stairways, Utah State Capitol, Salt Lake City, UT
1940-1945
1 5
1-05-22: Front of Utah State Capitol building, Salt Lake City, UT
1940-1945
1 5
1-05-23: View of Utah Copper Company's property, Bingham, UT
1940-1945
1 5
1-05-24: Souvenir album of Salt Lake City, UT, featuring inside of Tabernacle, Temple Square, Temple, Hotel Utah, Seagull monument, Brigham Young monument, first house built in Utah, the Cathedral of the Madeleine, Capitol building and other sights
1940-1945

USU College Life , 1945-1950Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
1 6 1945-1950
1 6 1945-1950
1 6 1945-1950
1 6 1945-1950
1 6 1945-1950
1 6 1945-1950
1 6 1945-1950
1 6 1945-1950
1 6 1945-1950
1 6 1945-1950
1 6 1945-1950
1 6 1945-1950
1 6 1945-1950
1 6 1945-1950
1 6 1945-1950
1 6 1945-1950
1 6 1945-1950
1 6 1945-1950
1 6 1945-1950
1 6 1945-1950
1 6 1945-1950
1 6 1945-1950
1 6 1945-1950
1 6 1945-1950
1 6 1945-1950
1 6 1945-1950
1 6 1945-1950
1 6 1945-1950
1 6 1945-1950
1 6 1945-1950
1 6 1945-1950
1 6 1945-1950
1 6 1945-1950
1 6 1945-1950
1 7 1945-1950
1 7 1945-1950
1 7 1945-1950
1 7 1945-1950
1 7 1945-1950
1 7 1945-1950
1 7 1945-1950
1 7 1945-1950
1 7 1945-1950
1 7 1945-1950
1 7 1945-1950
1 7 1945-1950
1 7 1945-1950
1 7 1945-1950
1 7 1945-1950
1 7 1945-1950
1 7 1945-1950
1 7 1945-1950
1 7 1945-1950
1 7 1945-1950
1 7 1945-1950
1 7 1945-1950
1 7 1945-1950
1 7 1945-1950
1 7 1945-1950
1 7 1945-1950
1 7 1945-1950
1 7 1945-1950
1 7 1945-1950
1 7 1945-1950
1 7 1945-1950
1 7 1945-1950
1 7 1945-1950
1 7 1945-1950
1 7 1945-1950
1 7 1945-1950
1 7 1945-1950
1 7 1945-1950
1 7 1945-1950
1 8 1941 January 1

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

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