Title: John Alley Papers
Inclusive Dates: 1921-2014

Creator:

• Alley, John, 1932-2014

Call Number: AGSL Manuscript Collection 37

Quantity: 7 cubic ft. (20 boxes)
Repository:

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries, American Geographical Society Library

Archival Location:

UW-Milwaukee Libraries, American Geographical Society Library (Map)

Abstract:

Papers and photographs of John W. Alley, a UW-Milwaukee photographer and instructor. He was a photojournalist in the U.S. and abroad, and also served as chief photographer at the University of Michigan and for the government of American Samoa. The collection is primarily focused on his photographic works, including slides and negatives.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-agsl-agslmss0037

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John Alley was a photographer throughout his life. He was born in Rome, N.Y., and graduated from Western Michigan University; he served in the U.S. Army primarily in Europe from 1956-1960. He traveled all over the world and resided primarily in Milwaukee, Wis., later in life.

Alley was Chief Photographer at UW-Milwaukee and taught various photography classes there across different departments starting in the late 1960s. Before coming to UWM, he was Chief Photographer at the University of Michigan and Director of Photography for the government of American Samoa.

Alley won hundreds of awards over his lifetime of photo work, including from National Press Photographers, Industrial Editors Association, Biological Photographers Association, University Photographers Association and the Professional Photographers of America.

The collection primarily contains Alley's prints, mounted oversize photos, slides and negatives from throughout his career, as well as correspondence, personal information, documents and awards.

The records are arranged into the following series:

1. General Files, 1932-2014
2. Publications, 1952-1984
3. Photos and prints, 1921-2013
4. Negatives, 1940-1963
5. Slides, 1963-1985
6. Extra-large Photos, 1959-1980, undated

The files are organized alphabetically by subject, then chronologically.

Citation Guide for Primary Sources

Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials, and the collection is open to all members of the public in accordance with state law.

Use Restrictions

The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming with the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright which may be involved in the use of this collection (Wisconsin Statutes 19.21-19.39).

Acquisition Information

The collection was donated to the American Geographical Society Library by Alley's executor, P.J. Boylan.

Processing Information

Susan Peschel processed the collection in 2019. Additional processing by Brendan Dooley in Fall 2022.

	Series: 1. General Files, 1932-2014
Box   1 Folder   1-2, 6	Alley Biographical Information, undated
Box   7 Folder   3	Alley's Military Logbook, 1955-1958
Box   1 Folder   10	Alley's Notebook, undated
Box   1 Folder   4-5	Armed Forces papers, 1953-1967
Box   1 Folder   3	Civil Air Patrol Papers, 1952-1954
Box   3 Folder   4	Correspondance, Antarctica, 1963
Box   1 Folder   7-8	Correspondance, family, 1932-1965
Box   1 Folder   9	Family Documents, 1946-1997
Box   1 Folder   12	Irishfest Memorabilia, 1989-2001
Box   4 Folder   2	Invitations in American Samoa, 1965-1967
Box   1 Folder   11	List of large and extra-large photographs, 1945-1980
	Series: 2. Publications, 1952-1984	⇧
Box   2 Folder   13	Airshow crash; Shipwreck coverage, 1952-1962
Box   4 Folder   1, 9, 16-17	American Samoa, 1966, undated
Box   3 Folder   3	Antarctica news clippings, 1963-1965
Box   2 Folder   8	Aviation News Illustrated, 1962
Box   2 Folder   5, 9-11	Flying Squirrels, 1963
Box   2 Folder   14	Kalamazoo Gazette, 1952
Box   2 Folder   2	Mainways, 1981
Box   3 Folder   10	Milwaukee Journal, 1977
Box   2 Folder   1	Milwaukee Sentinel, 1984
Box   2 Folder   6-7	Natural History, 1963
Box   2 Folder   3	Wisconsin Photographer, 1978
Box   2 Folder   4	UWM Magazine, 1970
Box   3 Folder   11	UWM Magazine, 1969
	Series: 3. Photos and prints, 1921-2013, undated	⇧
Box   6 Folder   1	Alley, John, 1961
Box   5 Folder   13	Alley, John, 1950-2014, undated
Box   4 Folder   3-8, 10-15, 18	American Samoa, 1921-1967
Box   3 Folder   1-2	Antarctica, 1963
Box   3 Folder   5-6	Australia, undated
Box   3 Folder   14	Chicago DNC, 1996
Box   3 Folder   17	Elk Rapids, Michigan, undated
Box   1 Folder   12	Family photos, undated
Box   3 Folder   7	Germany, undated
Box   6 Folder   2-5	Germany, 1955-1958, undated
Box   3 Folder   8	Italy, undated
Box   6 Folder   6	Italy, undated
Box   3 Folder   9	Lebanon, 1968
Box   6 Folder   7-8	Mexico, 1954
Box   5 Folder   1-11	Milwaukee, 1985-2013, undated
Box   3 Folder   16	Miscellaneous, Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Edward, undated
Box   7 Folder   2, 6	Miscellaneous, 1955-1958
Box   9	Miscellaneous, photo albums, undated
Box   10	Miscellaneous, Milwaukee photo albums, undated
Box   7 Folder   1, 4-5	Military, 1955-1958, undated
Box   3 Folder   12-13	Nepal, undated
Box   3 Folder   19	Smith, Eugene, Honorary Degree, 1976
Box   3 Folder   18	University of Michigan Med School, undated
Box   3 Folder   15	Washington, D.C. Daguerre Statue, 1989
	Series: 4. Negatives, 1940-1963, undated	⇧
Box   11 Folder   62-71	Alley, John, 1952-1958, undated
Box   12 Folder   3	Alley, John, undated
Box   12 Folder   4	American Samoa, undated
Box   12 Folder   1	Antarctica, 1963
Box   11 Folder   4-5	Antarctica, 1964
Box   12 Folder   5	Australia, undated
Box   11 Folder   59-61	Canada, Quebec, undated
Box   11 Folder   1, 72	Civil Air Patrol, 1952
Box   11 Folder   53-54	Dorm fire, undated
Box   11 Folder   6-16	Family, 1949-1951, undated
Box   11 Folder   17-47	Germany, Army and Miscellaneous, undated
Box   11 Folder   58	Mexico, 1950
Box   11 Folder   73-74	Michigan, Air Races Crash, 1952
Box   11 Folder   48	Michigan, Kalamazoo Gazette, 1949
Box   11 Folder   55	Milwaukee, Gas and Light Co. Building, undated
Box   11 Folder   49-51, 56-57, 78	Miscellaneous, 1955, undated
Box   12 Folder   6	Nepal, undated
Box   12 Folder   2	Presidential Rallies (JFK, Nixon), 1960
Box   11 Folder   2	Tennessee, U.S. Army, 1950
Box   11 Folder   3, 75-77	Texas, U.S. Army, 1954-1955, undated
Box   11 Folder   79-84	University of Michigan, photo lab, 1958-1959
Box   11 Folder   52	Warship, undated
	Series: 5. Slides, 1963-1985, undated	⇧
Box   15 Folder   1-6	American and Western Samoa, undated
Box   13 Folder   1-3	Antarctica, 1963-1965
Box   14 Folder   5	Caribbean, Central and North Americas, Oceania, Scotland, Switzerland, undated
Box   13 Folder   5	Germany, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Scotland, Nepal, undated
Box   16 Folder   2-3	Miscellaneous, undated
Box   14 Folder   6	Oceania, undated
Box   13 Folder   6	Scotland, 1984
Box   14 Folder   1-4	Scotland, 1985, undated
Box   16 Folder   1	U.S. Navy teaching materials, undated
	Series: 6. Large and Mounted Photos, 1959-1980, undated	⇧
Box   8	Hope, Bob and Ann Miller, undated
Box   17	Milwaukee and Miscellaneous, 1961-1980, undated
Box   20	Miscellaneous, 1959-1968, undated
Box   19	Miscellaneous People, 1969, undated
Box   18	UWM related, 1961-1980, undated