Austin Allison
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Austin Allison

I am a cataloging and metadata librarian, a historian, and a photographer of the American West. Each section provides a brief look into my academic research, photography, and ongoing historical projects.

About Me

Capturing the Heritage of the South Plains, Texas, and the American West.

Exploring the intersection of library/archival science and regional heritage, this workspace highlights my academic research in history and digital preservation alongside photographic studies of the Texas South Plains and the broader American West.

Curriculum vitae

Series I - IV

Visual Monographs of the American West

This photography series captures various landscapes of Texas and the American West.

Galleries
A closer look at the remarkable rock spires and caprock formations lining Buckley Coulee near Sunburst, Montana. Sculpted over centuries by wind and water, these sandstone hoodoos stand guard right where the flat prairie plunges down into the valley floor.
Little Jerusalem Hoodoos · Toole County, Montana

Family Collections

Photographs, and the papers that came down with them

  1. 42Allison Family Photographs
  2. 2Ingle Family Photographs
  3. 159McKinstry Family Photographs
  4. 95Swann Family Photographs
  5. 12Thomas Family Photographs
The CollectionsIndex of Names

Featured Publications

  1. 2025'Opportunity Knocking': The Vaughan Land Company and Early Bailey County DevelopmentPanhandle-Plains Historical Review • 2025
  2. 2019A Spring Sprung It: Tracing and Understanding the True Genesis of North America’s Longest RiverJournal of the West • 2019
  3. 2025Lipscomb County CourthouseAuthentic Texas • Summer 2025
  4. 2026Surveying the Capitol Land Reservation in Texas.Southwestern Historical Quarterly 129, no.3 • January 2026
All Publications
Vaughan Land Company development archival photo