Oliver E. Allen

Born in 1922, Oliver E. Allen was a Harvard graduate and a long-time editor and director of Time-Life Books.

Articles by this Author

Williamsburg on the Subway, May/June 1991 | Vol. 42, No. 3

In the most self-consuming of cities, an impressive and little-known architectural legacy remains to show us how New Yorkers have lived and prospered since the days when the population stood at around 1000.

The Power of Patents, September/October 1990 | Vol. 41, No. 6

For 200 years, the United States patent system has protected, enriched, and befuddled inventors. As a tool of corporate growth in a global economy, it is now more important than ever.

What Happened off Devon, February/March 1985 | Vol. 36, No. 2

On the eve of the Normandy invasion, a training mission in the English Channel came apart in fire and horror. For years, the grim story was suppressed.

The State Of Medical Care, 1984, October/November 1984 | Vol. 35, No. 6

Americans have never been so healthy, thanks to advances in medical technology and research. Now we have to learn to deal with the staggering costs.

A Tree Grows In America, April/May 1984 | Vol. 35, No. 3

Banished from public view in our cities, this two-hundred-year-old import is alive and well behind the scenes

The Lewis Albums, December 1962 | Vol. 14, No. 1

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