Allan O. Kelly


Allan Oscar Kelly

Allan O. Kelly, one of the founders of the Carlsbad Historical Society, was born in 1900 in Carlsbad. Members of the Kelly family at that time still owned most of the Mexican land grant called Rancho Agua Hedionda. As a child, he assisted on the family ranch, rode horses and attended the one room Calaveras school house.

He served as a director of the Costa Real Municipal Water District, as representative of the San Diego County Water Authority, and as president of the San Luis Farm Bureau and Cattleman’s Organization. Allan also served as a Board member of the Oceanside-Carlsbad High School District and on the County Planning Commission. In addition to belonging to the Carlsbad Historical Society he was active with the Toastmasters, the Chamber of Commerce, Rotary and his church.

Allan had an avid interest in geology and traveled around the world doing his own research. He published several books on the subject. He lived to be 100.

Lecture about Allan at the 2018 Annual Meeting of the Carlsbad Historical Society


Allan O. Kelly Books

Target Earth

Impact Geology

Meteoritic collision : a dynamic force in earth history

Continental Drift : Is It A Cometary Impact Phenomenon?

Alvarez hypothesis mentions Impact Geology

Allan mentioned by Carl Sagan


Allan O. Kelly Documents

Carlsbad Water History

List of Books and Short Papers by Allan Kelly

Historic Papers by Allan Kelly

Australia Down Under And Off To The Side part 1

Australia Down Under And Off To The Side part 2

Log of Trip to Peru 1959

The Origin of the Peneplanes

Impact Geology and Gravitational Disruption

Gravitational Rip Off, Speculation, Theory, or Fact?


Allan O. Kelly Patents

Patent for Aircraft Carrier

All Patents

LINKS

Citizen of the Year 1979

AbeBooks Allan Kelly

Articles by Allan Kelly in the Los Angeles Times

WorldCat for Allan Kelly

Finding Aid for Allan O. Kelly

California State Prehistoric Artifact found by Allan

Web site based on Impact Geology