Guide to the Yellowstone National Park Travel Journal
Scope and Content
Journal written by an unnamed traveler to Yellowstone National Park in 1905 and again in 1915. Printed maps and photographs cut out of brochures or booklets and other ephemera interspersed with text. Loose photographs and postcards of the park likely collected during the writer's two visits to Yellowstone.
Dates
- 1905, 1915
Creator
- Buffalo Historical Society (Buffalo, N.Y.) (Organization)
Language of Materials
English
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Copy Restrictions
Limited duplication of print materials allowed for research purposes. User is responsible for all copyright compliance.
Historical Note
In 1905, an unnamed solo female traveler from Buffalo, New York, toured Yellowstone National Park. She traveled by train from Denver to the North entrance of the park. When she arrived, she spent five days traveling through the park by stage and describes the ride, landmarks, and other travelers. She then writes of her adventures traveling by train from the park back to Buffalo by way of Chicago. In 1915, she returned to visit Yellowstone a second time. This trip is described in much less detail than the previous visit.
Extent
1 scrapbook + 12 photographs + 66 postcards
Abstract
Travel journal kept by an unnamed solo female traveler fom Buffalo, New York, to Yellowstone National Park. Collection also includes loose photographs and postcards collected during her two visits.
Arrangement
Organized by record type. See container list for more information. Item level inventory available on-site.
Acquisition Information
Donated by the Buffalo Historical Society, Buffalo, New York, in 1961. Records from the historical society do not include the name of the original donor.
Existence and Location of Originals
Original records available at the Wyoming State Archives unless otherwise noted in the container list.
Original journal temporarily loaned to the Wyoming State Museum for display starting in 2017.
Alternate Formats Available
Selected records may be available on microfilm or digital. See container list for more information.
Separated Material
H61-143, loose photographs and postcards filed in the WSA Photograph Collection subject and postcard files.
Processing Information
Finding aid prepared in 2023 by Suzi Taylor.
Creator
- Buffalo Historical Society (Buffalo, N.Y.) (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Yellowstone Travel Journal, 1905, 1915
- Status
- Edited Full Draft
- Author
- Suzi Taylor
- Date
- 2023
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is in English
Repository Details
Part of the Wyoming State Archives, Wyoming Cultural Resources Division, Wyoming Department of State Parks & Cultural Resources Repository
Barrett Building
2301 Central Avenue
Cheyenne Wyoming 82002 United States
(307) 777-7826
wyarchive@wyo.gov