New Directions and Strategic Planning in Yellowstone Collections Collection Development
James Thull
Montana State University Collecting Yellowstone 2019
James Thull Collecting Yellowstone 2019 Current Manuscript Collections
James Thull Collecting Yellowstone 2019 David E. Folsom Papers, 1869-1904
● Folsom was part of Charles W. Cook and William Peterson’s 1869 expedition to explore what would later become Yellowstone National Park ● The collection contains: ○ An original manuscript draft of the exploration ○ Two typewritten versions of the original manuscript draft ○ A campaign brochure
○ Letters from Folsom, Hiram M. Chittenden, and George S. Anderson ○ Thomas Folsom’s will ○ A photograph of Jim Bridger
James Thull Collecting Yellowstone 2019 W. W. Wylie collections
● W. W. (William Wallace) Wylie owned and operated several Wylie Way Stations, fixed camps, within Yellowstone National Park ● Three collections within our archive contain materials pertaining to Wylie ○ W. W. Wylie Autobiography, 1926 ○ Letters to Mary Wylie, 1898 ○ Wylie Permanent Camping Co. Yellowstone Lake Tourist Register, 1904- 1900 ● Items within the collections include: ○ An autobiography describing the origins and development of his permanent tent camps known as Wylie Way Stations ○ Letters discussing the efforts to renew his concessionaire's license ○ A tourist register containing signatures of guests
James Thull Collecting Yellowstone 2019 Report of Lieutenant Gustavus C. Doane, 1870
● Led the first systematic exploration of Yellowstone National Park in the early 1870s ● The collection contains: ○ A handwritten exploration journal based off of field notes
James Thull Collecting Yellowstone 2019 Haynes collections
● Photographers and concessionaires of Yellowstone National Park, the Haynes family established a network of Photo Shops throughout the park in the 1890s. ● Eight collections within our archive contain materials pertaining to the Haynes family ○ F. Jay Haynes Papers, 1870-1922 ○ Haynes Studio and Haynes Picture Shops Records, 1878-1932 ○ Y-W Stage Company Records, 1898-1916 ○ Lily Snyder Haynes Correspondence, 1876-1928 ○ Jack E. Haynes Papers and Haynes Inc. Records, 1915-1965 ○ Isabel Haynes Papers, 1886-1992 ○ Lida Haynes Papers, 1910-1952 ○ Haynes Family Photographs, 1866-1969
James Thull Collecting Yellowstone 2019 Assorted Literature, Audio, and Visual Materials
James Thull Collecting Yellowstone 2019 Literature
● Informative literature to peak interests and answer questions
James Thull Collecting Yellowstone 2019 Literature
● Texts to entertain and educate children and youths ● Promotional literature designed to encourage visitors
James Thull Collecting Yellowstone 2019 Literature
● Literature to help in research ● Informative texts relating the state of the park ● Texts to help explore the park
James Thull Collecting Yellowstone 2019 Audio and Visual Materials
● Materials to engage visitors senses
James Thull Collecting Yellowstone 2019 New Areas of Focus
James Thull Collecting Yellowstone 2019 Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE) - New Opportunities
Collection building for the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE) that considers:
● Environmental History of the GYE ○ Geography and the Scientific Practices in the GYE
● Fiction inspired or about the GYE
● Soundscapes representing the GYE
James Thull Collecting Yellowstone 2019 Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
Some of our manuscript collections that deal with the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem ● Mike Clark Papers, 1972-2017 ○ Documents created or collected by an environmental and social activist involved with organizations that include the Greater Yellowstone Coalition, Greenpeace U.S., Trout Unlimited, Yellowstone Heritage, Friends of the Earth U.S., Northern Lights Institute, Environmental Policy Institute, and the Highland Center. ● Rick Reese ○ Documents creatd or collected by founding president of the Greater Yellowstone Coalition and relate to the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.
James Thull Collecting Yellowstone 2019 Yellowstone Fisheries
Manuscript collections that deal with the Angling and Fish in the Yellowstone Ecosystem ● Bob Jacklin papers, 1997-2014 ○ The Bob Jacklin Papers includes catalogs, clippings, poetry, article manuscripts, as well as published articles. Topics include fly fishing, fly tying, fly rods, and fisheries conservation. Locations discussed include West Yellowstone, Montana; Big Sky, Montana; Livingston, Montana; Yellowstone National Park, the Yellowstone River, Madison River, Henrys Fork, the Missouri River, and the Gallatin River. ● Craig Mathews Papers, 1961-2016 ○ The Craig Mathews papers consist of correspondence, financial and legal documents, manuscript material, printed material, photographs, other media, and memorabilia. Materials include: letters from prominent individuals such as President Jimmy Carter, NBC correspondent Tom Brokaw, Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard, and fly fishing legend Lefty Kreh, various manuscript material pertaining to Mathews' work as an author, and journals and day books in which he recorded his day to day activities as well as his experiences fishing in Montana and around the world. James Thull Collecting Yellowstone 2019 Narratives of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE)
Collections that tell the stories of the GYE
● Finding the storytellers of the region
● Example Collection: Ivan Doig Archive ○ "...access to original manuscripts, an unfinished novel, private diaries, personal interviews, correspondence, memorabilia, and thousands of images including family albums, travel, and research photographs as well as documentation kept by Ivan detailing his battle with multiple myeloma."
https://ivandoig.montana.edu/
James Thull Collecting Yellowstone 2019 Sounds of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE)
Collections that preserve the aural history of the GYE
● Finding the soundscapes of the region
● Example Collection: Acoustic Atlas ● "...collects the sounds of Montana and the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, along with habitats and species from throughout the Western United States. Browse by species, explore a soundscape in our ambient recordings, or learn about the significance of sound through our featured interviews."
https://acousticatlas.org/
James Thull Collecting Yellowstone 2019 Student Projects
James Thull Collecting Yellowstone 2019 Undergraduate Capstone Project
● Susan Hunter, mother-in-law to Yellowstone explorer Lieutenant Gustavus C. Doane, penned her memories in a reminiscence that can be found in the Mary Hunter Doan Papers, 1860-1952. In Susan’s reminiscence she: ○ Documented the Hunter family’s trip over the Bozeman Trail in 1864 ○ Discussed the family’s settlement at Virginia City, Helena, Diamond City, Bozeman, and Hunter’s Hot Springs ○ Talked about incidents of pioneer life and encounters with Native Americans identified as Crow or Sioux ● Former student employee and MSU graduate transcribed the handwritten account and utilized Hunter’s reminiscence as the basis for his undergraduate capstone project.
James Thull Collecting Yellowstone 2019 Undergraduate project
● Henry F. Keyes, Harvard student on an expedition sponsored by the Harvard Summer School of Geology spent the summer of 1899 hiking southwestern Montana into Yellowstone National Park. Keyes documented his expedition through a travel diary and photographs found in Collection 2577. ● Charles S. Hoff, a Wyoming resident traveled with his brother’s family through Yellowstone National Park in 1908. His account can be found in Collection 2634. ● Former student employee and MSU graduate created an interactive map that displays both Keyes’ and Hoff’s journey’s through the park. ○ The journey’s can be viewed together or separately. ○ Snippets from each journey can be viewed by clicking the interactive bubbles ○ Period photographs from the Keyes journey as well as modern day snapshots of the same locations can be viewed ○ Timeline providing a brief overview of the park’s history and where Keyes and Hoff fit within it This project can be found at: http://arc.lib.montana.edu/yellowstone-accounts/
James Thull Collecting Yellowstone 2019 Angling Oral History Project
James Thull Collecting Yellowstone 2019 Project Description
Our Angling Oral History Project collects, preserves, and disseminates the histories, opinions, and stories of politicians, artists, guides, authors, and anglers from all walks of life. Interviews are freely available and searchable to anyone online through our MSU created database.
James Thull Collecting Yellowstone 2019 Areas of Focus
National Parks
Montana Stream Access Laws
Women and Minorities
Angling Authors
Climate Change and Angling
Native Fish
James Thull Collecting Yellowstone 2019 A few of our participants
Richard Parks, Fly Shop Owner Dan Wenk, Former Superintendent YNP
Todd Koel, Fisheries Biologist YNP
James Thull Collecting Yellowstone 2019 Questions?
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James Thull Collecting Yellowstone 2019 **Thank you**
JAMES THULL [email protected]
James Thull Collecting Yellowstone 2019