Snyder Sisters Travel Album photograph collection.

Snyder Sisters Travel Album photograph collection., 1941

Overview of the Collection

Title: Snyder Sisters Travel Album photograph collection.
Dates: 1941 (inclusive)
19411941
Quantity: 1 box, (1.5 linear feet)
Collection Number: UUS_P0566
Summary: The Snyder Sisters Travel Album collection documents a 1941 trip made by sisters Emma A. Snyder (1871-1965) and Mae Snyder (1867-1950) to Glacier and Yellowstone National Parks. The album consists of 60 hand colored images as well as postcards, commercial travel items, letters, and original narratives. Emma and Mae worked as school teachers in Baltimore, Maryland. The items are arranged in a photograph album with each item labeled. In addition to visiting Glacier and Yellowstone National Parks, the sisters also visited other Western sites such as the Buffalo Bill Memorial in Cody, Wyoming, Pike’s Peak, and Colorado Springs.
Repository: Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives Division
Special Collections & Archives
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
Logan, UT
84322-3000
Telephone: 4357978248
Fax: 4357972880
scweb@usu.edu
Access Restrictions: No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.
Languages: English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Sisters Emma A. and Mae Snyder, born in 1871 and 1867 respectively, were residents of Baltimore, Maryland, for the majority, if not the entirety of their lives. Apparently never married, the sisters both worked at the public schools (Emma taught at high schools) for at least thirty years during the opening decades of the twentieth century. Though it is not known what subjects the sisters taught, it is known that Emma at least taught drawing classes. When the sisters undertook their July/August 1941 trip to western historic sites and national parks, they were likely retired and took the trip with Burlington Escorted Tours because of the educational aspect of a guided tour. Mae Snyder, the older of the two, passed away in 1950 and Emma in 1965.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Snyder Sisters Travel Album collection documents a 1941 trip made by sisters Emma A. Snyder (1871-1965) and Mae Snyder (1867-1950) to Glacier and Yellowstone National Parks. The album consists of 60 hand colored images as well as postcards, commercial travel items, letters, and original narratives. The items are arranged in a photograph album with each item labeled. In addition to visiting Glacier and Yellowstone National Parks, the sisters also visited other historic western sites such as Buffalo Bill Cody sites, Pike’s Peak, and Colorado Springs.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.

Permission to publish material from the Snyder Sisters Travel Album photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Photograph Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.

Preferred Citation

Initial Citation: USU_P0566; Snyder Sisters Travel Album photograph collection; Photograph Collections Special Collections and Archives. Utah State University Merrill-Cazier Library. Logan, Utah.

Following Citations:USU_P0566, USUSCA.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Processing Note

Processed in the fall of 2015 by Robert Call, Aja Tolman, and Tabitha Merkley as part of HIST-6840.

Custodial History

Purchased from Between the Covers Rare Books in 2014

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

1: Snyder Sisters Travel Album, 1941Return to Top

Container(s): Box 1

Consists of one album with 17 hand-colored prints and 43 color snapshots

Includes the Glacier Park Hotel, Two Medicine Lake (with boat), Waterton Lakes Hotel, Prince of Wales Hotel, Launch "International," Mc Donald Hotel, Many Glacier Hotel, Going to the Sun Chalets, Old Faithful Inn, Glen Cove, Pikes Peak Observatory, Broadmoore Hotel, Cheyenne Mountain-Colorado Highway.

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box
1	2: Itinerary - Letters - Maps Includes 4 color postcards, one photo of Canyon Hotel (Yellowstone), a concert program at the Canyon Hotel, Burlington escorted tours, and Burlington train schedules.	1941

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