Collection Summary
Hays, Howard H.
Howard H. Hays papers
1902-2008
03151
3.71 cubic ft. (9 boxes)
University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
English
The Howard H. Hays papers detail Hays' professional work at Yellowstone and Glacier national parks during the early twentieth century.
Biography of Howard H. HaysHoward H. Hays (1883-1969) operated a transportation service in Yellowstone and Glacier National Parks. Hays was first employed by the Wylie Permanent Camping Company, which had operated a system of camps and stagecoach lines in Yellowstone National Park. In 1919 he became the president of the consolidated lodge and camp system called the Yellowstone Lodge Company. Hays retired from this position in 1924 due to illness, but after he regained his health in 1927, he organized and became president of the Glacier Park Transport Company, which operated a fleet of buses, cars and trucks at Glacier Park in conjunction with train service from Great Northern Railway. In 1955 Hays sold the Glacier Park Transport Company to Glacier Park Company. In 1929, Hays and his brother-in-law, George Mauger organized the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks Company which provided lodging and services in those National Parks. They maintained a controlling interest in this company until it was sold to the Fred Harvey Company in the mid 1960s.
Scope and ContentThe Howard H. Hays papers document Hays’ business activities with Yellowstone Park Camps Company and Glacier Park Transport Company from 1902-1966. Significant materials include professional and personal correspondence (1916-62), legal contracts and agreements (1917-1955), business reports (1917-1954), photographs, printed materials (1905-1966), and scrapbooks (1905-1920).
Access Restrictions
There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes,
and the collection is open to the public.
Copyright Information
The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright,
property, and libel laws as they apply.
Related Materials
There are no known other archival collections created by Howard H. Hays at the date of processing.
Acquisition Information
This material was received from Howard H. Hays, Jr. in 1969 and Esther F. Hays in 2017.
Processing Information
The collection was processed by Matthew Francis in August 2009 and updated by Jamie Greene in January 2018.
Preferred Citation
Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection
Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.
Access Terms
Glacier Park Transport Company.
Yellowstone Parks Camps Company.
National parks and reserves--Wyoming.
National parks and reserves--Montana.
National parks and reserves--Transportation.
Camp sites, facilities, etc.--Wyoming.
Camp sites, facilities, etc.--Montana.
Tourism--Wyoming.
Tourism--Montana.
Yellowstone National Park.
Glacier National Park (Mont.)
Wyoming--History--1890-1918.
Wyoming--History--1919-1945.
Wyoming--History--1946-
Scrapbooks.
Businessmen.
Environment and Conservation
National Parks
Business, Industry, Labor, and Commerce
Sports and Recreation
Social Life and Customs
Montana
Wyoming
Container List
Series I. Correspondence
1
Correspondence
1916-1936
2
Correspondence
1937-1955
3
Correspondence
1956-1962 and undated
Series II. Professional papers
3
Agreements, Contracts, and Finances - Glacier Park Transport Company and Yellowstone Park Camps Company
1917-1955
3
Glacier Park Transport Company Minutes
1927-1933
4
Reports - Glacier Park Transport Company and Yellowstone Park Camps Company
1917-1954
5
Glacier Park Transport Company Driver's Manual
1941
Glacier Park:
9Jammers (reunion)1997-1998
9History - Glacier Park1934-1944
9Red Buses1995-2008
9Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks Company1951-1997
Series III. Photographs
5
Howard Hays
undated
5
Glacier National Park
undated
5
Yellowstone National Park
undated
5
Unidentified Photographs and Negatives
undated
Series IV. Printed Materials
5
Brochures, Pamphlets, and Booklets - Glacier and Yellowstone National Parks
1910-1944
5
Newspaper Clippings
1905-1966
5
Periodicals
1915-1924
6
Scrapbook - Clippings, Howard Hays Lectures at Yellowstone
1910
7
Scrapbook - Clippings, Yellowstone and other Parks
circa 1910-1915
8
Scrapbook - Clippings and Pamphlets, Yellowstone and Travel
circa 1905-1920
Series V. Miscellaneous Materials
6
Biographical File
undated
6
Miscellaneous Printed Materials and Reports
1902-1962
6
Miscellaneous Manuscripts
1924-1954 and undated