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Louis E. Downing Yellowstone Park Diary, 1911
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Downing, Louis E.
- Title
- Louis E. Downing Yellowstone Park Diary
- Dates
- 1911 (inclusive)19111911
- Quantity
- 1 reel microfilm
- Collection Number
- Mss 311 (collection)
- Summary
- The collection is one reel of microfilm that contains 27 pages of the "Yellowstone Park Diary" by Louis E. Downing.
- Repository
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University of Montana, Mansfield Library, Archives and Special Collections
Archives and Special Collections
Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library
University of Montana
32 Campus Dr. #9936
59812-9936
Missoula, MT
Telephone: 406-243-2053
library.archives@umontana.edu - Access Restrictions
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Researchers must use collection in accordance with the policies of Archives and Special Collections, the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, and The University of Montana--Missoula.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
The "Yellowstone Park Diary" is an account of a tourist group's travels by coach through Yellowstone National Park in 1911. The author is presumably Louis E. "Doc" Downing, a Hamilton, Montana, druggist who was accompanied on his Yellowstone travels by his brother, Mason K. Downing, of Massachusetts. Louis Downing was the proprietor of the Bitter Root Drug Store, according to the 1920 census. He was born in Montana around 1888 to George S. (1850-1939) and Mary F. Downing (1853-1921), both natives of Massachusetts. In 1920, Downing married Florence (1890-1960), a Nevada native, and had a daughter, Elisabeth, who was born around 1916 in Oregon. The tourist group known as the "Family" in the "Yellowstone Park Diary" includes Lee Walton of Butte, Montana, Mr. and Mrs. Jewell of Mt. Hope, Kansas, Grace Banker and her sister, Helen Banker, of Aurora, Illinois, Marion B. "Jane" James and Laura L."Sis" Atemeyer of Chicago, Illinois, and D.T. "St. Louis" Shockley of St. Louis, Missouri.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The collection is one reel of microfilm that contains 27 pages of the "Yellowstone Park Diary" by Louis E. Downing. The diary is a travelogue of a tourist group's travels in Yellowstone National Park in the year 1911, month or time span unknown. The diary is typewritten and includes photographs taken by the author and other members of the tourist party. The diary consists of a descriptive itinerary in addition to anecdotes about the party's activities in the park.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with 17 U.S.C. and any other applicable statutes. Copyright not transferred to The University of Montana.
Preferred Citation
[Name of document], Louis E. Downing Yellowstone Park Diary, Archives and Special Collections, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, The University of Montana--Missoula.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description |
|---|---|
| Reel/Frame | |
| 1/1 | "Start" |
| 1/2 | "U of M Manuscript Collection" |
| 1/3 | "UM Library Archives, May 31, 1972" |
| 1/4 | "Ode" to Yellowstone by "Doc" |
| 1/5 | "Gardiner Hotel"(photograph) |
| 1/6 | Tourist profiles |
| 1/6 | Mammoth Hot Springs |
| 1/6 | Fort Yellowstone |
| 1/6 | Minerva, Pulpit, Jupiter Terraces |
| 1/6 | Liberty Cap Hot Spring |
| 1/6 | "Northern Entrance Arch" (photograph) |
| 1/6 | "Mammoth Hotel and Ft. Yellowstone" (photograph) |
| 1/7 | Hoodoo region |
| 1/7 | Silver Gate |
| 1/7 | Golden Gate Canyon |
| 1/7 | Swan Lake Camp |
| 1/7 | "Liberty Cap" (photograph) |
| 1/7 | "Golden Gate Viaduct" (photograph) |
| 1/8 | Camping and dancing |
| 1/8 | Apollinaris Spring |
| 1/8 | Obsidian Cliff |
| 1/8 | "Golden Gate" (photograph) |
| 1/8 | "Supply Cart" (photograph) |
| 1/9 | Beaver Lake |
| 1/9 | Twin Lakes |
| 1/9 | Gibbon Canyon and Falls |
| 1/9 | "Coach #44" (photograph) |
| 1/9 | "Norris Geyser Basin" (photograph) |
| 1/10 | Firehole Cascades, Firehole River |
| 1/10 | Nez Perce Creek |
| 1/10 | Lower Geyser Basin |
| 1/10 | Fountain Hotel |
| 1/10 | Mammoth Paint Pots |
| 1/10 | Excelsior Geyser |
| 1/10 | Turquoise Spring |
| 1/10 | "Prismatic Lake" (photograph) |
| 1/11 | Steamboat Island |
| 1/11 | Biscuit Basin |
| 1/11 | Castle Geyser |
| 1/11 | "Old Faithful Inn" (photograph) |
| 1/11 | "Castle from Camp" (photograph) |
| 1/12 | Old Faithful Inn History |
| 1/12 | Old Faithful Geyser |
| 1/13 | Bears |
| 1/13 | Dr. Knight (U of MN) tour |
| 1/13 | "Riverside Geyser" (photograph) |
| 1/14 | Giant Geysers |
| 1/14 | Sponge Cone Geyser |
| 1/14 | Grand and Turban Geysers |
| 1/14 | Oblong Geyser |
| 1/14 | Sawmill Geyser |
| 1/14 | Lion Geyser |
| 1/14 | "Grotto Geyser Formation" (photograph) |
| 1/15 | "Inkwell" Spring |
| 1/15 | Economic Geyser |
| 1/15 | Twin Pools, Stagnant Pool |
| 1/15 | Oyster Shell, Sea Shell, Indian Head Pools |
| 1/15 | Haines Curio Store |
| 1/15 | Black Sand Basin |
| 1/15 | "Sawmill Geyser" (photograph) |
| 1/15 | "Crater of the Castle Geyser" (photograph) |
| 1/16 | Handkerchief Pool |
| 1/16 | Emerald Pool |
| 1/16 | Sunset Lake |
| 1/16 | Rainbow Pool |
| 1/16 | Punch Bowl |
| 1/16 | Black Sand Pool |
| 1/16 | Specimen Lake |
| 1/16 | Spring Creek |
| 1/16 | Sapphire Pool |
| 1/16 | "Old Faithful Geyser" (photograph) |
| 1/17 | Devil's Eye |
| 1/17 | Coral Pool |
| 1/17 | Fairy's Hand Glass, Buttermilk Springs |
| 1/17 | Silver Glow Spring |
| 1/17 | Painter's Palette Spring |
| 1/17 | Eylie's Megaphone |
| 1/17 | Cinnamon Bear Head, Body, and Paw |
| 1/17 | Iron Spring Creek |
| 1/17 | "Biscuit Basin" (photograph) |
| 1/18 | Dance and "Swatty" Band |
| 1/18 | "Riverside Geyser" (photograph) |
| 1/18 | "Keppler Cascades" (photograph) |
| 1/19 | Keppler Cascades |
| 1/19 | Continental Divide |
| 1/19 | Heron Creek |
| 1/19 | Shoshine Lake |
| 1/19 | "Family" (photograph) |
| 1/20 | Continental Divide |
| 1/20 | Thumb Lunch Station |
| 1/20 | "Boat: Jeanne D." (photograph) |
| 1/20 | Fish Cone |
| 1/21 | Natural Bridge |
| 1/21 | "Lake Shore Geyser" (photograph) |
| 1/21 | "Pine Forests" (photograph) |
| 1/22 | The Sleeping Giant |
| 1/22 | Government Fish Hatchery |
| 1/22 | Yellowstone Lake |
| 1/22 | Songs and dance |
| 1/22 | "Sis and Jane on Lake Edge" (photograph) |
| 1/22 | Family at Lake (photograph) |
| 1/23 | Lake Hotel |
| 1/23 | Mud Geyser |
| 1/23 | "40 Lake Shore Drive" (photograph) |
| 1/24 | Green Gable Spring |
| 1/24 | Hayden Valley |
| 1/24 | Placid River |
| 1/24 | Wylie Camp |
| 1/24 | Canyon Hotel |
| 1/24 | Grand Canyon of Yellowstone |
| 1/24 | Cascade Creek |
| 1/24 | Crystal Falls |
| 1/24 | Great Falls of Yellowstone |
| 1/24 | Glacial Boulder |
| 1/24 | Castle Ruins |
| 1/24 | "Gothic Grotto" (photograph) |
| 1/25 | The Lower Falls |
| 1/25 | Rescue of "Family" member |
| 1/25 | "Falls from Inspiration Point" (photograph) |
| 1/26 | Artist's Point |
| 1/26 | "The Lower Falls" (photograph) |
| 1/26 | "Grand Canyon of Yellowstone" (photograph) |
| 1/27 | Lower Falls |
| 1/27 | "On the Concrete Bridge" (photograph) |
| 1/27 | "Lower Falls View" (photograph) |
| 1/28 | A brief history of Mt. Washburn |
| 1/28 | Lake Yellowstone |
| 1/28 | Needles and Tower Falls |
| 1/28 | Swan Lake |
| 1/28 | "Sunset on the Canyon" (photograph) |
| 1/29 | Frying Pan Hot Spring |
| 1/29 | Norris Basin |
| 1/29 | Swan Lake Camp |
| 1/29 | Wylie Hotel in Gardiner |
| 1/29 | Railroad trip between Gardiner and Livingston |
| 1/29 | "Family at Canyon Camp" (photograph) |
| 1/29 | "Tourists Waiting for Coaches" (photograph) |
| 1/30 | The "Family" departs |
| 1/30 | "Group at Swan Lake Camp" (photograph) |
| 1/30 | "Mountains Between Gardiner and Livingston" (photograph) |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Tourists--Yellowstone National Park--Diaries
Geographical Names
- Yellowstone National Park
- Yellowstone National Park--Photographs
Form or Genre Terms
- Diaries--Yellowstone National Park
Finding aid prepared by Jennifer Rusk
2001
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