Archives West Finding Aid

The YPTCo records consist of application card/employee record card for work with the Yellowstone Park Transportation Company, covering the period 1925-67. Information on the front of the cards includes name, permanent address, position wanted, age, height, weight, hair color, eye color, three references, experience related to desired position, and a coded line for office use concerning driving, appearance, observance, and disposition, social security number, with remarks on some of the cards. Some cards also include an employee photograph. The obverse includes the employee's record which provides data on the start and end dates of employment, days employed, total days employed, position, pay rate, run (route), and car used. Some of the cards also include a place for remarks and/or uniform size. Remarks provide supervisory or other judgments as to the character of the employee or the prejudices of the writers of the remarks. Of interest are comments on blacklisting, judgments of character, alcoholism, driving abilities, etc. Positions included driver, bus driver, truck driver, crown driver, bunkhouse keeper, garage boy, office worker, office boy, dispatcher, assistant dispatcher, gas and oil man, machinist, mechanic, mechanic helper, painter, painter helper, transportation agent, assistant transportation agent, watchman, grounds keeper, fireman, inspector, washer boy, body shop worker, information girl, stenographer, blacksmith, horseshoer, attendant, stock chaser, storage, laundry, tire man, and tour commentator. The cards have been alphabetically arranged by employee name.