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Guide to the F. Jay Haynes Architectural Drawings collection, circa 1890-1930

Overview of the Collection

Collector
Haynes, F. Jay (Frank Jay), 1853-1921
Title
Guide to the F. Jay Haynes Architectural Drawings collection
Dates
circa 1890-1930 (inclusive)
Quantity
25 map folders
Collection Number
MC 86 (collection)
Summary
This collection consists of approximately 300 architectural drawings. Most of the drawings are of proposed and approved hotels and residences for Yellowstone National Park, circa 1890-1830. About 80% of these drawings and blueprints are by architect, Robert C. Reamer. Drawings depict from building elevations to plans for windows and doors inside the buildings.
Repository
Montana Historical Society, Library & Archives
Montana Historical Society Research Center Archives
225 North Roberts
PO Box 201201
Helena MT
59620-1201
Telephone: 4064442681
Fax: 4064445297
mhslibrary@mt.gov
Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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Content Description

F. Jay Haynes (1853-1921) was the official photographer of the Northern Pacific Railroad and Yellowstone National Park. In May 1978, Isabel M. Haynes of Bozeman, Montana donated a collection of more than 23,000 photographs taken by F. Jay Haynes and his son Jack Ellis Haynes to the Montana Historical Society.

Among the many sub-collections that came to the MHS from the Haynes family was a set of architectural drawings and renderings of buildings and sites in Yellowstone National Park, circa 1890-1930. These drawings were collected by Jack Ellis Haynes, son and business partner of F. J. Haynes. None of the drawings in the collection are attributed to Haynes, and it is not clear how he came to have them.

The 300 drawings in the Yellowstone Architectural Drawings Collection contain original materials related to the development of architecture in Yellowstone National Park. These drawings document the development of the proposed and approved plans for many of the most significant properties built in Yellowstone National Park. These sites and properties include Old Faithful Inn, Canyon Lodge, the Lake Hotel, Gardiner Railway Depot, and several private residences. Work by architects Robert C. Reamer, A.W. Spalding, Fred L. Willson, Gilbert Stanley Underwood, and C. H. Kirk are represented in this collection. Most of the collection is made of up of original drawings and sketches by Robert C. Reamer.

Other drawings included in the collection are sketches of permanent camps located in the Park, furniture for various Park buildings, boats, and miscellaneous maps.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

The Montana Historical Society is the owner of the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. Written permission must be obtained from the Research Library before any reproduction use. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all of the materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from the copyright owners.

Preferred Citation

Item description and date. Collection Title. Collection Number. Box and Folder numbers. Montana Historical Society Research Center, Archives, Helena, Montana.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by the names of different areas in and around the Park.

Location of Collection

Library Oversize

Acquisition Information

Acquisition information available upon request.

Related Materials

For materials related to F. Jay Haynes, see MC 146 Frank Jay Haynes papers

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Detailed Description of the Collection

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection

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Subject Terms

  • Architecture designs and plans
  • Canyon Hotel (Yellowstone National Park)
  • Old Faithful Inn (Wyo.)
  • Yellowstone National Park

Personal Names

  • Haynes, F. Jay (Frank Jay), 1853-1921 (collector)
  • Reamer, Robert C. (Robert Chambers), 1873-1938 (creator)

Corporate Names

  • Yellowstone Park Camps Company
  • Yellowstone Park Hotel Company
  • Yellowstone Park Transportation Company

Geographical Names

  • Yellowstone National Park

Finding aid prepared by Maureen E. Connors and updated by Barbara Pepper Rotness
2005

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