S. N. Leek papers, 1882-1946

The collection documents the life and work of Stephen Leek. There are manuscripts and research materials on subjects including Yellowstone National Park, Jackson Hole and Western history; elk and other wildlife; Indian legends; and the Gros Ventre Slide, as well as bound typewritten manuscripts (1920-1924), illustrated with Leek’s photographs, on fishing trips in Jackson Hole and Yellowstone National Park and several mountain camping trips. Also included are two parts (ca. 200 pages each) of a manuscript, "Uncle Jack," and about 100 pages of poetry. There is an undated diary, ledgers and other business records, and correspondence from 1892-1941. There are several maps, including two hand-drawn maps of the Teton Pass area and the natural dam on the Gros Ventre River created by the slide in 1915. Leek’s photographic career is documented by forty-eight boxes of glass plate negatives, prints taken from the glass plate negatives, two boxes of glass lantern slides, black and white prints, a photo album, and seven motion picture reels.