Joseph F. Taylor Diary, 1893 September 13-1893 September 16

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Taylor, Joseph F.
Title
Joseph F. Taylor Diary
Dates
1893 September 13-1893 September 16
Quantity
1 volume
Collection Number
Collection 2484, MtBC, us (collection)
Summary
The Joseph F. Taylor Diary describes Taylor's visit as he traveled by stage coach from Mammoth Hot Springs, visiting the Lower and Upper Falls of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, and took a boat trip around Yellowstone Lake before departing to the Fountain Hotel.
Repository
Montana State University Library, Merrill G. Burlingame Special Collections
Montana State University-Bozeman Library
Merrill G Burlingame Special Collections
P.O. Box 173320
Bozeman, MT
59717-3320
Telephone: 4069944242
Fax: 4069942851
Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research.

Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Joseph Taylor was a tourist in Yellowstone National Park from September 13 to September 16, 1893.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

While at Yellowstone, Taylor purchased a copy of A. B. Guptill's All About Yellowstone National Park (St. Paul: F. Jay Haynes, 1893) and recorded diary entries on one page describing his visit. Taylor traveled by stage coach from Mammoth Hot Springs, visiting the Lower and Upper Falls of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, and took a boat trip around Yellowstone Lake before departing to the Fountain Hotel.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

The Joseph Taylor Yellowstone Park travel diary was purchased by the Montana State University Library from Robert Sherwood of Cambridge, New York, on February 21, 2006.

Processing Note

This collection was processed 2009 May 28

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Tourists-Yellowstone National Park-Diaries

Geographical Names

  • Yellowstone National Park

Form or Genre Terms

  • Diaries-Yellowstone National Park

Other Creators

  • Personal Names
    • Guptill, A. B. (Albert Brewer), 1854-1931-All about Yellowstone (creator)

Kim Allen Scott, 2009
October 9, 2019

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