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Samuel P. Eagle Papers, 1906-1967
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Eagle, Samuel P. 1881-1950
- Title
- Samuel P. Eagle Papers
- Dates
- 1906-196719061967
- Quantity
- 1 reel microfilm
- Collection Number
- Collection 1263, MtBC, us (collection)
- Summary
- The Samuel P. Eagle Papers include biographical material, general correspondence, financial records, legal documents, reports, clippings, and miscellaneous materials reflecting the growth of West Yellowstone as a tourist center. Subjects include West Yellowstone's airport design and construction, postal service, skiing, snow surveys, and the tourist trade.
- Repository
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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
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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
Samuel P. Eagle was a West Yellowstone, Montana merchant and postmaster. Eagle left his native Pennsylvania in 1902 to come west. He worked as a seasonal hotel bartender in Yellowstone National Park where he met his wife, Ida Carlson, who worked as a waitress. They married in 1907 and shortly thereafter established a store at West Yellowstone which catered to the growing tourist trade. In November 1909, Samuel P. Eagle, Jr. and Ed Eagle, began to research materials about their family and West Yellowstone history in the 1970s. The sons gathered the documents appearing on this microfilm for the preparation of their 1978 book, West Yellowstone's 70th Anniversary.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The documents appearing on one roll of negative microfilm, approximately 25 feet include biographical material, general correspondence, financial records, legal documents, reports, clippings, and miscellaneous materials reflecting the growth of West Yellowstone as a tourist center. Subjects include West Yellowstone's airport design and construction, postal service, skiing, snow surveys, and the tourist trade.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Acquisition Information
Business and family papers created or collected by Samuel P. Eagle were loaned to the Montana Historical Society for microfilming by the Eagle family of El Cerrito, California in 1978. The Montana Historical Society donated an additional print of the film to Montana State University the same year.
Processing Note
This collection was processed 2009 May 27
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Biograpical MaterialReturn to Top
| Description |
|---|
Early family history and genealogy |
General Correspondence, 1907-1950Return to Top
Financial Records, 1918-1919Return to Top
Legal DocumentsReturn to Top
| Description | Dates |
|---|---|
Deed, Grace G. Miller to Samuel Eagle |
1906 |
Contract, Yellowstone Park Association And Samuel
Eagle |
1907 |
Leases |
1927-1932 |
Will of Samuel Eagle |
1913 |
ReportsReturn to Top
| Description | Dates |
|---|---|
Statistics on Yellowstone National Park
usage |
1921 |
Report of Conservation Committee |
1932 |
Report of Commissioner of Aeronautics, as prepared for
the office of the Governor and State Relief Administration |
1935 |
Snow Survey, by Henry Eagle, hydrographer |
1936 |
Clippings, 1935-1967Return to Top
MiscellanyReturn to Top
| Description | Dates |
|---|---|
Lists of registered voters in West Yellowstone
Area |
1916-1952 |
Lists of Postmasters and Post Offices |
1862-1909 |
Lists of registered guns |
1918 |
Petitions |
1916; 1931 |
Plats and maps |
circa 1915; 1933 |
Certificates |
1909-1929 |
National Republican Leagues material |
1924 |
West Yellowstone School equipment |
1915 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Airports-Montana-West Yellowstone
- Postal service-Montana-West Yellowstone
- Skis and skiing-Montana-West Yellowstone
- Snow surveys-Montana-West Yellowstone
- Tourist trade-Montana-West Yellowstone
Geographical Names
- West Yellowstone (Mont.)
Kim Allen Scott, 2009
January 18, 2017
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