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Yellowstone National Park’s Collections:
Wonderland’s Least Known Wonder
Anne L. Foster, Acting Curator/Archivist
National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the Interior
Yellowstone National Park
Collection History
1903: First donation 1933: Founding of the
Yellowstone Library and Museum Association
1976: Archives becomes National Archives Affiliate
2004: Construction of the Heritage and Research Center (HRC)
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What comprises the collection?
Museum Collection Over 1 million cultural and natural history objects
Historic photographs, souvenirs, artwork, archeology, ethnography, geology, paleontology, natural history specimens, furniture, textiles, historic vehicles
Archives Over 1,600 linear feet of records
Yellowstone National Park Archives Affiliated Archives (National Archives and Records
Administration - NARA)
Research Library Over 20,000 volumes
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What is the collection’s purpose?
Documentation To document the cultural and
natural history of the world’s first national park
Preservation To preserve that history for
present and future generations
Accessibility To make that history accessible
to all researchers (public, park staff, scientists, scholars, school children).
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How do we decide what goes into it?
Scope of Collections Statement Details what we collect based on Yellowstone’s enabling
legislation and mission, scientific goals, long-range interpretive goals and park’s management plan.
Acquisitions by donation, bequest, transfer, loan or purchase
Collections Committee Meets monthly Involves key park personnel
Education/Interpretation Collection Not part of formal park collection; administered by Division of
Resource Education and Youth Programs for its public programs.E X P E R I E N C E Y O U R A M E R I C A
How do you access the collection?EXHIBITS Heritage and Research Center: temporary lobby displays Park Museums and Visitor Centers: long term displays 35+ repositories, museums, educational/scientific institutions
worldwide Park hotels and lodges
TOURS Memorial-Labor Day, Wednesdays at 2pm. Free. Reservations
required: 307-344-2264
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How do you access the collection?
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ONLINE Montana Memory Project (http://montanamemory.org/): Superintendent's Annual and
Monthly reports, maps and drawings, oral histories, and photographs. Open Parks Network (https://openparksnetwork.org/yellowstone-photo-albums/)”
Historic photographs by Park photographers and gathered into thematic albums. Historic Slide File (https://www.nps.gov/features/yell/slidefile/index.htm): Historic
photographs from the museum collection organized by era and then by topic. NPS Technical Information Center (https://pubs.etic.nps.gov/): Maps and architectural
drawings, and related construction reports for all parks in the National Park Service. Use the Search Filters button to select Yellowstone
Wyoming Library Database (http://wyld.sdp.sirsi.net/client/en_US/yrl/): Book catalog. Many items may be obtained by Interlibrary Loan from your local library.
IN PERSON Heritage and Research Center, 20 Old Yellowstone Trail, Gardiner, MT Contact us before you plan your trip!
Museum Collection: Cultural History
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Museum Collection: Historic Vehicles
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Museum Collection: Natural History
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Museum Collection: Highlights
Significant collections Moran watercolors Wolf skulls Historic vehicles Architectural elements
Unusual items Coated specimens Research permit collections Bacteria
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Archives
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Archives: Highlights
Significant collections Army Era records Yellowstone Park Company records 1988 Fire records Maps and [especially] Drawings collection NPS Resources records
Unusual items Complaints (and compliments) Yogi Bear correspondence Bigfoot sightings
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Yellowstone Research Library
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Library: Highlights
Significant materials Superintendent’s Annual and Monthly reports The Landrigan Music Collection Vertical Files
Unusual items Nathanial Langford’s annotated copy of The
Vigilantes of Montana Star Trek: the Movie Bachelor Father
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Heritage and Research CenterYellowstone National Park
www.nps.gov/yell/historyculture/collectionsAnne L. Foster, Acting Curator/Archivist
National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the Interior