Snyder Sisters Travel Album photograph collection.
Scope and Contents
The Snyder Sisters Travel Album collection documents a 1941 trip made by sisters Emma A. Snyder (1871-1965) and Mae Snyder (1867-1950) to Glacier and Yellowstone National Parks. The album consists of 60 hand colored images as well as postcards, commercial travel items, letters, and original narratives. The items are arranged in a photograph album with each item labeled. In addition to visiting Glacier and Yellowstone National Parks, the sisters also visited other historic western sites such as Buffalo Bill Cody sites, Pike’s Peak, and Colorado Springs.
Dates
- 1941
Language of Materials
Material in English
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the Snyder Sisters Travel Album photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Photograph Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.
Biographical Note
Sisters Emma A. and Mae Snyder, born in 1871 and 1867 respectively, were residents of Baltimore, Maryland, for the majority, if not the entirety of their lives. Apparently never married, the sisters both worked at the public schools (Emma taught at high schools) for at least thirty years during the opening decades of the twentieth century. Though it is not known what subjects the sisters taught, it is known that Emma at least taught drawing classes. When the sisters undertook their July/August 1941 trip to western historic sites and national parks, they were likely retired and took the trip with Burlington Escorted Tours because of the educational aspect of a guided tour. Mae Snyder, the older of the two, passed away in 1950 and Emma in 1965.
Extent
1 box (1.5 linear feet)
Abstract
The Snyder Sisters Travel Album collection documents a 1941 trip made by sisters Emma A. Snyder (1871-1965) and Mae Snyder (1867-1950) to Glacier and Yellowstone National Parks. The album consists of 60 hand colored images as well as postcards, commercial travel items, letters, and original narratives. Emma and Mae worked as school teachers in Baltimore, Maryland. The items are arranged in a photograph album with each item labeled. In addition to visiting Glacier and Yellowstone National Parks, the sisters also visited other Western sites such as the Buffalo Bill Memorial in Cody, Wyoming, Pike’s Peak, and Colorado Springs.
Custodial History
Purchased from Between the Covers Rare Books in 2014
Processing Information
Processed in the fall of 2015 by Robert Call, Aja Tolman, and Tabitha Merkley as part of HIST-6840.
- Title
- Guide to the Snyder Sisters Travel Album photograph collection, 1941
- Author
- Finding aid/Register created by Daniel Davis
- Date
- ©2016
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Based On Dacs (Describing Archives: A Content Standard, 2nd Edition)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid encoded in English.
Revision Statements
- May 25, 2008.: Template information was updated to reflect Utah Manuscript Association best practices.
- 2009: Template information was updated to reflect Archives West best practice guidelines.
Repository Details
Part of the Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives Repository
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
3000 Old Main Hill
Logan Utah 84322-3000 United States
435 797-8248
435 797-2880 (Fax)
scweb@usu.edu