Item: Bernice K. Koch scrapbook, 1931-1934
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Finding Aid Title: Bernice K. Koch scrapbook, 1931-1934
Finding Aid Collection Number: 2459
Date Range of Collection: 1931-1934
Creator of Materials: Matthews, Bernice K., 1911-1998
Content Description: The collection consists of a scrapbook kept by Koch during the summers of 1931-1934 documenting her experiences as a Yellowstone savage, the popular nickname given to seasonal workers in the park. The scrapbook contains dozens of pictures glued in place; twenty-one loose and unidentified pictures, several of which may be from Yellowstone; an autograph book signed by other Yellowstone savages; a letter from a fellow worker; and miscellaneous items which include railroad ticket stubs and three rather unique documents written on toilet paper.
Finding Aid URL: http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv25119
Keywords: yellowstone national park, photographs, historical and personal scrapbooks, bernice k. koch, yellowstone savages, personal letters
Subjects: Yellowstone National Park and the Yellowstone Ecosystem
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