In the Shadow of the Arch

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This blog will give you a peek into the stacks and storage areas of Yellowstone National Park's library, archives, and museum collections. We'll highlight some of our biggest treasures, show-off quirky staff favorites, let you know about newly acquired collections, and perhaps ask for help with a few mysteries. Along the way, we hope to give Park staff, visitors, and all those who love Yellowstone a place to reminisce and share the unique story of Yellowstone. If you do not see a new post, you may need to refresh your browser.

Keeping Up With the Collection

September 21, 2026 Posted by: Jess Bolwar (Lead Research Librarian)

The Yellowstone Research Library conducted an inventory of its circulating stacks.

library, collectionsmanagement, Inventory

 

Music of the Park

September 02, 2025 Posted by: Grace Suhadolnik, Library Intern

Highlights from the Yellowstone Research Library’s sheet music collection.

library, Music, collections

 

Hey Boo-Boo: Yogi Bear and Yellowstone

November 04, 2016 Posted by: Hailey Galpert

Yogi meets Yellowstone

Yellowstone, archives, library

 

Stagecoach Robberies: Yellowstone’s Archival Records to tell an Alternative History

October 14, 2016 Posted by: Suzie Catharine and Hailey Galper, 2016 Archives Interns

Description of stagecoach robberies that occurred in Yellowstone

Yellowstone, stagecoach, library, archives

 

Dragonglass: Obsidian in Popular Culture

September 23, 2016 Posted by: Molly Malone, 2016 Archives Intern

A look at Obsidian Cliff and the use of obsidian both in real life and in popular culture.

Obsidian Cliff, library, archives

 

Dragons in Yellowstone

September 02, 2016 Posted by: Hailey Galper, 2016 Archives Intern

Discussion of the thermal features named after dragons.

hot springs, archives, library

 

Yellowstone Videos -- Faces of Yellowstone

April 15, 2016 Posted by: Sarah Marino, 2015 Library Intern

Discussion of some of the more colorful films in the library collection

Yellowstone, VHS, videos, movies, library

 

Yellowstone Park Romance: Day 14

February 13, 2015 Posted by: Jessica Gerdes, Librarian

Day 14 of serializing William Popham's "Yellowstone Park Romance"

library, books, guidebooks, fiction, romance

 

Yellowstone Park Romance: Day 13

February 13, 2015 Posted by: Jessica Gerdes, Librarian

Day 13 of serializing William Popham's "Yellowstone Park Romance"

library, books, guidebooks, fiction, romance

 

Yellowstone Park Romance: Day 12

February 12, 2015 Posted by: Jessica Gerdes, Librarian

Day 12 of serializng William Popham's "Yellowstone Park Romance"

library, books, guidebooks, fiction, romance

 

Yellowstone Park Romance: Day 11

February 11, 2015 Posted by: Jessica Gerdes, Librarian

Day 11 of serializing William Popham's "Yellowstone Park Romance"

library, books, guidebooks, fiction, romance

 

Yellowstone Park Romance: Day 8

February 08, 2015 Posted by: Jessica Gerdes, Librarian

Day 8 of serializing William Popham's "Yellowstone Park Romance"

library, books, guidebooks, fiction, romance

 

Yellowstone Park Romance: Day 7

February 07, 2015 Posted by: Jessica Gerdes, Librarian

Day 7 of serializing William Popham's "Yellowstone Park Romance"

library, books, guidebooks, fiction, romance

 

Yellowstone Park Romance: Day 6

February 06, 2015 Posted by: Jessica Gerdes, Librarian

Day 6 of William Popham's "Yellowstone Park Romance"

library, books, guidebooks, fiction, romance

 

Yellowstone Park Romance: Day 4

February 04, 2015 Posted by: Jessica Gerdes, Librarian

Day 4 of William Popham's "Yellowstone Park Romance"

library, books, guidebooks, fiction, romance

 

Yellowstone Park Romance: Day 3

February 03, 2015 Posted by: Jessica Gerdes, Librarian

Day 3 of William Popham's "Yellowstone Park Romance"

library, books, guidebooks, fiction, romance

 

Yellowstone Park Romance: Day 2

February 02, 2015 Posted by: Jessica Gerdes, Librarian

Day 2 of William Popham's "Yellowstone Park Romance."

library, books, guidebooks, romance, fiction

 

Yellowstone Park Romance: Day 1

February 01, 2015 Posted by: Jessica Gerdes, Librarian

Day 2 of William Popham's "Yellowstone Park Romance"

library, books, fiction, romance, guidebooks

 

The Yellowstone Daily Tourist

August 26, 2014 Posted by: Jackie Jerla, Librarian

library, collections, newspapers

 

Alice's Adventures in the New Wonderland [brochure]

June 05, 2012 Posted by: Jessica Gerdes, Librarian

library, brochures, NPRR, railroad

 

Here She Comes: Miss Yellowstone National Park

June 25, 2012 Posted by: Jackie Jerla, Librarian

library, newspapers, beauty pageants, savages

 

Research Tips: Primary vs. Secondary Sources

July 25, 2012 Posted by: Jessica Gerdes, Librarian, and Anne Foster, Archivist

archives, library, research

 

Research Tip: Getting Started

August 01, 2012 Posted by: Anne Foster, Archivist

archives, library, research

 

Autumn in the Library

October 15, 2012 Posted by: Jessica Gerdes, Librarian

library, books, binding

 

Research Tip: Tell me about the history of Yellowstone

November 01, 2012 Posted by: Jessica Gerdes, Librarian

reference, history, research, library

 

Trip Planning the Haynes Way

November 28, 2012 Posted by: Jessica Gerdes, Librarian

library, Haynes Photos, Frank Jay Haynes, guidebooks, tourism

 

How We Grow our Collection: Yellowstone Research Library

December 02, 2013 Posted by: Jessica Gerdes, Librarian

library, collections, acquisitions

 

New Books for the New Year

February 18, 2013 Posted by: Jessica Gerdes, Librarian

books, library, acquisitions

 

Yet More New Books for the New Year

March 01, 2013 Posted by: Jessica Gerdes, Librarian

library, books, acquisitions

 

Research Tips: Yellowstone's History at Your Fingertips

April 18, 2013 Posted by: Jackie Jerla, Librarian

library, reports, Superintendents