Utah Parks Company Collection
Scope and Content
Items relate to the personal research and oral histories performed by Janet Burton Seegmiller in preparation of her book entitled Sing-away: Working and Playing for the Utah Parks Company 1923-1973. Included are copies of photographs, audio visual materials, and oral histories
Dates
- Creation: 1906-2010
Access:
The collection is open and freely available to researchers during Special Collections hours.
Use:
The Utah Parks Company Collection is the physical property of the Gerald R. Sherratt Library, Southern Utah University. Literary rights, including copyright, may belong to the authors or their heirs and assigns. Please contact the library for information regarding specific use of this collection.
Institutional History
The Utah Parks Company (UPC) was created in 1923, as subsidiary of the Union Pacific Railroad. UPC's mission was to use the national railroad system to increase passenger traffic to and from the National Parks.
Patterned after the guest services at Yellowstone National and Grand Canyon National Parks, Union Pacific Railroad backed UPC in the improvement of roads, creations of lodges and providing transportation into the scenic areas. Union Pacific Railroad create the Loop tour as a comprehensive travel package which included train travel to Iron County, Utah, meals, accommodations and a bus tour around the Parks.
Employees for UPC mostly comprised local college students. Approximately 40,000 young men and women worked for the Utah Parks Company between 1923 and 1973.
Full Extent
14.9 Linear Feet : 18 boxes, 3 items
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Original collection was kept in the order established by Janet Burton Seegmiller.
Topical
- Bryce Canyon National Park (Utah) -- Employees
- Bryce Canyon National Park (Utah) -- Employees
- Cedar Breaks National Monument (Utah) -- Employees
- Cedar Breaks National Monument (Utah) -- Employees
- Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.) -- Employees
- Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.) -- Employees
- Utah Parks Company -- Employees
- Utah Parks Company -- Employees
- Zion National Park (Utah) -- Employees
- Zion National Park (Utah) -- Employees
- Title
- Utah Parks Company Collection
- Author
- Special Collections Staff
- Date
- 2025
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and University Archives Repository