Eli M. Oboler Library
Ernest F. Stites - Container Listing
MC112
Series 1: Photography
Box 1 Miscellaneous 8x10 (black and white) photos
| Folder | Description | Items |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buildings and signs | 28 |
| 2 | Ice caves, petroglyphs, trains | 9 |
| 3 | Mountains, buildings (1855-1989) | 5 |
| 4 | Mountains, water, animals | 38 |
| 5 | Mountains, animals | 57 |
| 6 | Mountains, animals | 39 |
| 7 | Mountains, animals, water | 38 |
| 8 | Mountains, lakes | 21 |
| 9 | Photo and news clip of Mrs. Stites | |
| 10 | Unknown people | 19 |
| 11 | Red Hill, Minnie Howard, animals (1956-1960) | 9 |
Box 2 Small photos and negatives
| Folder 1 Scenic Places | |
| 1. | Commercial slides of the Crystal Ice Caves, American Falls 2 photos |
| 2. | Craters of the Moon 12 photos, 22 negatives (7/71) |
| Folder 2 ISU and Pocatello area | |
| 1. | Centennial edition 13 negatives (7/1963) |
| 2. | Elk, golf, fishing 32 photos |
| 3. | Mink Creek 27 negatives |
| 4. | Parade 13 negatives (7/24/54) |
| 5. | ISC 8 negatives |
| 6. | E.J. Baldwin with dogs 4 negatives, letter from Baldwin to Stites with a photo of a dog (1953) |
| 7. | Reservation, Spring Creek, Tom Barrett 7 photos (7/57) |
| Folder 3 Misc. Scenic places | |
| 1. | Coyote, Big Butte 5 photos 11 negatives (5/8-9/57) |
| 2. | Pierce, Idaho 10 negatives (8/54) |
| 3. | Fish Creek Basin 1 photo 1 negative (10/5/69) |
| 4. | Bighorn Crags 17 negatives (8/63) |
| 5. | Bear Grass, Bighorn Crags 6 negatives (8/63) |
| 6. | Galena 3 postcards, 2 photos, 34 negatives (1954) |
| 7. | Sand Dunes 1 photo 1 negative |
| Folder 4 St. Anthony, Sun Valley, Stanley, Sawtooths | |
| 1. | St. Anthony, Red Road Dunes 3 negatives |
| 2. | Fisherman's Breakfast, St. Anthony 2 photos, 2 negatives, 5 pages of handwritten notes, 1 page of typewritten notes (6/1/56) |
| 3. | Sawtooths 10 negatives (dated 8/62) |
| 4. | Sun Valley 6 negatives (dated 8/63) |
| 5. | Stanley Basin 18 negatives |
| 6. | Stanley Basin 1 photo, 1 negative |
| Folder 5 Snake and Salmon Rivers | |
| 1. | South Fork 27 negatives |
| 2. | Snake River 9 negatives |
| 3. | Snake River South Fork 1 photo, 16 negatives (1955) |
| 4. | Snake River below American Falls 23 negatives |
| 5. | Salmon River 49 negatives (8/59) |
| 6. | South Fork below Swan Valley 18 photos, 12 negatives |
| 7. | Snake River below American Falls 24 photos |
| 8. | Salmon River 18 photos |
| 9. | Snake River, Teton Basin, Salmon River, unknown people 22 photos, 2 postcards, 7 negatives |
| 10. | South Fork 2 photos, 5 negatives |
| 11. | South Fork Snake River above Swan Valley 3 photos, 5 negatives, 3 brown pieces of paper with typewritten notes |
| 12. | South Fork Snake River 2 negatives |
| 13. | South Fork Snake River 13 negatives (9/10-11/57) |
| Folder 6 Water, lakes | |
| 1. | Ship Island lake, airplane in foreground 1 photo, 8 negatives (dated 8/63) |
| 2. | Palisades, Elk Mountain 12 negatives |
| 3. | Red Fish Lake 9 photos, 18 negatives (Aug. 4-7/1959) |
| 4. | Cranes, Grays Lake 1 photo, 12 negatives (1955 and 1955) |
| Folder 7 Tetons and Yellowstone | |
| 1. | Tetons from new Jackson Hole lodge 3 photos (6/18/55) |
| 2. | Jackson Hole and the Tetons 2 photos 31 negatives |
| 3. | Yellowstone 8 photos 48 negatives (1/20/55) |
| 4. | Misc. Island Park, Yellowstone, Pocatello, etc. 20 negatives |
| 5. | Yellowstone 3 negatives |
| 6. | Palisades, Ashton, Macks 24 negatives (1-27-53) |
| 7. | Yellowstone 17 photos, 22 negatives |
| 8. | Tetons 1 negative |
Box 3 Miscellaneous slides in smaller boxes (9)
| Folder 1 (red box) labeled Snake River has 3 sections | |
| 1. | Snake River South Fork 14 slides |
| 2. | Snake N.F. 14 slides |
| 3. | Snake A.F. 7 slides |
| Folder 2 (red box) labeled Salmon River, Stanley Basin, Sawtooths, Sun Valley has 4 sections | |
| 1. | Sun Valley 2 slides |
| 2. | Sawtooth 1 slide |
| 3. | Stanley Basin 5 slides |
| 4. | Salmon River 18 slides |
| Folder 3 (red box) labeled Yellowstone, Tetons has 3 sections | |
| 1. | Gres Ventre 4 slides |
| 2. | Teton 9 slides |
| 3. | Yellowstone 13 slides |
| Folder 4 (yellow box) labeled Teton Peaks, maples, etc. | |
| 1. | 4 slides mountains and animals |
| 2. | 5 negatives |
| Folder 5 (small red and yellow box) labeled #19 | |
| 1. | Canyonlands 15 slides |
| Folder 6 (small yellow box) labeled #2 | |
| 1. | South Fork near Soda, Portneuf River 19 negatives |
| Folder 7 (small gray box) labeled Challis | |
| 1. | 19 slides |
| Folder 8 (yellow box) | |
| 1. | Aberdeen Cave 9 slides |
| Folder 9 (yellow box) | |
| 1. | Caves and Challis 9 slides |
Box 4 Miscellaneous slides in smaller boxes
| Folder 1 (blue and gold box) labeled Pocatello, Portneuf, Mammoth, Spring Creek, City of Rocks, Blackfoot River, Monument Valley | |
| 1. | Small yellow box labeled #1 containing 20 negatives |
| 2. | Small red and yellow box labeled #14 containing 9 slides with note Monument Valley, Mexican hat and Gooseneck |
| 3. | Small red and yellow box labeled # 18 containing 12 slides |
| 4. | Section 1 City of Rocks 1 slide |
| 5. | Section 2 Spring Creek 1 slide |
| 6. | Section 3 Mammoth 3 slides |
| 7. | Section 4 Blackfoot River 8 slides |
| 8. | Section 5 Portneuf 10 slides |
| 9. | Section 6 Pocatello 17 slides |
| Folder 2 (larger yellow box) | |
| 1. | Yellowstone Scenic, etc. 1 photo, 75 slides |
| Folder 3 (smaller yellow box) | |
| 1. | Albion 2 slides |
| 2. | Sublett 6 slides (1955) |
| 3. | Cassia 10 slides(1955) |
Series 2: Correspondence
Box 5 Handwritten notes with a cover sheet labeled "Ernies Hand Written Notes - Looked over December 21, 1988 and March 1989"
| Folder | Description |
|---|---|
| 1-4 | Lists and descriptions of things and places photographed including notes and rough drafts for newspaper articles. |
Box 6 Miscellaneous correspondence
| Folder | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | Correspondence from Ernest Stites to Mrs. Stites 1927-1928 |
| 2 | Correspondence from Ernest Stites to Mrs. Stites 1929 |
| 3 | Correspondence from Ernest Stites to Mrs. Stites 1930-1931 |
| 4 | Correspondence to Ernest re: letters of appreciation and thank you 1944-1973 |
| 5 | Miscellaneous correspondence to Ernest (work related) 1950- 1973 |
| 6-9 | Ernest's notes and drafts for articles 1951-1973 |
| 10 | Correspondence from Ernest Stites to Mrs. Stites 1953-1967 |
| 11 | Post Cards from Ernest Stites to Mrs. Stites 1940-1967 |
Series 3: Alaska Materials
Box 7 Correspondence and slides
| Folder | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | Stites writings on Alaska 1967 |
| 2 | Newspaper articles written by Stites |
| 3 | Stites handwritten notes on Alaska trip 1967 |
| 4 | Correspondence to Stites re: travel and publicity 1967 |
| 5 | Slides and negatives |
| 1. Juneau 9 slides | |
| 2. Portage glacier and area 3 negatives July 1967 | |
| 3. Yukon River south of Dawson City 1 negative June 1967 | |
| 4. Dawson Creek B.C. 3 negatives June 1967 | |
| 5. Delta River on route to Summit Lake 3 negatives June 1967 | |
| 6. Homer, Land's End 5 negatives July 1967 | |
| 7. Face on Mountain near Haines, Alaska and Ambassadors 3 negatives July 1967 | |
| 8. Kathleen Lake Y.T. South Haines Jet 3 negatives July 1967 | |
| 9. Mountain sheep ewe with lamb as leaving Jasper Park 1negative June 1967 | |
| 10. Muncho Lake 1 negative June 1967 | |
| 11. Agriculture farm near Palmer 4 negatives July 1967 | |
| 12. Sanford, Drum, Copper River 4 negatives July 1967 | |
| Folder 6 | Slides and negatives |
| 1. Seward, Alaska 5 slides 3 negatives July 1967 | |
| 2. Dawson City, Y.T. 20 negatives June 1967 | |
| 3. Bird Creek south of Anchorage 1 photo 1 negative July 1967 | |
| 4. Denali Highway, Tom B. 5 negatives | |
| 5. Glacier 9 negatives June 1967 | |
| 6. Matanuska Glacier 5 negatives July 1967 | |
| 7. Dust Alaska Highway 3 negatives June/July 1967 | |
| 8. Malemute Saloon 4 miles north of Fairbanks 1 negative | |
| 9. Jasper 4 negatives June 1967 | |
| 10. White horse 3 negatives June 1967 | |
| 11. Lake Louise 5 negatives June 1967 | |
| 12. Watson Lake 1 negative June 1967 | |
| Folder 7 | Slides and negatives |
| 1. Banff 30 negatives July 1967 | |
| 2. Petersburg, Alaska 3 negatives July 31, 1967 | |
| 3. Matanuska Glacier 5 negatives July 1967 | |
| 4. Portage, glacier and ice berg 2 negatives | |
| 5. Mt. Rainier (hood) 1 negative August 6, 1967 | |
| 6. Muncho Lake 1 negative June 1967 | |
| 7. Nome, Kotsebue 16 negatives July 1967 | |
| 8. Paxson, Mt. McKinley 6 negatives July 1967 | |
| 9. Trumpeter Monument, Grande Prairie 1 negative June 1967 | |
| 10. Haines Jet, Haines Alaska 3 negatives July 1967 | |
| 11. Skagway 5 slides | |
| 12. Jasper 5 slides | |
| Folder 8 | Slides and Postcards |
| 1. Alaska animals 24 slides | |
| 2. Mt. McKinley 16 slides | |
| 3. Near Valdez 5 slides | |
| 4. Nome, Kotzebue, Barrow 10 slides | |
| 5. Flowers, Alaska 5 slides | |
| 6. Totem poles 4 slides | |
| 7. Inside passage and Glacier River 10 slides | |
| 8. Alaska 16 slides | |
| 9. Postcards from Alaska 8 |
Series 4: Memorabilia
Box 8 Photo albums, news clips
| JFK news clips photos undated to1999, Frank Church news clip 1984 |
| Small brown photo album/scrapbook |
| Large brown scrapbook |
| Green photo album |