Raaum, Gustav F., 1926-2014
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Gustav F. Raaum digital photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P0994
Abstract
The Gustav F. Raaum digital photograph collection consists of images of ski jumping, the FIS, and Big Sky, Montana. Included are early images of Raaum and peers ski jumping in Norway and the United States. The later portion of the collection consists of images from Raaum's involvement in the F.I.S., various Winter Olympic Games, and Big Sky Montana Ski Resort. The collection...
Dates:
1942-2002
Gustav F. Raaum papers
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2192
Abstract
The Gustav F. Raaum papers (1940-1990) include newspaper clippings, copies of scrapbooks, and correspondence. Raaum was born in Norway in 1926 and first came to the United States as part of a Norwegian ski jumping team. He won many awards for ski jumping in the 1940s and 1950s and later became a successful accountant and was president of the Jackson Hole Ski Corporation from 1968 to 1970.
Dates:
1940-1990