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Gustav F. Raaum papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2192

Scope and Contents

The Gustav F. Raaum papers (1940-1990) include newspaper clippings, copies of scrapbooks, and correspondence. The bulk of the collection's contents relate directly to Raaum's lifelong involvement in skiing and ski jumping.

Dates

  • 1940-1990

Creator

Language of Materials

Collection materials are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Conditions Governing Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Biographical Note

Raaum was born in Norway in 1926, and first came to the United States as part of a Norwegian ski jumping team at the age of twenty-one. As an avid and successful ski jumper in the 1940s and 1950s, Raaum won many awards. Concurently to his skiing activities he attended and graduated from the Univerisity of Washington with a B.A. in Business Administration. In his adult life, he became a successul accountant and was president of the Jackson Hole Ski Corporation, 1968-1970.

Extent

0.25 Linear Feet

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.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Gustav F. Raaum in 2005.

Related Materials

Forms part of the Utah Ski Archives.

Processing Information

Processed by Samuel Passey in 2005.
Title
Inventory of the Gustav F. Raaum papers, 1940-1990
Author
Finding aid created by Samuel Passey
Date
© 2005 (last modified: 2019)
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid encoded in English in Latin script.

Repository Details

Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository

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