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Karen Korfanta papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1689

Scope and Contents

The Karen Korfanta papers (1941-1998) contain correspondence, news clippings, a scrapbook, brochures, pamphlets, and ski memorabilia. Original items in box four have been photocopied, and the copies placed throughout the collection.

Dates

  • 1941-1998

Creator

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 Sketch

Korfata (b. 1945) was born in Rock Springs, Wyoming. She grew up in Pinedale, where her father managed a small ski area and coached the neighborhood children. She began racing competitively in the fourth grade, and continued racing throughout junior high and high school. Korfanta received a B.S. in biological sciences from the University of Utah, where she was coached by Marvin Melville. She was selected for the 1968 Women's Alpine Olympic Ski Team, but was sidelined by an injury shortly before the games. After retiring from competition in the early 1970s, Korfanta worked at various ski areas before becoming the race manager at Park City Ski Area in the mid-1980s.

Extent

1.5 Linear Feet (3 Boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The Karen Korfanta papers (1941-1998) contain correspondence, news clippings, a scrapbook, brochures, pamphlets, and ski memorabilia.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Karen Korfanta.

Related Materials

Forms part of the Ski and Snow Sports Archives (S.J. Quinney Outdoor Recreation Archives).

Forms part of the Aileen H. Clyde 20th Century Women's Legacy Archive.

Separated Materials

Photographs have been transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections (P0415).

Processing Information

Processed by Karen Carver in 2001.
Title
Inventory of the Karen Korfanta papers
Author
Finding aid created by Karen Carver.
Date
2001 (last modified: 2019)
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository

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