Paul Robbins papers
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2477
Scope and Contents
The Paul Robbins papers contain his prodigious files from various disiplines of ski racing, jumping, types of racing, snowboarding, and skiing venues. It also contains participant lists and locations.
Dates
- 1960s-2005
Creator
- Robbins, Paul, 1939-2008 (Person)
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
Paul Robbins (1939-2008) was a ski and travel writer who also served as a ski historian for over thirty years. According to All Out, the official site of the U. S. Ski Team, "He possessed an encyclopedic knowledge of skiing and ski racers of every discipline that he willingly shared with anyone who asked." Ski jumper Jeff Hastings wrote: "His breath filled the sails of the athletes he covered." Paul Robbins died of a heart attack in 2008, and left his wife of eighteen years, Kathe, behind.
Extent
49.25 Linear Feet (99 boxes)
Abstract
The Paul Robbins papers contain ski and snowboard files, biographies, race information, and Olympic trial information.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged by alphabetically by subject matter, and chronologically within the subject.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Paul Robbins in 2009.
Separated Materials
See also the
Paul Robbins photograph collection (P1379)
in the Multimedia Division of Special Collections.
Processing Information
Processed by Elizabeth Rogers in 2010.
Box 99 processed by Gina C Giang in 2024.
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Box 99 processed by Gina C Giang in 2024.
Click here to read a statement on harmful language in library records .
Creator
- Robbins, Paul, 1939-2008 (Person)
- Title
- Inventory of the Paul Robbins papers, 1960s-2005
- Author
- Finding aid created by Elizabeth Rogers
- Date
- © 2010 (last modified: 2020 and 2024)
- 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
Contact:
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu