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Alton Crane Melville photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P0933

Scope and Contents

Alton Crane Melville (1904-1966) served as president of the NSA and was an avid skier and participant in many ski organizations. The photograph collection reflects Melville's love of skiing, teaching, and membership in various organizations. The images in this collection were taken from the Alton Crane Melville scrapbooks belonging to the Manuscripts Division. For further information regarding the photographs see Accn 1723.

Dates

  • 1950s-1960s

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.

Extent

43 Items

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The Alton Crane Melville photograph collection consists of images taken from the Alton Crane Melville scrapbooks belonging to the Manuscripts Division. Alton Crane Melville (1904-1966) served as president of the NSA and was an avid skier and participant in many ski organizations. The photograph collection reflects Melville's love of skiing, teaching, and membership in various organizations.

Arrangement

Collection retains original order.

Related Materials

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

Separated Materials

See also the Alton Crane Melville papers (ACCN 1723) located in the Manuscripts Division of Special Collections.

Processing Information

Processed by Jamie Colton and Mary Ann Curtis in 2002.
Title
Guide to the Alton Crane Melville photograph collection
Author
Finding aid created by Jamie Colton and Mary Ann Curtis.
Date
2002 (last modified: 2018)
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Revision Statements

  • 2022: Finding aid revised and re-encoded by Sara Davis

Repository Details

Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository

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