Dick Wallin photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P1420
Scope and Contents
The Dick Wallin photograph collection contains 149 digital only images and 10 color slides of Wallin and the Alpenbock Climbing Club rock climbing, skiing, and hiking. The collection spans from the 1960s to 1990s.
Dates
- 1960-1999
Creator
- Wallin, Richard Dean (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
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the Dick Wallin photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator.
Permission to publish material from the Dick Wallin photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator.
Biographical Note
Richard Dean “Dick” Wallin (1942-2021) was born on April 18, 1942 to Dean Alvin and Pauline Gunderson Wallin. Wallin was a lifelong outdoorsman with a particular passion for rock climbing. In high school, he became involved with the Alpenbock Climbing Club, a group that was founded in the late 1950s in Salt Lake City. The club was formed around rock climbing, skiing, and mountaineering. Wallin was involved in the club’s founding of the Salt Lake County Jeep Patrol Mountain Rescue Team. Through the Alpenbock Club, Wallen met Marilyn Friedland; the two married in 1963 and together had two children. In addition to climbing, Wallin was a musician, playing the guitar and banjo and singing and yodeling in two college bands, the Rovers and the Villagers.
Wallin attended the University of Utah, where he studied medicine; he graduated with his MD in 1968. After graduation, he served in the United States Navy and completed his residency at the Newport, Rhode Island Naval Hospital between 1968 and 1971. After residency, Wallin returned to Utah, where he helped create the St. Marks Hospital Emergency Room Department, where he worked for the entirety of his career. In addition to his work in emergency medicine, Wallin volunteered as a medical consultant and as a deputy sheriff for Salt Lake County Search and Rescue, work that led to him being awarded a 50 Year Medal of Distinction. Dick Wallin died on June 13, 2021.
Wallin attended the University of Utah, where he studied medicine; he graduated with his MD in 1968. After graduation, he served in the United States Navy and completed his residency at the Newport, Rhode Island Naval Hospital between 1968 and 1971. After residency, Wallin returned to Utah, where he helped create the St. Marks Hospital Emergency Room Department, where he worked for the entirety of his career. In addition to his work in emergency medicine, Wallin volunteered as a medical consultant and as a deputy sheriff for Salt Lake County Search and Rescue, work that led to him being awarded a 50 Year Medal of Distinction. Dick Wallin died on June 13, 2021.
Extent
149 digital images (1 box)
Abstract
Richard Dean “Dick” Wallin (1942-2021) was a Utah doctor and rock climber who was a member of the Alpenbock Climbing Club and a volunteer in outdoor search and rescue. This collection contains digital only images and slides of Wallin and friends rock climbing, skiing, and hiking dating from the 1960s to 1990s.
Arrangement
Arranged by subject
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Dick Wallin in 2007.
Processing Information
Processed by Special Collections staff.
Creator
- Wallin, Richard Dean (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Dick Wallin photograph collection, 1960-1999
- Author
- Finding aid created by Claire A. Kempa
- Date
- 2022
- 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