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Sports and Recreation

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 456 Collections and/or Records:

Karen Korfanta papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1689
Abstract

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

Dates: 1941-1998

Karen Korfanta photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P0415
Abstract

The Karen Korfanta photograph collection contains photographs of Karen Korfanta and others skiing. Karen Korfanta was an alpine racer, member of the 1966 University of Utah Ski Team and the 1969-1970 U.S. Ski Team.

Dates: 1937-1970s

Mike Korologos photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P0410
Abstract

The Mike Korologos photograph collection contains photographs of the Deseret Ski School, primarily featuring Alf Engen; photograph documenting the construction of Snowbird; images taken at the dedication of the women's Olympic downhill course at Snow Basin in 1999.

Dates: 1948-1990

Edward LaChapelle avalanche control video collection

 Collection
Identifier: A0439
Abstract

The Edward LaChapelle avalanche control video collection (1950-1970) consists of films about avalanche danger, control and research at Utah ski areas and around the world. The collection also includes some of LaChapelle's home movies and other ski related footage. Edward LaChapelle was an American glaciologist, mountaineer, skier, author, and professor and a pioneer in Avalanche research, safety and forecasting.

Dates: 1950-1970

LandSpeed Productions Bonneville Salt Flats racing films

 Collection
Identifier: A0078
Abstract The LandSpeed Productions Bonneville Salt Flats racing films (1963-1970) are a collection of motorcycle racing films. Many of the films feature shots of the Bonneville Salt Flats near Wendover, Utah, but they also feature racing in various other styles and from various other locations, including Daytona, Madison Square Garden, and California. Click here to request copies of digitized...
Dates: 1963-1973

Keith Lange digital photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P0948
Abstract

The Keith Lange digital photograph collection consists of sixteen digital scans of color and black and white prints loaned to the Special Collections Department for scanning in November 2003. The images document his career as a skier, ski instructor, ski jumper, and member of professional ski organizations.

Dates: 1950s-1970s

Bill Lash photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P0404
Abstract

The Bill Lash photograph collection contains photographs of Bill Lash, Willy Schaeffler, and the Solitude Ski School in 1958.

Dates: 1958

Remo Lavagnino photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P0792
Abstract

The Remo Lavagnino photograph collection consists of river running and recreation images in the Southwestern United States.

Dates: 1958-1987

Janet Quinney Lawson photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P0423
Abstract

The Janet Quinney Lawson photograph collection contains photographs of Janet Quinney Lawson and members of her family skiing.

Dates: 1930s-1960s

Lee's Ferry photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P0277
Abstract

The Lee's Ferry photograph collection contains photographs of the area around Lees Ferry taken by Roy D. Webb.

Dates: 1985

Harold Herbert Leich papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1973
Abstract

The Harold Herbert Leich papers (1910-1985) contain a journal, correspondence, manuscripts, publications, magazine articles, news clippings, and maps. Harold Leich worked for the Civil Service Commission and helped organize the Environmental Protection Agency. He was an active outdoorsman and took extended river trips on the Yellowstone and Colorado Rivers. He wrote articles on water pollution for a variety of magazines.

Dates: 1910-1985

William H. Levitt oral history video recording

 Collection
Identifier: A0022
Abstract

The William H. Levitt oral history video recording collection contains 1 DVD with an interview with Bill Levitt.

Dates: 2007

Ted Ligety digital photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1319
Abstract

The Ted Ligety digital photograph collection consists of images of Ligety's participation in the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Turin, Italy as a downhill skier, along with other skiing events.

Dates: 2005-2006

Little Cottonwood Canyon history collection [microform]

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0632
Abstract

The Little Cottonwood Canyon history collection (1870-1965) consist of a microfilmed copy of a collection of clippings, notes, and transcriptions on the history of Little Cottonwood Canyon, kept by Lawrence P. James. The materials are weighted heavily toward mining in the nineteenth century, but contain information on the development of the ski industry in the twentieth.

Dates: 1870-1965

Little Mountain Ski Area photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P0387
Abstract

The Little Mountain Ski Area photograph collection contains three black and white views of the small, short-lived ski resort at Little Mountain in Emigration Canyon.

Dates: 1960-1969

Charles W. Lockerbie photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P0330
Abstract

The Charles W. Lockerbie photograph collection contains portraits of Charles Lockerbie, his wife, Lillian, and other family members. The collection also contains photographs of travel and camping trips.

Dates: 1890s-1950s

Albert "Bert" and Rachel Jamison Loper papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2090
Abstract The Albert "Bert" Loper and Rachel Jamison Loper papers (1893-1975) contain travel logs, commentary, river reports, correspondence, and newspaper articles from both Albert Loper (1869-1949) and Rachel Loper (1892-1975). Bert Loper know as the "The Grand Old Man of the Colorado" is one of the most well know early river runners. He was said to have covered more miles over the Colorado than any other man during his lifetime. After his death in 1949, his remains were found 26 years later in...
Dates: 1893-1975

Lou Lorenz papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1644
Abstract The Lou Lorenz papers (1951-1996) contain correspondence, meeting materials, legal documents, instruction manuals, booklets, magazines, newsletters, journals, directories, posters, and general ski instruction. Lorenz started teaching skiing in the 1940s. He was a ski school director at Little Mountain and Solitude, president of Intermountain Ski Instructors of America (ISIA), and a charter member of the Utah Ski Archives Advisory Board. He serves on the Alf Engen Museum Foundation Board of...
Dates: 1951-1996

Lou Lorenz photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P0944
Abstract

The Lou Lorenz photograph collection consists of one color print of Mr. Lorenz and thirty black and white 35mm transparencies depicting skiing in the United States from 1891 through 1948.

Dates: 1891-1990s