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Sports and Recreation

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 456 Collections and/or Records:

Marvin Alton Melville photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P0917
Abstract The Marvin Alton Melville photograph collection consists of images of Marvin Melville skiing in competitions and training. Most of the inventory descriptions were taken from the labels on the back of the images. The photographs in box three were scanned from three of Marvin Melville's scrapbooks held in Manuscript's reserve collection. Many of the images in box three are duplicates of those found in boxes one and...
Dates: Late 1940s-2000

Mexican Hat Expeditions Grand Canyon river trip video

 Collection
Identifier: A0171
Abstract

The Mexican Hat Expeditions Grand Canyon river trip video (1960) documents a rafting trip down the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon taken by Mexican Hat Expeditions from Lees Ferry Fort to Lake Mead. Salt Lake City river runner Don Neff appears in the film.

Dates: 1960

Nate Millard snowboarding video collection

 Collection
Identifier: A0230
Abstract The Nate Millard snowboarding video collection (1990s-2000s) consists of snowboarding, skateboarding and surfing videos filmed in Utah and around the world. Videos range from small local productions to larger commercial enterprises. Nate Millard is a freelance photographer currently employed by Brighton Ski Resort's Brigtown Chronicles. Click here to request copies of digitized items...
Dates: 1990s-2000s

Earl and Gladys Miller photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P0375
Abstract

The Earl and Gladys Miller photograph collection contains photographs documenting the early years of Snow Basin.

Dates: 1940s-1980s

Earl Andrew Miller papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1570
Abstract The Earl Andrew Miller papers (1942-1995) contains material on Miller and his company, the Miller Ski Company of Orem, Utah. In the 1950s Miller developed an early release binding for Alpine skiing. A later patent for the ski brake revolutionized the sport of Alpine skiing. Most of the documents in the collection are photocopied newspaper articles. There are several brochures used as marketing tools for various ski products, several early photographs (photocopies) of Miller, and two booklets...
Dates: 1942-1995

Hack Miller papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1678
Abstract

The Hack Miller papers (1937-1996) contain newspaper articles, magazine stories, trip diaries, office files, and correspondence pertaining to the career of this Utah journalist.

Dates: 1937-1996

Hack Miller photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P0811
Abstract

Most of the photographs in this collection were taken by Hack Miller, sports editor for the Deseret News. Hack Miller covered a wide range of subjects such as, skiing, the Olympics, boxing, golf, basketball, football, fishing, hunting, rivers, army, Vietnam and more.

Dates: 1930-1996

Karen Huntoon Miller papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1921
Abstract

The Karen Huntoon Miller papers (1974-1983) consist of correspondence, resumes, newspaper articles, and skiing artifacts. Karen Huntoon Miller was a freestyle skier in the 1970s. She was women's world champion for moguls in 1974.

Dates: 1974-1983

Karen Huntoon Miller photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P0921
Abstract

The Karen Huntoon Miller photograph collection conists of images and slides of Karen Miller and associates skiing.

Dates: circa 1970-1989

Larry H. Miller papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1379
Abstract

The Larry H. Miller papers (1985-1996) contain mainly news clippings about the National Basketball Association team, the Utah Jazz. The collection also contains newsletters from the Larry H. Miller Group.

Dates: 1985-1996

M. Earl and Gladys Miller family papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1096
Abstract

The M. Earl and Gladys Miller family papers (1947-2014) contain clippings and general materials relating to Miller and his family's ski racing and instructing history, especially at Snowbasin resort. Miller operated a ski school at Snowbasin ski resort in Utah. He was a founding member of the Intermountain Ski Instructors Association in 1953.

Dates: 1947-2014

Mack Miller digital photograph

 Collection
Identifier: P1314
Abstract

The Mack Miller digital photograph is an image of Miller participating in a cross country ski race.

Dates: undated

Patrick N. Miller collection

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1771
Abstract

The Patrick N. Miller collection (1960-2013) contains manuscript and memorabilia related to the University of Utah Ski Team and Miller's involvement with collegiate and national level skiing. Miller served as head coach, as president of the Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Ski Association and as a member of the National Collegiate Athletics Association Skiing Rules Committee.

Dates: 1960-2013

Pete Miller digital photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P0979
Abstract

The Pete Miller digital photograph collection consists of images of skiers at Targhee resort, Brian Head resort, and Snowbird resort.

Dates: 1988-2000

Ray Miller digital photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1302
Abstract

The Ray Miller photograph collection consists of 11 digital scans of Ray Miller skiing and holding the olympic torch.

Dates: 1960s-2002

Mary Armstrong Milligan papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1896
Abstract

The Mary Armstrong Milligan papers (1882-2009) contain journal excerpts, correspondence, a handbook, and scrapbooks dealing with Milligan's involvement in river rafting in the Western United States. Milligan was a participant in the South Cottonwood Ward organization (SOCOTWA), a semi-private river outfitter that began after World War II.

Dates: 1882-2009

Mary Armstrong Milligan photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P0892
Abstract The Mary Armstrong Milligan photograph collection consists of slides and photographs of river trips in Glen Canyon during the 1950s and 1960s. Mary A. Milligan was part of the crew on several SOCOTWA river trips in the late 1950s and early 1960s. SOCOTWA was an organization founded in the South Cottonwood Ward, Salt Lake County, that organized recreational and educational field trips for LDS groups, Boy Scouts,...
Dates: 1950s-1960s

Wataru "Wat" Misaka papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2761
Abstract

The Wataru "Wat" Misaka papers (1947, 2010) consist of two articles about the basketball career of Misaka.

Dates: 1947-2010

James "Dick" Mitchell photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1301
Abstract

Photographs and newspaper clippings documenting Dick Mitchell's ski and military careers, including his participation in the 1956 Olympics and his work in the 1975 evacuation of Saigon during the Vietnam War. The collection also contains a scrapbook of Mitchell's LDS mission in California; Mitchell's military awards; and images of Mitchell's pursuits of yachting and aviation in the 1980s and 1990s.

Dates: 1949-1997

Alton Morton independent film collection

 Collection
Identifier: A0320
Abstract The Alton Morton independent film collection (1947-1968, 2011) consists of amateur and professional films by Utah filmmaker and inventor Al Morton. Morton's films includes narrative films about river running on the Green and Colorado Rivers as well as tourism films featuring Utah's scenic desert Southwest and national parks commissioned by the Utah Tourist and Publicity Council and other public organizations. The collection also includes an interview with Morton's daughter, Darlene Phillips,...
Dates: 1947-1968; 2011