Skis and skiing -- Utah -- History -- Sources
Found in 61 Collections and/or Records:
Alf Engen Ski Museum records
The Alf Engen Ski Museum records (1943-2015) consist of correspondence, administrative materials, design and construction materials, docent guides, newsletters, and media materials relating to the museum and the Alf Engen Ski Museum Foundation.
Gordon and Peg Allcott papers
Alpine Training School scrapbook
Alta ski area collection
The Alta ski area collection (circa 1970s) consist of correspondence, pamphlets, reports, news articles, championship materials, and other papers.
Barbara Stewart Anderson papers
The Barbara Stewart Anderson papers (1901-2001) focus extensively on images, documents and correspondence from her family, particularly from her father, Ray Stewart, the founder of Timp Haven Ski Resort. Includes twelve valuable land patents deeding land to the North Fork Investment Company, as well as historic newspaper clippings from the Provo Herald, and hand-written documentation of water levels in Provo Canyon.
Woody Anderson papers
The Woody Anderson papers (1956-1991) contain news clippings, brochures, travel guides, correspondence, resumes, and a typescript of a two-part interview with Anderson, conducted in 1990 by Joe Arave.
Edgar Bering scrapbook [photocopy]
The Edgar Bering scrapbook (1930-1940) consist of two photocopies which features articles on Ed Bering, Alf Engen, other skiers, ski tournaments and championships, and race results. Miscellaneous correspondence and ski tournament programs are also included.
Brighton Ski Resort records
The Brighton Ski Resort records (1915-2000) contain a master plan, brochures, season pass forms, trial maps, posters, articles, news clippings, ski passes, and typescript histories detailing the development of both Brighton, Utah and Brighton Ski Resort. The first serviced ski area in Utah was created at Brighton in 1936. The resort area has been expanded to cover 850 acres today.
Norm Burton papers
Wilby Durham papers
The Wilby Durham papers (1949-1962) contain correspondence, news clippings, photographs, ski race forms and organization documents relating to the formation of the Utah Ski Associates. Durham helped found the Utah Ski Associates in 1962 to promote skiing in Utah as well as to prepare the Utah ski community for future Winter Olympics bids. He also served as an officer of the Intermountain Ski Association and the Salt Lake Ski Club.
Robert C. Ecker scrapbooks
The Robert C. Ecker scrapbooks (1933-1937) consist of two volumes that highlight ski competitions held at Ecker Hill Utah.
Sarah "Sally" Cousins Elliott papers
The Sally Cousins Elliott papers (1972-1997) contain an account of Elliott's career as a ski instructor during the 1985s-1990s as well as her participation with the Amateur Ski Instructors Association (ASIA) and the Professional Ski Instructors of America (PSIA).
Alan K. Engen ski video collection
The Alan K. Engen ski video collection (1996-1998) contains movies produced or created by Alan Engen dealing with the legacy of his father Alf Engen (1909-1997), an internationally recognized skier and luminary in skiing education in Utah and the American West. Alan Engen is an accomplished competitive skier, administrator and ski historian.
Alf Engen papers
Alf Engen ski video collection
The Alf Engen ski video collection (1938-2004) contains footage that reveals the evolution of the sport of skiing and of ski facilities and resorts, including news reports and interviews featuring Engen and footage Engen competeing in National Championship events, instructing ski school, and skiing with family and friends. Alf Engen was an internationally recognized Nordic and Alpine skier instrumental in the development of the ski industry in Utah and the American West.
Corey (Kaare) Engen scrapbooks [photocopies]
The Corey (Kaare) Engen scrapbooks (1933-1991) contain three photocopied scrapbooks that focus on Corey Engen's skiing career.
Melvin Henry Fletcher scrapbook [photocopy]
The Melvin Henry Fletcher scrapbook (1918-1963) is a color copy of Fletcher's lifetime scrapbook, which consists of certificates, awards, news clippings, and a column written by Mel while living in San Diego. Fletcher was born in Park City, Utah in 1918. He served twice in the U.S. Navy and wrote a column in Aircraft Mechanic about ice skating events. He competed in ski jumping and was well-known in the skiing community.
Einar Fredbo skiing scrapbook [photocopy]
The Einar Fredbo skiing scrapbook (1930-1934) consists of a photocopy of the original that was kept by Einar Fredbo and contains clippings regarding skiing activities, particularly ski jumping, in Utah and the western United States. Clippings document the activities of Fredbo, Alf Engen, and other skiers. Many clippings document ski jumping competitions held at Ecker Hill. Einar Fredbo was a ski jumper in Utah and the western United States.
Jim Gaddis papers
The Jim Gaddis papers (1955-2001) consist mainly of news clippings and scrapbooks concerning Gaddis (b. 1940), an award-winning ski champion from Utah. Correspondence and other miscellaneous materials are also included.