William J. Roosen skiing collection
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1506
Scope and Contents
The William J. Roosen skiing collection (1969-1991) has been divided into four categories. The first category includes materials stemming from Roosen's teaching of a skiing history class and includes bibliographic resources, exams, student reports, and correspondence. The second contains pamphlets, brochures, and news clippings with information on numerous ski resorts in North America, Europe, and Australia. The third contains articles and books on various aspects of skiing. The last contains issues of "Alta Powder News" (Alta, Utah) from 1969-1991. For the most part, the original folder titles and arrangement has followed Roosen's original arrangement.
Dates
- 1969-1991
Creator
- Roosen, Suzanne (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
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.
Biographical / Historical
William J. Roosen, a 1962 graduate of Illinois College, began his professional career at Northern Arizona University (NAU) in 1967 after completing his Ph.D. in European history at the University of Southern California. Roosen was a scholar of early modern diplomacy, and published numerous articles and two books resulting from his research in this area. Roosen served as the president of the Western Society for French History at NAU in 1973-1974, and edited that group's Proceedings from 1985 to 1988. Roosen died in 1993.
Extent
4 Linear Feet
Abstract
The William J. Roosen skiing collection (1969-1991) includes bibliographies, examinations, reports, and correspondence stemming from Roosen's teaching of a ski history class; pamphlets and clippings on ski resorts; articles and books on various aspects of skiing; copies of the "Alta Powder News" (1967-1991). Roosen was a professor of history at Northern Arizona University where he taught a class in ski history.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Suzanne Roosen in 1995.
Separated Materials
Photographs were transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections (P0651).
Processing Information
Processed by Damon Aalen and Mark Jensen in 1995.
Creator
- Roosen, Suzanne (Person)
- Title
- Inventory of the William J. Roosen skiing collection, 1969-1991
- Author
- Finding aid created by Damon Aalen and Mark Jensen
- Date
- © 1995 (last modified: 2019)
- 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