Jim Shane collection on Alta, Utah
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1071
Scope and Contents
The Jim Shane collection on Alta, Utah (1948-1985) contain clippings and promotional material concerning the town of Alta, Utah. Included are photocopies of news photographs and articles regarding skiing activities, as well as human interest stories on early University of Utah ski instructors, Alta history, the expansion of the Gold Miner's Daughter Lodge, and the propane explosion at the lodge in 1985.
Dates
- 1948-1985
Creator
- Shane, Jim (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 Sketch
Jim Shane, an avid skier and electrical engineer, was an Alta ski patrolman during World War II. Later, he became divisional chairman of the National Ski Patrol System for the intermountain area. In 1962, he built the Gold Miner's Daughter Lodge at the base of the Alta ski area to provide services for skiers who were either injured or in need of food, warmth, or repairs. The lodge was named after an infamous saloon from Alta's early mining days. Shane and his family were active in the daily management of the Gold Miner's Daughter Lodge and the Alta community.
Extent
0.5 Linear Feet
Abstract
The Jim Shane collection on Alta, Utah (1948-1985) contains clippings and promotional material concerning the town of Alta, Utah. Shane is a skier and ski patrolman who built Gold Miner's Daughter Lodge in Alta, Utah.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Jim Shane in 1989.
Separated Materials
Photographs transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections (P0416).
Processing Information
Processed by Jane Chesley in 1997.
Creator
- Shane, Jim (Person)
- Title
- Inventory of the Jim Shane collection on Alta, Utah
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Jane Chesley.
- Date
- 1997 (last modified: 2019)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
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