Saltair Beach Resort records

Collection

Identifier: ACCN 1025

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Saltair Beach Resort records (1866-2003) contain correspondence, financial and legal records, job applications, beauty pageant records, insurance papers, news clippings, images, brochures and other promotional material relating to the resort.

Dates

1866-2003

Creator

Saltair Beach Company (Organization)

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.

Organizational History

Situated on the southern shore of the Great Salt Lake, the Saltair Beach Resort opened 8 June, 1893 after six months and over 250,000 dollars in construction costs. The resort was jointly owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the Salt Lake and Los Angeles Railroad Company. Open from Memorial Day through Labor Day, Saltair was dubbed the "Coney Island of the West," and was a popular destination for tourists and locals. The pavilion burned down in April 1925, and was rebuilt in just four months. However, after this fire Saltair was never able to regain its popularity. The resort had a number of other accidents, including a fire in 1931, a windstorm in the 1950s that blew down a rollercoaster, and an arson fire in 1970. Saltair, now in its third incarnation, hosts concerts and other special events.

Extent

9.75 Linear Feet

Additional Description

Abstract

The Saltair Beach Resort records (1866-2003) contain correspondence, contracts, promotional papers, beauty pageant records, news clippings, financial records, insurance papers and scrapbooks of this Salt Lake City resort.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Transferred from Western Americana Division vertical file in 1988.

Purchased from Ken Sanders Rare Books in 2010.

Box 8 was donated by June Weed in 2016.