Michael D. 'Mickey' Gallivan photograph collection

Collection

Identifier: P1560

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Michael D. 'Mickey' Gallivan photograph collection is divided into three areas. Box 1 contains general images of Gallivan's life and business ventures. Box 2 contains material produced by and about the Utah Travel Council. Box 3 contains photographs and slides related to the Salt Lake City Olympic Bid Committee, particularly images of Park City, Utah.

Dates

circa 1960-2000

Creator

Gallivan, Michael D., 1945- (Person)

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

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.

Permission to publish material from the Michael D. 'Mickey' Gallivan photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator.

Biographical Note

Michael Dennis 'Mickey' Gallivan (b. 1945) started his career in television news in Salt Lake City and in Honolulu. He was a writer and reporter for the Associated Press, assisted in the original marketing for Snowbird resort, was director of the Utah Travel Council state tourism promotion division, and headed Utah's Economic Development Department under Governor Scott Matheson. He ran the television campaign for U.S. Senator Frank Moss in the successful 1970 re-election effort, was president of Prudential Development Company, and for ten years, was on the board of the Salt Lake Tribune Publishing Company and Kearns Tribune Corporation.

Gallivan was Vice President of the Salt Lake City Olympic Bid Committee from 1988 to the successful award of the 2002 Games in 1995, overseeing communications, presentations, and community involvement. In 1998-1999, he was chairman of Worldwide Partners, the world's largest network of independent advertising agencies. Gallivan was also a former partner and now consultant to Riester, one of the largest independent advertising agencies in the West. Riester was formed in the 2001 merger of the former Harris and Love, Inc., where Gallivan was principal, president and CEO since 1993, having joined the firm in 1978. He is also a director of H2Oil Recovery Services, Inc. and subsidiary 212Resources, Inc., new environmental companies that provide on-site purification of contaminated waters produced in the drilling of deep natural gas wells.

Gallivan served on the Advisory Council of the School of Arts and Letters at the University of Notre Dame. Among his previous volunteer assignments, he has been chairman of the Intermountain Healthcare Foundation, was a member of the National Advisory Board of the David Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah. Gallivan was president of Catholic Community Services and a member of the board and executive committee of the Salt Lake Area Chamber of Commerce. He was a trustee of Rowland Hall St. Mark's School, and for many years a trustee of Hogle Zoo.

Gallivan is a 1967 graduate of the University of Notre Dame. Gallivan is married to Sharee Jack, and they have three children together.

Extent

3 Boxes

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Michael D. 'Mickey' Gallivan was a writer, reporter, and businessman who was director of the Utah Travel Council and served as Vice President of the Salt Lake City Olympic Bid Committee from 1988 until 1995. The Michael D. 'Mickey' Gallivan collection contains photographs from the Utah Travel Council including images related to the Utah Olympic Bid, travel advertisements, Utah parks and scenery, and Park City.