Wasatch Mountain Club photograph collection

Collection

Identifier: P0004

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Wasatch Mountain Club was organized in 1920 to provide an active and educational group for those who enjoyed hiking, ski touring, river running, and mountain climbing. Four albums contain photographs from the early years of the organization and include images of group members involved in winter and summer activities in the Wasatch Mountains. Locations include Brighton, Timpanogos area (including a photo of people using the first trail to the cave; Number 1161), Ensign Peak, Alta, Ogden Canyon, Mount Olympus, Mount Logan, and other locations along the Wasatch range. Most images are group photos in scenic areas in the Wasatch.

Mark Jones, Historian for the Wasatch Mountain Club, undertook the massive project of identifying, or contacting members who could identify, many of the albums. Captions updated 2022.

Dates

1929-1960

Creator

Wasatch Mountain Club (Organization)

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.

Extent

21.3 Linear Feet (18 archival boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The Wasatch Mountain Club photograph collection consists of four photo albums containing prints from the early years of the organization and includes photos of group members involved in both winter and summer activities in the Wasatch Mountains. Included are loose photographs on similar subjects. The Club was organized in 1920 to provide an education and activity group for those who enjoyed hiking, ski touring, river running and mountain climbing.

Arrangement

Collection is arranged chronologically.

Related Materials

Forms part of the Utah Ski and Snowboard Archive and the Utah River Running Archive, both are subsets of the S.J. Quinney Outdoor Recreation Archive

The Wasatch Mountain Club Rambler, its monthly publication, has been digitized by the club and can be found on their website.

Separated Materials

Audio-visual materials were transferred to the Wasatch Mountain Club audiovisual collection (A0584).

Manuscript materials were transferred to the Wasatch Mountain Club records (MS 0283).