Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P0385
Scope and Contents
The Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort collection consists of two parts: the original collection, donated in 1993, and an addendum donated in 2003. Both contain color and black and white prints of the early years of operation in the 1970s, contact prints, and 35mm color transparencies. Some of the photographs in the 1993 donation are of poor quality. The images in the 2003 addendum exist in digital form only; the originals were returned to Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort shortly after scanning and processing.
Dates
- 1971-2002
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.
Conditions Governing Use
Some of the images in the 2003 addendum are copyrighted images; No use of these images is allowed without permission from the copyright holder.
Organizational History
Planning for the ski area that was to become known as Snowbird began operation in 1967. By 1971, developers Ted Johnson and Richard Bass had completed enough to open in December of that year. When it opened, Snowbird consisted of one lodge and three restaurants. Ski runs were reached by the Snowbird Tram, which still takes skiers to the top of 11,000 foot Hidden Peak, and three chairlifts, the Wilbere, Gad I and Gad II, named for Gad Valley. The resort employed 290 people. Since then a number of new lifts have been added, as well as many more condominium lodges, restaurants, and other amenities. From the earliest days, Snowbird was planned to be a summer resort as well, offering tennis courts, hiking and mountain biking, the annual Oktoberfest, the Snowbird Institute, and many other features. The development of the resort has not been without controversy, however; from its initial opening to the present, environmental groups such as Save Our Canyons have protested plans to expand the resort. Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort celebrated its 35th anniversary in 2002. Other information on Snowbird can be found in the Western Americana division Vertical and Clipping files; oral history interviews and manuscripts collections in the Manuscripts Division; and in the Utah Ski Archives Guide.
Extent
440 Photographic Prints
Abstract
The Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort photograph collection contains photographs on contact sheets of skiing activities and color prints of ski runs at Snowbird, Utah.
Arrangement
Collection is arranged by topic and contains one addendum.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Number and types of photographs, 1993 donation: 214 color and black and white contact prints and proof sheets. 2003 addendum: 191 digital scans of color and Black and White prints; 35mm transparencies; contact sheets
Processing Information
Processed by Drew Ross in 1993 and by Roy Webb in 2003.
- Title
- Guide to the Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort photograph collection 1971-2002
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Drew Ross
- Date
- 1993
- 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.
Revision Statements
- 2022: Revised by Sara Davis.
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