Karen Korfanta photograph collection

Collection

Identifier: P0415

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of 66 black and white photographs of various sizes, mostly 8X10 and 7 black and white postcards. Most images are single and group portraits that include Karen Korfanta, alpine racer, member of the 1966 University of Utah Ski Team and the 1969-1970 U.S. Ski Team. Some earlier photographs include Sonny Korfanta (father?). Other materials in the Karen Korfanta Collection include scrapbooks, correspondence, and 2 16mm films.

The Korfanta collection contains one addendum consisting of ski racing images.

Dates

1937-1970s

Creator

Korfanta, Karen (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

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 Note

Karen Korfanta (1945 - )

Karen Korfanta's impressive exploits span the ski racing spectrum as few others. They range from learning to ski a small ski area founded by her father and mother near her hometown of Pinedale, WY, to the global stage. She dominated the region's junior racing circuit, winning the U.S. Junior Nationals Slalom Championship in 1963 and the senior title in 1964. At the University of Utah, she competed in the World University Games in Italy and Finland. She was a member of the U.S. National Alpine Team in 1967-70, the U.S. Olympic Team in 1968 and the U.S. FIS Universiade teams in 1966 and 1970. Her post-racing triumphs include being coordinator for the Men's and Women's U.S. Alpine Ski Program, Assistant Alpine Director of the U.S. Ski Team, Assistant Director of the National Training Center at Park City, and a FIS technical delegate. As the race department manager of Park City Mountain Resort, she successfully orchestrated America's Opening World Cups and the 2002 Olympic Winter Games competitions at that venue.

In a notable tribute to the respect she commands on the international skiing scene, Karen was named chairwoman of the FIS Ladies Alpine Skiing Sub-Committee in 2008. That same year she received the prestigious S.J.Quinney Award for her contributions to skiing from the University of Utah J. Willard Marriott Library's Ski Archives, the Intermountain Region's foremost authority on skiing history.

Karen was inducted into the Intermountain Ski Hallof Fame in 2010. The above biograpical note is from that event.

Extent

.2 Linear Feet (1 archives box) : 113 images (addendum consists of 10 digital scans creating with Epson Expression 1640 XL, 400 ppi, TIFFs)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The Karen Korfanta photograph collection contains photographs of Karen Korfanta and others skiing. Karen Korfanta was an alpine racer, member of the 1966 University of Utah Ski Team and the 1969-1970 U.S. Ski Team.

Arrangement

Collection is arranged in chronological and topical order and contains one addendum.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Karen Korfanta.

Related Materials

This collection forms part of the Utah Ski and Snowboard Archive, which is part of the S.J. Quinney Outdoor Recreation Archive

Separated Materials

Manuscript materials were transferred to the Karen Korfanta papers (ACCN 1689).

Audio-visual materials were transferred to the Karen Korfanta audio-visual collection (A0526)