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Alexander Woodruff "Woody" Anderson photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P0457

Scope and Contents

The Woody Anderson collection consists of nineteen digital scans made from color and BandW prints loaned to the Special Collections department by Mr. Anderson for the Utah Ski Archives Ski Affair. Anderson has a long history of being involved in skiing, ski instruction, and management of ski areas. He was one of the founders of the Intermountain Ski Instructors Association in 1952, and served as the organization's president in 1963. He served as a ski instructor for the Deseret News ski school from 1947-1950, and as assistant director of the Brighton Ski Resort ski school. In 1965 he moved into management of ski areas at Park City Resort, where he stayed until 1971. Membership in professional organizations included the Professional Ski Instructors Association, the Utah Ski Association, the Intermountain Ski Areas Association, and the National Ski Areas Association. After leaving Park City Ski Resort, Mr. Anderson purchased the Pomerelle Ski Resort in Albion, Idaho, where he served as the president and owner.

Captions listed below were taken directly from the original prints before they were returned.

Dates

  • 1952-1990s

Creator

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

Woody Anderson (1932 - 2019)

Woody Anderson is a Renaissance Man of Skiing in the Intermountain Region. His heralded accomplishments cover the spectrum of skiing. Woody began teaching skiing in 1947 in Salt Lake City, Utah with the Deseret News Ski School. He joined the Brighton Ski School in 1948 and was its assistant director from 1954 to 1962. From 1956 to 1963 he owned and operated the Woodhaus Ski and Sports Shop at Brighton.

Woody competed for the Armed Forces while he was stationed in Germany with the U.S. Army from 1951-1953.

Woody became ski school director at the new Park City Resort in 1964 and was named its general manger in 1965, serving in both capacities until 1971 when he was appointed vice president-general manager. From 1963 to 1967 he owned and operated the Miner’s Find Ski and Sport Shop in Park City. He became owner-president of Pomerelle Ski Resort, Albion, Idaho, in 1973. From 1977 to 1984 Anderson was owner-president of Magic Mountain Ski Resort near Twin Falls, Idaho.

Woody was one of the founders of the Intermountain Ski Instructors Association, he served as its secretary, certification chairman, president and director. He was National Certification Chairman of the Professional Ski Instructors of America in 1968 and was designated a Lifetime Member for his contribution to organized skiing by the PSIA/PSIA-I in 1978. He was inducted into the PSIA-I Hall of Fame in 2004.

Anderson was inducted into the Intermountain Ski Hall of Fame in 2007. The above biograpical note is from that event.

Extent

1.2 Linear Feet (2 archives boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The Alexander Woodruff "Woody" Anderson photograph collection contains two portrait snapshots of Woody Anderson.

Existence and Location of Originals

High-resolution scans were made of the original prints and they were then returned to the donor.

Related Materials

Forms part of the Ski and Snow Sports Archives (S.J. Quinney Outdoor Recreation Archives).

Separated Materials

Manuscript materials were transferred to the Woody Anderson papers (ACCN 1233).

Processing Information

Processed by Roy Webb in 2003.

Creator

Title
Guide to the Alexander Woodruff "Woody" Anderson photograph collection
Author
Finding aid prepared by Roy Webb.
Date
2003
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Revision Statements

  • 2020: Revised by Sara Davis.

Repository Details

Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository

Contact:
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