Devereaux Jennings digital photograph collection

Collection

Identifier: P0900

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Alta Club held a memorial gathering honoring the deceased Devereaux Jennings, (1924-2000) early in 2000. This collection contains a color portrait of Devereaux Jennings while skiing at Alta which was a gift to all attendees at the memorial. Also included in the collection is a photograph of Jennings in a 10th Mountain Division ski bib.

Dates

circa 1960s

Creator

Jennings, Devereaux, 1924-2000 (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

H. Devereaux Jennings (1924-2000)

From winning races on barrel staves to racing on the U.S. Olympic Team, Dev Jennings’ skiing exploits are exemplary. Carving his first turns on the gully off the first tee at Salt Lake City’s Bonneville Golf Course, Dev used his natural talents and grace on skis to win trophies in the Harriman Cup, Reno’s Silver Belt and national championships. He was a member of the 1947 University of Utah Ski Team, which brought that institution its first national collegiate ski championship.

Dev finished 45th among 102 racers in the downhill competition of the 1948 Olympic Winter Games in St. Moritz, Switzerland and served as a rifle squad leader and ski and rock climbing instructor for the 10th Mountain Division in the European Theater. His racing talents brought him more accolades while skiing under the banners of the Aspen Ski Team and the Colorado State team. His love of the sport led to forays into ski design and manufacturing, coaching, officiating, marketing and promotion.

Dev was executive director of Ski Utah from 1961-1970 and executive director of Ski New England, a marketing organization promoting 11 of New England’s premier ski resorts from 1975-1995. He was inducted in the U.S. National Ski Hall of Fame in 1989 and as a Legend in Ski Competition of the University of Utah J. Willard Marriott Library Ski Archives in 1992.

Jennings was inducted into the Intermountain Ski Hall of Fame in 2006. The above biograpical note is from that event.

Extent

1 Box

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The Devereaux Jennings digital photograph collection consists of a portrait photograph of Devereaux Jennings given to attendees at his memorial service in 2000. Also included in the collection is a photographs of Jennings skiing. These images are digital only.