Dean Roberts digital photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P0977
Scope and Contents
The Dean Roberts photograph collection consists of digital scans made from color and black and white prints loaned to the Special Collections department by Dean Roberts for the Utah Ski Archives Ski Affair. High-resolution scans were made of the original prints and they were then returned to the donor. Roberts began skiing near his home in Pocatello, Idaho, in the late 1930s. In 1944, his family moved to Ogden, Utah, where he soon began skiing at Snow Basin ski area. After that, he was on the Weber College and University of Utah ski teams, was a ski instructor at Snow Basin ski area from 1957 to 1960; at Brighton ski area from 1960 to 1963, and served as the co-director of the Mt. Empire ski school at Solitude Mountain Resort. He directed the Solitude ski school from 1969 to 1994, and later became the director of skiing at the same resort. He was a lifetime member of the Professional Ski Instructors Association. Mr. Roberts was honored as a History-Maker by the Utah Ski Archives in 2003.
Captions listed below were taken directly from the original prints before they were returned. Captions in brackets were supplied by the processor.
Captions listed below were taken directly from the original prints before they were returned. Captions in brackets were supplied by the processor.
Dates
- 1946-1990s
Creator
- Roberts, Dean, 1931-2015 (Person)
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.
Biographical Note
Dean Roberts (1931 - 2015)
As a child, Dean Roberts carried his skis to school so he could “fly” off jumps he built along the way. He held a natural passion for the sport and by the eighth grade, he was a regular at Snowbasin, learning the art of alpine skiing.
At age 17 Dean was a competitive ski jumper and member of both the Weber State and U of U alpine ski teams. In 1959, Dean certified with the Intermountain Ski Instructors Association. Five years later Dean became the owner and director of the ski school at Solitude - the mountain he loved more than any other. In 1994 he became Solitude’s Director of Skiing.
Dean is an Honorary Lifetime member of the PSIA-Intermountain Division, and in 2006 was selected to the PSIA-AASI-Intermountain Ski Instructors Hall of Fame. In 2011 he received his 50-year pin - along with a letter which encapsulates the essence of his remarkable career and echoes the sentiments of a grateful ski industry.
The letter reads: “Thank you for introducing thousands to the wonders of sliding on snow.”
Roberts was inducted into the Intermountain Ski Hall of Fame in 2017. The above biograpical note is from that event.
As a child, Dean Roberts carried his skis to school so he could “fly” off jumps he built along the way. He held a natural passion for the sport and by the eighth grade, he was a regular at Snowbasin, learning the art of alpine skiing.
At age 17 Dean was a competitive ski jumper and member of both the Weber State and U of U alpine ski teams. In 1959, Dean certified with the Intermountain Ski Instructors Association. Five years later Dean became the owner and director of the ski school at Solitude - the mountain he loved more than any other. In 1994 he became Solitude’s Director of Skiing.
Dean is an Honorary Lifetime member of the PSIA-Intermountain Division, and in 2006 was selected to the PSIA-AASI-Intermountain Ski Instructors Hall of Fame. In 2011 he received his 50-year pin - along with a letter which encapsulates the essence of his remarkable career and echoes the sentiments of a grateful ski industry.
The letter reads: “Thank you for introducing thousands to the wonders of sliding on snow.”
Roberts was inducted into the Intermountain Ski Hall of Fame in 2017. The above biograpical note is from that event.
Extent
46 Items
Abstract
The Dean Roberts photograph collection consists of digital scans made from color and black and white prints loaned to the Special Collections Department by Dean Roberts for the Utah Ski Archives Ski Affair. Captions listed below were taken directly from the original prints before they were returned.
Processing Information
Processed by Roy Webb in 2003.
Creator
- Roberts, Dean, 1931-2015 (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Dean Roberts digital photograph collection, 1946-1990s
- Author
- Finding aid created by Roy Webb.
- Date
- 2003 (last modified: 2018)
- 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
- 2019: Finding aid revised and re-encoded 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