Cal and Dodie McPhie digital photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P1312
Scope and Contents
The The Cal and Dodie McPhie digital photograph collection contains 20 digitaly-only black-and-white and color photographs and news clippings dating from approximately the 1940s to 2000s. The collection contains images of Cal McPhie while serving in the United States Navy during World War II; black-and-white photographs of Cal and Dodie skiing with unidentified individuals from the 1950s and 1960s; articles from newspapers about Cal's military service and career in the ski industry; and color images of Cal and Dodie McPhie at events in the 2000s.
Dates
- 1941-2006
Creator
- McPhie, Calvin, 1923-2014 (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
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the Cal and Dodie McPhie digital photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator.
Permission to publish material from the Cal and Dodie McPhie digital photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator.
Biographical Note
Calvin “Cal” McPhie (1923-2014) was born on September 10, 1923 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Joseph Hyrum and Ruby Larsen McPhie. He attended West High School. Cal McPhie served in World War II in the United States Navy. The ship that Cal served on, the USS Finback, was involved in the rescue of future United States president George H.W. Bush. Cal McPhie was involved in the creation for a Submarine Memorial in Utah. After returning from the war, Cal began working at the Alta Ski Area; he later became a welder with a specialty in repairing cranes.
Doris “Dodie” McPhie (1930-2018) was born on April 17, 1930 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Tim O. and Gladys Smith Butters. She graduated from East High and from the University of Utah with a BS in Nursing. Dodie had benefitted from lung surgery as a teenager, an experience that inspired her to pursue a career in medicine. She worked as a nurse at LDS Hospital in various positions throughout her career.
Cal and Dodie married one another on October 20, 1950. Both Cal and Dodie were active in outdoor activities and sports, particularly skiing. In 1950, Cal and Dodie purchased the Little Mountain Ski area in Emigration Canyon; they became the first ski area to offer night skiing. They operated the ski area until 1968, when Little Mountain was destroyed by a fire. Beginning in 1968, Cal began operating Gorgoza, a winter resort in Parleys Canyon that offered ice skating, tobogganing, and tubing in addition to skiing. Cal operated Gorgoza until 1972. Cal and Dodie were active in the Intermountain Ski Association. In 2006, Cal McPhie was honored at the Alf Engen Ski Museum. Cal McPhie died on June 8, 2014. Dodie McPhie died on February 6, 2018.
Doris “Dodie” McPhie (1930-2018) was born on April 17, 1930 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Tim O. and Gladys Smith Butters. She graduated from East High and from the University of Utah with a BS in Nursing. Dodie had benefitted from lung surgery as a teenager, an experience that inspired her to pursue a career in medicine. She worked as a nurse at LDS Hospital in various positions throughout her career.
Cal and Dodie married one another on October 20, 1950. Both Cal and Dodie were active in outdoor activities and sports, particularly skiing. In 1950, Cal and Dodie purchased the Little Mountain Ski area in Emigration Canyon; they became the first ski area to offer night skiing. They operated the ski area until 1968, when Little Mountain was destroyed by a fire. Beginning in 1968, Cal began operating Gorgoza, a winter resort in Parleys Canyon that offered ice skating, tobogganing, and tubing in addition to skiing. Cal operated Gorgoza until 1972. Cal and Dodie were active in the Intermountain Ski Association. In 2006, Cal McPhie was honored at the Alf Engen Ski Museum. Cal McPhie died on June 8, 2014. Dodie McPhie died on February 6, 2018.
Extent
20 digital images
Abstract
Cal McPhie (1923-2014) was a World War II veteran who, along with his wife Dodie McPhie (1930-2018), operated Utah ski areas from 1950 to the 1970s. This collection contains digital images of Cal in the United States Navy, Cal and Dodie skiing, and scans of news articles about Cal McPhie's military service and work in the ski industry dating from the 1940s to the 2000s.
Arrangement
Arranged by subject
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Dodie McPhie in 2006.
Separated Materials
See also the Calvin McPhie papers (ACCN 2111)in the Manuscripts Division of Special Collections.
Processing Information
Processed by Special Collections staff.
Creator
- McPhie, Calvin, 1923-2014 (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Cal and Dodie McPhie digital photograph collection, 1941-2006
- Author
- Finding aid created by Claire A. Kempa
- Date
- 2022
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid encoded in English in Latin script.
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