Albert 'Sunny' Korfanta digital photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P1364
Scope and Contents
The Albert 'Sunny' Korfanta digital photograph collection contains 35 black-and-white and color photographs of Sunny Korfanta at Surveyor's Park, or White Pine Ski Resort, in Pinedale, Wyoming in its first decades of operation, from approximately the 1940s and 1960s. It also contains a composit of the 1964 United States Olympic Alpine Ski Team, undated photographs of Fanny and Sunny Korfanta in their pharmacy business, and a certificate and newspaper clipping related to Korfanta's involvement in the ski industry.
Dates
- 1940-2006
Creator
- Korfanta, Albert, 1915-2009 (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 Albert 'Sunny' Korfanta digital photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator.
Permission to publish material from the Albert 'Sunny' Korfanta digital photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator.
Biographical Note
Albert F. “Sunny” Korfanta was born in Rock Springs, Wyoming in 1915. He attended college in Colorado, where he studied pharmacy; Korfanta settled in Pinedale, Wyoming, where he and his wife, Fran "Fanny" Korfanta, opened a drug store. The Korfantas were outdoor sport and ski enthusiasts.
In 1930, the United States Forest Service and the Pinedale Commercial Club partnered to establish the Surveyor Park Ski Area (later renamed White Pine Ski Area), which opened on January 5, 1940. Sunny and Fanny Korfanta were asked to serve as volunteer managers of the ski area. The park closed in 1943 as a result of World War II and reopened in 1946. Sunny Korfanta taught youth skiers at Surveyor Park. In the 1960s, Korfanta served as president of the Intermountain Ski Association; later, he represented the association at the United States Ski Association. He was inducted into the Intermountain Ski Association Hall of Fame in 2008 as a ski pioneer. In addition to his contributions developing the ski industry in Wyoming, Korfanta served as coach for the Pinedale High School basketball, football, and track teams, and coached girls’ basketball in the 1940s. Sunny Korfanta died in 2009.
In 1930, the United States Forest Service and the Pinedale Commercial Club partnered to establish the Surveyor Park Ski Area (later renamed White Pine Ski Area), which opened on January 5, 1940. Sunny and Fanny Korfanta were asked to serve as volunteer managers of the ski area. The park closed in 1943 as a result of World War II and reopened in 1946. Sunny Korfanta taught youth skiers at Surveyor Park. In the 1960s, Korfanta served as president of the Intermountain Ski Association; later, he represented the association at the United States Ski Association. He was inducted into the Intermountain Ski Association Hall of Fame in 2008 as a ski pioneer. In addition to his contributions developing the ski industry in Wyoming, Korfanta served as coach for the Pinedale High School basketball, football, and track teams, and coached girls’ basketball in the 1940s. Sunny Korfanta died in 2009.
Extent
35 digital images
Abstract
Albert "Sunny" Korfanta (1915-2009) managed Surveyor's Park (White Pine Ski Resort) in Pinedale, Wyoming, from its opening in 1940. This colleciton contains images of the resort in its first decades of operation as well as images relating to Sunny and Fanny Korfanta's careers in the ski industry and in pharmacy.
Arrangement
Arranged by subject
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Karen Korfanta in 2008.
Processing Information
Processed by Special Collections staff.
Creator
- Korfanta, Albert, 1915-2009 (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Albert 'Sunny' Korfanta digital photograph collection, 1940-2006
- 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