Barbara Yamada photograph collection

Collection

Identifier: P0947

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Barbara Yamada photograph collection consists of 2 boxes containing photograph prints and digital-only items. Folders 3-10 in Box 1 are digital only, consisting of scans of photograph prints and born-digital photos. The subject of these photographs is a mixture of images related to sports collected by Yamada; Yamada family photographs, particularly of Hiroshi Yamada serving in the United States Army's 442nd Infantry in Italy during World War II; and photographs of Barbara Yamada, particularly her volunteer work with various organizations including the Utah Ski Archives. In addition to images, the collection contains digital-only scans of clippings of news articles related to Yamada's life. Box 2 is oversize and contains a poster of Alf Engen signed by Michael Leavitt, Francis "Frank" Magleby, Randy L. Dryer, Mitt Romney and Alan K. Engen. The images date from approximately 1940 to 2010.

Dates

1940-2010

Creator

Yamada, Barbara, 1946- (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

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.

Permission to publish material from the Barbara Yamada photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator.

Biographical Note

Barbara Yamada was born in 1946 in Pocatello, Idaho, to Lina and Hiroshi "Mike" Yamada. She moved to Salt Lake City in the late 1960s, where she was a ski instructor at Park City West for a year before moving to the ski school at Alta. Yamada has been involved with the United States Ski Association (USSA) since the early 1970s, serving as the executive director of the Intermountain Division in 1973. She has also volunteered for various foundations and organizations dedicated to winter sports including: the Alf Engen Ski Museum Foundation Board and the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Utah Ski Archives Advisory Board. Beginning in 2000, Yamada began serving as chair of the Marriott Library’s annual Ski Affair. In addition to her work preserving and promoting winter sports, Yamada volunteered with the University of Utah Athletic Department, the Adopt a Native Elder program with the Navajo Nation, and the Park City Institute. Barbara Yamada was inducted into the Intermountain Ski Hall of Fame in 2018 for her contributions as a Ski Sport Innovator.

Extent

2 Boxes

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Barbara Yamada (1946-) is a former ski instructor known for preserving and promoting Utah's ski industry through involvement in the boards of the Alf Engen Ski Museum and the J. Willard Marriott Library's Utah Ski Archives. The Barbara Yamada photograph collection contains prints and digital-only items depicting Yamada's family, her life, and her involvement in organizations related to winter sports as well as other volunteer and charitable organizations.

Arrangement

Arranged by subject

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by Barbara Yamada in 2003 with addendums in 2006 with addendums donated 2008 and 2011.

Related Materials

Forms part of Mitsugi M. Kasai Memorial Japanese American Archives.

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

Forms part of the Aileen H. Clyde 20th Century Women's Legacy Archives.

See also the Kunio Yamada digital photograph collection (P1457).