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Christopher Tatsuno digital photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1304

Scope and Contents

The Christopher Tatsuno digital photograph collection contains 7 digital only color images of Tatsuno participating in extreme skiing and United States Freeskiing championships circa 2000-2005.

Dates

  • circa 2000-2005

Creator

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 Christopher Tatsuno digital photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator.

Biographical Note

Christopher Tatsuno is a Japanese American skier and adaptive ski coach. Tatsuno was born in Ketchum, Idaho, in Sun Valley. His father, Rod Tatsuno, was a ski instructor who taught Christopher how to ski from a young age. Christopher Tatsuno attended the University of Colorado Boulder, where he studied business and raced for the ski team. In 2006, Tatsuno won the Sickbird Award at Telluride. By 2010, Tatsuno retired from competitive skiing and began working with Pat Sewell in ski guiding and instructing and river guiding. Together, they started the Pat and Tats Show about ski culture. Beginning in 2012, Tatsuno began working as a coach for the Aspen Valley Ski Club for the United States Paralympic Development Program in Aspen, Colorado.

Extent

1.6 Megabytes : 7 jpg files

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Christopher Tatsuno is a Japanese American skier and adaptive ski coach. This collection contains digital only images of Tatsuno participating in extreme skiing and a United States freeskiing competition circa 2000-2005.

Arrangement

Arranged by subject

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by Christopher Tatsuno in 2005.

Related Materials

This collection forms part of the Mitsugi M. Kasai Memorial Japanese American Archive.

This collection forms part of the Utah Ski and Snowboard Archive, which is part of the S.J. Quinney Outdoor Recreation Archive

Processing Information

Processed by Special Collections staff.
Title
Guide to the Christopher Tatsuno digital photograph collection
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

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