Sports and Recreation
Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest
Found in 456 Collections and/or Records:
Mel and Peggy Fletcher photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P0943
Abstract
The Mel and Peggy Fletcher photograph collection consists of ski images along with family photographs.
Dates:
1930s
Melvin Henry Fletcher scrapbook [photocopy]
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2033
Abstract
The Melvin Henry Fletcher scrapbook (1918-1963) is a color copy of Fletcher's lifetime scrapbook, which consists of certificates, awards, news clippings, and a column written by Mel while living in San Diego. Fletcher was born in Park City, Utah in 1918. He served twice in the U.S. Navy and wrote a column in Aircraft Mechanic about ice skating events. He competed in ski jumping and was well-known in the skiing community.
Dates:
1918-1963
Robert "Bob" Flodine papers
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2709
Abstract
The Robert "Bob" Flodine papers (1946-1998) consist of materials related to Flodine's book From Pioneers to Powder: A History of Big Cottonwood Canyon, first published in 2000. The collection contains Flodine's reference material and notes, as well as manuscripts/drafts of the actual text of the book.
Dates:
1946-1998
Howard Foulger photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P1006
Abstract
The Howard Foulger photograph collection consists of images which document a trip on the Colorado River through Glen Canyon in which Howard Foulger participated. The dates of the trip were May 2 - 5, 1951. No further biographical information about Howard Foulger is available. The trip went from Hite Ferry, at the upper end of Glen Canyon, through Glen Canyon to Lees Ferry, Arizona. Captions and descriptions were...
Dates:
1951
Clay Fox digital photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P1317
Abstract
The Clay Fox digital photograph collection consists of images of him skiing. Clay Fox began skiing in second grade. In 1994 he lost his left leg below the knee in a car accident. After the accident Clay Fox enrolled himself in a disabled ski program and became a ski racer. In 1999 Clay Fox joined the U.S. Ski Team, racing in four events.
Dates:
2002-2006
Einar Fredbo photograph
Collection
Identifier: P0686
Abstract
The Einar Fredbo photograph consists of 1 13x10 hand-tinted black and white print of ski jumper at Ecker Hill circa 1930-1933.
Dates:
circa 1933
Einar Fredbo skiing scrapbook [photocopy]
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1586
Abstract
The Einar Fredbo skiing scrapbook (1930-1934) consists of a photocopy of the original that was kept by Einar Fredbo and contains clippings regarding skiing activities, particularly ski jumping, in Utah and the western United States. Clippings document the activities of Fredbo, Alf Engen, and other skiers. Many clippings document ski jumping competitions held at Ecker Hill. Einar Fredbo was a ski jumper in Utah and the western United States.
Dates:
1930-1934
French kayakers river running video collection
Collection
Identifier: A0534
Abstract
The French kayakers river running video collection (1938, 2011) consists of edited footage of a kayak trip down the Green and Colorado Rivers undertaken by French kayakers Antoine DeSeynes, Bernard DeColmont and Genevieve DeColmont in the autumn of 1938. A filmmaker, Bernard DeColmont made a color film on 16mm stock. Antoine DeSeynes made a black and white film on 8mm stock. The collection also contains audio recordings of an interview about the with Patrice DeColmont conducted in 2011.
Dates:
1938; 2011
Jim Gaddis papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 0592
Abstract
The Jim Gaddis papers (1955-2001) consist mainly of news clippings and scrapbooks concerning Gaddis (b. 1940), an award-winning ski champion from Utah. Correspondence and other miscellaneous materials are also included.
Dates:
1955-2001
Jim Gaddis photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P0931
Abstract
The Jim Gaddis collection contains images of Gaddis skiing alone and with other skiers. Folder one consists of images of Gaddis racing and skiing; folder two contains images of Jim Gaddis and Margo Walters skiing together; and folder three has two photographs of Jim Gaddis with other skiers.
Dates:
1960-2009