Sports and Recreation
Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest
Found in 456 Collections and/or Records:
Powell Society records
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2486
Abstract
The Powell Society was incorporated in 1969 in order to promote the general study of the canyons of the American West, the study of the Colorado River Basin, and the study of John Wesley Powell and his work, and also to facilitate the publication of materials generated by these studies. These are their official records, as collected by Dr. Henry W. Toll during his time as president of the society (1969-2008). Materials cover all aspects of the society's activity, whether administrative,...
Dates:
1956-2008
Raymond Price papers
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2869
Abstract
The Raymond Price papers (1925-1985) consist of materials documenting his athletic career at Ogden High School as well as his athletic career at both Weber College and the University of Utah. Included in the collection is a bound personal history.
Dates:
1925-1985
Professional Ski Instructors Association, Intermountain Division photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P0414
Abstract
The Professional Ski Instructors Association, Intermountain Division photograph collection contains photographs of the I.S.I.A demonstration team with a photocopy of an I.S.I.A. article featuring Corky Fowler as part of the team. The collection also includes a print of Isolde Collins, Executive Secretary, and photocopies of two letters, one a recommendation from a former employer and the other a cover letter for her...
Dates:
1970-1971
Promotional ski brochures collection
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2489
Abstract
The promotional ski brochures collection (circa 1899-1971) was collected by Timothy Tracey. The brochures represent various resorts located in North America and Europe.
Dates:
circa 1899-1971
Proposed ski resort site plans
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1254
Abstract
The proposed ski resort site plans were designed by architect David R. Hays for Calvin McPhie. The designer was Lee Underwood.
Dates:
1963
Amil Quayle home movies
Collection
Identifier: A05806
Abstract
The Amil Quayle home movies (1948-1965, 1999) consist of footage of river trips and other vacations and home movies taken by Quayle and his family 1948-1965 and features a long trip on the Green River between Manila and Jensen, Utah in 1951. The original 16mm footage was compiled onto a VHS videocassette in 1999 with narration added. Amil Quayle is a river guide from Saint Anthony, Idaho.
Dates:
1948-1965; 1999
David Eccles Quinney papers
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1772
Abstract
The David Eccles Quinney papers (1932-2000) contain a scrapbook, correspondence, and publications related to the Sun Valley Ski Resort. Quinney (1919-1974), who was a member of the Utah Ski Club and the Aurora Ski Club, is a son of S. Joseph Quinney, a Salt Lake attorney who was instrumental in the development of skiing at Alta.
Dates:
1932-2000
David Eccles Quinney photograph
Collection
Identifier: P0930
Abstract
The David Eccles Quinney photograph consists of an image of David Eccles Quinney on skis while participating in a Community Camp in Big Cottonwood Canyon, January 1938. The image was taken from scrapbook number one of the David Eccles Quinney papers.
Dates:
1938
Gustav F. Raaum digital photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P0994
Abstract
The Gustav F. Raaum digital photograph collection consists of images of ski jumping, the FIS, and Big Sky, Montana. Included are early images of Raaum and peers ski jumping in Norway and the United States. The later portion of the collection consists of images from Raaum's involvement in the F.I.S., various Winter Olympic Games, and Big Sky Montana Ski Resort. The collection...
Dates:
1942-2002
Gustav F. Raaum papers
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2192
Abstract
The Gustav F. Raaum papers (1940-1990) include newspaper clippings, copies of scrapbooks, and correspondence. Raaum was born in Norway in 1926 and first came to the United States as part of a Norwegian ski jumping team. He won many awards for ski jumping in the 1940s and 1950s and later became a successful accountant and was president of the Jackson Hole Ski Corporation from 1968 to 1970.
Dates:
1940-1990