Sports and Recreation
Found in 456 Collections and/or Records:
Mel and Peggy Fletcher photograph collection
The Mel and Peggy Fletcher photograph collection consists of ski images along with family photographs.
Melvin Henry Fletcher scrapbook [photocopy]
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.
Robert "Bob" Flodine papers
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.
Howard Foulger photograph collection
Clay Fox digital photograph collection
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.
Einar Fredbo photograph
The Einar Fredbo photograph consists of 1 13x10 hand-tinted black and white print of ski jumper at Ecker Hill circa 1930-1933.
Einar Fredbo skiing scrapbook
The Einar Fredbo skiing scrapbook (1930-1934) 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.
French kayakers river running video collection
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.
Jim Gaddis papers
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.
Jim Gaddis photograph collection
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.
Art Gallenson slide collection
The Art Gallenson slide collection consists mostly of slides by Art Gallenson and a few color photographs of Gallenson's wedding. These slides are from around the western part of the North American continent, especially areas of the Southwestern United States.
Nathaniel Galloway papers [photocopies]
The Nathaniel Galloway papers [photocopies] (2001) consist of a diary which Galloway kept during a river expedition on the Colorado River as well as newspaper accounts and a letter describing the diary. The original materials were created in 1898-1960. Nathaniel Galloway was a famous river explorer and boatman.
W. Stewart Gardiner papers
The W. Stewart Gardiner papers (1938-1993) consist of essays, news clippings, and photocopies of photographs relating to river trips, particularly on the Green River. Gardiner was an early twentieth-century river runner.
W. Stewart Gardiner photograph collection
The W. Stewart Gardiner photograph collection consists of images and slides of kayaking and river running in the Green River; included are images of members of the Gardiner family.
Larry Gerlach papers
The Larry Gerlach papers (1951-2013) contain the professional papers of this University of Utah History professor. Included are teaching files on sports history, files from Dr. Gerlach’s time as the faculty athletics representative, materials relating to the Society of American Baseball Research (SABR), extensive research on the history of umpiring and Utah sports. Dr. Gerlach came to the University of Utah as an instructor in 1968 and retired from teaching in 2013.
Peter Edward Gibbs oral history audio recordings
The Peter Edward Gibbs oral history audio recordings (2006) consists of an interview with Gibbs, who discusses his life experiences pertaining to climbing, caving, skiing, kayaking, and running rivers. A doctor of mechanical engineering, Gibbs is also an avid outdoorsman and was instrumental in the development of the Gibbs Ascender, an aid for climbers, spelunkers, arborists and rescue workers.
J. Calvin Giddings papers
The J. Calvin Giddings papers (1960-1998) contain personal diaries, correspondence, research materials, lecture notes, manuscripts, published articles, patent materials, and business materials collected by Giddings during his career as a professor and researcher at the University of Utah. Giddings (1930-1996) was a notable chemistry professor and researcher.
J. Calvin Giddings photograph collection
The J. Calvin Giddings photograph collection contains images collected by Giddings during his career as a professor and researcher at the University of Utah. Giddings (1930-1996) was a notable chemistry professor and researcher.
Harold Judd Goodro papers
Harold Judd Goodro photograph collection
The Harold Judd Goodro photograph collection consists of images of Harold Goodro rock climbing with his wife, Helen Goodro.