Axel J. Andresen photograph collection

Axel J. Andresen photograph collection, circa 1920-1959

Overview of the Collection

Collector: Andresen, Axel J.
Title: Axel J. Andresen photograph collection
Dates: circa 1920-1959 (inclusive)
19201959
Quantity: 21 items
Collection Number: P0919
Summary: The Axel J. Andresen photograph collection consists of images of Axel Andresen ski jumping. Included are images relating to the 1952 Winter Olympic Games in Oslo, Norway.
Repository: University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860

Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu
Access Restrictions: 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.
Languages: English

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Axel J. Andresen was one of the pioneer ski jumpers in Utah during the 1920s, pre dating Alf Engen by nearly a decade. The Andresen collection contains images relating to Andresen's ski jumping and the 1952 Winter Olympic Games held in Oslo, Norway, including original tickets to various events. The majority of the images are not identified. Digital scans were taken from Manuscript Accn 1917, for originals and further information see scrapbook one.

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Restrictions on Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Preferred Citation

Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.

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Acquisition Information

Donated by Matt Andresen.

Separated Materials

See also the Axel J. Andresen papers (ACCN 1917) located in the Manuscripts Division of Special Collections.

Processing Note

Processed by Mary Ann Curtis in 2001.

Related Materials

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

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description
Box	Folder
1	1	Ski Jumping 1: Olav and Sigurd Ulland in a double jump April 4, 1938 - 160 feet. Olympic Hill, Lake Tahoe, California.
1	2	Scrapbook Number One (See Manuscripts Accn 1917) 1-2: Four men and women involved in early ski jumping 3-4: Groups of people gathered around a table on board R.M.S. Queen Mary. 5: Three unidentified people standing on top of the Rockefeller Center Rook Studio, New York. 6: Group of unidentified men on standing on the deck of a ship. 7: Axel Andresen, Pete Ecker and Mark Strand standing in front of life boats on a ship. 8: Large group of people seated at a restaurant. 9-14: 1952 Olympic event tickets 15: Axel Andresen (left) and an unidenitified man standing near a train station. 16: Axel Andresen (right) and an unidentified man. 17: Two men and a woman standing on a hill with the scaffolding of a ski jump in the background. 18: Group of men and women gathered around a small cocktail table. 19-20: Man and woman boarding a train

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Subject Terms

Ski jumping--Utah--Photographs
Skis and skiing--Utah--History--Photographs

Personal Names

Andresen, Axel J.--Photographs

Form or Genre Terms

Photographic prints

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