Marvin Alton Melville photograph collection

Marvin Alton Melville photograph collection, Late 1940s-2000

Overview of the Collection

Collector: Melville, Marvin A.
Title: Marvin Alton Melville photograph collection
Dates: Late 1940s-2000 (inclusive)
19452000
Quantity: 3 boxes
Collection Number: P0917
Summary: The Marvin Alton Melville photograph collection consists of images of Marvin Melville skiing in competitions and training. Most of the inventory descriptions were taken from the labels on the back of the images. The photographs in box three were scanned from three of Marvin Melville's scrapbooks held in Manuscript's reserve collection. Many of the images in box three are duplicates of those found in boxes one and two.
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

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

The competitive spirit of Salt Lake City native Marv Melville ran deep during an impressive ski racing and coaching career that spanned more than 50 years. His accomplishments were far-reaching: winning the 1952 Knudsen Cup giant slalom, the premier high school race of the period; competing in the Junior National Championships in 1952 and 1953 and other national senior competitions, including the U.S. National Championships, Roche Cup and the Harriman Cup. In 1955 he won the Snow Cup, was named an NCAA All-American while skiing for the University of Utah, and was named to the 1956 U.S. Olympic Team. In 1958 he competed in the FIS World Championships in Badgastein, Austria. In 1959 he won the NCAA downhill and slalom and finished fourth and fifth in the U. S. National Championships. That same year he was selected for the 1960 U. S. Olympic Team.

After finishing 22nd in the downhill at the 1960 Olympic Winter Games, Marv established the Alpine Training School (ATS) to aid young skiers advance in their disciplines. He coached the University of Utah (U of U) Ski Team from 1963 to 1966 and was an assistant coach for the 1964 U.S. Olympic Team. In 1978 he joined the Masters Class ski racing circuit where he dominated his age group in alpine and cross-country competitions through 2002. Marv was inducted into the U of U Crimson Club Hall of Fame in 1992 and was recognized by the U of U J. Willard Marriott Library’s Ski Archives in 2005 as a Historymaker.

Marv was inducted into the Intermountain Ski Hall of Fame in 2006. The above biograpical note is from that event.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Marvin Melville is an internationally well-decorated and respected skier. Melville skied for the Granite High School, University of Utah, 1958 United States Olympic Alpine, and 1960 F.I.S. ski teams. In 1959, Marvin Melville became the N.C.A.A. champion in Downhill, Slalom and Combined ski events. In addition to Melville's renown as a competitive skier, he was the respected coach of the 1964 Women's Olympic Ski Team and University of Utah Ski Team. In honor of his achievements, Melville was inducted into the Sports Hall of Fame in 1990.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

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.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

Box one and two include images of Marvin Melville skiing in competitions and training. Most of the inventory descriptions were taken from the labels on the back of the images. The photographs in box three were scanned from three of Marvin Melville's scrapbooks held in Manuscript's reserve collection. Many of the images in box three are duplicates of those found in boxes one and two. For further information, newspaper clippings, competition programs, medals and badges, see Manuscripts. Collection is arranged in chronological and topical order.

Separated Materials

See also the Marvin Melville papers (ACCN 1246) located in the Manuscripts Division of Special Collections.

Processing Note

Processed by Mary Ann Curtis in 2002.

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

General imagesReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
1	1	General images 1: Granite High School Ski Team. Left to Right: JoAnn Olsen, Bill Meyer, Bill Bennett, Bonnie Jo Nelson, Tom Wernock, Mike Reddish, Stan Nelson, (missing Marv Melville and Geniel Hartwell). 2-3: Marvin Melville racing for Granite High School, circa 1949-1953. 4: Marvin Melville racing, 1951 5-6: Marvin Melville racing at the American Legion held at Sun Valley, March 1952. 7: Marvin Melville ski jumping, 1953 8: Group of skiers at Alta, 1953. Left to Right: Betsy Smite, Bill Beck, Janette Burr, Ralph Miller, Katy Raldolg, Skeeter Werner, Les Streeter, Dick Mitchel, Tom Corcoran, Susie Harmoron, and sitting: Pinky Robison and Dave ?. 9-11: Marvin Melville competing in the slalom and downhill at the Harriman Cup held in Sun Valley, March 21, 1954.	1949-1954
1	2	General images 1: Marvin Melville skiing, 1955. Photo by Ted Dutton of Estes Park, Colorado. 2: Marvin Melville ski jumping at Snow Basin, circa 1955. 3: Marvin Melville competing in the Harriman Cup held at Sun Valley, March 1955. 4-5: Marvin Melville skiing in Reno, Nevada, 1955. Photo by Jimmie Smith. 6: Marvin Melville skiing in Reno, Nevada, circa 1955. Please credit Sierra Press Bureau. 7: Marvin Melville Skiing, circa mid 1950s. Photo by Dennis Shattuck of the Salt Lake Tribune. 8: Marvin Melville on skis. Please credit Reno Chamber of Commerce, photo by Jimmie Smith. 9: Color photocopy from "Sports Illustrated" of ceremonies taking place in Reno, 1955. Second Row: U of U ski Team, Bill Bennett, Tom Warnock, Bill Meyer, Tom Spencer, Don Irvine, Bick Robbins, Spence Eccles, and Marvin Melville. Fourth Row: University of Wyoming. Bottom Row: University of Denver, including Willy Schaeffler, John Cross, and Henning Arette. 10: Marvin Melville at Training Camp in Sun Valley, 1956. 11: Marvin Melville ski jumping, January 1959. Photo by M.A. Compestine, Steamboat Springs, CO.	1955 - 1959
1	3	General images1960-1969 1: Marvin Melville competing in the downhill at the Olympic trials being held in Squaw Valley, 1960. 2: 1963 U of U Ski Team. Top Row, Left to Right: Matz Jensen (1964 Norwegian Olympic Team), Hadd Christensen, Fritjof Prydz (1970 World Ski Flying Champion), Fox Goddard, Pete Karns (1968 U.S. Olympic Team), Bjorn Loken (World Champion of Sailing, circa 1975), Marvin Melville, Dave Engen, Rich Groth, and John Miller. 3: Marvin Melville on the day of the Olympic Opening Ceremonies, January 29, 1964. 4: Buses and athletes at the Olympics, 1964 5: Olympic ski racing course, 1964 6: Olympic athlete lodging in St. Anton, 1964 7: U.S. Olympic athletes and luggage, 1964 8: U.S. Olympic Men's Ski Team at the Hotel post in St. Anton, 1964. 9: Marvin Melville kissing his 10 month old daughter, Marti, and wife Renee goodbye before leaving for Aspen, Colorado, circa 1964. Photo by the Deseret News. 10: 1965 U of U Ski Team. Back Row, Left to Right: Richard Groth, Ladd Christensen, John Miller, Howard Collins, Mats Jensen, Marvin Melville. Front Row, Left to Right: Steve Clegg, Pete Karns, Karen Korfanta, Jean Saubert, Marita Witherall, Bjorn Loken, David Engen. The team took second in the NCAA Championships held at Crystal Mountain, Washington. 11: Coaches of the 1965 U of U Ski Teams 12: Marvin Melville's daughter, Marti, holding a poster advertising 'National Ski Week.' 13: Marv Melville, Willy Schaeffler and pilot in a helicopter at Snowbird, August 1965. 14: 1969-1970 U.S. Ski Team 15: 1969-1970 U.S. Ski Team, Left to Right: Chris Jones, Dennis Agee, Ann Black, Karen Budge, Cheryl Bechdolt, Marilyn Cochran, Julie Wolcott, Penny Northrup, Karen Korfanta, Susan Corrock, Debbie Flanders, Penny McCoy, Barbara Cochran, Rosie Fortna, Patty Boydstun, Mitzi Nagumo, Kiki Cutter, Judy Nagel, Tom Kelly, Philippe Mollard. Member of the Japanese Ski Team.
1	4	General images 1: Unidentified group of skiers 2-5: Marvin Melville holding skis and wearing a medal after the USSA Masters National Slalom in which he placed first, April 1989.	1970 - 1989
1	5	General images 1: Marvin Melville's plaque at the Sports Hall of Fame, 1990. 2-5: Marvin Melville's display at his induction into the Hall of Fame. 6-9: Unidentified couples at a dinner honoring new members of the Hall of Fame. 10-11: Marvin Melville being honored at the Crimson Club, 1992. 12: Spencer Eccles, Marvin Melville and Spencer Eccles, Jr. at the Crimson Club, 1992. 13: Marvin Melville holding skis and wearing various medals. 14: Awards podium for a Giant Slalom race. Marvin Melville, second, Stan Beach, first, Dave Jacobs, third in the Giant Slalom. 15: Marvin Melville and Gene Timmons at Vail, CO, 1991. 16: Dr. Gus Angklos at Vail, CO, 1991 17-19: Mountain ranch, October 1992 20: Unidentified man and woman, October 1992 21-22: 1993 Masters Championships held at Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Downhill first place, Bob Suitzer, second, Marvin Melville, third, Heber (?) Reinholdt. 23: Beach, Marvin Melville and Siegentarger (?) at U.S. Masters, Nationals, 1993. 24: 1993 Masters Championships held at Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Downhill first place, Bob Suitzer, second, Marvin Melville, third, Heber (?) Reinholdt. 25: International Masters Cup held at Park City, UT, March 16, 1994. Photo by Rossmiller Photography.	1990 - 1994
1	6	General images 1: 1995 Masters Championships held in Alaska. (Downhill, prior to crash). 2: 1995 Masters Championships held in Alaska. (Slalom) 3: Masters Nationals, March 1995. Fritz Siegenthaler, first place, Marvin Melville, second, Keith Thompson, third. 4: Gus Angelos and Marvin Melville in Anchorage, Alaska, 1995. 5: Keith Thompson and Marvin Melville in Anchorage, Alaska, 1995. 6: Nancy Ausikles and Anna Droege in Alyeska, 1995. 7: 1995 Masters Nationals. Left to Right: Mike Curley, Scott Curley and Mike Levy. 8: Chair lift in Alyeska, 1995 9: Chair 5 Restaurant in Birdwood, Alaska 10: Karl Fullmer, Don Brooks and Tom Temple in Alyeska, 1995.11 Unidentified large mammal in Alyeska, 1995 12: Group of ski racers 13-14: Marvin Melville, February 11, 1997. Photo by Alan Engen. 15: S.V.S.C. Nordic Championships, March 1999 16: 1958 F.I.S. Team reunion in September 2000 at the Goruch Ranch. Left to Right: Marvin Melville, Nonie Folley, Penny Piton, Madi Spencer, Linda Meyers, Max Marolt, Marvin Moriarty, Dave G., and missing Tom Corcoran. (Deceased: Bud Werner, Sally Deaver, Betsy Snite.)	1995 - 2000
1	7	Ski Photos Not Dated 1-3: Marvin Melville skiing 4: Marvin Melville skiing. Photo by Sun Valley Union Pacific Photo. 5: Marvin Melville and Lowell Thomas 6-9: Melville coming into a cabin on the mountain 10-27: Marvin Melville and unidentified man holding skis, negatives 28-29: Marvin Melville and Lowell Thomas
1	8	Family Portraits 1-4: Melville family portraits

OversizeReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description
Box	Folder
2	1	Skiing Photographs 1: 1964 U.S. Olympic Ski Team in Innsbruck. Top Row: Bob Beattle, Ni Orsi Jr., Chuck Ferris, Gordon Eaton, Bud Werner, Rip McMannas, Bill Marolt, Fred Casotti. Bottom: Jim Huega, Barbara Ferris, Margo Walters, McDonald, Joan Hannah, Jean Saubert, Billy Kiddo. Jim Huega - Bronze in Slalom, Billy Kiddo - Silver in slalom (first American alpine to win an Olympic medal), Jean Saubert - silver in GS, and bronze in slalom. 2-3: 1964 US Olympic Alpine Team 4: View of Peruvian Gulch and Hill, Mt. Baldy, 1959-1960. Pre Snowbird.

Photographs From Marvin Melville MS Reserve CollectionReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description
Box	Folder
3	1	Scrapbook One, see manuscript collection for original 1: Granite High School athletes.
3	2	Scrapbook Two, see manuscript collection for original 1-3: Marvin Melville competing in the American Legion held in Sun Valley, 1952. 4-7: Marvin Melville competing in a collegiate meet in Reno, 1955. 8: Spencer Eccles. 9-11: Marvin Melville skiing in a competition at Sun Valley. 12: Melville and friends standing outside the Brighton Ski School shack. 13: Marvin Melville, Reno meet champion, 1959. 14-17: Backcountry skiing in Chile, August 1955. 18-22: 1956 U.S. Olympic skiers. 23: "Cortina, Italy: American downhill skiers Marvin Melville, Ralph Miller, and Wallace Werner, from left to right, wear the typical plumed hat of the Italian Alpine Troops..." Photo by the United Press / Massimo Ascani, January 24, 1956. 24-26: 1956 U.S. Olympic skiers and parents. 27-28: Lenzerheide, Switzerland resort where Melville fractured his leg. 29: United States Army Hospital, Landstuhl, Germany where Melville was taken for treatment after a leg fracture. 30-31: Marvin Melville skiing. 32-33: Chur mit Kantonsspital. 34-36: Marvin Melville, Alf Engen and others teaching at the Deseret News Ski School. 37: Skiers in Stowe, Vermont. 38: Army barracks. 39: Group leaving an airplane. 40: Marvin Melville racing (?)
3	3	Scrapbook Three, see manuscript collection for original 1: Members of the 1960 U.S. Olympic Alpine Ski Team at Alta, 1961. Left to Right: Chuck Ferris, Dave Gorusch, Max Marolt, Bud Werner, and Marvin Melville. 2: Marvin Melville kissing his 10 month old daughter, Marti, and wife Renee goodbye before leaving for Aspen, Colorado. 3-23: Marvin Melville and unidentified man holding skis. 24: Marv Melville, Willy Schaeffler and pilot in a helicopter at Snowbird, August 1965.
3	4	Marv Melville 1: 1955, Marv Melville, Sun Valley Idaho 2: 1960 U. S. Olympic Ski Team: 1st: Chuck Ferries, Tom Corcoran, Frank Brown, Jim Barrier; 2nd: Gordy Eaton, Dave Gorsuch, Marvin Melville, Max Marolt; 3rd: Rene Cox, Bev Anderson, Linda Meyers, Joan Hannah, Penny Pitou, Besty Snite; 4th: Dave Lawrence, Andrea Mead Lawrence, Bud Little, Bill Beck. 3: 1958 FIS Women's Ski Team: Noni Folly, Betsy Snite, Pepi Gabl (Coach), Sally Deaver, Linda Meyers, Madi Springer-Miller. Missing Penny Pitou. 4: The United States World Championship Men's Alpine Team: Max Marolt, Bud Werner, Tom Corcoran, Marvin Melville, Marvin Moriarty, Dave Gorsuch, Chiharu Igava (Japanese team member from Dartmouth College), and Coach Ottmar 5: Neff's Cave on 132 ft. vertical drop - 1954
3	5	General images 1: 1952 US Olympic Team- Alpine Men
3	6	General images 1: 1953 Granite High School Ski Team (Mike Readish, Bill Meyer, Geniel Hartwell, Tom Warnick, Bonnie Jo Nelson, Joann Olsen, Marv Melville, Bill Bennett, Mary Bee Jensen) 2: Marvin Melville and Bud Werner preparing to ski (1954)
3	7	Ecker Hill, 1946 1-2: Ecker Hill jumpers and spectators circa 1946. photos courtesy of Bill Keller

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