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Bill Briggs digital photograph collection, 1960s-1970s
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Briggs, Bill, 1931-
- Title
- Bill Briggs digital photograph collection
- Dates
- 1960s-1970s (inclusive)19601979
- Quantity
- 13 digital images
- Collection Number
- P0989
- Summary
- The Bill Briggs digital photograph collection consists of 13 digital only images of Briggs skiing and of mountain peaks with dotted lines showing the path of descent for skiing.
- Repository
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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
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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
Bill Briggs (1931 - )
Bill Briggs was recognized as the Father of Extreme Skiing after accomplishing the first ski descent of the Grand Teton on June 16, 1971. He also recorded first descents in the Bugaboos, Middle Teton, Mt. Moran, and Mt. Owen. He pioneered a 100-mile ski traverse from the Bugaboos to Rogers Pass, establishing him as one of the greats of ski mountaineering.
After directing the ski schools at Sugarloaf USA and Woodstock in Vermont, Bill became a mountain guide in the Tetons, purchased the Snow King Ski School, Jackson, Wyoming in 1967, and introduced his revolutionary Certainty Training Method (CTM). Bill is a rare combination of climbing guide, formidable mountain skier, inventive instructor, country-western bandleader, and collector/performer of ski songs and alpine yodels.
Briggs was inducted into the Intermountain Ski Hall of Fame in 2003. The above biograpical note is from that event.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The collection consists of 13 digital only images of Bill Briggs; the originals were returned to the donor.
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
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | |
| 1 | 1 | Bill Briggs
|
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Ski jumping--Photographs
- Ski mountaineering--Photographs
- Skiers--Photographs
Personal Names
- Briggs, Bill, 1931---Photographs
- Dylan, Bob, 1941--Photographs
Form or Genre Terms
- Digital photographs
Finding aid created by Ashley Arave.
2006 (last modified: 2018)
