Bill Lash photograph collection, 1958
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Lash, Bill
- Title
- Bill Lash photograph collection
- Dates
- 195819581958
- Quantity
- .5 linear feet, (1 archives box)
- Collection Number
- P0404
- Summary
- The Bill Lash photograph collection collection contains photographs of Bill Lash, Willy Schaeffler, and the Solitude Ski School in 1958.
- 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 Note
William "Bill" Lash (b. Feb. 1, 1928) started skiing at an early age in Sun Valley, Idaho. He helped design and build a ski lift at Magic Mountain Ski Area and ran its ski school from 1947-1949. He attended the University of Utah in early 1950s and directed its ski program. He became certified with the Intermountain Ski Instructors Association in 1950 and served as its second president from 1951-1953, and again from 1955-1962. He was a ski instructor at Alta and founded the Professional Ski Instructors of America in 1961, serving as president for nine years. He was a key figure in the founding of the Professional Ski Instructors Association (PSIA) serving as its founding president from 1960 to 1968.
Lash was inducted into the United States Ski Hall of Fame in 1983 and in the PSIA-Intermountain Hall of Fame in 1989. He is the co-founder of the Veterans Ski Instructor Alliance.
Content Description
This collection consists of 1 color Polaroid and 49 transparencies (34 35mm, 15 2X2). The subjects include Bill Lash, Willy Schaeffler, and the Solitude Ski School in 1958.
The Bill Lash photograph collection collection is digitized.
Use of the Collection
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 Information
Return to TopDetailed Description of the Collection
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Bill Lash, Willy Schaeffler, and the Solitude Ski School
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Description: Bill Lash
- Photograph number 1: Bill Lash sitting at desk
Container: Box 1, Folder 1 -
Description: Willy Schaeffler
- Photograph number 2: Ski school class
- Photograph number 3: Ski school class
- Photograph number 4-34: Demonstration of ski technique
- Photograph number 35: Two men standing on ski slope (Lash and Engen?)
Container: Box 1, Folder 2 -
Description: Solitude Ski School
- Photograph number 36-37: Lou Lorenz and Sven Coomer in front of Solitude Ski School sign
- Photograph number 38: Four men standing under "finish" banner
- Photograph number 39: Huch Aoki and Claude Jones (Phil's father)
Container: Box 1, Folder 3 -
Description: Solitude Ski School
- Photograph number 40-43: Ski school class
Container: Box 1, Folder 4 -
Description: Solitude Ski School
- Photograph number 40: Ski school class
- Photograph number 41: Two men sitting on bench
- Photograph number 42: Young boy standing on skis
- Photograph number 43: Young boy on skis and man
Container: Box 1, Folder 5 -
Description: Solitude Ski School
- Photograph number 44: Ski school class
- Photograph number 45: Ski instructors sitting on a bench
- Photograph number 46:Bruce Aoki at Solitude
- Photograph number 47: Bruce Aoki with his ski instructor David Thurgood at Solitude
Container: Box 1, Folder 6 -
Description: Solitude Ski School
- Photograph number 48: Ski school class
- Photograph number 49: Ski school class
- Photograph number 50: unknown boy on the slopes
Container: Box 1, Folder 7
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Ski resorts--Utah--20th century--Photographs
- Skis and skiing--Training--Utah--20th century--Photographs
Personal Names
- Schaeffler, Willy, 1915-1988--Photographs
Corporate Names
- Solitude Mountain Resort (Utah)--Photographs
- Solitude Ski School--Photographs
Form or Genre Terms
- Color transparencies
