Norm Burton photograph collection

Norm Burton photograph collection, 1950s-1980s

Overview of the Collection

Collector: Burton, Norman, 1931-
Title: Norm Burton photograph collection
Dates: 1950s-1980s (inclusive)
19501989
Quantity: 188 photographs, 3 negatives, 224 digital scans
Collection Number: P0420
Summary: The Norm Burton photograph collection focuses on ski instruction, techniques and ski instructors from 1950-1980. The majority of the collection consists of photographs of ski instructors and students participating in ski schools.
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

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Norm Burton is a celebrated ski instructor who has served the skiing community in many capacities including: President, Vice President of Operations, Director, Certification Vice President, and Examiner for the Intermountain Division of the Professional Ski Instructors of America (PSIA). Burton has been teaching skiing for more than 30 years and was selected by Ski Magazine as one of the top 100 instructors in North America. For further biographical information please see Manuscripts Accn 1814.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Norm Burton collection focuses on ski instruction, techniques and ski instructors from 1950-1980. The majority of the collection consists of photographs of ski instructors and students participating in ski schools. Norm Burton was involved in the Intermountain Division of the Professional Ski Instructors of America and participated in many ski instructors' workshops, including one at Snow Basin in 1978. In addition to ski instruction photographs, the Burton collection contains portraits of Norm Burton's friends, associates and other notable skiers. Folders one through five are well identified.

The first addendum to the Norm Burton collection contains early portraits of Burton, sequences of slides demonstrating ski techniques, and various images of Burton participating in PSIA activities. At the time of scanning, few of the images contained any identification. The addendum consists solely of digital images taken from 35mm slides, which were loaned to the University of Utah by Norm Burton's wife in September 2003.

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

Collection is arranged topically and contains one addendum.

Acquisition Information

Gift of Norm Burton in 2000.

Processing Note

Processed by Mary Ann Curtis in 2003.

Separated Materials

Manuscript materials were transferred to the Norm Burton papers (ACCN 1814).

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

Portraits of Skiers and Portraits of I.S.I.A. Board of Directors NominationsReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
1	1	Portraits of Skiers Photograph number 1: Portrait of an unidentified man Photograph number 2: Don Cofer Photograph number 3: David Larsen Photograph number 4: Robert Smith Photograph number 5: Portrait of an unidentified man Photograph number 6: Steve Bagley Photograph number 7: Brian Bush, April 1976 Photograph number 8: Jim Galles Photograph number 9: Portrait of an unidentified man Photograph number 10: Allen Titensor Photograph number 11: Bob Parker Photograph number 12: Nick Nichols Photograph number 13: Richard Dock Photograph number 14: Fred Finlison Photograph number 15: Gene Palmer Photograph number 16: Dan Steffen of Park City, Utah Photograph number 17: Bob Byber, photograph by Melville's Studio of Idaho Falls
1	2	Portraits of Skiers Photograph number 1: Chuck Petallick Photograph number 2: Andy Johnson Photograph number 3: Bob Green Photograph number 4-6: Portrait of an unidentified skier Photograph number 7: Mary Lou Gallian Photograph number 8: John Shorweide Photograph number 9: Ken Oswald Photograph number 10: Robin Locke Photograph number 11: Pepi Stiegler Photograph number 12: Richard Barnum-Reece Photograph number 13-14: Portrait of an unidentified skier Photograph number 15: Leif Odmark Photograph number 16-17: Portrait of an unidentified skier Photograph number 18: Bob Young Photograph number 19: Jeff Glare Photograph number 20: Portrait of an unidentified skier Photograph number 21: Geroge Hart Imaicr Photograph number 22: Al Ellis Photograph number 23: Del Erickson Photograph number 24: Stewart Marsh Photograph number 25: Gene Palmer Photograph number 26: Gary Summers Photograph number 27: Portrait of an unidentified skier Photograph number 28: Tom Kronthaler Photograph number 29: Bill Haskins Photograph number 30: Bob Smith of Alta, Utah Photograph number 31: Vaughn Wilson Photograph number 32: Portrait of an unidentified skier Photograph number 33: Bill Lash, President of the Intermountain Ski Instructors Association Photograph number 34: Portrait of an unidentified Alta ski instructor Photograph number 35: Pepi Stiegler Photograph number 36: Portrait of a woman named Wicks Photograph number 37-39: Unidentified skiers
1	3	Portraits of I.S.I.A. Board of Directors Nominations Photograph number 1: Mike Sodergren Photograph number 2: Craig Pearson Photograph number 3: Robin Locke Photograph number 4: Steve Dougherty Photograph number 5: Steve Morgan, August 1982 Photograph number 6: Jerry Warren Photograph number 7: Victor Gerdin Photograph number 8: Dan Meldrum Photograph number 9: Norm Burton Photograph number 10: Steve Kanten
1	4	Ski Instructor's Workshop at Snow Basin Photograph number 1: I.S.I.A. Instructors Photograph number 2: Woman skiing Photograph number 3: Director of the Snow Basin Ski School Photograph number 4: Man skiing Photograph number 5: Four men looking at their P.S.I.A. instructors manuals Photograph number 6-17: Ski instructors skiing and listening at the Snow Basin workshop	1978
1	5	Skiers Photograph number 1: New I.S.I.A. President Ray VanDongen Photograph number 2: Ski instructors holding plaques Photograph number 3-5: Ray VanDongen shaking hands with others Photograph number 6: I.S.I.A. instructors Photograph number 7-15: Ski instructors and students at various ski schools Photograph number 16-17: Ski instructors and students at Magic Mountain, 1949-1950 Photograph number 18-19: Unidentified skiers Photograph number 20-21: Group of unidentified men in suits
1	6	Proof Sheets of Skiers Photograph number 1-31: Black&White proof sheets of unidentified skiers
1	7	Portraits and Miscellaneous Personal-Digital Only (Addendum) Photograph number 1: First commercial skis bought in Ogden. Norm Burton's father and uncle standing in front of a house, 1916 Photograph number 2-4: Portraits of Norm Burton as a baby Photograph number 5-6: Norm Burton as a baby with his mother Photograph number 7: Norm Burton as a young child riding a pony Photograph number 8-10: Portraits of Norm Burton as a young man Photograph number 11: High School graduation portrait of Norm Burton, 1949 Photograph number 12: Portrait of Norm Burton Photograph number 13-14: Norm Burton holding skis Photograph number 15-16: Norm Burton skiing Photograph number 17-18: Norm Burton on skis with a young child in a backpack Photograph number 19-21: Norm Burton with an unidentified group of skiers Photograph number 22: Norm Burton and others in Japanese dress and eating traditional food
1	8	Sequences of Slides Demonstrating Ski Techniques-Digital Only (Addendum) Photograph number 1-8: Sequence of slides teaching ski techniques Photograph number 9-55: Unidentified team ski competition event Photograph number 56-188: Sequences of slides teaching ski techniques Photograph number 189: Skiers holding an American flag and USA sign
1	9	Ski Instruction For Children-Digital Only (Addendum) Photograph number 1: Norm Burton with a young boy Photograph number 2-3: Norm Burton teaching a young child to ski
1	10	Star Test for Non-Professional Skiers-Digital Only (Addendum) Photograph number 1-6: "Star test developed by the PSPA to test skills of non-professional skiers, circa 1981-1982"
1	11	PSIA Banquet-Digital Only (Addendum) Photograph number 1-3: Norm Burton presenting awards at a Professional Ski Instructor of America Banquet Photograph number 4: Norm Burton with an unidentified man at a Professional Ski Instructor of America Banquet
1	12	Ogden Photograph number 1-4: 4 men with skis in Ogden

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