Spencer Eccles photograph collection

Spencer Eccles photograph collection, 1950-1990s

Overview of the Collection

Collector: Eccles, Spencer
Title: Spencer Eccles photograph collection
Dates: 1950-1990s (inclusive)
19501999
Quantity: 1 box
Collection Number: P0903
Summary: The Spencer Eccles photograph collection consists of images of Spencer Eccles in various ski races, competitions, and events; includes photographs of other members of the Eccles family.
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

The Spencer Eccles collection contains images of Eccles in various ski races, competitions and events. Spencer Eccles was a member of the University of Utah Ski Team of which there is a photograph in his collection. The collection also contains images of the Eccles family, and newspaper articles featuring Spencer Eccles during the 1950s. This collection consists of digital scans and Kodak thermal prints taken from original photographs that Spencer Eccles retains.

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

Initial Citation: Spencer Eccles photograph collection, P0903, Box [ ]. Special Collections and Archives. University of Utah, J. Willard Marriott. Salt Lake City, Utah.

Following Citations: P0903.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

Collection is arranged topically.

Acquisition Information

Donated by Spencer Eccles.

Processing Note

Processed by Mary Ann Curtis in 2000.

Related Materials

Forms part of the Utah Ski Archive.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description
Box	Folder
1	1	Portraits 1: Spencer Eccles, "forerunner Coanekoa Cup, Jr. Race Bogus Basin." February 2, 1962 2: Spencer Eccles at the World Cup, America's opening in Park City. 1994
1	2	Spencer Eccles Skiing 1-2: Spencer Eccles (SFE) Skiing 3: SFE at Rock Cup Slalom, Aspen CO. 1957 4-5: SFE skiing 6: SFE at the U.S. National Slalom, Aspen, CO. 1957 7: SFE skiing 8: SFE running the Snow Cup. February 5, 1957 9: SFE American region, 1951 10: SFE at the National Giant Slalom, Reno, NV.; placed 7th April 1954 11: SFE skiing 12: SFE at the Far West Kandaher Mamouth Mount, CA. 1958; 1st place 13: SFE skiing 14: Top left, SFE and Darrel "Pinky" Robison in Reno, NV in 1953. Other photos of SFE ski jumping in the 1952 American Legion, Sun Valley, ID. 15: SFE forerunning the slalom in Nordic Valley on March 17, 1979 16: SFE skiing in the First Boston Race in Zermatt, Switzerland, 1987 17: SFE racing in the Businessman's Ski Race in Park City Zadd Christensen, first place, Alan Engen, second place, SFE, third place 18: SFE in the Senators Cup, 1995
1	3	Spencer Eccles Family 1: Spencer Eccles family standing "in front of the Eccles Galdener Herisch Inn, Austrian Inn at Silver Lake Level, Deer Valley, UT." 2: Cleone and Spencer Eccles in Zermatt, Switzerland at the First Boston race, 1987 3: "Team Eccles. SFE and Spence Jr. at Mamouth Mount, CA. Spencer's last race" 4: Spence Eccles Jr. and Sr. posing with another unidentified skier, holding an award 5: Spence Eccles Jr. (?) slalom racing
1	4	Group Photographs 1: University of Utah Ski Team Beta members standing in front of the Beta House. Left to Right: Back row: Bill Meyers, Bill Bennett, and Tom Warnock. Front row: Don Irvine, M. Melville, and Spencer Eccles, 1955 2: Unidentified group photo around a dining tabe 3: SFE and Senator Jake Garn at the Senators Cup, 1995 4: SFE with Alf Engen and Stein Erickson, 1989
1	5	Photographs of Newspaper Articles 1-3: Photographs of newspaper articles featuring Spencer Eccles
2	1	Scrapbook, digital only 1-155: Spencer Eccles ski scrapbook, mid 1960s-1980s

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Skiers--Utah--Photographs
Skis and skiing--Utah--History--Photographs

Personal Names

Eccles, Spencer--Photographs

Family Names

Eccles family--Photographs

Form or Genre Terms

Photographic prints
Photographic prints--Color

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