Spencer Eccles photograph collection, 1950-1990s

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Eccles, Spencer F. (Spencer Fox), 1934-
Title
Spencer Eccles photograph collection
Dates
1950-1990s (inclusive)
Quantity
.2 linear feet, (1 archives box)  :  digital files and copy prints
Collection Number
P0903
Summary
The Spencer Eccles photograph collection consists of images of Spencer Eccles in various ski races, competitions, and features newspaper articles. This collection includes photographs of members of the Utah Ski Team, nationally ranked alpine skiers, and 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, none of the original photos were donated to the libary.

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Spencer Fox Eccles was born August 24, 1934 in Ogden, Utah. He is the son of Spencer Stoddard Eccles and Pauline Hope Fox, and the grandson of David Eccles—a Utah banker and industrialist. Spencer F. Eccles is a prominent financier and philanthropist in Salt Lake City, Utah and chairman emeritus of the Intermountain Region of Wells Fargo Corporation. He earned a Bachelor of Science in finance in 1956 from the University of Utah, where he was also a member of Beta Theta Pi, and a master of business administration in 1958 from Columbia University School of Business.

While at the University of Utah, Eccles was a nationally ranked slalom skier competing on the University of Utah Ski Team. In addition to his work in finance, Eccles was the director of the Alta Ski Corporation, the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association, and the National Parks Foundation. He was a member of the three-person executive committee of the Salt Lake Olympic Organizing Committee and, in recognition of his critical contribution to the 2002 Olympic Games in Salt Lake, was appointed mayor of the Olympic Village during the games and received the Pierre de Coubertin medal from the International Olympic Committee.

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.

Acquisition Information

Donated by Spencer Eccles in 2007 and 2014

Processing Note

Processed by Special Collections Staff 2000.

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

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 Skiing, Spencer Fox Eccles, a scrapbook, digital only
  • P0903n02_01_001 : "2 Utah Skiers to Race in World Meet" newspaper clipping featuring Mervin Melville and Spence F. Eccles
  • P0903n02_01_002 : Alpine skiers; (left to right) Jack Reddish, Stein Eriksen, Sigi Engl, and Christian Pravda
  • P0903n02_01_003--004 : Sigi Engl ski jumping
  • P0903n02_01_005--006 : Child competing in slalom skiing, January 1980
  • P0903n02_01_007 : Spencer P. Eccles competing in slalom skiing, January 1980
  • P0903n02_01_008 : Ford Thunderbird, first-generation with convertible roof retracted
  • P0903n02_01_009 : Group of skiers posing for a photo together
  • P0903n02_01_010 : Portrait of Pauline Hope Fox Eccles, mother of Spencer F. Eccles
  • P0903n02_01_011 : "Ski pioneer Earl Miller dies at 82" newspaper clipping of an obituary for Earl Miller
  • P0903n02_01_012 : "Skip and Ski" page from LDS magazine, Ensign, featuring Skip Merrick, December 1993
  • P0903n02_01_013--014 : Magazine pages, articles covering the Chevy Truck America's Opening and the Park City Masters, 1995
  • P0903n02_01_015 : (left to right) Corey Engen, Spence Eccles, Dave Vorse, Bonnie Jo Nelson, Rich Brewer, Georgia Craddock, and Marvin Melville posed for a group photo, American Legion ski race, Sun Valley, Idaho, 1952
  • P0903n02_01_016 : Skiers competing in slalom race, Eccles Cup, at Snowbasin in Utah, 1951
  • P0903n02_01_017 : Top left: Skiers posing for a photo together. Bottom right: Skier competing in slalom race, Snow Basin Ski Club, 1946. Remaining photos: Skiers competing in downhill race, American Legion, 1952.
  • P0903n02_01_018 : Skiers competing in the American Legion ski race, Sun Valley, Idaho, 1951
  • P0903n02_01_019 : Spencer F. Eccles competing in the American Legion ski race, Sun Valley, 1952
  • P0903n02_01_020 : Top left: Spencer F. Eccles accepting a first-place award for giant slalom race, Sun Valley Ski Club, 1951. Remaining photos: Spencer F. Eccles competing in giant slalom skiing.
  • P0903n02_01_021 : Slalom practice at Snowbasin, 1954
  • P0903n02_01_022 : Bottom left: Skier competing in giant slalom race, Sun Valley Ski Club, 1952. Remaining photos: Award ceremonies for Sun Valley Ski Club, 1951-1953.
  • P0903n02_01_023 : Bottom right: Utah Ski Team, 1954; Bicknell Robbins, Rich Brewer, Spence Eccles, Darrell "Pinky" Robison, Coach Squires, Mr. Spencer, and Gene Christiansen. Remaining photos: slalom skiing, 1954.
  • P0903n02_01_024 : Top left: Pinky Robinson and Spence Eccles, Reno, Nevada, 1954. Remaining photos: slalom skiing and jumping in Reno, Nevada.
  • P0903n02_01_025 : Slalom skiing at the NCAA skiing championship, Snowbasin, Utah, 1953 and 1957.
  • P0903n02_01_026 : Top left: Stein Eriksen performing a full layout and somersault on skis, Sun Valley, Idaho, 1954. Remaining photos: Skiers competing in slalom races, 1957.
  • P0903n02_01_027 : Skiers competing in slalom race, Roch Cup, Aspen, Colorado, 1957
  • P0903n02_01_028 : Utah ski team at Summer Training Camp, Mount Hood, Oregon, 1956
  • P0903n02_01_029 : Utah ski team at a going home party, Summer Training Camp, Mount Hood, Oregon, 1956
  • P0903n02_01_030 : Spence Eccles in slalom practice, National Alpine Camp, Aspen, Colorado, 1956
  • P0903n02_01_031 : Top left: Marve Melville and Spence Eccles in Sun Valley, 1957. Bottom right: Spence Eccles and Dave Lawerence in Aspen, Colorado, 1956. Remaining photos: Portraits of Spence Eccles.
  • P0903n02_01_032 : Skiers at the Harriman Cup in Sun Valley, Idaho, 1950-1957
  • P0903n02_01_033--035 : Skiers competing in slalom skiing, Harriman Cup, Sun Valley, Idaho, 1949-1957
  • P0903n02_01_036 : Spence Eccles competing in slalom races, 1957.
  • P0903n02_01_037 : Group photos from Nationals Training Camp and Summer Training Camp in 1956, and Snowbasin in 1952.
  • P0903n02_01_038 : Bottom left: Spence Eccles competing in downhill skiing, 1957. Remaining photos: Portraits of Spence Eccles, 1956-1958.
  • P0903n02_01_039 : Skiers competing in slalom races, Sun Valley Open, 1958
  • P0903n02_01_040 : Top: Envelope reading "Mt Hood Ski Foto 1956 Summer." Bottom: Card certifying Spence Eccles as a competitor in the 1969 National Alpine and Roch Cup races, March 1959.
  • P0903n02_01_041--042 : Spence Eccles alpine skiing
  • P0903n02_01_043 : Spence Eccles (second from right) in a cabin
  • P0903n02_01_044 : Spence Eccles (center) dressed for a formal event

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Skiers--Utah--20th century--Photographs
  • Skiers--Utah--Photographs
  • Skiers--Utah--Photographs

Personal Names

  • Eccles, Spencer F. (Spencer Fox), 1934-

Family Names

  • Eccles family

Finding aid written by Special Collections Staff.
2000 (last modified: 2018)

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