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John Hoagland avalanche publications collection, 1933-1990
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Hoagland, John
- Title
- John Hoagland avalanche publications collection
- Dates
- 1933-1990 (inclusive)19331990
- Quantity
- 5.5 linear feet
- Collection Number
- ACCN 1571
- Summary
- The John Hoagland avalanche publications collection (1933-1990) contains published technical reports and monographs mostly from the United States Forest Service on avalanche research and the impact of avalanches on alpine skiing. Included are manuals for the National Avalance School sponsored by the Forest Service, as well as technical reports relating to avalanche control. Hoagland is a winter recreation specialist for the United States Forest Service.
- 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, English
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The John Hoagland avalanche publications collection (1933-1990) contains published technical reports and monographs related to avalanche research and the impact of avalanches on alpine skiing. Boxes 1-2 contain publications and books, including U. S. Forest Service pamphlets. Boxes 3-7 contain the National Avalanche School manuals for the years 1971, 1972, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981, and 1983. The National Avalanche School was a four day program consisting of lectures, discussions, and laboratory work sponsored by the U. S. Forest Service and held in Reno, Nevada. The first time such training was offered by the Forest Service was in 1971 and the classes were open to U. S. Forest Service officers and directors, as well as ski patrolmen, ski area planning consultants, and representatives from established ski areas. The courses covered all aspects of avalanches, including avalanche zoning and dynamics, fracture line profiles and snow pits, advanced snow physics, dogs in avalanche rescue, and meteorological fundamentals. As the use of national forests for winter sports intensified, the scope of the course studies became more extensive. The collection became the responsibility of John Hoagland in his position as a Winter Recreation Specialist at the Regional Office of the United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. Boxes 8-11 contain memos, correspondence, news clippings, reports, and manuals relating to Avalanche control and safety. Three departments within the United States Forest Service dealt with the issue of avalanches. Department 2340 administered "Privately provided Recreation Opportunities" such as Ski resorts. Administration was managed through Department 2350. "Special Use Permits" were the concern of Department 2720. An example of a special use permit was for the building of the Jackson Hole Ski Resort.
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
Publications and BooksReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | Folder | ||
1 | 1 | Major M.G. Bekker, Snow Studies in Germany, Technical Memorandum
This is a summary of information gathered in a 1946 visit by Major Bekker to Germany to investigate soil and snow mechanics. The material has been recorded with reference to its relevance to Canadian snow conditions.
|
1951 |
1 | 2 | Montgomery A. Atwater and Felix C. Koziol, Avalanche Handbook
The Avalanche Handbook was prepared for Forest Service officers concerned with the safety of skiers using winter sports areas within the national forests. At this time, the U. S. Forest Service was the only organization in the United States engaged in comprehensive avalanche research.
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1952 |
1 | 3 | Montgomery M. Atwater, Edward E. LaChapelle, Richard M. Stillman, and Frank M. Foto, Avalanche Research
A manual written as an update report for the research studies on avalanches completed by the U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service in the publication, Avalanche Handbook, (1952).
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1954-1955 |
1 | 4 | Edward R. LaChapelle, Report on Current Avalanche Research Projects in Switzerland and Austria
Information gathered during a visit to Swiss and Austrian avalanche research centers in August 1960.
|
1960 |
1 | 5 | M.Y. Anisimov, Snow and Snow Avalanches; translated by Marc Parr
Observations made between 1933 and 1941 at an experimental station of the Kirov Railroad, Murmansk. The purpose of these observations was to investigate the conditions causing snow slides and explain the variation in slides due to the nature of their movements, the form of snow deposition, and the snow action on obstacles.
|
1960 |
1 | 6-7 |
Avalanche Study
State of Alaska, Department of Highways, Planning and Research Section in cooperation with U. S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of Public Roads. Research completed to determine the best means for reducing hazard and cost of avalanche damage to the existing Alaskan highway system, to determine appropriate control measures, and to assist locating engineers in selecting new routes in Alaska that minimize avalanche effects.
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1963 |
1 | 8 | Ronald I. Perla, Modern Avalanche Rescue, Snow Safety Guide Number 1
An update on new techniques, equipment, and policies since 1961. Its publication was encouraged by the steady increase in snow safety problems accompanying the growth of the winter sports industry.
|
1968 |
1 | 9 | Malcolm Mellor, Avalanches
A monograph containing a comprehensive review of the formation and occurrence of avalanches, together with a technical treatment of the principles and practice of avalanche defense. Major sections deal with avalanche hazard, snowfall, avalanche terrain, avalanche classification, stress and deformation in snow slopes, engineering mechanics, avalanche dynamics, avalanche defenses, design of supporting structures and galleries, avalanche triggering and slope stabilization, probability forecasting, warning and rescue, and ice avalanches.
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1968 |
1 | 10 |
Planning Considerations for Winter Sports Resort Development
With the public's growing interest in winter sports, and skiing in particular, planning for efficient and safe facilities became the responsibility of the Forest Service.
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1973 |
1 | 11 |
Aerial Tramways, Ski Lifts, and Tows
This folder contains publication on safe and efficient methods of on-loading people to the top of ski runs.
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1975 |
1 | 12 |
Avalanche Control, Forecasting, and Safety
Technical Memorandum No. 120, Proceedings of a Workshop Held in Banff, Alberta, 1976 (Ottawa: National Research Council of Canada), 1978.
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1978 |
2 | 1-14 |
Ski Area Price Evaluation Study
Draft Technical Report by U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, in Association with Ted Farwell and Associates, Inc. (Washington: U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service).
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1977 |
2 | 15 |
Ski Area Price Evaluation Study
This publication is by the U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, prepared by Laventhol & Horwath in Association with Ted Farwell & Associates (Washington: U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service).
|
1977 |
2 | 16 | Knox Williams and Betsy Armstrong, The Snowy Torrents
This publication is a study of the avalanches in the United States from 1972-1979.
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1984 |
2 | 17 |
Participation in Downhill Skiing
Report by the U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region (Washington: U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service).
|
1990 |
3-5 | National Avalanche School Manual, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service |
1971-1975 | |
6 | National Avalanche School Manual , U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service |
1977-1979 | |
7 | National Avalanche School Manual, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service |
1981-1983 |
Department 2340Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | Folder | ||
8 | 1-2 | Alta Avalanche Studies |
1950-1969 |
8 | 3-7 | Avalanche Control Policy and Safety Plan Memos and Correspondence |
1962-1973 |
8 | 8 | Avalanche Control Policy and Safety Plan Manuals and Pamphlets |
1966-1978 |
9 | 1-3 | Avalanche Control Policy and Safety Plan Memos and Correspondence |
1973-1978 |
9 | 4-5 | Avalanche Control Reports |
1973-1975 |
10 | 1-2 | Avalanche Control Policy and Safety Plan Memos and Correspondence |
1976-1978 |
10 | 3-4 | Avalanche Ammo Storage Memos and Reports |
1972-1984 |
10 | 5 | Squaw Valley Tram Accident News Clippings |
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10 | 6 | Avalanche Control Reports |
1978 |
10 | 7 | Avalanche Control Pamphlets, Maps, and Booklets |
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10 | 8 |
Avalanche Control Manual, Chapter 6 draft |
Department 2350 and 2720Return to Top
Box 11, folders 1-6 are from Department 2350 and box 11, folders 7-17 are from Department 2720.
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | Folder | ||
11 | 1-3 | Avalanche Studies, Memos and Reports Drafts |
1953-1959 |
11 | 4 | Avalanche Control Progress Report at Alta |
1954-1955 |
11 | 5 | Avalanche Study Reports |
1955-1956 |
11 | 6 | Avalanche Handbook |
1958 |
11 | 7 | Bogus Basin Ski Area |
1941-1957 |
11 | 8 | Inspection Report of Avalanche Hazards in the Proposed Provo Peak Ski Development |
1959 |
11 | 9 | Brighton Chalet and Watershed Issues |
1958 |
11 | 10 | Alta Ski Resort, Report and Photographs |
1958-1974 |
11 | 11 | Ski Lifts and Tows in Utah |
1959-1961 |
11 | 12 | Proposed Brundage Mountain Winter Sports Area Map and Photos |
1960 |
11 | 13 | Jackson Hole Ski Resort News Clippings and Photos |
1964 |
11 | 14 | Alta, Brighton, and Snowbird Safety and Avalanche Plans |
1965-1974 |
11 | 15 | Proposed Ski Area in Toynabe National Forest |
1967 |
11 | 16 | Heavenly Valley Ski Area Expansion Photos |
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11 | 17 | Miscellaneous |
1957-1966 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Avalanches--Control
- Avalanches--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Avalanches--Utah
- Skis and skiing
Form or Genre Terms
- Manuals (instructional materials)
- Reports
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Hoagland, John (fmo)