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Alton Crane Melville papers, 1953-2001

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Melville, Alton Crane
Title
Alton Crane Melville papers
Dates
1953-2001 (inclusive)
Quantity
4 linear feet
Collection Number
ACCN 1723
Summary
The Alton Crane Melville papers (1953-2001) contain correspondence, articles, speeches, minutes, pamphlets, brochures, and news clippings pertaining to the National Ski Association (NSA), currently known as the United States Ski Association (USSA) and the 1960 Olympic Games. In addition, the collection contains information on the Melville, Deseret, and Abraham Irrigation Companies. Melville (1904-1966) wrote The Melville Family of Utah, and served as president of the NSA.
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
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Content Description

The Alton Crane Melville papers (1953-2001) contain correspondence, articles, speeches, minutes, pamphlets, brochures, and news clippings pertaining to the National Ski Association (NSA), currently known as the United States Ski Association (USSA) and the 1960 Olympic Games. In addition, the collection contains information on the Melville, Deseret, and Abraham Irrigation Companies.

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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.

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

Gift of Verna Melville in 2001.

Processing Note

Processed by Peter Goodro in 2002.

Related Materials

Forms part of the Utah Ski Archive.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

  • National Ski Association

  • Olympics, International Skiing

  • Irrigation

    • Description: Sevier River
      Container: Box 3, Folder 1
    • Description: Deseret Irrigation Company
      Container: Box 3, Folder 2
    • Description: Melville Irrigation Company
      Container: Box 3, Folder 3
    • Description: Drainage Districts, Associations, and Organizations, Loans
      Container: Box 3, Folder 4
    • Description: Drainage District Bonds, Minutes, Bond Resolutions
      Dates: 1917-1943
      Container: Box 3, Folder 5-7
    • Description: Abraham Irrigation Company, Miscellaneous
      Container: Box 3, Folder 8
  • Oversize Materials

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Subject Terms

  • Irrigation--Utah
  • Skis and skiing--United States--History--Sources
  • Skis and skiing--Utah--History--Sources
  • Winter Olympic Games (8th : 1960 : Squaw Valley, Calif.)

Personal Names

  • Melville, Alton Crane--Archives

Corporate Names

  • United States Ski Association

Form or Genre Terms

  • Articles
  • Clippings
  • Correspondence
  • Minutes
  • Pamphlets
  • Scrapbooks
  • Speeches
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