Robert Smith photograph collection, 1960-1975
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Title
- Robert Smith photograph collection
- Dates
- 1960-1975 (inclusive)19601975
- Quantity
- 3 boxes
- Collection Number
- P0395
- Summary
- The Robert Smith photograph collection contains photographs of skiers and staff at the Park City Ski Area, Utah. The collection also includes photographs taken at Brighton, Solitude, and Alta ski resorts in Utah.
- 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
Biographical Note
Robert Smith (1933-2012) has an insatiable passion for skiing Alta Ski Area's extreme and deep powder conditions is at the core of one of the sport's significant inventions - the fog-free goggle. The creative genius behind that passion and invention was Dr. Robert Smith, a native of San Francisco and one-time orthodontist. His invention was born in 1960 on his kitchen table where he and his wife Jean used dental tools, foam and glue to develop their early models.
Today Smith Goggles' "Thermopane" concept uses two lenses and a sealed space between them to solve the problem of warmth from the face fogging the goggles. In the 1970s the Smith Goggle of Sun Valley, Idaho and Clearfield, Utah was the largest selling ski goggle in the country. A quiet, humble and generous man, Smith gave freely of his time and flying talents to numerous worthy causes. But his most notable contribution is that which he brought to skiers and snowboarders throughout the world - comfortable, fog-free goggles.
Robert Smith was inducted into the Intermountain Ski Hallof Fame in 2013. The above biograpical note is from that event.
Content Description
Collection documents the Staff and goings on of Park City ski activities during the early 1960s. Extensive documentation of the staff in photographs and unprinted negatives. Images were taken at notable Utah resorts such as; Park City, Brighton, Solitude, and Alta.
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.
Administrative Information
Return to TopDetailed Description of the Collection
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Park City ski activities
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Description: Woody AndersonContainer: Box 1, Folder 1
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Description: Lee SnedakerContainer: Box 1, Folder 2
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Description: Gary Conan and FriendDates: 1964Container: Box 1, Folder 3
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Description: UnidentifiedContainer: Box 1, Folder 4
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Description: Park City Ski SchoolContainer: Box 1, Folder 5
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Description: Ski InstructorsContainer: Box 1, Folder 6
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Description: Pre-Season Ski School, Park CityDates: 1963Container: Box 1, Folder 7
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Description: Park City Ski School StaffDates: 1964Container: Box 1, Folder 8
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Description: Park City Early Ski SeasonDates: 1963Container: Box 1, Folder 9
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Description: Park City StaffDates: 1963-1964Container: Box 1, Folder 10
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Description: Park City Ski StaffDates: 1965Container: Box 1, Folder 11
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Description: Racing ClassContainer: Box 1, Folder 12
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Description: Hercules Ski Club RaceDates: 1964Container: Box 1, Folder 13
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Description: PSIA Demo Team at Park CityDates: 1964 DecemberContainer: Box 1, Folder 14
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Description: PSIA 1965 Interski TeamContainer: Box 1, Folder 15
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Description: NCAA ClassicDates: 1965 February 05-07Container: Box 1, Folder 16
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Description: SkiingDates: circa 1960Container: Box 1, Folder 17-20
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Description: Music and skiing, including the band Paul Revere and the RaidersDates: circa 1960Container: Box 1, Folder 21
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Description: MiscellaneousDates: 1964Container: Box 1, Folder 22
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Description: Park City SkiingDates: 1964 MarchContainer: Box 1, Folder 23
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Description: ColorDates: 1960sContainer: Box 1, Folder 24
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Description: SkiingDates: 1973Container: Box 1, Folder 25
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Description: Slides 35mm. (miscellaneous)Container: Box 1, Folder 26
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Slides
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Description: Instructors, Bob Smith and Park City, Utah
This box contains larger format color slides (approx. 120mm+) taken circa 1960s. For 35mm slides see Box 1 Folder 26 of this collection. Slide boxes are labelled as follows:
- Instructor Portraits (undated)
- Instructor Portraits (undated)
- OK Portraits, Ski Season, 1961
- Park City ISIA Clinic, April 27, 1965
- Bob Smith (undated)
- Bob Smith (undated)
- Bob Smith (undated)
- Park City Pub. (undated)
- Park City Ski (undated)
Container: Box 2, Folder 1 -
Description: Park City instructors, staff, ski related and miscellaneous
Note: Because the groups of negatives didn't correspond to printed material they were each given an individual number for reference. (Negatives are stored separately in negative collection)
- Photograph number 1: ?
- Photograph number 2: Smith and Larsen
- Photograph number 3: Woody Anderson
- Photograph number 4: W. Schroeder, Skiing, 1962
- Photograph number 5: "Moose", 1963
- Photograph number 6: "G. Miller's Kid", Skiing, 1963
- Photograph number 7: Gary Conan, February, 1964
- Photograph number 8: Rod H. Rich, circa 1964
- Photograph number 9: Park City Ski School
- Photograph number 10: Park City Ski School
- Photograph number 11: Park City Ski School
- Photograph number 12: Ski Instructors
- Photograph number 13: Ski Instructors
- Photograph number 14: Brighton Ski School
- Photograph number 15: Instructors, 1962
- Photograph number 16: Instructors, 1963
- Photograph number 17: Instructors, 1963
- Photograph number 18: Instructors, 1963
- Photograph number 19: Pre-Season Ski School, Park City, 1963
- Photograph number 20: McKonk Staff, 1964
- Photograph number 21: Park City Staff, 1964
- Photograph number 22: Park City Staff, 1964
- Photograph number 23: Park City Staff, 1964
- Photograph number 24: Park City Staff, 1964
- Photograph number 25: Park City Staff, 1964
- Photograph number 26: Park City Staff, 1964
- Photograph number 27: Park City Staff, 1965
- Photograph number 28: Park City Staff, 1965
- Photograph number 29: Park City Staff, 1965
- Photograph number 30: Racing Class
- Photograph number 31: Hercules Ski Club Race, 1964
- Photograph number 32: PSIA Demo Team at Park City, December, 1964
- Photograph number 33: NCAA Classic, February 5-7, 1965
- Photograph number 34: Miscellaneous Skiing
- Photograph number 35: Miscellaneous Skiing
- Photograph number 36: Alta Skiing, 1962
- Photograph number 37: Park City Early Season, 1963
- Photograph number 38: Skiing, Spring, 1963
- Photograph number 39: Park City, 1963-1964
Container: Box 2, Folder 2
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Digital only
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Description: Robert Smith Childhood, outdoor recreation, and travel
This box contains scans of personal photos of Robert Smith and family.
Container: Box 3, Folder 1 -
Description: Intermountain Ski Hall of Fame
This box contains scans of images used for the nomination and induction of Robert Smith into the Intermountain Ski Hall of Fame.
Container: Box 3, Folder 2
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