Alexander Woodruff "Woody" Anderson photograph collection, 1952-1990s
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Col
- Anderson, Alexander Woodruff
- Title
- Alexander Woodruff "Woody" Anderson photograph collection
- Dates
- 1952-1990s (inclusive)19521999
- Quantity
- 1.2 linear feet, (2 archives boxes)
- Collection Number
- P0457
- Summary
- The Alexander Woodruff "Woody" Anderson photograph collection contains two portrait snapshots of Woody Anderson.
- 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
Woody Anderson (1932 - 2019)
Woody Anderson is a Renaissance Man of Skiing in the Intermountain Region. His heralded accomplishments cover the spectrum of skiing. Woody began teaching skiing in 1947 in Salt Lake City, Utah with the Deseret News Ski School. He joined the Brighton Ski School in 1948 and was its assistant director from 1954 to 1962. From 1956 to 1963 he owned and operated the Woodhaus Ski and Sports Shop at Brighton.
Woody competed for the Armed Forces while he was stationed in Germany with the U.S. Army from 1951-1953.
Woody became ski school director at the new Park City Resort in 1964 and was named its general manger in 1965, serving in both capacities until 1971 when he was appointed vice president-general manager. From 1963 to 1967 he owned and operated the Miner's Find Ski and Sport Shop in Park City. He became owner-president of Pomerelle Ski Resort, Albion, Idaho, in 1973. From 1977 to 1984 Anderson was owner-president of Magic Mountain Ski Resort near Twin Falls, Idaho.
Woody was one of the founders of the Intermountain Ski Instructors Association, he served as its secretary, certification chairman, president and director. He was National Certification Chairman of the Professional Ski Instructors of America in 1968 and was designated a Lifetime Member for his contribution to organized skiing by the PSIA/PSIA-I in 1978. He was inducted into the PSIA-I Hall of Fame in 2004.
Anderson was inducted into the Intermountain Ski Hall of Fame in 2007. The above biograpical note is from that event.
Content Description
The Woody Anderson collection consists of nineteen digital scans made from color and BandW prints loaned to the Special Collections department by Mr. Anderson for the Utah Ski Archives Ski Affair. Anderson has a long history of being involved in skiing, ski instruction, and management of ski areas. He was one of the founders of the Intermountain Ski Instructors Association in 1952, and served as the organization's president in 1963. He served as a ski instructor for the Deseret News ski school from 1947-1950, and as assistant director of the Brighton Ski Resort ski school. In 1965 he moved into management of ski areas at Park City Resort, where he stayed until 1971. Membership in professional organizations included the Professional Ski Instructors Association, the Utah Ski Association, the Intermountain Ski Areas Association, and the National Ski Areas Association. After leaving Park City Ski Resort, Mr. Anderson purchased the Pomerelle Ski Resort in Albion, Idaho, where he served as the president and owner.
Captions listed below were taken directly from the original prints before they were returned.
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
Location of Originals
High-resolution scans were made of the original prints and they were then returned to the donor.
Separated Materials
Manuscript materials were transferred to the Woody Anderson papers (ACCN 1233).
Related Materials
Forms part of the Ski and Snow Sports Archives (S.J. Quinney Outdoor Recreation Archives).
Processing Note
Processed by Roy Webb in 2003.
Detailed Description of the Collection
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Description: Woody Anderson, portraits
- P0457n01_01_01 : Woody Anderson at Park City, Utah, 1963-1964
- P0457n01_01_02 : Woody Anderson at Park City, Utah, 1960s
- P0457n01_01_03 : Woody Anderson, 1971
- P0457n01_01_04 : Woody Anderson in his office at Park City, Western Airline poster in the background
- P0457n01_01_05 : A.W. (Woody) Anderson, General manager of the Park City Resort since 1965, has been named Vice President of Treasure Mountain Resort Co., subsidiary of Royal Street Development Co., new owners of the resort area. Mr. Anderson will remain General Manager under the new management.
- P0457n01_01_06 : Woody Anderson at Pomerelle Resort, 1973
Container: Box 1, Folder 1 -
Description: Woody Anderson, ski history. This folder is digital only.
- P0457n01_02_01 : Photo of Woody Anderson as a small child, mid-1930s
- P0457n01_02_02 : Photo of young Woody Anderson on a pony
- P0457n01_02_03 : Photo showing (left to right) Woody Anderson, Keith Lange, Lou Lorenz, ski instructors
- P0457n01_02_04 : Photo of five ski instructors at Brighton, probably in the 1950s
- P0457n01_02_05 : Clipping from the Deseret News on Woody Anderson giving pointers at the Deseret News Ski School at Alta, November 10, 1950, at age 18
- P0457n01_02_06 : Photo of Bob Groesbeck, Woody Anderson, and Ken Riggs at Brighton's old Alpine Rose lodge, with Mount Millicent in background, 1952
- P0457n01_02_07 : Photo of Woody Anderson skiing Payday ski slope at Park City Resort
- P0457n01_02_08 : Photo of Woody Anderson skiing "opening snowfall" - Park City Resort. Groomers were "track-packing" Prospectors ski slope, mid-1960s
- P0457n01_02_09 : Union Pacific Railroad photo of a Ski School class on a mountain near Park City, with gondolas in background
- P0457n01_02_10 : Photo of Woody Anderson teaching class under Park City's original gondola. Roger Haran, Marketing Director, is skiing by the class
- P0457n01_02_11 : Photo taken at Park City, May 1966. L- R: Tim Heydon, Activities Director; Woody Anderson; Lowell Thomas, holding Lowell Thomas Classic Race trophy
- P0457n01_02_12 : Photo of several representatives of the ski resort industry in Utah, meeting at Alta, probably in the 1970s or 1980s
- P0457n01_02_13 : Photo taken at Park City's Treasure Mountain Resort, showing general manager Woody Anderson, the resort president and his wife, Warren and Patty King; and Art Linkletter and wife on vacation in the mid-1960s
- P0457n01_02_14 : Photo of Woody Anderson at a dinner in Park City, probably in the 1960s or 1970s
- P0457n01_02_15 : Photo of Woody Anderson, Park City ski school director, in the mid-1960s
- P0457n01_02_16 : Photo of some Park City resort employees. Left to right, back: Mel Fletcher, Park City Ski Patrol director; Bob Button, Park City Food and Beverage Manager; Roger Haran, Park City Marketing Director; Woody Anderson, V.P./General Manager. Left to right, front: Gretchen Brinton, executive secretary to Roger Haran; Sandy Wade (now Anderson), executive secretary to Woody Anderson. Taken in Park City's Hard Rock Room after grand opening of new Three Kings double chairlift opening ceremony. December 22, 1970
- P0457n01_02_17 : Photo of Woody Anderson at Pomerelle Ski Area (near Albion, Idaho) in the mid-1970s. He purchased Pomerelle in fall of 1973
- P0457n01_02_18 : Group photo of an early National Avalanche School, held at Alta probably in the 1950s. Woody Anderson is fourth from right
- P0457n01_02_19 : Photo of Woody Anderson on Park City golf course, probably in the 1970s or 1980s
- P0457n01_02_20 : Photo of Woody Anderson on Park City golf course, probably in the 1970s or 1980s
- P0457n01_02_21 : Portrait photo of Woody Anderson
- P0457n01_02_22 : Photo of Woody Anderson (left) and two unidentified people
- P0457n01_02_23 : Photo of young Woody Anderson, probably in the 1990s
Container: Box 1, Folder 2 -
Description: Ski instruction
- P0457n01_03_01 : Woody Anderson with another man and a dog in front of the ski school, photo by Howell's Twilight photo service
- P0457n01_03_02-03 : Woody Anderson in his Professional Ski Instructors of America sweater
- P0457n01_03_04-06 : Contact sheets of skiers and others taking a certification exam (to be a professional ski instructor?)
- P0457n01_03_07 : Woody Anderson, top right, with other skiers and taking the certification exam (to be a professional ski instructor?), contact sheet
- P0457n01_03_08-10 : Contact sheets of skiers and others taking a certification exam (to be a professional ski instructor?)
- P0457n01_03_11 : Woody Anderson taking the certification exam (to be a professional ski instructor?)
- P0457n01_03_12-13 : Contact sheets of skiers and others taking a certification exam (to be a professional ski instructor?)
- P0457n01_03_14 : Lew Leseng (?), contact sheets of skiers and others taking a certification exam (to be a professional ski instructor?)
- P0457n01_03_15 : Mary Clare up the grow (?) skier wearing his Professional Ski Instructors of America pin
- P0457n01_03_16 : R to L: Unknown woman, Wilbur Thomas (ski instructor), Woody Anderson (ski school director), Marilyn Maillott, photo by Union Pacific Railroad
Container: Box 1, Folder 3 -
Description: Park City, Utah
- P0457n01_04_01 : Bea Hummer posing with her book, Silver and Snow: the story of Park City by Noal C Newbold and Bea Hummer, 1968
- P0457n01_04_02 : Ski area and lift, 1960s
- P0457n01_04_03 : Ski area, February 1970
- P0457n01_04_04-05 : Dave Parkinson, Mountain Manager of Park City; Ralph Emery, Golf Professional; Woody Anderson, General Manager, 1960s (duplicate images)
- P0457n01_04_06 : Dave Parkinson, Mountain Manager of Park City and Woody Anderson, General Manager, in front of the gondola building at Park City Resort, 1960s
- P0457n01_04_07-10 : Woody Anderson helping others with various ski gear, 1960s
- P0457n01_04_11 : Woody Anderson with a map on the hood of his car in Park City, Utah, 1970s
- P0457n01_04_12 : Park City, Utah construction, 1970s
Container: Box 1, Folder 4 -
Description: Treasure Mountain Resort
- P0457n01_05_01 : J. Warren King, Vice President Royal Street Development Company, Inc. has been named President of Treasure Mountain Resort Company, developers of the Park City Resort and attendant properties. Treasure Mountain Resort Company assumed operation of the resort Tuesday February 16, 1971.
- P0457n01_05_02 : "The pictured old mining town of Park City, Utah, nestled under the towering Rocky Mountains, provides the setting for a $100 million year-round resort development, planned by the Treasure Mountain Resort Company, a subsidiary of Royal Street Development Company, 1970s "
- P0457n01_05_03 : Pictured under the brilliant lights for night skiing is Park City Resort's famous Pay Day run. Skiers ride the resort's four-passenger gondolas to the midway station and ski the longest lighted slope in the United States. Pay Day was one of the first runs opened at the Park City Resort. Plans now call for 25 different lifts which will open hundreds of miles of ski runs, trails, and bowls. Treasure Mountain Resort Company, a subsidiary of Royal Street Development Company, plans a $100 million expansion program at the resort area, 1970s
- P0457n01_05_04 : Map of airline service to Salt Lake City issued by Treasure Mountain Resort Company, a subsidiary of Royal Street Development Company, 1970s
- P0457n01_05_05 : Park City accessibility map issued by Treasure Mountain Resort Company, a subsidiary of Royal Street Development Company, 1970s
- P0457n01_05_06 : Map of primary development zones issued by Treasure Mountain Resort Company, a subsidiary of Royal Street Development Company, 1970s
- P0457n01_05_07 : Map of central development area issued by Treasure Mountain Resort Company, a subsidiary of Royal Street Development Company, 1970s
- P0457n01_05_08 : Photo of a drawing of Park City Main Street, 1970s
- P0457n01_05_09 : Three King's Village map issued by Treasure Mountain Resort Company, a subsidiary of Royal Street Development Company, 1970
- P0457n01_05_10 : Map of Treasure Mountain Resort Company, a subsidiary of Royal Street Development Company, 1970
Container: Box 1, Folder 5 -
Description: Park City, Utah
- P0457n02_01_01--03: Park City, Utah, 1960s-1970s
Container: Box 2, Oversize, Folder 1
