Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives
Beaver Mountain Oral History Project collection
Gabbert, Lisa
UUS_Folk Coll 75
169 items
2022
This collection houses products from the Beaver Mountain Oral History Project, which includes oral history interviews and photographs from Beaver Mountain volunteer ski patrol, employees, owners, and guests. Also included are photographs of buildings such as the lodge, lifts, the ski patrol building, various outbuildings, and other locations pertaining to Beaver Mountain.
English
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No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.
The collection interviews are organized by individuals into the following series: Family Members, Employees, Volunteer Ski Patrol, Guests, and Affiliates/Partners.
Beaver Mountain is a small, local ski area located in Logan Canyon, Utah. Established in 1939 by the Mt. Logan Ski Club, Beaver Mountain was purchased by Harold and Luella Seeholzer in 1945. It remains owned and personally run by members of the Seeholzer family, and today is apocryphally known as being the longest continuously owned family ski resort in the country. Generations of families in Cache Valley have grown up skiing at Beaver Mountain; it is an important and beloved community asset.
Utah has long played an important role in the history of recreational alpine skiing in the west. The majority of existing research on skiing in Utah, however, is from an economic or environmental perspective, while historical studies largely focus on more well-known resorts along the Wasatch Front. This project expands understanding of Utah ski history and ski culture by focusing on a smaller, local resort and its importance to the local community. It does so by documenting the voices, perspectives, and oral histories of friends, employees, volunteer ski patrol, and users of Beaver Mountain ski area, offering multiple perspectives on this local resort and on local ski culture.
Initial Citation: Beaver Mountain Oral History Project Collection USU_Folk Coll 75. Special Collections and Archives. Utah State University Merrill-Cazier Library. Logan, Utah.
Following Citations:USU_Folk Coll 75, USUSCA.
USU Digital History Collections, Beaver Mountain Oral History Project
The collection houses products from the Beaver Mountain Oral History Project, which includes oral history interviews and photographs from Beaver Mountain volunteer ski patrol, employees, owners, and guests. Also included are photographs of buildings such as the lodge, lifts, the ski patrol building, various outbuildings, and other locations pertaining to Beaver Mountain. We are grateful to the Seeholzer family and Travis Seeholzer in particular for permission to conduct this research.
The documentation for this project was completed by graduate students in the Oral History and Folklore Fieldwork seminar (Eng/Hist 6720) taught by Dr. Lisa Gabbert in the spring of 2022. Transcriptions for this project were partially funded by the Utah State Humanities Council. The Beaver Mountain Oral History project was determined as "not human subjects research" by USU IRB. Principal investigator: Lisa Gabbert.
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the Beaver Mountain Oral History Project Collection must be obtained from theFolklore Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.
Beaver Mountain--Utah--Oral history
Winter sports--Utah--Photographs
Ski resorts--Utah--History--Photographs.
Ski Resorts--Utah--Oral history
Ski patrollers--Utah--Photographs
Ski patrollers--Utah--Interviews
Ski Resorts--Utah--Offices--Photographs
Skis and skiing--Equipment and supplies--Photographs
Ski Resorts--Utah--Employees--Photographs
Ski Resorts--Employees--Interviews
Ski Resorts--Employees--Oral history
Advertisements--Photographs
Ski Resorts--Utah--Landlords--Interviews
Ski Resorts--Utah--Landlords--Oral history
Ski Resorts--Utah--Maps
Sports and Recreation
I. Family Members
A. Jeff Seeholzer Interview Materials
Jeff Seeholzer in living room
Item 1
2022 April 11
Jeff Seeholzer interview (audio)
Item 2
2022 April 11
Jeff Seeholzer interview (transcript)
Item 3
2022 May 29
Beaver Mountain Book on table at Jeff Seeholzer residence
Item 4
2022 April 11
B. Marge Seeholzer Interview Materials
Marge Seeholzer being interviewed
Item 1
2022 April 22
Marge Seeholzer interview (audio)
Item 2
2022 April 21
Marge Seeholzer interview (transcript)
Item 3
2022 April 22
Marge Seeholzer sitting at her desk in the front of the Beaver Mountain Ski Area office
Item 4
2022 April 22
Marge Seeholzer's desk
Item 5
2022 April 22
Framed photograph of Marge Seeholzer with husband Ted
Item 6
2022 April 22
Marge standing next to the sign outside the ski shop (1 of 3)
Item 7
2022 April 22
Marge standing next to the sign outside the ski shop (2 of 3)
Item 8
2022 April 22
Marge standing next to the sign outside the ski shop (3 of 3)
Item 9
2022 April 22
II. Employees
A. David Eames Interview Materials
David Eames during interview
Item 1
2022 April 22
David Eames interview (audio)
Item 2
2022 April 22
David Eames interview (transcript)
Item 3
2022 April 26
David Eames Portrait
Item 4
2022 April 22
B. Debbie Tarboton Interview Materials
Debbie Tarboton interview (audio)
Item 1
2022 April 15
Debbie Tarboton interview(transcript)
Item 2
2022 April 15
Debbie Tarboton standing next to Beaver Mountain Office Sign (1 of 2)
Item 3
2022 April 15
Debbie Tarboton standing next to Beaver Mountain Office Sign (2 of 2)
Item 4
2022 April 15
C. Jeff Rich Interview Materials
Jeff Rich (1 of 3)
Item 1
2022 April 18
Jeff Rich (2 of 3)
Item 2
2022 April 18
Jeff Rich (3 of 3)
Item 3
2022 April 18
Jeff Rich interview (audio)
Item 4
2022 April 18
Jeff Rich interview(transcript)
Item 5
2022 April 20
III. Volunteer Ski Patrol
A. Alex Taylor Interview Materials
Alex Taylor (1 of 2)
Item 1
2022 April 21
Alex Taylor (2 of 2)
Item 2
2022 April 21
Alex Taylor interview (audio)
Item 3
2022 April 19
Alex Taylor interview (transcript)
Item 4
2022 September 08
B. Black Tullis Interview Materials
Blake Tullis (1 of 2)
Item 1
2022 April 26
Blake Tullis (2 of 2)
Item 2
2022 April 26
Blake Tullis and Emma Crisp (1 of 2)
Item 3
2022 April 26
Blake Tullis and Emma Crisp (2 of 2)
Item 4
2022 April 26
Blake Tullis inerview (audio)
Item 5
2022 April 26
Blake Tullis inerview (transcript)
Item 6
2022 July 01
C. Dale Hansen Interview Materials
Dale Hansen (1 of 2)
Item 1
2022 April 22
Dale Hansen (2 of 2)
Item 2
2022 April 22
Dale Hansen interview (audio)
Item 3
2022 April 22
Dale Hansen interview (transcript)
Item 4
2022 September 12
Emma Crisp interviewing Dale Hansen (1 of 4)
Item 5
2022 April 22
Emma Crisp interviewing Dale Hansen (2 of 4)
Item 6
2022 April 22
Emma Crisp interviewing Dale Hansen (3 of 4)
Item 7
2022 April 22
Emma Crisp interviewing Dale Hansen (4 of 4)
Item 8
2022 April 22
D. Don Hancey Interview Materials
Don Hancey (1 of 4)
Item 1
2022 April 15
Don Hancey (2 of 4)
Item 2
2022 April 15
Don Hancey (3 of 4)
Item 3
2022 April 15
Don Hancey (4 of 4)
Item 4
2022 April 15
Don Hancey interview (audio)
Item 5
2022 April 15
Don Hancey interview (transcript)
Item 6
2022 April 15
E. Eric Bishop Interview Materials
Eric Bishop and Hovan Lawton looking at the Beaver Mountain Ski Patrol Facebook page
Item 1
2022 April 12
Eric Bishop holding a photo of the 2018 Beaver Mountain Ski Patrol
Item 2
2022 April 12
Eric Bishop holding a photo of the Beaver Mountain Ski Patrol light the night party
Item 3
2022 April 12
Eric Bishop holding a photograph that hangs in his home of a beloved tree at the top of Beaver Mountain
Item 4
2022 April 12
Eric Bishop in his Nibley home (1 of 3)
Item 5
2022 April 12
Eric Bishop in his Nibley home (2 of 3)
Item 6
2022 April 12
Eric Bishop in his Nibley home (3 of 3)
Item 7
2022 April 12
Eric Bishop interview (audio)
Item 8
2022 April 12
Eric Bishop interview (transcript)
Item 9
2022 April 28
Eric Bishop's Skis
Item 10
2022 April 24
Eric Bishop's Skis (close up)
Item 11
2022 April 24
F. Janilee Bishop Interview Materials
Janilee Bishop (1 of 2)
Item 1
2022 April 24
Janilee Bishop (2 of 2)
Item 2
2022 April 24
Janilee Bishop interview in Nibley, Utah (audio)
Item 3
2022 April 24
Janilee Bishop interview in Nibley, Utah (transcript)
Item 4
2022 May 23
G. John Keith Interview Materials
John Keith (1 of 2)
Item 1
2022 April 05
John Keith (2 of 2)
Item 2
2022 April 05
John Keith interview (audio)
Item 3
2022 April 05
John Keith interview (transcript)
Item 4
2022 May 25
H. Tanya and Ken Mathys Interview Materials
Tanya and Ken Mathys (1 of 2)
Item 1
2022 April 25
Tanya and Ken Mathys (2 of 2)
Item 2
2022 April 25
Tanya and Ken Mathys interview (audio)
Item 3
2022 April 25
Tanya and Ken Mathys interview (transcript)
Item 4
2022 May 27
Tanya Mathys (1 of 2)
Item 5
2022 April 25
Tanya Mathys (2 of 2)
Item 6
2022 April 25
Ken Mathys (1 of 2)
Item 7
2022 April 25
Ken Mathys (2 of 2)
Item 8
2022 April 25
IV. Guests
A. Bill Emmett Interview Materials
Bill Emmett
Item 1
2022 April 08
Bill Emmett interview (audio)
Item 2
2022 April 08
Bill Emmett interview (transcript)
Item 3
2022 October 27
Danny Stewart interviewing Bill Emmett
Item 4
2022 April 08
B. John Dykstra Interview Materials
John Dykstra (1 of 2)
Item 1
2022 March 25
John Dykstra (2 of 2)
Item 2
2022 March 25
John Dykstra Interview (audio)
Item 3
2022 March 25
John Dykstra Interview (transcript)
Item 4
2022 March 25
C. Tom Lau Interview Materials
Tom Lau (1 of 2)
Item 1
2022 April 12
Tom Lau (2 of 2)
Item 2
2022 April 12
Tom Lau interview (audio)
Item 3
2022 April 12
Tom Lau interview (transcript)
Item 4
2022 May 26
Jace Jones interviewing Tom Lau (1 of 2)
Item 5
2022 April 12
Jace Jones interviewing Tom Lau (2 of 2)
Item 6
2022 April 12
V. Affiliates and Partners
A. Alex Ristorcelli Interview Materials
Alex Ristorcelli (1 of 2)
Item 1
2022 April 25
Alex Ristorcelli (2 of 2)
Item 2
2022 April 25
S. Alex Ristorcelli interview (audio)
Item 3
2022 April 25
S. Alex Ristorcelli interview (transcript)
Item 4
2022 May 28
Interview with Alex Ristorcelli
Item 5
2022 April 25
VI. Additional Photographs and Emphemera
Promotional poster for Common Ground (1 of 2)
Item 1
2022 April 25
Promotional poster for Common Ground (2 of 2)
Item 2
2022 April 25
Corner of the Common Ground lobby
Item 3
2022 April 25
Large picture hanging on the wall of the Common Ground lobby
Item 4
2022 April 25
Common Ground lobby, with a view into an office with an open door
Item 5
2022 April 25
Bulletin Board at Common Ground
Item 6
2022 April 25
A line of skis hanging on the fence outside the ski shop (1 of 2)
Item 7
2022 April 22
A line of skis hanging on the fence outside the ski shop (2 of 2)
Item 8
2022 April 22
Abandoned Outhouse
Item 9
2022 April 19
Beaver Mountain car
Item 10
2022 April 22
Beaver Mountain entrance sign
Item 11
2022 April 23
Beaver Mountain Magic Carpet People Conveyor
Item 12
2022 April 19
Beaver Mountain Ski Area office doormat with logo
Item 13
2022 April 22
Beaver Mountain Ski Area office hallway leading to the equipment storage room
Item 14
2022 April 22
Beaver Mountain Ski Area office, entrance to the equipment room
Item 15
2022 April 22
Beaver Mountain Ski Area office, interior of the equipment room
Item 16
2022 April 22
Beaver Mountain Ski Area office, interior of the equipment room
Item 17
2022 April 22
Beaver Mountain Ski Area office, rental ski boots in the hallway
Item 18
2022 April 22
Beaver Mountain stickers
Item 19
2022 April 22
Beaver Mountain summer sign
Item 20
2022 April 23
Beaver Mountain Ticket Office Signage
Item 21
2022 April 19
Beaver office and ski shop
Item 22
2022 April 22
Common Ground Building Entrance
Item 23
2022 April 19
Control box for Harry's Dream Lift
Item 24
2022 April 23
COVID-19 Social Distancing Signage
Item 25
2022 April 19
Cross Country Skis
Item 26
2022 April 24
Decorative wooden sign
Item 27
2022 April 22
Exterior of the ski shop and office (1 of 2)
Item 28
2022 April 22
Exterior of the ski shop and office (2 of 2)
Item 29
2022 April 22
Flags at Beaver Mountain
Item 30
2022 April 17
Framed antique photo of a young Harold Seeholzer
Item 31
2022 April 22
Framed photo of Ted Seeholzer as a young man
Item 32
2022 April 22
Harry's Dream Lift
Item 33
2022 April 19
Harry's Dream Lift at Beaver Mountain
Item 34
2022 April 17
Interior of the Beaver Mountain Ski Area office
Item 35
2022 April 22
Lift Prices
Item 36
2022 April 19
Little Beaver Lift
Item 37
2022 April 23
Little Beaver Lift at Beaver Mountain
Item 38
2022 April 17
LMC 8700 snowcat
Item 39
2022 April 23
Map of Beaver Mountain
Item 40
2022 April 23
Marge said I could
Item 41
2022 April 22
Memorial Plaque for Harry and Luella Seeholzer
Item 42
2022 April 19
Old Beaver Mountain Ski Area Logo
Item 43
2022 April 19
Outdoor Door Dining Terrace Beaver Mountain Ski Area
Item 44
2022 April 19
Recording equipment
Item 45
2022 April 22
Rental skis
Item 46
2022 April 22
Restrooms building
Item 47
2022 April 23
Season Pass Sale Signage
Item 48
2022 April 19
Sign for Tent Area and Yurt
Item 49
2022 April 19
Ski Lodge (1 of 2)
Item 50
2022 April 23
Ski Lodge (2 of 2)
Item 51
2022 April 23
Ski Patrol Buidling Bear at Beaver Mountain
Item 52
2022 April 17
Ski Patrol Buidling Bench at Beaver Mountain (1 of 2)
Item 53
2022 April 17
Ski Patrol Buidling Bench at Beaver Mountain (2 of 2)
Item 54
2022 April 17
Ski Patrol Building at Beaver Mountain
Item 55
2022 April 17
Ski Patrol Building at Beaver Mountain Ski Area
Item 56
2022 April 19
Ski Patrol Building coat hooks at Beaver Mountain
Item 57
2022 April 17
Ski Patrol Building decor at Beaver Mountain
Item 58
2022 April 17
Ski Patrol Building kitchen at Beaver Mountain
Item 59
2022 April 17
Ski Patrol Building Plaque at Beaver Mountain
Item 60
2022 April 17
Ski Patrol Building sign at Beaver Mountain
Item 61
2022 April 17
Ski Patrol locker at Beaver Mountain
Item 62
2022 April 17
Ski Patrol locker at Beaver Mountain
Item 63
2022 April 17
Snowcat attachments
Item 64
2022 April 23
Structure and electrical equipment at Beaver Mountain Ski Area
Item 65
2022 April 19
Swing set
Item 66
2022 April 23
Swing Set
Item 67
2022 April 19
The Doghouse
Item 68
2022 April 23
Ticket office
Item 69
2022 April 23
Ticket office at Beaver Mountain
Item 70
2022 April 17
Ticket office sign at Beaver Mountain
Item 71
2022 April 17
Wooden Skis
Item 72
2022 April 24