Ted Johnson digital photograph collection

Ted Johnson digital photograph collection, undated

Overview of the Collection

Title: Ted Johnson digital photograph collection
Dates: undated (inclusive)
19302006
Quantity: 22 digital images
Collection Number: P1334
Summary: The Ted Johnson digital photograph collection includes still images from his participation in the movie, Stir Crazy. Also included are images of Johnson skiing and general photographs. These images are digital only; either born digital or scanned and returned. The library does not have the originals.
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

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Ted Johnson (1926 - 2018)

As the visionary and founder behind Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort, Ted Johnson forever altered the recreational landscape of Utah. The one-time beach enthusiast in his native California and later a do-it-all employee at Alta Ski Area, Ted in 1965 put his foresight and fortitude into a dream of establishing a resort with the purchase of the Blackjack mining claims, the catalyst to an 800-acre parcel abutting Wasatch National Forest lands in storied Little Cottonwood Canyon.

After persevering through five years of study and setbacks, heartbreak and breakthroughs, and orchestrating the construction of a canyon-long sewer line, Snowbird welcomed its first skiers in 1971. The resort's environment-embracing sod-covered roofs, internationally-acclaimed ski runs, hotels and cuisine, and a skier/boarder/tourist conveyance system that includes a 120-passenger tram and a skier tunnel, stand as a legacy to the wily "Silver Fox," an entrepreneur whose quest was not to be denied.

Ted was inducted into the Intermountain Ski Hall of Fame in 2007. The above biograpical note is from that event.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Ted Johnson photograph collection include still images from his participation in the movie, Stir Crazy. Also included are images of Johnson skiing and general photographs. These images are digital only; either born digital or scanned and returned. The library does not have the originals.

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

Initial Citation: Ted Johnson photograph collection, P1334, Box [ ]. Special Collections and Archives. University of Utah, J. Willard Marriott Library. Salt Lake City, Utah.

Following Citations: P1334.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

Topical

Processing Note

Processed by Gareth Horwood in 2007.

Related Materials

Forms part of the Ski and Snow Sports Archives (S.J. Quinney Outdoor Recreation Archives).

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description
Box	Folder
1	1	General photographs, digital component 1. Ted Johnson, Snowbird Ski Resort Developer, 1971 2. Ted Johnson on July 4, 1940 at age 14, after his first major road race from North Hollywood to Santa Barbara, a distance of 92 miles. Johnson later became the Southern California State Champion in 1943 3. Ted Johnson standing in front of a the Santa Cruz Surfing Club 4. Still from motion picture "SKI CRAZY" in which Ted Johnson played Charles the Chauffeur to Dr. Jalbert. Also in the movie were Darrell "Pinky" Robbison, Sally Neidlinger, Pierre Jalbert, Jim McConkely, and Jim Shane. The movie was directed by Gordon McLean and premiered on NOvember 10, 1954. 5. Still from motion picture "SKI CRAZY" in which Ted Johnson played Charles the Chauffeur to Dr. Jalbert. Also in the movie were Darrell "Pinky" Robbison, Sally Neidlinger, Pierre Jalbert, Jim McConkely, and Jim Shane. The movie was directed by Gordon McLean and premiered on NOvember 10, 1954. 6. Promotional material for motion picture "SKI CRAZY" 7. Shot of mountain and snow-covered fir trees 8. Ted Johnson skiing at Alta. this photo was set to be the cover of Life Magazine until it was replaced with a photo of an actor portraying Franklin D. Roosevelt just 15 minutes before closing, 1959 9. Ted Johnson and Ed LaChapelle skiing at Alta. This photo was featured in the November 23, 1959 issue of Sports Illustrated Magazine. 10. Side view of Ted Johnson skiing downhill 11. Ted Johnson with his Beechcraft Bonanza that he owned and flew for 33 years and 2500 hours. Being from California in the old "hotrod days," he did the same hop-up treatment to his plane and she became one of the fastest Bonanzas in the country. "Flying is as infectious as skiing and became my second love..." 12. Ted Johnson and unidentified woman beside a Beechcraft Bonanza airplane 13. Map of the Salt Lake City-Sandy area with markings for Rail-Connect Option 14. Map related to the preliminary alignment study for the Canyon Cog Railway
1	2	Related to news or magazines, digital component 1. Ted Johnson on the cover of Sports Illustrated Magazine. November 15, 1965 2. Greg Thompson with Ted Johnson as he is inducted into the Intermountain Ski Hall of Fame at the Alf Engen Museum in Park City in September of 2007. 3. Newspaper article about Ted Johnson in the Salt Lake Tribune. November 11, 1971 4. Newspaper article about Ted Johnson, 1991 5. Newspaper article about the Ted Johnson Memorial sewer line in Little Cottonwood Canyon, including a photo of Ted skiing. 6. Newspaper article about Ted Johnson in the Salt Lake Tribune. January 5, 1986 7. Newspaper article about Ted Johnson. 8. Ted Johnson skiing the slopes of Snowbird, where he collected mining claims in 1965 to later found the resort. This photo was printed in an article of the Salt Lake Tribune on Sunday January 5, 1986. Photo by Robert H. Woody

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Skis and skiing--History--Photographs

Personal Names

Johnson, Ted--Photographs

Titles within the Collection

Ski Crazy

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