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Timothy Treacy papers, 1837-2012

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Treacy, Timothy
Title
Timothy Treacy papers
Dates
1837-2012 (inclusive)
Quantity
3 linear feet, (4 boxes and 1 oversize box)
Collection Number
ACCN 1593
Summary
The Timothy Treacy papers (1837-2012) consist of primarily of clippings, newsletters, guides, magazines, and prints related to the history of skiing.
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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Historical Note

Timothy Treacy was born in San Francisco, California on June 4, 1932. He earned his law degree from Stanford University. Treacy was an avid mountaineer, skier, runner, and traveler. He passed away on October 5, 2015.

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Content Description

The Timothy Treacy papers (1837-2012) consist of primarily of clippings, booklets, bulletins, newsletters, guides, magazines, and prints related to the history of skiing. The first series consists of general materials primarily related to skiing. The second series consists of material related to skiing and tourism organized by country and state. Included are materials sent by Robert O. Baumrucker to be added to Treacy's ski collection. Most of the prints found in this collection are reproductions from engravings of mountains. Treacy's personal materials appear throughout the collection as he was a member of various organizations and competed in many events. The oversize box consists of additional printed materials including magazines and prints of engravings.

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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

Arrangement

Arranged in three series: 1. General; 2. Skiing and tourism; and 3. Oversize Miscellaneous.

Acquisition Information

Donated by Michael Vinson.

Processing Note

Processed by Gina C Giang in 2022.

Related Materials

Forms part of the Ski and Snow Sports Archives.

Separated Materials

Photographs and two audio CDs were transferred to the Multimedia Divison of Special Collections.

One book was transferred to the Print and Journal Division of Special Collections.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

  • General Materials

    • Description: Bulletins

      Consists of Sierra Club, 1942 and Standard Oil Company, 1935 and 1938.

      Dates: 1935-1942
      Container: Box 1, Folder 1
    • Description: Clippings

      Related to dawn redwood, skiing, and comics.

      Dates: 1948-2012
      Container: Box 1, Folder 2
    • Description: Competitions

      Related to American Birkebeiner map; Rossignol Racing Camp program; The Fossavatn Ski Race; Fridtjof Nansen Commemorative Race; FIS Nordic World Ski Championship poster; Svalbard Skimarathon; Marathon Canadien Du Ski; Alpine World Ski Championship booklet; and Masters World Cup.

      Dates: 1983-2001
      Container: Box 1, Folder 3
    • Description: Correspondence

      Primarily photocopies related to Robert O. Baumrucker.

      Dates: 1930-1993
      Container: Box 1, Folder 4
    • Description: Essays

      Written by Morten Lund.

      Container: Box 1, Folder 5
    • Description: Extracts

      Consists of The Saturday Magazine.

      Dates: 1837
      Container: Box 1, Folder 6
    • Description: General

      Consists of printed materials, photocopies from A Pictorial History of Downhill Skiing by Stan Cohen, and envelopes.

      Dates: 1966-2003
      Container: Box 1, Folder 7
    • Description: Guides

      Consists of Ski Calisthenics by Oliver Kehrlein; United States. Department of Agriculture; Alf Engen presents Fine Points of Skiing; Ski Chart, Concentrated Ski Technique; United States. Coast Guard National Search and Rescue manual; and Gerry Cunningham.

      Dates: 1958-1970
      Container: Box 1, Folder 8
    • Description: Histories

      Consists of Winter Culture: The Origins of Skiing in The United States by E. John B. Allen and The Ski-Sport in America by Askel H. Holter.

      Dates: 1907-1983
      Container: Box 1, Folder 9
    • Description: Magazines

      Consists of The Illustrated Press, vol. 2, no. 1, January 1874 and The International Studio, vol. 47, no. 187, September 1912; Lincoln-Mercury Times, 1954; and Motor Land, 1926-1938.

      Dates: 1874-1954
      Container: Box 1, Folder 10-12
    • Description: Magazines

      Consists of National Motorist, 1930; Sierra Magazine, 1959-1960; Skier, 1967; and Touring Topics, 1932.

      Dates: 1930-1967
      Container: Box 2, Folder 1
    • Description: Motion pictures

      Consists of a list, Persian Powder and Der Weisse Rausch booklets.

      Dates: 1931-1965
      Container: Box 2, Folder 2
    • Description: Olympics

      Consists of clippings, pamphlets, reproductions, and souvenirs.

      Dates: 1936-1988
      Container: Box 2, Folder 3
    • Description: Postcards

      Some are blank.

      Dates: 1906-1939
      Container: Box 2, Folder 4
    • Description: Reprints

      Consists of Publications of the Astronomical Observatory of Harvard College: The Volcano El Misti.

      Dates: 1899
      Container: Box 2, Folder 5
    • Description: Scrapbooks

      Mountain Miscellanies. Consists of clippings, poems, postcards, and photographs

      Dates: 1936-1937
      Container: Box 2, Folder 6
    • Description: Scripts

      A Summer Outing Saga in Several Scenes.

      Container: Box 2, Folder 7
    • Description: Ski Waxing

      Consists of booklets, clippings, and an essay entitled Principles of Ski Waxing by Rob Kiesel.

      Dates: 1982-1985
      Container: Box 2, Folder 8
    • United States Ski Association

      • Description: Far West Ski Association

        Consists of memorandums, clippings, invitations, and rosters.

        Dates: 1964-1969
        Container: Box 2, Folder 9
      • Description: Ski Coaches Association

        Consists of A Coaches Field Guide to Cross Country Skiing Technique and Double Poling and Skating booklets.

        Dates: 1982
        Container: Box 3, Folder 1
      • Description: U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame

        Consists of biographical information, booklets, bulletins, newsletters, rosters, and reports.

        Dates: 1956-1985
        Container: Box 3, Folder 2
  • Skiing and Tourism

    • Description: Arizona

      A Story of the Petrified Forest by Petrified Forest Museum Association and blank stationery.

      Dates: 1951
      Container: Box 3, Folder 3
    • California

      • Description: Alturas Snow-Shoe Club of La Porte
        Dates: 1924-1952
        Container: Box 3, Folder 4
      • Description: Auburn Ski Club

        Consists of clippings, pamphlets, and programs.

        Dates: 1971-1983
        Container: Box 3, Folder 5
      • Description: Cable Cars (Streetcars)

        Consists of a clipping and a booklet.

        Dates: 1973
        Container: Box 3, Folder 6
      • Description: Clippings
        Dates: 1966-2005
        Container: Box 3, Folder 7
      • Description: General Materials
        Dates: 1952
        Container: Box 3, Folder 8
      • Description: Histories

        Related to early skiing in California and the San Bernardino Mountains.

        Dates: 1981-1984
        Container: Box 3, Folder 9
      • Description: Publications

        Consists of Snow Summit Nordic Center in Big Bear Lake; Sierra Rainbow, January-February 1957; The Yosemite in Winter an 1892 Account by James M. Carson; Let's Ski! by Nic Fiore; Alturas Lodge No. 80; United States. Department of the Interior environmental assessment and recreational guide.

        Dates: 1957-1986
        Container: Box 3, Folder 10
    • Description: Colorado

      Consists of Colorado Ski Museum Hall of Fame and blank stationery.

      Dates: 1982
      Container: Box 3, Folder 11
    • Description: Finland

      Consists of Huurre Ski Tunnel puzzle.

      Container: Box 3, Folder 12
    • Description: France

      Consists of cards, clippings, and prints.

      Container: Box 3, Folder 13
    • Description: Idaho

      Consists of clippings related to Sun Valley and United States. Department of Agriculture Hells Canyon Seven Devils Scene Area guide.

      Dates: 1963
      Container: Box 4, Folder 1
    • Description: Maine

      Consists of Atop Katahdin published by Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Company.

      Dates: 1929
      Container: Box 4, Folder 2
    • Description: Montana

      Consists of Man in Glacier by C.W. Buchholtz published by Glacier Natural History Association.

      Dates: 1976
      Container: Box 4, Folder 3
    • Description: Nebraska

      Consists of Chimney Rock on the Oregon Trail by Merrill J. Matters.

      Dates: 1955
      Container: Box 4, Folder 4
    • Description: Nevada

      Consists of publications by Nevada Department of Highways and an issue of the Nevada State Journal.

      Dates: 1938-1963
      Container: Box 4, Folder 5
    • New Hampshire

      • Description: Clippings
        Dates: 1943
        Container: Box 4, Folder 6
      • Description: Dartmouth College

        Photocopies of The Outing Club In Review by William R. Jones and clippings.

        Dates: 1928-1984
        Container: Box 4, Folder 7
      • Description: Histories

        Photocopies of The Development of New Hampshire Skiing: 1870's-1940 by E. John B. Allen.

        Dates: 1981
        Container: Box 4, Folder 8
      • Description: New England Ski Museum

        Consists of a news release, newsletter, and pamphlets.

        Dates: 1982
        Container: Box 4, Folder 9
      • Description: Publications

        Consists of Winter on Mount Washington; Monadnock Region; White Mountains; Mount Washington Cog Railway.

        Dates: 1931-1957
        Container: Box 4, Folder 10
    • Description: New Mexico

      Consists of The Discovery and History of Carlsbad Caverns New Mexico by Jim White and a clipping of Ship Rock.

      Dates: 1935-1940
      Container: Box 4, Folder 11
    • Description: New York

      Reprint of Lake Placid Days by Reginald T. Townsend.

      Dates: 1925
      Container: Box 4, Folder 12
    • Description: New Zealand

      Consists of clippings.

      Dates: 1985
      Container: Box 4, Folder 13
    • Description: Norway

      Consists of clippings, calendar, and Birch Scroll, vol. 10, no. 1.

      Dates: 1902-1983
      Container: Box 4, Folder 14
    • Description: Switzerland

      Consists of clippings, a print, a poem, and Zinal (Val d' Anniviers) booklet.

      Dates: 1969
      Container: Box 4, Folder 15
    • Description: Vermont

      Consists of an article entitled The Greening of Bridgewater by Sarah Harriman; Burke Mountain Academy direct mail; and The Hartford Ski Club certifications.

      Dates: 1978-1983
      Container: Box 4, Folder 16
    • Description: Wyoming

      Consists of Devils Tower National Monument by United States. Department of Interior; Black Hills Natural Association; and Wind River Pack Trip report.

      Dates: 1955-1956
      Container: Box 4, Folder 17
  • Oversize Miscellaneous

    • Description: Extracts
      Dates: 1858-1901
      Container: Oversize box 5, Folder 1
    • Description: Magazines

      Consists of Harper's Weekly, 1899; Life, 1941; 1949; and 1950; Modern Women, 1906.

      Dates: 1899-1950
      Container: Oversize box 5, Folder 2
    • Description: Posters

      Related to Truckee, California parade and competitions.

      Dates: 1979-1993
      Container: Oversize box 5, Folder 3
    • Description: Prints

      Consists of Yosemite National Park; The Trail of the Abominable Snowmen; and silhouette of a skier.

      Dates: 1937
      Container: Oversize box 5, Folder 4