J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections
Intermountain Ski Instructors Association records
Intermountain Ski Instructors Association
ACCN 0425
4.25 linear feet
11 boxes
1937-1998
The Intermountain Ski Instructors Association records (1937-1998) contain materials documenting the activities of the Intermountain Ski Instructors and various other ski-related organizations, including the Professional Ski Instructors Association, the Far West Instructors, and the Rocky Mountain Ski Instructors. Included are meeting minutes, financial records, newsletters, correspondence, and reports. The Intermountain Ski Instructors Association was formed in 1950. The purpose of the organization was to promote skiing by providing competent ski instructors.
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The Intermountain Ski Instructors Association was formed in 1950. The purpose of the organization was to promote skiing by providing competent ski instructors. In addition to certifying instructors, the Association also conducted free clinics, sponsored a demonstration team, supported area competitions, and distributed a newsletter to members, area operators, the media, and various national ski organizations.
The Intermountain Ski Instructors Association records (1937-1998) contains material on this association and other ski-related organizations. The records consist of meeting minutes, financial and business documents, event and committee records, certification documents, rosters, and newsletters. Boxes 1 and 2 contain board of directors records and meeting minutes. Box 3 contains correspondence, bylaws, reports, questionnaires, and meeting minutes produced by various committees. Similar documents relating to instructor certification are in box 4. Box 5 holds records regarding the business and financial aspects of the association. Box 6 contains event records, including party planning and seminar information, and newsletters. Ski school and other instruction-oriented documents are in box 7. Records from the Professional Ski Instructors Association are located in box 8. Correspondence, meeting minutes, newsletters, and pamphlets concerning the National Ski Association of America are in box 9. Documents regarding a variety of ski schools and ski associations, including the Far West Instructors and Rocky Mountain Ski Instructors associations, are housed in box 10.
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Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
This collection was donated by officers of the Intermountain Ski Instructors Association in 1976.
The 2000 addendum was transferred from the Norm Burton papers (ACCN 1814) in 2000.
Processed by Jewel Nelson in 1998.
Addenda processed by Kate Kimball in 2000, Peter Goodro in 2002 and Lea Kinikini in 2003.
Photographs and audio-visual items were transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections (P0414 and A0543).
Forms part of the Ski and Snow Sports Archives (S.J. Quinney Outdoor Recreation Archives).
Intermountain Ski Instructors Association--Archives
Skis and skiing--Utah--History--Sources
Skis and skiing--Training--Utah
Skis and skiings--West (U.S.)--History--Sources
Skis and skiing--Training--West (U.S.)
Sports and Recreation
Correspondence
Newsletters
Minutes (Records)
Financial records
Reports
Board of Directors
I
Executive Meetings and Board of Directors Meetings
1956-1969
1
1-2
Board of Directors Meetings and Organizational Papers
1970
1
3
Board of Directors Meetings
1968-1972
2
1-10
Original Board of Directors Packets
1972
2
11
Board of Directors Correspondence
1972-1973
2
12
Board of Directors Meetings
1972-1974
2
13-21
Committees
II
Technical Committee
1967
1970-1971
3
1-2
By-Laws Study Committee
1969
3
3
Credentials Committee
1969-1971
3
4-6
Ethics Committee
1970-1972
3
7-8
Executive Committee
1970-1971
3
9-11
Publicity Committee
1970-1971
3
12-13
Awards Committee
1970-1972
3
14-15
Demonstration Committee
1970-1971
3
16
Group Study Committee
1970-1971
3
17
Historical Committee
1970-1971
3
18
Clinic Committee
1971
3
19-20
Election Committee
1971
3
21
Ski School Directors Committee
1971-1972
3
22-23
Certification
III
"Programs for the Certification of Ski Teachers by the USFASA"
1937
4
1
Certification Documents
1963-1967
1970-1974
4
2-10
"Past, Present, and Future," 20th Anniversary Manuscript
1971
4
11
"Certified Ski Instructor" Sign
4
12
Business Operations
IV
Articles of Incorporation
1964
5
1
Proxy Records
1965
5
2
Secretaries Report
1969-1971
5
3
Fall Seminar
1969-1971
5
4-7
Ski Equipment for Instructors Records
1969-1971
5
8
Articles of Incorporation, Amended By-Laws
1969-1970
5
9
Intermountain Ski Areas Association
1970-1971
5
10
Study Group Correspondence and Reports
1970-1971
5
11
Executive Secretary
1970-1971
5
12-13
Photographs originally found with these documents have been photocopied and transferred to the Multimedia Division (P0414).
Secretarial Correspondence
1971
5
14
Ski Industry Representative
1971
5
15
Business Meeting Records
1971-1972
5
16-17
Presidency Documents
1971
5
18
Vice-Presidency Documents
1971
5
19
Disbursement Records
1972-1973
5
20
Lifetime Membership Letter
1972
5
21
Correspondence, Administrative Vice President
1970-1971
1973
5
22-23
Events
V
Demonstration Team Documents
1964-1966
1970-1971
6
1-2
Party Documents
6
3
Assorted Newsletters
1968-1973
6
4
North American Ski Instructors Congress
1970-1971
6
5-6
Veteran Ski Instructors Reunion
1992
6
7
Ski Instruction
VI
Coaches Report, 9th Interski
1970
7
1
Correspondence, Memos, Notes, Agendas, Minutes
1970
7
2-3
Ski School Report and Questionnaire
1970
7
4
Spring Clinic
1970-1975
7
5-10
Examiners College
1975
7
11
Professional Ski Instructors of America
VII
"Modern Marketing and the Ski World," Conference Address
1965
8
1
Case Study
1966
8
2
Board of Directors Report, Ed Pond
8
3
Board of Directors Meetings
1966-1968
1971-1973
8
4-8
Correspondence
1969
8
9
Correspondence, Memos, Mailing Lists
1969-1971
8
10
Budget and Budget Forecast
1972-1974
8
11
National Ski Association of America
VIII
Files of William Lash
1952-1953
1958-1962
1970-1971
9
1-8
These folders contain correspondence, memos, news clippings, and other documents collected by Lash, who was affiliated with the National Ski Association, the Intermountain Ski Instructors Association, and the Professional Ski Instructors of America.
Correspondence, Paul Valar
1968-1970
9
9
Ski Industry Relations
1960
9
10
National Ski Association of America Correspondence
1958-1961
9
11
Certification Committee Meeting
1958
9
12
44th Annual Convention Minutes
1952
9
13
Ski Instructors Committee
1959
9
14
Conference at Brighton
1960
9
15
Skiing Bibliography
9
16
This folder contains photocopies of bibliographic 3 x 5 cards containing information published on skiing between 1890 and 1968.
Intermountain Division, United States Ski Association Directory
1964-1965
9
17
Ski Publications and Communications
9
18
Skiing: Allais Technique, by Robert Albouy
9
19
Schools and Associations
IX
Progress Report and Correspondence, National Council of Ski Instructors of America
1952-1953
10
1
Far West Ski Instructors Documents
1952
1956-1962
10
2-5
Northern Rocky Mountain Ski Instructors Association, Chuck Hibbard Correspondence
1957-1960
10
6
Southern Rocky Mountain Ski Instructors Association, George Engel and Curt Chase Correspondence
1957-1960
10
7
Pacific Northwest Ski Instructor's Association, Harlacher and Kihlman Correspondence
1959-1960
10
8
Greater Salt Lake Ski Schools, Inc.
1963-1964
10
9
Rocky Mountain Ski Instructors Association Certification Records
1968
10
10
Addenda
X
The addendum, included in folders 1-5 (1978-1998), contains by-laws, articles, minutes, rosters, and publications. This addendum was transferred from The Norm Burton Papers (Accn 1814) in June 2000. This addendum, included in folders 16-18 was processed by Peter Goodro in January 2002 and contains articles and bylaws, policies, rosters, minutes and correspondence of the Intermountain Ski Instructors Association (ISIA). The addendum, included in folder 19 (2001), contains a booklet which was used at the PSIA-Intermountain-AASI Spring Clinic held at Snowbasin in April 2001. This addendum was donated by PSIA Intermountain Division in February 2003 and was prepared by Lea Kinikini in 2003.
By-Laws
11
1
"The Instructors Edge: The Official Publication of PSIA-Intermountain"
1979-1998
11
2-9
Minutes
1980-1982
11
10-11
These folders contain information from board meetings.
Newsletters
1978-1979
11
12
The Professional Skier: The Official Publication of the Professional Ski Instructors of America
1992
11
13
Rosters
1980-1985
11
14-15
These folders contain listings of board members, officers, and instructors.
Articles and Bylaws, Policy
1962-1972
11
16
Rosters
1968-1978
11
17
Minutes, Correspondence, Ski Utah Pamphlet
1967-1976
11
18
Sid Jenson, PSIA-Intermountain-AASI 1951 to 2001: A Brief History
2001
11
19