Margo Walters McDonald digital photograph collection, 1950-1970

Overview of the Collection

Creator
McDonald, Margo Walters, 1942-
Title
Margo Walters McDonald digital photograph collection
Dates
1950-1970 (inclusive)
Quantity
7 digital images
Collection Number
P0983
Summary
The Margo Walters McDonald digital photograph collection contains 7 black and white images of her skiing and training.
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

Margo Walters was born in 1942 to Earl and Melba Walters. She attended Jordan High school and the University of Utah.

From 1957 to 1967 the name Margo Walters perennially appeared high on the result sheets that spanned the spectrum of ski racing: the Intermountain Championships, the Intermountain Junior and Senior National Championships, the Western Regional Championships, the storied Snow Cup, Roche Cup, and Harriman Cup events, the U.S. National Championships and the Olympic Winter Games.

The fiercely-competitive, yet diminutive, Margo first donned skis in 1951 in Bear Gulch, Idaho -- a fateful event that ultimately led to a first place finish in the Junior Nationals, a second place finish in the Senior Nationals, three Snow Cup victories (1960, 1961 and 1963), and a 21st place finish in the downhill in the 1964 Olympic Winter Games in Innsbruck, Austria, where she was a member of the U.S. Olympic Team.

Margo served as executive director of the Intermountain Ski Association from 1967 to 1970.

Margo married George N. McDonald and is the mother of Mollie and Mike McDonald.

Margo was inducted into the Intermountain Ski Hall of Fame is 2007.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Margo Walters McDonald digital photograph collection contains 7 black and white images of her skiing and training. these images were returned to her and used for her induction into the Intermountain Ski Hall of Fame

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.

Permission to publish material from The Margo Walters McDonald digital photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator.

Preferred Citation

Initial Citation: The Margo Walters McDonald digital photograph collection, P0983, Box [ ]. Special Collections and Archives. University of Utah, J. Willard Marriott Library. Salt Lake City, Utah.

Following Citations: P0983.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

By folder and subject.

Acquisition Information

Donated by Margo Walters McDonald in 2007.

Processing Note

Processed by Photo Archives Staff.

Related Materials

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

Forms part of the Aileen H. Clyde 20th Century Women's Legacy Archive.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Container(s) Description
Box Folder
1 1 Margo Walters McDonald
  • 1-3: Margi skiing
  • 4: Portrait of Margo
  • 5: Margo stepping off a United flight for the Austria games in 1964
  • 6-7: Margo training on a balance board and with a resistance band

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Ski resorts--Utah--Photographs
  • Skis and skiing--Utah--History--Photographs

Form or Genre Terms

  • Digital photographs