Felix Koziol papers
Scope and Contents note
This collection includes correspondence, certificates, newspaper clippings, photographs, scrapbooks, pamphlets, newsletters, books, articles, and other papers that document Koziol’s U.S. Forest Service career and his contributions to Utah winter sports, dated circa 1920-1976.
Dates
- Creation: approximately 1920-1976
Creator
- Koziol, Felix, 1900-1976 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access note
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use note
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from the Felix Koziol papers must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Felix Koziol (1900-1976) was a skiing enthusiast, U.S. Forest Serviceman, and researcher who pioneered avalanche prevention in the United States.
Felix Clemens Koziol was born on June 17, 1900, in Little Falls, Minnesota to Anton Koziol and Maryanna Sygulka. He was one of six children. On March 22, 1924, in Kalispell, Montana, Felix married Bernice Annabelle Spring, and together they had two children. Felix served in the United States Forest Service for 42 years with half of that time spent as the Supervisor of the Wasatch National Forest. He also co-authored the first official publication on avalanches. He went on to publish two additional guides, in 1954 and 1961, that became official government handbooks for snow rangers. Felix retired from the U.S. Forest service in 1964, and after that he served as the director of the Utah State Parks system for four and a half years. He was inducted into the U.S. National Ski Hall of Fame in 1974. He died on August 4th, 1976.
Extent
6 cartons (6 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection includes correspondence, certificates, newspaper clippings, photographs, scrapbooks, pamphlets, newsletters, books, articles, and other papers that document Koziol’s U.S. Forest Service career and his contributions to Utah winter sports, dated circa 1920-1976.
Custodial History note
Donated by Bernice Koziol, Felix Koziol's wife, in 1977.
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Donated; Bernice Koziol; 1977.
Appraisal note
Environmental history (20th Century Western & Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy, 5.VI, 2007) because of Koziol's involvement in the U.S. Forest Service and Utah winter sports.
Processing Information note
Processed; Melissa Cowles, student processor and John Murphy, curator; 2008.
Subject
- Koziol, Felix, 1900-1976 -- Archives (Person)
- United States. Forest Service (Organization)
- Title
- Register of Felix Koziol papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Melissa Cowles, student processor, and John Murphy, curator
- Date
- 2008
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States