Deseret News Ski School : a Utah skisport legacy
Scope and Contents
Contains a DVD labeled, "Deseret News Ski School; A Utah Skisport Legacy," created by Alan K. Engen for exhibits at the Alta Historical Society and the Alf Engen Ski Museum. The DVD is a documentary of the history of the sport of skiing in Utah and the Deseret New Ski School. Dated 2001.
Dates
- 2001
Creator
- Alan K. Engen, 1940- (creator, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to use material from this collection must be obtained from Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.
Biographical / Historical
Alan K. Engen was born in 1940 to Alf Engen, skiing legend. He began skiing at age two and was a competitor in the sport at age nine. Having won numerous awards and competed in several events all around the world, Alan was named a Utah Ski Legend in 1988 and inducted into the U.S. National Ski Hall of Fame in 2004. Additionally, Alan is also credited for spearheading the building of the Alf Engen Ski Museum. Always interested in preserving the history of the sport, Alan has authored two books on the subject and has served as president of the Alta Historical Society, having spent over 50 years working closely with the Alta Ski Area.
Extent
1 computer optical disc ; 5 in.
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Found by John Murphy, 2019.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Found; John Murphy; 2019.
Appraisal
Utah and the American West and LDS cultural, social, and religious history (20th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts, II B 5 IV).
General
Digitized copy of disc in folder 1.
Processing Information
Processed; Grace Bithell, student manuscript processor, and John M. Murphy, curator; 2019.
- Title
- Register of Deseret News Ski School : a Utah skisport legacy
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Grace Bithell
- Date
- 2019 August 5
- 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