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Collection Overview +/-
Collection Inventory +/-
Box 1: The Ralph Johnston Collection (1932-1995)
item 1: Brochure, “Statistical Data, Ogden, Utah”, 1957. (1957)
item 2: Four items:
1. Letter to Industrial Fund Subscribers from David
D. Dale, manager of the Weber County Industrial
Bureau, January 18, 1957.
2. Letter to Ralph Johnston from E.G. Peter, General
Production Manager of Moore Business Forms,
Inc., December 10, 1957.
3. Letter to E.G. Peter from Ralph Johnston,
November 17, 1960.
4. Letter form E.G. Peter to Ralph Johnston,
November 22, 1960. (January 1957-November 1960)
item 3: Five items:
1. Magazine article, “In 1847 Goodyear Sold a Site
for a City - for $3,000" in Intermountain Industry
Magazine, 1963.
2. “The History of Snow Basin Ski Patrol” by Ralph
Johnston in National Ski Patrol, April, 1976.
3. “The pictures of 1988: from winter speed in
Calgary to a summer scandal in Seoul...Images”,
from Time, December 26, 1988.
4. Anniversary issue of Snow Country, March,
1990.
5. “Profiles”, article on James Laughlin, New
Yorker, March 23, 1992. (1963-1992)
item 4: Seven items:
1-7. Memorabilia including bookmark, Snow Basin
decals, signs, and Wasatch Club logo. (unknown)
item 5: Two items:
1-2. Newspaper clippings, The Salt Lake Tribune,
February 24, 1935. (February 24, 1935)
item 6: Two items:
1-2. Newspaper clippings, the Ogden Standard-
Examiner, February 29, 1952. The Salt Lake
Tribune Magazine, July 12, 1953. (1952-1953)
item 7: Three items:
1-3. Newspaper clippings, The Salt Lake Tribune,
March 10, 1958 (2 copies). The Ogden
Standard-Examiner, March 10, 1958. The
Ogden Standard-Examiner, March 11, 1958. (March 1958)
item 8: Four items:
1-4. Newspaper clippings, Ogden Standard-Examiner,
March 20, 1964. The Salt Lake Tribune, March
31, 1964. Ogden Standard-Examiner, November
8, 1964. The Salt Lake Tribune, August 28,
1966.. (March 1964-August 1966)
item 9: Five items:
1-5. Newspaper clippings, Ogden Standard-Examiner,
September 23, 1981, September 9-10, 1982,
October 18, 1986, December 31, 1988, November
23, 1989. (1981-1989)
item 10: Three items:
1-3. Newspaper clippings, Standard-Examiner,
April 24, 1990, September 16, 1990, January
23, 1993. (1990-1993)
item 11: One item:
1. Newspaper clipping, Ogden Standard-Examiner,
n.d. (unknown)
item 12: Forty-four items:
1-44. Black and white photographs, various
sizes. Individuals and groups of people
in ski settings, ca. 1934. (1934)
item 13: Twelve items:
1-12. Black and white photographs, various
sizes. Ralph Johnston and Carol Lindsay,
February, 1934, ca. 1980. (1934-1980)
item 14: Seven items:
1-7. Black and white photographs, 6 x 8,
8 x 10, Austrian skier, Fred Speyer, 1933,
ski race at Brighton, Utah, 1935. (1933-1935)
item 15: Eight items:
1-8. Black and white photographs, various
sizes. Ralph Johnston with friends, 1934.
Wasatch Mountain Club girls, 1934. (1934)
item 16: Five items:
1-5. Black and white photographs, 5 x 7, 8 x 10,
Utah snow scenes, ca. 1934, 1937. (1934-1937)
item 17: Four items:
1-4. Black and white photographs, 7 x 8 1/2,
8 x 10. Park City, Utah, 1932; Alpine
Rose Cabin, Brighton, Utah, 1932, 1934,
Ruth Johnson, 1936. (1932-1936)
item 18: Eight items:
1-8. Color photographs, 3 ½ x 6. Ralph Johnston
and unidentified young people, ca. 1990. (1990)
item 19: Six items:
1. Publication, The Ogden Observer, January, 1961
2. Publication, Here Is Ogden, n.d.
3. Publication, Ogden is on the Right Track,
January, 1957.
4. Publication, Vocational Training for Modern
Industry, n.d.
5. Publication, Weber Alumnus, June 4, 1948,
photocopy.
6. Publication, The Utah, December, 1937. (1937-1961)
item 20: Eleven items:
1-8. Industrial surveys:
1. “Metropolitan Ogden, Utah: A Comfortable
Place to Live”. January, 1957.
2. “Metropolitan Ogden. Utah: Labor”, January,
1957.
3. “Metropolitan Ogden, Utah: Location and
Growth”, January, 1957.
4. “Metropolitan Ogden, Utah: Population”,
January, 1957.
5. “Metropolitan Ogden, Utah: Resources-Climate-
Agriculture”, January, 1957.
6. “Metropolitan Ogden, Utah: Taxes and Vocational
Training”, January, 1957.
7. “Metropolitan Ogden, Utah: Transportation”,
January, 1957.
8. “Metropolitan Ogden, Utah: Utilities and
Services”, January, 1957.
9. “Statistical Record of Growth, Metropolitan
Ogden, Utah, 1957.
10. “Construction Is a Big Word in Ogden, Utah”,
September 30, 1959.
11. “Annual Report Edition” by the Ogden Observer,
February 28, 1962. (1957-1962)
item 21: Five items:
1. Leaflet of quick facts on Ogden, Utah
including a street index, 1938.
2. Typewritten account of Snow Basin trip with
Lincoln Ellison, March 9, 1958 (includes carbon
copy.)
3. Copy of Lincoln Ellison’s will, December 26,
1962.
4. Ogden Standard-Examiner, calendar for 1987.
5. Folder labeled “Ogden, Utah”. (1938-1987)
item 22: Scrapbook dated 1990-1995. Bank statements,
certificates, correspondence, magazine articles,
newspaper clippings, plans, and programs
concerning the Ogden, Utah Ski Museum. (1990-1995)
item 23: Mapcase Drawer
OVERSIZE
Photographs Eight items:
1. Black and white photograph, 10 x 12 1/2. Skiers on trail.
2. Black and white photograph, 10 x 13. Mountain
scenery in winter.
3. Black and white photograph, 10 x 13. Ski trail
in snow covered trees.
4-8. Five poster boards 2' 5 1/2" x 3' 3 1/2"
containing newspaper clippings, photographs,
and programs on skiing in Idaho and Utah,
1930's, 1940's, and 1980's. (1930's,1940's,1980's)
Content Description +/-Brochure, correspondence, memorabilia, newspaper articles, photographs, publications, reports, surveys, and other miscellaneous items tracing the history of Ogden, Utah and the Snow Basin Ski Patrol, Weber County, Utah, 1932-1995. Compiled and maintained by Ralph Johnston. Donated by Ralph Johnston, 1997. Collection Use +/-Restrictions on Access: Open for public research. Administrative Information +/-Arrangement: This collection is arranged in chronological order. Acquisition Information: Donated Processing Note: Process date unknown Creator: Johnston, Ralph Language: Material in English . Sponsor: Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, 2007-2008 Quantity: 1 folder Language of the Finding Aid: Finding aid encoded in English . Author of the Finding Aid: Sarah Langsdon EAD Creation Date: 2011 Standard: Finding aid based on DACS Subjects +/-Subject Terms: Snow Basin (Utah) Personal Names: Johnston, Ralph Geographical Names: Ogden (Utah) |
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