| Title |
Alan Engen, Salt Lake City, Utah: an interview by Joseph Arave |
| Alternative Title |
No.430 Alan Engen |
| Creator |
Engen, Alan K. |
| Contributor |
Arave, Joe (Andrew Joseph), 1957-2012; Cooley, Everett L.; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
1996-05-22; 1996-05-30; 1996-06-13; 1996-07-10 |
| Collection Number and Name |
ACCN 0814 Everett L. Cooley Oral History Project |
| Finding Aid |
https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:80444/xv48007 |
| Access Rights |
I acknowledge and agree that all information I obtain as a result of accessing any oral history provided by the University of Utah's Marriott Library shall be used only for historical or scholarly or academic research purposes, and not for commercial purposes. I understand that any other use of the materials is not authorized by the University of Utah and may exceed the scope of permission granted to the University of Utah by the interviewer or interviewee. I may request permission for other uses, in writing to Special Collections at the Marriott Library, which the University of Utah may choose grant, in its sole discretion. I agree to defend, indemnify and hold the University of Utah and its Marriott Library harmless for and against any actions or claims that relate to my improper use of materials provided by the University of Utah. |
| Date Digital |
2014-06-04 |
| Spatial Coverage |
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5780993/ ; Alta, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5770692/ |
| Subject |
Engen, Alan K. --Interviews; Engen, Alf, 1909-1997; Skiers--Utah--Biography; Skis and skiing--Utah--History; Ski resorts--Utah--Alta--History; Alta (Utah)--History |
| Keywords |
U.S. Forest Service; U.S. Ski Team; Alta Ski Lift Company; Utah Ski Archives; Alf Engen Ski Museum |
| Description |
Transcript (173 pages) of interviews by Joseph Arave with Alan K. Engen, son of Alf Engen, on May 22 and 30, June 13, and July 10, 1996 |
| Abstract |
Alan Engin (b. 1940) talks about his father Alf, and uncles Sverre and Corey. He recalls how his mother and father were a team, talks about his father's employment with the Forest Service, and reminisces about his experiences in learning to ski. Other topics covered include avalanches, going to Norway as an exchange student, the University of Utah ski team, competing with the U. S. Ski Team, his career in business, the lives of his sons, Alta Ski Lift Company, the genesis of the Utah Ski Archives, and the Alf Engen Ski Museum. Interviewer: Joe Arave |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Language |
eng |
| Rights |
 |
| Is Part of |
Ski and Snow Sports Archives |
| Scanning Technician |
Matt Wilkinson |
| Conversion Specifications |
Original scanned with Kirtas 2400 and saved as 400 ppi uncompressed TIFF. PDF generated by Adobe Acrobat Pro X for CONTENTdm display |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6v712v3 |
| Topic |
Skiers; Skis and skiing; Ski resorts; Utah--Alta |
| Setname |
uum_elc |
| ID |
790073 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6v712v3 |
