COLLECTION INFORMATION FORM
PRELIM 1. Catalog No. S3759
___X__FINAL 2. Accession No. 4480
NORTHEAST MINNESOTA HISTORICAL CENTER
3. COLLECTION TITLE: Duluth Ski Club Records.
and
INCLUSIVE DATES: 1908-1985.
4. DONOR (name & address): Mrs. John Nordale, 2204 Mapleview Avenue; St. Paul, MN
5. Date Received: July 1, 1981
6. Restrictions: none
7. No. of Boxes: 3
8. No. of Vol. (in boxes):
9. Linear Inches or Feet: 1.5 ft
10. No. of Vol. (outside boxes):
11. Number of Items (Small Collection):
12. Donor Agreement Form Signed (date): July 1, 1981
ABSTRACT SUMMARY OF COLLECTION
The Duluth Ski Club was organized in the fall of 1905. The club has played an important role in the development of the sport of skiing throughout the entire midwest and has contributed to a high degree in the building of both the National Ski Association and the Central United Ski Association.
The records contain the club minutes, financial reports, constitution and bylaws, correspondence, and other printed matter pertaining to specific events and tournaments. Also included are a large number of photographs and negatives of the jumpers, ski events, spectators, and other events.
Box Folder Description
1 1 Minutes, Nov. 1923--Dec. 1930.
2 Minutes, Jan. 1931--Dec. 1936.
3 Minutes, Jan. 1937--Dec. 1939.
4 Minutes, Jan. 1940--Dec. 1942.
5 Jan. 1943--Mar. 1948.
6 Annual Ticket Sales Letter, 1926/1927, 1945
7 Constitution & Bylaws, Articles of Incorporation, 1908.
8 Correspondence, 1935-1942.
9 Duluth 1942 National Tournament, Correspondence.
10 Duluth 1942 National Tournament Promotional
11 Duluth 1942 National Tournament Program.
12 Duluth Ski Invitations, 1942.
13 Duluth Tournament, Letters of Complaint, Feb. 1926
14 Financial Records, 1932, 1938.
15 Financial Records, 1930.
16 Financial Records, 1929.
17 Financial Records, 1928.
18 Financial Records, 1927.
19 Financial Records, 1926.
20 History.
21 Map Showing Parking Grounds at Fond du Lac, n.d.
22 Medals and Buttons
23 Miscellaneous
24 National Ski Tournament Entries, 1926, 1928, 1930, n.d.
25 Parent's Releases, n.d.
26 Photographs. (misc.)
27 Publicity
28 Souvenier Booklet, 1980, 1983, 1985.
29 Souvenier Program, Ski Jumping Tournament, 63rd Annual Invitational, Feb. 1968.
30 Steel Slide, 1925-1927.
31 Steel Slide Remodeling, Chester Park, 1942
32 Tournament Results, Redwing, MN 1928, 1936 & Duluth, MN 1937, 1938.
33 Photographs with corresponding negatives:
1) 3 Olympic Skiers, USA Team, n.d.
2) Woman Skater posed on ice in skating dress, n.d.
3) 6 men riders, Olympic emblem, white jackets, n.d.
4) USA Ski Team, n.d.
5) Construction of Wooden Ski Jump, n.d.
6) Duplicates of #5
7) Ski Jumper in flight, n.d.
8) Construction of wooden ski jump, n.d.
9) R. Lymburne making 269 ft. Revelstoke, 1932.
10) George Kotlarek n.d.
11) George Kotlarek standing in DSC uniform, n.d.
34 Photographs without negatives:
1) Ashland Hiking Girls 1928.
2) Spectators, n.d.
3) Carl Hosltrom. Bear Mt. Sports Association.
4) Wooden ski jump, n.d. (6)
5) Spectators (5) Hugh Mckenzie Prints
35 Photos and negatives of unidentified/individual jumpers
2 1 Photographs with corresponding negatives:
Ski Hills Branch Clubs
Steel slide
Ski Jumping, Riders in the Air.
Tobogganing
Ski Officials
Cross Country Skiing
Chester Bowl
Olympics
Tennis
Mascots
Riders, Single, Local
Riders, Single, Out of town
Riders, groups
Crowds, Ski fans
Ski Hills out of town
2 Photograph without negatives: same list as #1.
3 1 Scrapbook, Dec. 1935--Mar. 1936.
3 2 Scrapbook, Dec. 1935--Feb. 1937.
3 3 Scrapbook, Nov. 1939-Mar. 1940.
S3759 Duluth Ski Club. Records.
ADMINISTRATIVE
Box 1 Folder 1 Minutes, Nov. 1923 - Dec. 1930
2 Minutes, Jan. 1931 - Dec. 1936
3 Minutes, Jan. 1937 - Dec. 1939
4 Minutes, Jan. 1940 - Dec. 1942
5 Minutes, Jan. 1943 - Mar. 1948
6 Annual Ticket Sales Letter 1926 - 1927 Season, 1945
7 Constitution & Bylaws, Articles of Incor. 1908
8 Correspondence, 1925 -1942
11 Correspondence, Duluth, 1926 tournament, letters of complaint
10 Correspondence, Duluth, National, 1942
11 Correspondence, other clubs, 1942
12 History
13-18 Financial, 1926-1930
19 Map showing parking grounds at Fond du Lac, n.d.
20 Newsletter
21 Olympic tryouts, 1927, 1963
22 Parents' releases, n.d.
23 Publicity, press releases, 1942, n.d.
24 Steel slide, 1925-27, 1942
SKI PROGRAM/TOURNAMENTS
Box 1 25 Biographical information
26 Buttons, medals
27 Central U.S. champions, 1936-1961
28 Duluth annual invitational jumping tournament, 1935-1965
29 Duluth annual invitational jumping tournament, 1967-1973
30 Duluth annual invitational jumping tournament, 1974-77, 1980, 1983,
1985
31 Duluth annual invitational jumping tournament, 1986, 1988-91
32 Duluth city ski jumping championship,
1956-77
33 Duluth invitational junion skiing champioinships, 1975, 1976
Duluth Lions' Club 4th Annual Nordic,1973
34 National ski tournamententries, 1926, 1928, 1930, n.d.
35 National tournaments, 1915-1947
36 National tournaments, 1950-1954
37 Tournament results, Redwing, MN, 1928, 1936, Duluth, 1937, 1938
PHOTOGRAPHS
Box 2 Folder 1 Photographs without corresponding
negatives-110-255
2 Negatives without corresponding print
Box 5 Folder 1-3 Photographs
4 Photograph album, Chester Park, 1924,25
5 Photograph album, National Ski Tournament
Feb. 13,14, 1926, n.d.,Duluth,identified
6 Photographs
7 American Ski Annual 1944, 45, 49, 54
8 Canadian Skiing 1931,
Canadian Ski yearbook 1935-36, 1938-39
9 National Ski Association 1905-1964
10 National Ski Association SkiSport 1923-25
11 Regulations of F.I.S. Governing Interna-
tional Competitions on Ski 1929, 1934
12 Ski Life Magazine, 7th Olympics, 1960
Lake Placid Club 25th Anniversary, 1929
SERIALS (chronological)
Box 4 Newspapers
National Skiing (Denver, Co.)
1954 v.6 no. 9,10 March 1, 15
v.7 no. 1-4 Nov.1,15, Dec. 1,15,
1955 v.7.no. 5-8 Jan.1,15, Feb. 1,15
v.8 no. 1 Nov. 1
Duluth News Tribune Feb. 8, 15, 1942
Rocky Mt. Skiing (Denver, Co.)
1950 v.2 no. 9-11 March 1-April 1
Central Ski Sport (New London, WI)
1935 v.1 no. 1 Dec. 17
1941 v.7 no. 2 Nov. 25
1942 v.7 no. 15 March 10
Ski Sport Central U.S. Ski Assoc.(New
London, WI)
1946 v.11 no.5, 7-9 Jan 1-Feb. 26
1950 v.15 no.11-13 Feb.21-March 14
1954 v.20 no.2 Dec.14
1955 v.20 no.3,4 Jan.18, Feb. 1
Midwest Skier (Corunna, MI)
1956 v.1 no.25 Feb. 15