The Barbara Stewart Anderson Papers

The Barbara Stewart Anderson Papers
Accn2184

Summary
Complete Guide
Bio/Hist Info
Index Terms
Scope and Content
Restrictions
Inventory

Back to Search

The Manuscripts Librarian is Dr. Stan Larson.
For further information, email: stan.larson@library.utah.edu,
or call (801) 585-3076.

Summary Description

Abstract: The Barbara Stewart Anderson Papers (1901-2001) focus extensively on the activities of her father Ray Stewart, the founder of Timp Haven Ski Resort. Barbara Stewart Anderson is a major supporter of the Utah Ski Archives and the Alf Engen Ski Museum in Park City. Her collection is a valuable addition to the Utah Ski Archives as it contains unique images, documents, and correspondence from her family's rich heritage. Particularly important are twelve valuable land patents deeding lands to the North Fork Investment Company, as well as historic newspaper clippings from the Provo Herald (of which few copies still exist), and hand-written documentation of water levels in Provo Canyon in 1903. The company, founded by members of the Stewart family eventually obtained 3,000 acres of land in Provo Canyon. In the 1950s Timp Haven Ski Resort flourished under the direction of Ray Stewart, Paul Stewart, and their partner Junior Bounous. In 1969, the resort was sold to Robert Redford who renamed it Sundance.

Biography

Scope and Content

Administrative Information

Restrictions : Materials must be used on-site. Two business days advance notice required. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law, fragile condition of the material, or by the donor. No use of original audio-visual materials will be allowed; access copies will be made available for viewing.
Related Material : See the related photograph collection, P1309.
Donor Information :
Acq Method: donated by
Acq Name: Barbara Stewart Anderson
Acq Date: 2005
Processing Information : This collection was processed by Samuel J. Passey on 2006.

Index Terms

These records are indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the J.Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah. Researchers wishing to find related materials should search the catalog under these index terms.
Organizations:

Subjects:
Anderson, Barbara Stewart - Archives
Stewart, Raymond R. (Raymond Riggs), 1910-1995
Timp Haven Ski Are (Utah) - History - Sources
Skis and skiing - Utah - History - Sources

Genres:

Restrictions

Materials must be used on-site. Two business days advance notice required. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law, fragile condition of the material, or by the donor. No use of original audio-visual materials will be allowed; access copies will be made available for viewing.

Arrangement of the Records

Detailed Description of the Records

box 1 :

folder 1 :

Justin C. Stewart wrote this sixty-eight page history discussing the history of the Stewart family's involvement in obtaining land in Provo Canyon and creating a Ski Resort. He writes about early homesteading activities of Stewart Flat and discusses methods used by the North Fork Investment Company to acquire 3,000 acres in Provo Canyon. The North Fork Investment Company was incorporated by John R. and Scott P. Stewart. In the 1950s this area previously known as Stewart Flat became Timp Haven Ski Resort and later Robert Redford's Sundance Resort, in 1969.

folder 2 :

This book was narrated by Ray Stewart prior to his passing in 1995 and compiled by his daughter Barbara Stewart Anderson in 2001. It discusses Ray's adventures and life activities as well as the development of the Timp Haven Ski Resort. This book also contains images of his skiing memorabilia. Included in the book are a variety of images from very rare newspaper clippings and never before available photographs.

folder 3 :

Clarence Thornock is a former supervisor of the Uinta National Forest. He discusses items relating to the history of the North Fork area of Provo Canyon.

folder 4 :

The land patents document the purchase of twelve 160 acre tracts of land at a price of $400 each by the North Fork Investment Company. The North Fork Investment Company's methods of land acquisition are described in Justin C. Stewart's "Anecdotal History of Sundance" contained in box one folder one of this collection.

folder 5 :

This book contains transcriptions of memoirs recorded by Hank Stewart late in his life. The transcript is 62 pages long with an appendix containing reproductions of selections from Hank Stewart's correspondence.

folder 6 :

This oral interview transcript discusses the early activities of the Stewart family in Provo Canyon. On page two of the transcript Hank Stewart discusses how his Grandfather Andrew Jackson Stewart's practice of polygamy prevented him from signing government contracts. Hank Stewart states that some years after Wilford Woodruff's anti-polygamy manifesto, Andrew Jackson Stewart "eventually had to take his families to Mexico to avoid...uh...having already signed some of these contracts..." ellipses in original.

folder 7 :

This folder contains the transcript of an oral history interview conducted as part of the University of Utah's Everett L. Cooley Oral History Project. The interview was conducted by Joe Arave. In the interview, Ray Stewart discusses his upbringing, family life, education, and his association with the Timp Haven Ski Resort. He also relates a story about making his own skis from pine trees.

folder 8 :

This account written autobiographically discusses the life of Raymond Riggs Stewart. He writes his activities with the Civil Defense Ski Corp and making a workable tow of 500 feet from a Chevy truck. He also writes about his involvement with Timp Haven Ski Resort from 1953 to 1960 when he reluctantly sold his interest in the resort to his brother Paul Stewart. He also describes serving for many years as a Financial Clerk for his local LDS ward.

folder 9 :

This document apparently kept by Andrew Jackson Stewart and his Sons who surveyed lands in Provo Canyon, documents the water levels at various spots in the North Fork of Provo Canyon.

folder 10 :

This report includes charts, graphs, and financial information, and was prepared by Jan Stewart and Joseph Harris to describe the origins of Timp Haven, its initial financial agreements, and investigation into incorporation for Steven Covey. At the time the report was written, the Stewart Family who owned Timp Haven was investigating incorporation to relieve some of the financial burden to the family of running the resort. The report was written some time prior to the sale of the resort to Robert Redford.

box 2 :

Boxes 2-3 contain a scrapbook that includes newspaper clippings, images, magazine articles, and promotional materials that document the history of the Timp Haven (Sundance) Ski Area. Many of these items appeared in print in Barbara Stewart Anderson's privately published book, Before Sundance: Ray Stewart and Timp Haven, 2001. Also contained in this scrapbook are lift tickets, collectable pins, and some of Ray Stewart's season passes.

box 3 :

box 4 :