Ernest Berry Ice Skating Papers
Content Description
This collection consists of a scrapbook and loose material collected by figure skater Ernest Berry documenting his amateur ice skating career. Materials include photographs of Berry and other skaters, ephemera—like programs, tickets, participant information, and other material—about ice skating competitions and events, primarily in California and the Midwest, clippings, and some personal material about Berry.
Dates
- Creation: 1928-1941
Creator
- Berry, Ernest Alexander, 1901-1963 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
There are no access restrictions on this collection.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright status for collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Biographical / Historical
Ernest Alexander Berry (1901-1963) was a champion amateur figure skater. He was born in Ontario, Canada, and immigrated to Michigan in the early twentieth century. He was the Senior Men's Michigan state figure skating champion for several years until he moved to Los Angeles in the 1930s. Skating for the Los Angeles Figure Skating Club, Berry won several California state Men's Senior figure skating titles, and he was also a successful pairs figure skater. Berry's son Roger Berry was also an accomplished figure skater and ice dancer, representing the United States at the 1968 Grenoble Winter Olympics in the demonstration sport of ice dancing.
Full Extent
0.57 Cubic Feet (1 document case (letter); 1 flat box (letter))
Language of Materials
English
Genre / Form
Topical
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- March 2026
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the University of Notre Dame Rare Books & Special Collections Repository