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George Fiusdale Jowett Papers: 4 Boxes, 284 Folders, 1 Oversized T h e George Fiusdale Jowett Papers The H.J. Lutcher Stark Center for Physical Culture & Sports The University of Texas at Austin Finding Aid 7 Boxes: 284 Folders, 1 Oversized Chart, Magazine and Photo Box, 1 Medals Box, 4 Albums, 175 Artifacts, 3 Framed Artifacts, 1 Seat of Health, 1 Anvil; (2786 Items) Abstract George F. Jowett was one of the first to offer strength correspondence courses to people at a time when there really were relatively few gymnasiums. He was born December 23, 1891 in England and lived there until 1911 when he immigrated to Canada. In 1923 he moved to Pittsburgh and then Scranton, Pennsylvania where he established the Jowett Institute of Physical Culture. Also in the early 1920s, Jowett and Ottley Coulter formed the American Continental Weightlifting Association to standardize records. In later years Jowett established the Body Sculpture Club in England and became the public warden for his local church. He also tried to bring industry to the Morrisburg, Ontario, area, succeeding with a chemical plant in 1959. He passed away in 1969. Access Access to the Jowett Papers is restricted to visitors of the H.J. Lutcher Stark Center for Physical Culture and Sports and must be requested in writing prior to arrival at the Center. The research request/proposal should explain the proposed project, the expected outcome, and institutional affiliation, if any. Requests should be sent to: Dr. Jan Todd at [email protected]. For additional information, please phone 512-471- 0993. No digital copies of the papers are available. Restrictions on Use The Stark Center retains the right to limit the use of the Jowett Papers under certain conditions. No copies of any materials in the collection may be made without permission. 1 | Page Finding Aid George Fiusdale Jowett Papers T h e George Fiusdale Jowett Papers The H.J. Lutcher Stark Center for Physical Culture & Sports The University of Texas at Austin Processing Information: Collection processed in 2010 by Geoff Schmalz, Stark Center Archivist. To contact Geoff about the content of the collection, please write him at [email protected] or call 512- 471-4890. Copyright The user is cautioned that the publication of any of the contents of this collection may be construed as constituting a violation of literary property rights. These rights derive from the principle of common law, affirmed in the 1976 copyright act, that the writer of an unpublished letter or other manuscript has the sole right to publish the contents thereof for the duration of the copyright. Unless he or she affirmatively parts with that right, the right descends to his or her legal heirs regardless of the ownership of the physical manuscript itself. It is the responsibility of an author or his publisher to secure permission of the owner of literary property rights in unpublished writing. This material may be protected by copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code). Right to Privacy: Sensitive Materials Statement Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which the H.J. Lutcher Stark Center and the University of Texas at Austin assumes no responsibility. 2 | Page Finding Aid George Fiusdale Jowett Papers T h e George Fiusdale Jowett Papers The H.J. Lutcher Stark Center for Physical Culture & Sports The University of Texas at Austin Preferred Citation The George Fiusdale Jowett Papers, H.J. Lutcher Stark Center for Physical Culture & Sports, The University of Texas at Austin. [There is no space between H.&J.] Subject Index Key Names Acha, Secundo de: page Bachtell, Dick: pages Birdely, Unknown first 138 117; 157; 181 name: page 162 Agha, Zaro: pages 166 Bacon, Jules: pages 117; Blickman, Harry: page 181 130 Aldous, G.S.: page 136 Bailey, Earl: page 185 Boff, Vic: pages 38; 79- Andersen, Arvid: page 81; 93; 118; 155; 157; 190; 146 Barker, Prof. Anthony: 195 page 100 Anderson, Paul: page Bonnes, Pierre: pages 144 Batchelor, Ian “Mac”: 142; 145 pages 79; 162 Armstrong, Raymond Bonomo, Joe: pages 11; Herbert: page 93 Beaujean, Fred: page 129 72; 195-196 Ash, Paul: pages 171; Benard, Arthur: page 97 Borra, Luigi (Milo): page 174 Bernard, Bernard: page 137 Aston, Edward: pages 92 Boshes, Abe: pages 130; 11; 102; 143; 162 Berry, Mark: page 144 134 Atlas, Charles: page 55 Bienkowski, Frank: page Bowman, Patricia: page Auvry, Albert: page 140 105 166 Bradford, Jim: page 200 3 | Page Finding Aid George Fiusdale Jowett Papers T h e George Fiusdale Jowett Papers The H.J. Lutcher Stark Center for Physical Culture & Sports The University of Texas at Austin Britton, Dorothy: pages Carver, Charles Coulter, Ottley R.: pages 166-167 Andrews: pages 136; 140 15; 18; 92; 119; 152; 157; 162-165; 195 Brodelet, Esther: page Castor-Pollux: page 136 153 Cummings, Dr. W.S.: Caswell, W.P. (William page 135 Brooks, Fred: page 93 Penton): pages 130; 136; 144 Cyclops: page 136 Budd, Ruth: page 198 Cazeaux, Raymond: Darwin, Ben: page 136 Burnaby, Fred: page 138 page 97 Decarie, Victor: page 137 Busch, Charles: pages Cellai, Philadis: page 130; 135 Dehelly, Suzanne: page 140 167 Byers, June: page 95 Charon, Ben H.: pages Delamarre, Victor: pages Cabana, W.: page 130 81-82 97; 142 Calvert, Alan: pages 100; Coburn, Joe: page 130 Dell, Dorothy: page 167 103-104; 120; 126; 142 Coe, W.W.: page 130 Delmore and Lee: page Cardani and Combis: Coffin, Ernest Edwin: 130 page 136 pages 139; 143 Dempsey, Jack: pages Carlton, Lord: page 95 Coffman, Juanita: page 88; 101; 125 Carno, Tom: page 136 95 Deriaz, Emile: pages Carpentier, Georges: Conrad, Paul: pages 164- 136; 145 page 125 165; 187 Deslongchamps, Carquest, W.L.: page 127 Corbett, James J.: page George: page 97 125 Carroll, Thomas H.: Donovan, Prof. Mike: page 139 Corcoran, A.: page 147 page 130 4 | Page Finding Aid George Fiusdale Jowett Papers T h e George Fiusdale Jowett Papers The H.J. Lutcher Stark Center for Physical Culture & Sports The University of Texas at Austin Dorizas, Michael: page Gagne, Verne: page 95 Hall, Nelson L.: page 142 135 Garkawienko, Dotson, Dot: page 95 Alexander: page 125 Harris, Morris: page 131 Dowd, Daniel L.: page Gay, Arthur F.: pages Hasse, Bob: pages 117; 136 82; 123 181 Dunbar, Dixie: page 175 Gehman, Jesse Mercer: Heckman, Helen: page page 150 175 Duncan, William A.: pages 130; 136; 141 George, Jim: page 166 Heenan, John C.: pages 128; 131 Dupre, Louis: page 117 Gerard, Francis: page 136 Hepburn, Doug: pages Edwards, Marcelle: page 118; 123; 166; 191 167 Gifford, R.: page 136 Higgins, Henry Austin: Egan, J.C.: pages 77-78 Gilbreath, Howard E.: page 135 pages 76-77 Elliott, Launceston: page Higgins, Junior: page 83 138 Giroux, Arthur: pages 121; 142 Hoey, Evelyn: pages Empain, G.: page 146 167-168 Gotch, Frank: page 125 Etarre, Irene: pages 166- Hoffman, Bob: pages 69; 167 Grimek, John: pages 25; 92; 101; 117; 166; 181 83; 117; 157; 181 Fitzsimmons, Bob: page Hogan, J.: page 136 130 Gruhn, Fred: page 131 Holtgrewe, Henry: Flannigan, John: page Gullick, Stanley: page 91 pages 136; 138 130 Hackenschmidt, George: Hunenberger, Fritz: Flowers, Tiger: page 130 pages 124; 126; 131-132 page 147 5 | Page Finding Aid George Fiusdale Jowett Papers T h e George Fiusdale Jowett Papers The H.J. Lutcher Stark Center for Physical Culture & Sports The University of Texas at Austin Hyer, Tom: page 131 Jubinville, Edward: page Lefebvre, Leo: page 98 83 Inch, Thomas: pages 79; Leitzel, Lillian: pages 69; 99; 144; 146 Judenfriend, S.: page 131 198 Irving, Jas. Kaplan, Alvin: page 93 LeMarin, Constant: page Montgomery: page 137 98 Keefer, Vivian: page 169 Ittmann, Edward: page Leppelt, Josef: page 131 Kelly, John B.: page 96 137 Levine, Lucy: page 169 Kilonis, Johnny: page Jackson, Andrew W.: 129 Lewis, Ed: pages 126- page 82 127 Kilrain, Jake: pages 127; Jeffries, Jim: pages 126; 132 Liederman, Earle: pages 131; 144 11; 72; 99; 103-104; 118; Klein, Siegmund: pages Jenkins, Tom: page 126 123; 137; 164-165; 198- 104-105; 118; 157; 161 200; 203 Johnson, Clarence: page Dr. Krajewski: page 140 166 Liederman, Helmar: Kupfer, Unknown first pages 198-199 Johnson, David G.: page name: page 137 83 Long, Clyde: page 83 Lang, Heinrich: page Johnson, Jack: page 95 Loughran, Tommy: page 147 169 Jowett, Elizabeth Hilda: Langevin, Leo: page 98 pages 15; 189 Lovering, Arthur: pages Lapointe, Fred: page 98 133; 140 Jowett, Phyllis: pages 15-16; 69; 75; 92; 110; Larose, Jacques: page 98 Low, Prof. Gilman: 116-117; 119; 122; 124; pages 131; 136 Le Breton, Francois: 152; 155; 167-168; 189- page 145 190 6 | Page Finding Aid George Fiusdale Jowett Papers T h e George Fiusdale Jowett Papers The H.J. Lutcher Stark Center for Physical Culture & Sports The University of Texas at Austin Lurich, George: pages McCready, R.H.: page Muller, Frederick 132; 137 78 (Eugen Sandow): page 132 Mace, Jem: pages 128; McInnis, Carlton F.: 132 page 189 Myers, J.: page 183 Macfadden, Bernarr: McMillan, Jim: page 170 Neromus: page 132 pages 10; 106; 146; 151; Mercer, Marvin Neupert, Fred: page 132 187; 199-200; 204 “Atomic”: page 96 Nordquest, Adolph: Mahaffy, R.U.: page 93 Meyers, Johnny: page pages 86; 132; 141 Maksymiak, Wladyslaw: 129 Nordquest, John: page page 143 Miller, Eddie: page 132 86 Managoff, Bobby: pages Miss Cuba: page 170 O’ Neal, Zelma: page 96; 127 170 Mitchell, Bob: page 86 Mann, Harry: page 100 Orth, Bob: pages 87; 99; Moerke, Karl: page 148 Marlowe, Al: page 120 165 Moquin, Larry: page 98 Martin, B.: page 76 Paradis, Jean-Baptiste: Morgan, Helen: page page 98 Marx, John Grun: pages 170 105; 132 Paul, Christian: page 165 Morris, Alfred: page 92 Maspoli, A.: page 145 Penhale, Barry: page 189 Morris, William: page 92 Matysek, Antone: pages Pennington, Ann: pages 84-85; 119; 142 Morrissey, Hon.
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