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The Steve Wennerstrom Papers Part 2 Finding Aid Abstract Access T h e Steve Wennerstrom Papers Part 2 The H.J. Lutcher Stark Center for Physical Culture & Sports The University of Texas at Austin Finding Aid Steve Wennerstrom Papers Part 2: 26 Boxes: 443 Folders, 2 Artifact and Media Boxes, 1 Large Photograph Box, 2 Trophies, no date, 1932-2017 (10755 items) Abstract Steve Wennerstrom is an expert on the history of women’s bodybuilding. He has served as the International Federation of Bodybuilding (IFBB) Women’s Historian. However, his interest in women’s sports extends beyond bodybuilding and the collection reflects that reality. Almost every sport that women have played is represented, making the Steve Wennerstrom Papers Part 2 an invaluable resource to all researchers with an interest in women’s sports. Wennerstrom graduated from Cal State Fullerton and ran track. He also created one of the first women’s track publications, Women’s Track and Field World. The collection covers everything from strongwomen and circus performers to bodybuilding and powerlifting. It is truly an amazing knowledge base for bodybuilding and sports fans everywhere, especially those interested in the rise of women’s sports throughout the recent decades. Access Access to the Steve Wennerstrom Papers Part 2 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. Furthermore, certain items in the collection (as identified below) are not suitable to be viewed by minors. 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. 1 | Page Finding Aid Steve Wennerstrom Papers 2 1932 - 2 0 1 7 T h e Steve Wennerstrom Papers Part 2 The H.J. Lutcher Stark Center for Physical Culture & Sports The University of Texas at Austin Restrictions on Use The Stark Center retains the right to limit the use of the Wennerstrom Papers Part 2 under certain conditions. No copies of any materials in the collection may be made without permission. Processing Information: Collection processed in 2018 by Geoff Schmalz, Stark Center Archivist. To contact Geoff about the content of the collection, please write him at [email protected] or call 512- 471-0991. 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 2 | Page Finding Aid Steve Wennerstrom Papers 2 1932 - 2 0 1 7 T h e Steve Wennerstrom Papers Part 2 The H.J. Lutcher Stark Center for Physical Culture & Sports The University of Texas at Austin person) for which the H.J. Lutcher Stark Center and the University of Texas at Austin assumes no responsibility. Preferred Citation The Steve Wennerstrom Papers Part 2, H.J. Lutcher Stark Center for Physical Culture & Sports, The University of Texas at Austin. [There is no space between H.&J.] Subject Index Colleges and Sunkist Invitational: page Track & Field News: Universities 16 pages 6-11; 20; 32; 46 Mount San Antonio The Superstars: pages 38; Women and Strength College (SAC): page 16 40-41; 54 Periodical (W.A.S.P.): pages 23-25 University of California Journals Los Angeles (UCLA): Women’s Physique World Iron Game History: page pages 17-18; 39; 47; 50; (W.P.W.): pages 10-12; 38 54 27-31; 35-36 Magazines Events Women’s Strength & Leicht Athletik: pages 11- Physique Publication Los Angeles Times Indoor 12; 28 (W.S.P.): pages 23-25; Games: pages 15; 32 35-36; 40 National Physique Olympic Games: pages 5; Committee (NPC) News: Women’s Track & Field 14; 17-20; 28-29; 32; 35- pages 25-26 World: pages 6-7; 31-32 36; 38-42; 45-48 Sports Illustrated: pages Women’s Track World: Pan-American Games: 13; 20; 23; 28; 32; 40; 43- pages 6-7; 13; 17; 29 pages 16-17; 23 45; 48 Organizations 3 | Page Finding Aid Steve Wennerstrom Papers 2 1932 - 2 0 1 7 T h e Steve Wennerstrom Papers Part 2 The H.J. Lutcher Stark Center for Physical Culture & Sports The University of Texas at Austin Amateur Athletic Union Casillas, Graciela: pages Kennedy, Bob: page 27 (AAU): pages 14-15; 17; 40; 42 Kersee, Jackie Joyner: 28-29; 32; 44; 49 Chepiga, Valentina: pages 22; 27-28 International Assn. of page 53 Kirsch, Karen: page 46 Athletics Federations Collins, Dana: page 21 (IAAF): pages 13; 17; 21- Kyle, Iris: pages 37-38 22; 28-29; 46 Columbo, Franco: page LeFrançois, Cathy: page 26 International Federation 54 of Bodybuilding (IFBB): Cook, Carol: page 29 Lusko, Cammie: page 50 1; 35; 54 Dunlap, Carla: pages 49- Madonna: pages 35-36 The Athletics Congress 50 (TAC): pages 23; 28-29 Martinez, Stella: pages Duquette, Sophie: page 49-50 Track & Field Writers of 47 America (TAFWA): McNew, Julie: page 48 Eisler, Brenda: page 21 page 28 Metkovich, Ali: pages Ferrigno, Lou: page 37 People 38; 40 Francis, Bev: page 48 Alcorn, Jennifer: pages Muggli, Debbie: page 38 38-39 Frederick, Jerry: pages Murch, Al: pages 26-27 48; 50-54 Barrilleaux, Doris: pages Murray, Jim: pages 44- 38; 40 Hartley, Donna: page 46 45 Bartolina, Erica: page 46 Jolie, Angelina: pages Patrick, Danica: pages 35-36 Bentley, Stacey: page 50 45; 47 Joyner, Florence Griffith: Brown, Doris: page 21 Robinson, Robbie: pages pages 22; 27-28 48-50 4 | Page Finding Aid Steve Wennerstrom Papers 2 1932 - 2 0 1 7 T h e Steve Wennerstrom Papers Part 2 The H.J. Lutcher Stark Center for Physical Culture & Sports The University of Texas at Austin Schwarzenegger, Weider, Joe: pages 27; Williams, Venus: page Arnold: pages 26-27; 37; 44-45 39 47 Wilbourn, Claudia: page Yates, Dorian: page 54 Stephens, Helen: page 49 Zaharias, Babe 45 Williams, Serena: page Didrikson: pages 40-41 Wayne, Rick: pages 38- 39 Zane, Frank: page 50 39 Scope and Content Steve Wennerstrom Papers Part 2: 26 Boxes, 2 Artifact & Media Boxes, 1 Large Photograph Box: 443 Folders: 39 artifacts, 2 books, 1 calendar, 37 CD-ROMS, 1243 clippings, 60 pieces of correspondence, 4 DVDs, 934 magazines, 100 media guides, 264 negatives, 31 newsletters, 1 newspaper, 3982 photographs, 68 programs, 288 slide pages, 2 trophies, 7 videos, no date, 1932-2017 (10755 items) The Steve Wennerstrom Papers Part 2 contain myriad items. The artifacts are nearly wholly women’s sports related. The first book relates to bodybuilding and the second describes track and field. The calendar displays women’s soccer. The clippings are dominated by women’s sports. The magazines mainly deal with women’s bodybuilding and track and field. They encompass some of the earliest publications dedicated exclusively to women’s sports and fitness. The media guides are nearly solely about track and field. The negatives nearly all deal with women’s bodybuilding and weightlifting. The newsletters concern bodybuilding and track and field. The photographs and slide pages are almost entirely of women’s bodybuilding and weightlifting with some being of track and field. The programs are more dominated by the Olympic Games and track and field. The trophies highlight Steve Wennerstrom’s involvement with women’s bodybuilding and weightlifting, both as an historian and a photographer. The videos concern women’s bodybuilding and fitness. 5 | Page Finding Aid Steve Wennerstrom Papers 2 1932 - 2 0 1 7 T h e Steve Wennerstrom Papers Part 2 The H.J. Lutcher Stark Center for Physical Culture & Sports The University of Texas at Austin Collection Arrangement Box 1: 26 Folders: Magazines: Track & Field News, Women’s Track & Field World, Women’s Track World, 1948-1983 (201 items) Box 1, Folders 1-10: Magazines: Women’s Track & Field World, 1967-1976 (91 items) Box 1, Folder 1: Women’s Track & Field World: Vol. 1: Nos. 1-9; 11; Special Edition: 6-12/1967; 1-2; 4/1968; 2/23-2/24/1968 (11 items) Box 1, Folder 2: Women’s Track & Field World: Vol. 2: Nos. 1-5; 6/7; 8-9; 10/11; 12: 6- 10/1968; 11/12, 1968 (Double Issue): 1-2/1969; 3/4, 1969 (Double Issue); 5/1969 (10 items) Box 1, Folder 3: Women’s Track & Field World: Vol. 3: Nos. 2-7: 7-12/1969 (6 items) Box 1, Folder 4: Women’s Track & Field World: Vol.
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