by Doug Nichols | Apr 1, 2019 | Blog Post, Bradford, Vinnie, California, Clark Skillman, Laurel, Coaches, D'Asaro, Michael, Ellingson,Joy, Fencers, Fencers A - E, Fencers F - J, Johnson, Stacey, National Tournament, Northern California, San Jose State University, Schools/Clubs, Tournaments, Tournaments 1981 - 1990 |
Everything has a first time and 1982 was the year of the first Women’s Foil championship for the NCAA. Held at my now-alma mater San Jose State University, thus putting me at the time in close proximity to the goings on, I remain in the dark as to why exactly the...
by Doug Nichols | Jan 25, 2019 | Artifact |
Kassai Atletikai Club 1903 Medal This 1903 Hungarian fencing medal was purchased at a flea market in Santa Cruz, CA in 1978 for $20. No known provenance. The very first item in my personal collection of fencing memorabilia. The seller had two different medals but I...
by Doug Nichols | Jul 16, 2018 | Biagini, Gerard, Blog Post, Brownlee, Laurance, Coaches, Coaches A - E, Coaches K - O, Coaches P - T, Fencers, Fencers A - E, Magay, Daniel, Marki, Ferenc, O'Brien, William, Richards, Ed |
Although I haven’t posted a story in a couple of weeks, it’s not due to lack of material to write about. There are a ton of stories I need to complete, not least is one about a recent visit I had with the family of a long-time LAAC fencer – and Olympian – who shared...
by Doug Nichols | Jun 13, 2018 | Blog Post, Coaches, Coaches F - J, Funke, Erich |
I’ve been reviewing various possibilities for scanning the wonderful scrapbook of Erich Funke d’Egnuff that was gifted to The Archive by longtime Letterman fencer Marc LeRoux. (See: here) It’s proving to be a rather tricky proposition. The date range of the...
by Doug Nichols | Jun 5, 2018 | Blog Post, Fencers, Fencers F - J |
One of the intriguing benefits of the donation of the Salvatore Giambra material to The Archive has been checking out his competition weapons from the 1950’s and all the little tiny bits, pieces and parts of the sort that most fencers collect over time. Sal had lots...
