by Doug Nichols | Jun 1, 2020 | Blog Post, Fencers, Fencers K - O, Mayer, Helene |
One of my favorite subjects to write about is the famous foilist and Olympic champion, Helene Mayer. There are numerous photographs of her in the Archive collection and since she was based in California for many of her competitive years, her story fits my focus. ...
by Doug Nichols | May 28, 2020 | Artifact |
A pin-backed badge from the 1975 Pan American Games. This was a donation to the Archive from attendee Gay (then) D’Asaro, who won her first of two US National Women’s Foil titles in 1974. Held in Mexico City, the US women’s Pan Am team consisted of...
by Doug Nichols | May 25, 2020 | Blog Post, Coaches, Coaches F - J, Craus, Polly, Faulkner, Ralph, Fencers, Fencers A - E, Fencers P - T, Schools/Clubs, Shurtz, Skip, Southern California |
Back in December, I took a trip through Southern California to do some research, have conversations, scan a scrapbook and collect some fencing memorabilia. It was an extremely successful tour. (Read about it here!) One of my stops was at Gryphon Fencing in...
by Doug Nichols | May 21, 2020 | Artifact |
SoCal Division medal from 1947 and NorCal from 1952. Two more from the Fran Carter collection, the Southern Cal medal is for a Junior Women’s Foil event. The NorCal medal is from a Women’s Foil event in 1952. Two more excellent examples of the changing...
by Doug Nichols | May 18, 2020 | Blog Post, Burchard, Peter, Calvert, Delmart, Clark Skillman, Laurel, Coaches, D'Asaro, Gay, D'Asaro, Michael, Ellingson,Joy, Fencers, Fencers A - E, Fencers K - O, Fencers P - T, Massialas, Greg, Northern California, San Jose State University, Schifrin, Peter, Schools/Clubs, The Fencing Center |
Ever wondered who has the “fencing.com” URL? Yup, it’s the Silicon Valley original, The Fencing Center. Proximity and foresight; a powerful combination. The past two weeks of “Shelterinplace Con – 2020″ have been all about San...
