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Women athletes -- Georgia -- Atlanta

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Atlanta Tomboys documents

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1204
Scope and Contents This collection documents the women's sports teams, the Atlanta Tomboys. Included are game schedules, team rosters with details about the players and points won, promotional material, and news clippings, some featuring the team's coach, Johnny Moon. Of special note is correspondence about sponsorships and exhibitions written by Johnny Moon. There are also sports programs highlighting the Atlanta Tomboys, the Lorelei Ladies, and other local women's teams. This collection also contains...
Dates: 1917-1926; 1944-1986, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Atlanta Tomboys documents

Atlanta Women's Golf Association records

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS489
Scope and Content

This collection contains the administrative and tournament files for the association. The administrative records include meeting minutes, financial reports, and legal documents. There are also brochures, pamphlets, newspaper clippings, and calendars.

Dates: 1936-1974
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Atlanta Women's Golf Association records

Dr. Louis Elsas 1996 Olympic Games gender verification records

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1213
Scope and Contents This collection contains records from Dr. Louis J. Elsas testing of female athletes in the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia, that the International Olympic Commitee required to verify gender. The bulk of material is testing and survey results, some of which include comments by the tested athletes. The purpose of these tests was to exclude cisgender males from female-only competition while preserving the dignity and careers of intersex and transgender female athletes. Other...
Dates: 1988-2002, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Dr. Louis Elsas 1996 Olympic Games gender verification records

Margaret Maddox papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS952
Scope and Content

These papers include letters, newsclippings, scorecards, telegrams, and tournament information documenting Margaret Maddox's golfing career. Lacking is any personal or biographical information.

Dates: 1929-1940, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Margaret Maddox papers