Ottley Coulter Collection - George Jowett Correspondence Series

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Title

Ottley Coulter Collection - George Jowett Correspondence Series

Creator

Coulter, Ottley

Date

1920 - 1927

Language

English

Collection Items

Letter: to Ottley Coulter, 1920 November 9
Letter from George Jowett to Ottley Coulter. In the letter, Jowett requests to form a Lifting Association for all of North America with Coulter.

Letter: to Ottley Coulter, 1922 June 13
Letter details new Lifting Association for North America of which Bernard is President. Jowett asks Coulter if he would be willing to help promote the association in the area he lives.

Letter: to Ottley Coulter, 1922 June 22
Letter from George Jowett to Ottley Coulter. Letter details the rules of the newly formed lifting association for North America and what will be expected of Coulter as a representative from his state. Includes a list of the 49 lifts approved for the…

Postcard: to Ottley Coulter, 1922 July 6
Post Card from George Jowett to Ottley Coulter asking if he received his previous letter (Letter, June 22, 1922) that outlined the organization and the list of lifts.

Letter: to Ottley Coulter, 1922 July 24
Letter from George Jowett to Ottley Coulter. In the letter, Jowett answers a number of Coulter's questions from a previous letter about the organization of the association and about certain lifts.

Letter: to Ottley Coulter, 1922 October 14
Letter from George Jowett to Ottley Coulter. The lengthy letter discusses many different rules of the A.C.W.L.A. including why the P.C. tournament will not be recognized by the association as well as clarifying a number of specific lifts.

Letter: to Ottley Coulter, 1922 November 2
Letter from George Jowett to Ottley Coulter. In the letter, Jowett discusses his disappointment with not being able to spend more time with Coulter at a recent event while also encouraging him to continue to promote Strength Magazine and physical…

Letter: to Ottley Coulter, 1922 November 23
In the letter, Jowett updates Coulter on the most recent events related to weight lifting including new pictures, possible pamphlets, "health crusades", as well as new up and coming lifters. There is a handwritten P.S. about their Association.

Letter: to Ottley Coulter, 1922 December 6
In the letter, Jowett tries to recruit Coulter to help him with some lifting booklets he wants to write. Additionally, Jowett discusses more updates in weight lifting including those who will not be recognized by the association as well as a group of…

Letter: to Ottley Coulter, 1922 December 19
Letter from George Jowett to Ottley Coulter. In the letter, Jowett talks more about the lifting pamphlets he is hoping to write with Coulter as well as asking him if he would like to start traveling to fairs to give demonstrations and sell the…
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