Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
Beryl Williamson Papers
UA.17.242
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
- Creator
- Williamson, Beryl
- Title
- Beryl Williamson papers
- ID
- UA.17.242
- Date [inclusive]
- 1942-1996
- Extent
- 3.2 Cubic feet
- Language
- English
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: "Item title, Collection title, Collection Identifier, Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections, East Lansing, Michigan."
Biographical Note
Leona Beryl (Goodman) Williamson was born January 14, 1921 and grew up in London, Ontario, Canada. Her father, Gerald (Jerry) N. Goodman, was a National Hockey League referee. She had two brothers, Gerry and Stephen, and a sister, Louise. She was married to H. E. Williamson who preceded her in death. Williamson started skating at about 10 years old. She wanted to enter more competitions that would require her to travel, but her father would not let her. He did not want the travel to disrupt her life. Williamson skated with the London (Ontario) Skating Club. In 1937 the club sent her and 11 other skaters to skate with Sonja Henie at a show in Detroit. In the late 1940s, she won the Western Ontario regional title as well as other western Ontario regional titles. From 1947 to 1954 she taught at the Kitchener Waterloo Skating Club. She came to Michigan State University in 1957 to train one of her students. She was offered a job by MSU and stayed. One of her skaters, Sandra Tewkesbury, competed in the 1960 Olympics. She also coached Joey Heckert and Gary Clarke, members of the U.S National Team, in pairs competitions. Williamson retired from MSU in 1996 and passed away June 15, 2005 in Ontario, Canada.
Scope and Contents note
The Beryl Williamson papers consist of albums, programs, clippings about Williamson and her skaters, Lansing Skating Club directories, photographs, scrapbooks, audio, films and videos with segments about Williamson. Many of the albums in the collection contained pages that over time would harm the photographs inside. Where it was appropriate, the pages were photocopied to show arrangement and then the photographs removed from the album. The page number was written on the back of the photo. When album contained images in it with no discernable arrangement the photographs were just removed from the album, put in a folder and the cover of the album photocopied.
The family photographs album was badly water damaged before transfer to the archives. Many of the pictures were stuck together. Because of this, many of the pictures could not be saved and the ones that were may be in bad condition. The photographs were loose in the album with no arrangement. The scrapbooks contain family and vacation photographs, skating photographs, and newspaper clippings of Williamson or her students.
The photographs consist of photographs of skaters Williamson taught including Sandra Tewkesbury, Gary Clark and Joey Heckert, designer Vera Wang as a child, as well as others. There are a number of photographs of skating shows that Williamson coordinated, many of which took place at MSU. The photographs have been separated into folders for identified and unidentified people and groups. There are also photographs of Williamson, family, and Michigan State University.
The oversize items contain image boards that Williamson created by adhering clippings and photographs to large pieces of cardboard and chipboard. There are also oversized photographs and a drawing for her retirement. The audio materials contain reel-to-reel tape and audiocassettes of music from skaters' routines. The 16mm and 8mm film consists of skaters as well as home movies. There are also videotapes of "Perspectives on Ice," a MSU talk show where Williamson was interviewed, and an "Unsung Hero" segment that featured Williamson.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections June 2006
Conrad Hall888 Wilson Road, Room 101
East Lansing , MI, 48824
517-355-2330
archives@msu.edu
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Legal Status note
Copyright: Michigan State University (except when noted on materials). Property Rights: Michigan State University.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.
Controlled Access Headings
Corporate Name(s)
- Lansing Skating Club (Lansing, Mich.).
Genre(s)
- Nonfiction films
- Photographs
- Programs (Publications)
- Scrapbooks
- Sound recordings
- Sports films
- Video tapes
Personal Name(s)
- Marr, Gloria
- Tewkesbury, Sandra
- Wang, Vera
- Williamson, Beryl
Subject(s)
- Figure skaters
- Figure skating
- Figure skating coaches
- Women figure skaters
Collection Inventory
Albums |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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Clippings 1970, 1994, Undated |
2032 | 1 | ||
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European trip (in folder) |
2032 | 2 | ||
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Family Photographs 1942-1944 |
2032 | 3 | ||
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Photographs Undated |
2032 | 4 | ||
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Photographs and Clippings Undated |
2032 | 5-7 | ||
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Photocopy of Album |
2032 | 8 | ||
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Sandra Tewkesbury |
2032 | 9 | ||
Clippings |
Box 2032 |
Folder 10 |
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"Ice Dancing" Playbill Circa 1978 |
2032 | 11 | ||
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Ice Skating Hall of Fame inductees Undated |
2032 | 12 | ||
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Image Board photocopied clippings 1948-1963, Undated |
2032 | 13 | ||
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Image Board photocopied clippings 1963-1975, Undated |
2032 | 14 | ||
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Kitchener 50th Anniversary 1988 |
2032 | 15 | ||
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Lansing City Magazine with feature on Beryl Williamson January 1990 |
2032 | 67 | ||
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Lansing Skating Club Membership Directories 1992-1993, 1997-1998 |
2032 | 16 | ||
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Munn Ice Arena- Skating Evaluation Form Undated |
2032 | 17 | ||
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Postcards Undated |
2032 | 18 | ||
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Professional Skaters Guild certificate 1970 |
2032 | 19 | ||
Programs |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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Canadian Figure Skating Championships 1957 |
2032 | 20 | ||
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Kitchener-Waterloo Skating Follies 1951 |
2032 | 21 | ||
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World Figure Skating Championships 1965 |
2032 | 22 | ||
| Box | Folder | |||
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Retirement Party Guestbook 1996 |
2032 | 23 | ||
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Skating Magazine 1965 |
2032 | 24 | ||
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Sketches, Costumes Undated |
2032 | 25 | ||
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Thesis- An Evaluation for Judging Free Skating Routines by Kathleen F. Moore 1967 |
2032 | 26 | ||
Photographs |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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Carolyn Fedy Skating Centre reception |
2032 | 27 | ||
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Family |
2032 | 28 | ||
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Figure skating reunion 1994 |
2032 | 29 | ||
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Image Boards- photographs of skaters from the boards |
2032 | 30-33 | ||
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Image boards- photographs of the completed boards |
2032 | 34 | ||
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Leavenworths Studio Lansing, Michigan |
2032 | 35 | ||
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Miscellaneous |
2032 | 36 | ||
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MSU. Buildings. Demonstration Hall |
2032 | 37 | ||
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MSU related |
2032 | 38 | ||
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People. Arlen, Jean |
2032 | 39 | ||
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People. Auttermullen, Joy undated |
2032 | 68 | ||
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People. Browning, Janet and Jim |
2032 | 40 | ||
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People. Browning, Janet and Mill, Carol undated |
2032 | 69 | ||
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People. Burhans, Nic and Jan |
2032 | 41 | ||
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People. Campbell, Mary Lou (current last name Henderson) |
2032 | 42 | ||
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People. Clark, Gary and Heckert, Joey |
2032 | 43 | ||
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People. Cook, Alice |
2032 | 44 | ||
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People. Cook, Mary undated |
2032 | 70 | ||
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People. Females. Unidentified |
2032 | 45 | ||
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People. Gillengerten, Mary Lou |
2032 | 46 | ||
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People. Groups. Unidentified. |
2032 | 47 | ||
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People. Heckert, Joe and Verna |
2032 | 48 | ||
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People. Heckert, Joey |
2032 | 49 | ||
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People. Hoonhaut, Toni |
2032 | 50 | ||
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People. Identified |
2032 | 51 | ||
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People. Kleum Twins, The undated |
2032 | 71 | ||
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People. Latasah, Sandy undated |
2032 | 72 | ||
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People. Lord, Brandley |
2032 | 52 | ||
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People. Males. Unidentified |
2032 | 53 | ||
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People. Noyes, Tina |
2032 | 54 | ||
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People. Siders Family (Cherry, Candy and Honey) |
2032 | 55 | ||
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People. Switch, Kathy undated |
2032 | 73 | ||
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People. Tewkesbury, Sandra |
2032 | 56 | ||
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People. Tryon, Toni |
2032 | 57 | ||
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People. Van Camp, Tom and Janet |
2032 | 58 | ||
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People. Wang, Vera; Noyes, Tina; and unidentified |
2032 | 59 | ||
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People. Williamson, Beryl |
2032 | 60 | ||
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People. Wirwell, Sandy undated |
2032 | 74 | ||
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Retirement party |
2032 | 61 | ||
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Shows. Follies |
2032 | 62 | ||
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Shows. Negative |
2032 | 63 | ||
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Shows. Unidentified |
2032 | 64 | ||
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Skating competition |
2032 | 65 | ||
| Box | Folder | |||
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Slides. People. Tewkesbury, Sandy |
2032 | 66 | ||
Scrapbooks |
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| Box | ||||
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Family photographs (some pictures of Beryl skating) 1942-1944 |
2034H | |||
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Family photographs and clippings 1948-1950, 1988, 1993 |
2034H | |||
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Family photographs and skating clippings 1957-1959 |
2034H | |||
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Japan trip 1968 |
2035H | |||
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London, England 1943 |
2035H | |||
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Oversize |
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| Oversize | ||||
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Drawing 1996 |
Flat Box 1 | |||
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Image Boards |
Flat Box 1 | |||
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Image Boards |
Flat Box 2 | |||
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Photographs |
Flat Box 1 | |||
| Box | ||||
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Audio Cassettes |
2033 | |||
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Angela Adney, 2 min. short program |
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Angela Adney, 2 min. short program 1976/ Show program |
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Angela Adney, competition 1974, 4th test 1974 |
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Angela Adney show program |
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Angela Adney competition/ L. Adney 6th Test |
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Reel to Reel audio |
Box 2033 |
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Campell Faust 1967-98 Gold/ HE Bestraum 1968 Nationals/ Moore Broadway 1967 |
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Jan and Nic Free Dance Best Things in Life/ Giselle- Fitzgibbon/ Sandra T- Aurora |
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Film |
Box 2033 |
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16 mm |
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Joe and Lorraine Adney Pair 1970 |
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Joey and Gary Oriental |
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Joey and Gary Oriental Nat. Sen. Pair/ Peg Lill Feb. 26, 1963/ Camelot... |
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Jill Harrison/ 1964 Compulsory Joey and Gary/ 1964 Nation Sen. Joey and Gary... |
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Van Cam/ Pop Goes the Weasel- reel labeled- Joey and Gary Pas de Deau... |
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Adele, Gold program |
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Annette Zag, Barkrow, Beaman, Van Gusen |
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Colorado Skiing 1965 |
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Dad, Audrey, Pete and Children September 1965 |
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Dance and Louise Mood |
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Free Dance Cleveland January 8, 1964 |
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Free Dance 1965 |
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Free dance, Nationals 1966 |
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Guide for the test, summer 1974 |
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[Home movies, pairs skating] |
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Jan and Jim and Zeleniks |
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Janet Lynn |
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Janet Lynn, Williamson |
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Jan and Nic, Gold dance |
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Janet and Tom, free dance |
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January 1969 |
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Jean Walker, Mary Collison, Marlene, Tammy, and 3 females |
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Joey and Gary Practice at Rink/ Bruce Heiss Gary Doug Norwich/... |
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Julie Holmes and winter 1969 |
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July 1968 |
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June Gordee and Children |
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Junior Court 1962 |
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Kaufman |
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Mackies Farm and Family |
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Mary Collins and children, summer dance group 1965 |
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Mary/Karen/Peggy/Jill, summer 1963 |
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Mary Martha Cook and co. 1967 |
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Maud Adele Sampson |
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McGrath, Helderman, Vera Wang, Patrick 1967 |
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Newscenter 6 Newscast November 15, 1993 |
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Pairs 1971 |
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[Pairs skating] 2 reels |
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[Pairs Skating] Janet and... |
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Peter Collins, Jackson |
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Pete Skating at Pad |
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Petrawloh, Russian pairs |
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Proteysopoffs, off T.V. 1968 |
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Retirement party 1996 |
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Romper Beryl Kedzie Dr. |
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Rodnina and Zietzev (dark), off T.V.? |
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Ruth and Tom, Campbell and John |
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Senior Court 1962 |
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September 1971 |
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Solos, Alice and Martha |
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Solos March 1967 |
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Summer Solos 1968 |
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Tim Wood |
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Tom Tryon, Skating Test October 21, 1963 |
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Tylers Good 1967 |
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Van Giesea, snow scene |
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Viseonte, Nationals 1967 |
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Vorer Van Camp, Cottage August 1966 |
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Williamson |
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Williamson, B |
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[Woman Skating] |
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World Dance 1970 |
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Worlds Dance (very bright) 1971 |
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Worlds Program- M.S.U practice 1965 |
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[?] George and Poodles |
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8 mm |
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J.K Heckert (3 reels) |
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OLV 1960/ Jene Nicks/ Bob and Barb |
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Unidentified (3 reels) |
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Videotape |
2032 | |||
| Box | ||||
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Beryl Williamson Unsung Hero November 15, 1993 0.1 Cubic feet 1 VHS |
2032 | |||
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Perspectives on Ice 0.1 Cubic feet 1 VHS |
2032 | |||