Beginning with the very first graduating class of the University of Texas at Austin, the game of football has long...
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With the assistance of our donors, the Stark Center has committed to making the contents of its unique collections available to the world through a wide range of digitization projects. These include digitized books, magazines, and scrapbooks.
The Strong Man journal was a monthly publication for and of muscle culturists. We have made the first 6 issues...
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Started in 1860 by Dr. Dio Lewis, Lewis’s Gymnastic Monthly and Journal of Physical Culture was originally titled, “Lewis’ New...
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A highlight of the 1920s UT football was the building of Texas Memorial Stadium, completed 1924. It was dedicated at...
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As you flip through the football program you will find an article on the brief history of DKR-Memorial Stadium, pictures...
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Texas Relays is America’s second biggest track and field event after Penn Relays. The Relays are held every March or...
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Take a trip down memory land with Clyde Littlefield by viewing his scrapbooks from his time at Marshall Training School...
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Iron Game History: The Journal of Physical Culture (IGH) was founded in 1990 by Terry and Jan Todd who wanted to...
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Two-time Mr. America, Dave Draper, offers diet, strength, and weightlifting tips for optimal muscle definition. Visit the Strongman Project to...
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Chris Dickerson’s Ideal Deltoids Development Pamphlet is an example of Dickerson’s Ideal Development Pamphlets on the Strongman Project website. Chris...
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Durbin-Delco, Inc., offers an instruction manual to accompany their barbells and dumbells. This is a how-to guide to weightlifting and...
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Martin Dworkin’s how-to guide on weight training regimens with weights. Visit the Strongman Project to view Body Building: How to...
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Enjoy learning more about the game of Tennis and coaching Tennis at the University of Texas at Austin through Gary...
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The Three Bartos, Eddie Barto, Edward Sturm, and Dewey Barto (nee Stewart Steven Swoyer), were an acrobatic hand-balancing act that...
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Dittmar’s Time at UT (1913 – 1917) In 1917, when Gustav Charles Dittmar graduated from UT and entered the First...
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This is a game-by-game account of the historic 1947 season in which the Longhorns won the Southwest Conference led by...
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A photograph catalog of famous bodybuilders compiled by Paul Putnam. Distributed with the intent of selling copies of the photos,...
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Harvey Penick’s Little Red Golf Letter newsletter from 1994 filled with helpful golf tips and musings, as well as an...
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Scrapbook containing mostly photographs documenting the life and athletic accomplishments of George Jowett, beginning with physique photographs at age 15...
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Scrapbook compiled by Anthony Barker containing variety of strength-related and biographical material. Professor Anthony Barker scrapbook is available on the...
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Scrapbook #12 This scrapbook features photographs of family members, birth and death certificates, tickets, photographs of family members, strongmen, and...
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Health and Life magazine was published in June 1922 as a “national monthly magazine for health, physical education and right living.” ...
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