Johnnie Lee Macfadden was Bernarr Macfadden’s last wife, a beauty expert, and a columnist.
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Jesse Mercer Gehman Collection
Dr. Gehman worked as an editor for Bernarr Macfadden in the 1920s, wrote one of the earliest books warning of the dangers of cigarette smoke (Smoke Over America) in the 1930s, and served as president of both the American Vegetarian Union and the American Naturopathic Society. He was a discerning collector of early naturopathic and...
Roy J. McLean Collection
McLean was a University of Texas professor who also served as U.T.’s wrestling, weightlifting, and cross-country coach.
Charles Yesalis Collection
Dr. Charles Yesalis has studied the role of anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) and other performance enhancing drugs (PED) in sports and society for over twenty-five years. He is considered a leading expert in the field and is often called upon to testify and explain the affects of AAS and PEDs on athletes. This collection also includes...
Pudgy and Les Stockton Collection
Abbye “Pudgy” Stockton played a central role in popularizing physical culture and exercise for women in the mid-Twentieth Century. She was born Abbye Eville on August 11, 1917, and lived most of her long life in Santa Monica, CA. In the late 1930s, she began working out with friends at Muscle Beach and quickly became...
Robert (Bob) Hoffman and Alda Ketterman Collection
Robert Collins Hoffman, who was 6′ 3″ by the age of thirteen, developed an early interest in athletics. He initially became involved in long-distance running and in water sports, competing in marathons and rowing championships. Hoffman first became interested in weightlifting in 1923 and formed the York Oil Burner Athletic Club, a team made up...
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