Dewey Ames papers, 1982-1998.

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Dewey Ames papers, 1982-1998.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/696628958

Subject files, visual materials, posters, and ephemera relating to the organization and playing of the Gay Games; also photographs and a videotape.

1 linear foot and 1 oversize folder.

Bentley Historical Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7998393

Bentley Historical Library

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Gay Games

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Historical Note The Gay Games was an athletic event and festival first held in San Francisco between August 28 and September 5,1982. The event was founded by Tom Waddell, and it was first referred to as the Gay Olympics as it was modeled after the international Olympic Games. Controversy surrounding the event began when the U.S. Olympic Committee filed a legal injunction that succeeded in preventing use of the word "Olympic" as part of its na...

Ames, Dewey John

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Organizer and member of the Detroit Team (and later Team Great Lakes) which participated in the Gay Games. From the description of Dewey Ames papers, 1982-1998. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 696628958 ...