Letter to Robert and Adelaide Zimmerman, 1972, December 20.

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Letter to Robert and Adelaide Zimmerman, 1972, December 20.

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In this typed and signed letter, Avery Brundage writes Christmas greetings to the Zimmermans of San Marino, California. He urges them to come and see him while he is in Santa Barbara. He then states "I thought I was going to be a free man after retiring as president of the International Olympic Committee last summer but I have been travelling [sic] more than ever."

1 letter, 28 cm., 1 page.

Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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Zimmerman, Robert L.

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Bob Zimmerman has taught middle-school students and adults at the Herzl-Ner Tamid synagogue for many years. From the description of Robert Zimmerman oral history, 2002. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 769023407 ...

International Olympic Committee.

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Zimmerman, Adelaide,

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Brundage, Avery

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Avery Brundage was an American amateur athlete, sports official, art collector, and philanthropist. He was born in Detroit in 1887 but moved to Chicago when a young child. Brudage competed in the 1912 Olympics and was the US national all-around athlete in 1914, 1916 and 1918. Rising to president of the Amateur Athletic Union, Brundage became the president of the United States Olympic Committee in 1929 and rejected any idea of a boycott of the 1936 Summer Olympics that were to be held in the capi...