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Full listing > Accession MC2010/61| Accession # | MC2010/61 | | Topic | Willkie, Edward, | | Keywords | Academy alumnus, Academy alumni, Aports, Athletics, | | Title | Edward Willkie, "Madison County's First Olympian" | | Location | Flat File I | | Citation | Edward Willkie, "Madison County's First Olympian" , MC2010/61, Archives and Brethren Historical Collection, Funderburg Library, Manchester University, North Manchester, Indiana. | | Access | Researchers are responsible for determining copyright status of archived materials where this is relevant to their intended use of the materials. | | Provenance | This article was sent to the Archives by the author, Ed Hamilton, writing for Elwood Call-Leader, Alexandria Times-Tribune, and the Tipton County Tribune, 6 August 2008. | | Scope and Content | 1. One newspaper segment about Manchester College alumnus, Edward Willkie, his history, and his experience wrestling in the 1920 Olympic Summer Games in Antwerp, Belgium. | | Date of Accession | Unknown | | Bio History Note | Edward Willkie was brother to politician, Wendell Wilkie, and Manchester College Professor, Julia Willkie. Edward attended the Manchester College Academy. During this time his sister, Julia, was a professor at Manchester College.
The article was written in August of 2008 when the town of Elwood, Willkie's hometown, had another Olympic competitor, Mary Beth Dunnichay, who would be competing as a diver in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China.
| | Archivist Note | Description prepared 4 August 2010 by Jeanine M. Wine. |
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