Summary Information
Eric and Beth Heiden Scrapbooks and Fan Mail
1977-1982
M2006-002
3.6 c.f. (1 record center carton, 2 archives boxes, and 2 scrapbooks), 24 photographs, and 18 posters
Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)
Papers of Beth and Eric Heiden, Olympic speed skating champions from Madison, Wisconsin, relating primarily to the 1980 Winter Olympics at Lake Placid at which Beth won one Bronze and Eric won five Gold medals. The bulk of the collection consists of fan mail (1980) to Beth and Eric. Also included are scrapbooks, photographs, drawings, and posters.
English
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Scope and Content Note
In addition to fan mail, which is the bulk of the collection, there are magazine and newspaper articles (1979-1982), Olympic memorabilia (1980), World Speed Skating Championship skating times and other memorabilia for Beth and Eric (1979-1980), and a few certificates. In addition there are two large scrapbooks (circa 1977-1981), one for Beth and one for Eric, which contain newspaper articles, posters, mailgrams, and children's drawings. The photographs include oversize photos of Eric with John Madden, Sugar Ray Leonard, Scott Hamilton, and Jack Conner, and of Beth and Eric rollerblading as well as images depicting the Heiden Haus, Beth and Eric alone and together and at various ceremonies and promotions, and a portrait of Eric for the Sportsman of the Year award. Also included are two drawings of Beth and 18 posters related to speed skating (1977-1980).
Administrative/Restriction Information
Presented by Nancy Heiden, Madison, Wisconsin. Accession Number: M2006-002
Contents List
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M2006-002
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Fan mail, 1980
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Box
1
Folder
1-3
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Beth
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Box
1
Folder
4-7
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Eric and Beth
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Box
1
Folder
8
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Eric and Beth, mailgrams
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Box
1
Folder
9-10
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Eric and Beth, Wisconsin mail
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Box
1
Folder
11
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Eric, international mail
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Box
1
Folder
12-17
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Eric
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Box
2
Folder
1
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Eric (continued)
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Box
2
Folder
2
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Award ceremonies, 1980
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Box
2
Folder
3
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Certificates, 1980-1982
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Box
2
Folder
4
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Correspondence
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Box
2
Folder
5
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Beth memorabilia, including Invitation to the White House and the American Embassy residence in Japan, 1980-1981
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Box
3
Folder
1-4
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Magazine and newspaper articles, 1979-1982
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Box
3
Folder
5
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Olympic memorabilia, Lake Placid, 1980
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Box
3
Folder
6
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World Speed Skating championships, 1979-1980
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Volume
1-2
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Scrapbooks
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Oversize Folder
1
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Scrapbook pages
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PH Box
8
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Photographs
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Oversize Folder
2
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Photograph of Eric Heiden, John Madden, et al.
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Oversize Folder
2
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Photograph of Beth and Eric rollerblading
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Oversize Folder
2
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Olympic Gold collector's booklet of Eric
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Oversize Folder
2
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Drawings of Beth
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Oversize Folder
3
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Posters
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