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Title: Pacific Association of Women Martial Artists records
Dates: 1980-1983
Collection Number: 1999-14
Creator/Collector:
Extent: 1 half manuscript box
Repository:
GLBT Historical Society
San Francisco, California 94103
Abstract: This collection contains records from the Women's Martial Arts Training Camps organized by Pacific Association of Women Martial
Artists (PAWMA) in the summers of 1980 to 1982. The camps were held in Nevada City, California and were attended primarily
by lesbians from the Bay Area. Nina Jo Smith was coordinator of the training camp.
Language of Material: English
Collection is open for research.
[Identification of item]. Pacific Association of Women Martial Artists records. Collection Number: 1999-14. GLBT Historical
Society
Gift of Nina Jo Smith, 1999.
Scope and Content of Collection
This collection contains records from the Women's Martial Arts Training Camps organized by Pacific Association of Women Martial
Artists (PAWMA) in the summers of 1980 to 1982. The camps were held in Nevada City, California and were attended primarily
by lesbians from the Bay Area. Nina Jo Smith was coordinator of the training camp. PAWMA is the organization founded by the
group of women, mostly lesbians, who also worked to organize these training camps. The collection contains materials from
the camps, including correspondence, programs, rosters, surveys, and bank statements. See also the Nina Jo Smith papers (1991-09).
GSSO Linked Terms: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_008529; http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_000381
Sports
Lesbians