'Whistler's Father': The Life and Times of Andrew Sidney Dawes in the Canadian Post-World War II Olympic Affairs

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Authors/collaborators
Title
'Whistler's Father': The Life and Times of Andrew Sidney Dawes in the Canadian Post-World War II Olympic Affairs
Abstract
An examination of the life of Montrealer Andrew Sidney Dawes (1888-1968), Canadian International Olympic Committee member from 1947 to 1968. Dawes was a decorated First World War officer and Montreal corporate leader who was first recruited into sport at the national level by the skiing federation, later by the Canadian Olympic community at large, and finally by the International Olympic Committee, on which he served for more than twenty years.
Publication
Olympika: The International Journal of Olympic Studies
Volume
Vol. 17
Pages
41-100
Date
2008
Language
en
URL
Citation
Pound, Richard W., and Garth A. Paton. “‘Whistler’s Father’: The Life and Times of Andrew Sidney Dawes in the Canadian Post-World War II Olympic Affairs.” Olympika: The International Journal of Olympic Studies Vol. 17 (2008): 41–100. http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/Olympika/Olympika_2008/olympika1701d.pdf.
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