Fencing (Sports Information Office) records

Record Group

Identifier: UA-8.1.3.14

Staff Only

Scope and Content

The collection consists of the serial Michigan State Fencing.

Dates

Creation: 1950 - 1988

Creator

Michigan State University. Sports Information Office (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.

Biographical/Historical

The first fencing match involving Michigan State University occurred in 1895 at a M.I.A.A. Field Day. The sport would not appear again on campus until the early 1920’s, when Egyptian student Joseph Waffa and instructor Omar M. Lebel organized the first MSU Fencing Club. In 1926, the fencing team competed against other intercollegiate institution defeating Michigan, 10-6. Fencing would remain a minor sport at MSU until 1931 when it achieved varsity status. Fencing remained a varsity sport until 1997, but MSU students still compete in fencing as a club sport.