Published by Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co, Boston, MA 1930

Excerpts:
       "The Southern California Division of the Amateur Fencers League of America, controlling the fencing situation in and around Los Angeles, lists, in 1930, 79 regular men members, 27 associate women members, and 5 honorary members."
       "The most prominent and successful among professionals in Southern California is Prof. H. J. Uyttenhove, the coach of the Los Angeles Athletic Club, who also handles the fencing at the University of Southern California and the Marlborough School for Girls."

Published by University of Southern California Dept. of Physical Education, Los Angeles, CA 1941

Excerpts:
       "...Fencing is an art in which one mind is pitted against another. Its practicve is considered a very useful complement in any system of physical education designed for the young people of both sexes. Agility, speed, vigor, spontaneous decision, and quickness of vision constitute some of the qualities which are acquired and developed through the practice of fencing. On the other hand, self-confidence, courage, and energy are moral qualities derived from the sport."
       "...The instructor should be very clear in his demonstrations and should define all the terms characteristic of fencing in a clear and precise manner. He will constantly recall to the students the rigorous observation of first principles and will attentively watch the position of the body and of the hand.
        One must never forget that constant correction in study infallibly procures power with elegance."

Published by William C. Brown Co, Dubuque, Iowa 1976

About the Author:
       "Muriel Bower earned her B.S. degree from the University of California at Los Angeles, her M.A. degree from the University of Southern California, and the title Master of Arms from the National Fencing Coaches Association of America.
       She was a nationally ranked fencer when she was competing and has taught and coached both men and women for more than twenty years, during which time her teams have often gained regional or national distinction.
       Mrs. Bower is chairman of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Fencing Committee and chairwoman of the United States Collegiate Sports Council Women's Fencing Committee. She served as a special official to the 1964 Olympic fencing events in Tokyo and was manager of the women's fencing team at the World University Games in Russia in 1973. She is a member of the Amateur Fencers League of America, the National Fencing Coaches Association of America, and the United States Academy of Arms.

Dedication:
       "The author gratefully dedicates this book in memory of her fencing master of many years: Henri J. Uyttenhove"

Published by the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 1984

Introduction:
       "The University of Southern California, which is host to the largest of three Olympic Villages and site of the swimming and diving events in the 1984 Olympic Games, has a long tradition of nurturing Olympic athletes.
       If USC had entered its athletes in the summer Olympics as a nation, it would have tied for third in gold medals won in 1948 (10); tied for sixth in 1964 (7); placed sixth in 1976 (8); and would rank 15th in total medals won since the beginning of the Games, right behind Switzerland and ahead of Czechoslovakia.
       It's a legacy that is unrivaled. No university claims more Olympians among its alumni than does the University of Southern California."

Published by RDR Books, Oakland, CA 2002

Excerpts:
       "After watching this glowing girl of 23, Utenhoff of the L.A. Athletic Club remarked, "that girl can outfence any man on the coast and any woman in the U.S."
       "... Helene won a West Coast fencing competition that qualified her for the men's open foil competition. This was the first time in the history of fencing in the United States that a woman had entered an open competition against men and only the second time in world fencing history... In the open competition in 1935 where she took first place, an official at the event remarked, "Any mental hazard the men may have felt at lunging towards a woman soon disappeared when they met her skillful foil."