Highly unusual 16x11 album with intricate cover with Oriental motif and gold accents once owned by Dee Beckmann (Boeckmann), 1964 Olympic Committee member, Olympic Team Member in 1928 and coach in 1936, signed by 48 Olympic athletes or officials connected to the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, inside front cover is written "Dee Beckmann Olympic Committee 1964 Tokyo, Japan Olympic Team '28 Coach '36", signatures include many track & field and swimming stars and medalists, including:

• "Bill Mills 10,000 Meters U.S.A. Thanks"
• "Gerry Lindgren U.S.A. 10000 meters"
• "To Dee from Paul Drayton 200m"
• "With best wishes Olga Connolly discuss"
• "Bob Schul 5000m"
• "John Thomas high-jump"
• "Harold Connolly hammer throw"
• "Bob Bennett Swimming"
• "Dick Roth Swimming 400M Ind Medley"
• "Roy Saari Swimming"
• "Donna de Varona U.S.A."
• "Cindy Gayette USA Swimming"
• "Sharon Stouder USA Swim"
• "Sharon Finneran USA Swimmer"
• "Patience Sherman swimming U.S.A."
• "Cindy Gayette USA Swimming"
• "Luscious Jackson Basketball"
• "Jim Rosetti USA Boxing Middleweight"
• "Marilyn White 100m U.S.A."
• "Willy White long jump U.S.A. 4x100 relay"
• "Janell Smith 400m U.S.A."

A pioneer in U.S. women's track and field, Delores "Dee" Boeckmann was on the first women's Olympic team in 1928, running in the 800 meters in Amsterdam but failing to reach the finals. During the 1920s, she held numerous track records from the 50-yard dash to the mile. She was also the first U.S. Olympic women's coach, taking the team to the 1936 Games in Berlin. Boeckmann was the first woman to chair a national Olympic committee when she assumed this responsibility for track and field and the first woman national chair of the AAU track team. In 1950, at the urging of General Douglas McArthur, she became track and field coach of the Japanese women's track and field team, making her the first American woman to coach a foreign national team. Boeckmann also was a pioneer for women's participation in other sports, particularly basketball. A teacher and government worker, she was with the Red Cross in China during World War II