Pinehurst: Golf Links to the Past
The Tufts Archives, located at the Given Memorial
Library in Pinehurst, NC, house a unique collection of golf
documents, memorabilia, and photographs documenting pioneering
legends of the game, the Tufts family and Donald Ross, America's
premiere golf course architect. Richard S. Tufts, the grandson of
the founder of Pinehurst and a past president of the USGA, was well
acquainted with Pinehurst's importance to the game of golf in
America. The Tufts Foundation thus made a substantial grant both
for the construction of the Archives wing, built in 1975, and for
the purpose of collecting, cataloging, and displaying records,
memorabilia and artifacts to preserve the history of Pinehurst.
The Tufts Archives house the John G. Hemmer Photo
Collection, 80,000 photographic negatives spanning nearly 40 years
of Pinehurst history, and many original Donald Ross golf course
plans. The story of Pinehurst's famed golf courses, their birth and
development, the tournaments and players - professional and
amateur, men and women - exists in the Archives' document files,
photos and newspapers.
A lecture series is provided free of charge on the
second Saturday of most months. Some of the subjects researched by
patrons of the Tufts Archives are: golf course architecture,
horticulture and landscape architecture; famous visitors to
Pinehurst; and every aspect of golf history.
Project documentation consists of a brochure.
Originally submitted by: Howard Coble, Representative (6th District).
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