Guide to the Herbert Warren Wind letter, 1979


Redwood Library and Athenaeum
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Newport, RI 02840
Tel: (401) 847-0292
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Published in 2013

Collection Overview

Title: Herbert Warren Wind letter
Date range: 1979
Creator: Wind, Herbert Warren, 1916-2005
Extent: 0.01 linear feet (1 folder)
Abstract: This collection consists of one letter from Herbert Warren Wind (1916-2005), an American golf writer, concerning the ranking of the best golf and tennis players of the time.
Language of materials: English
Repository: Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection number: RLC.Ms.547

Scope & content

This collection consists of one letter from Herbert Warren Wind on October 17, 1979, to Mr. Phillips regarding Mr. Phillips’ ranking of the best golf and tennis players. Wind wrote this letter on letterhead from The New Yorker.

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Arrangement

This collection is arranged in chronological order.

Biographical note

Herbert Warren Wind (1916-2005) was an American golfer and golf writer from Brockton, Massachusetts. He graduated from Yale University in 1937 and pursued a career in writing and journalism, later becoming an authority on the game of golf. In 1941, Wind began writing for The New Yorker covering golf and other sports until 1953 and again from 1960 until his retirement in 1990. Wind was the first golf editor for Sports Illustrated magazine from 1954 to 1960. He also authored a number of popular golf books, such as The Story of American Golf in 1948 and Five Lessons: The Modern Fundamentals of Golf in 1957. Wind was also involved in televising golf in the 1960s and taught a seminar on sports writing at Yale during the 1970s. Herbert Warren Wind died at the age of eighty-eight in Bedford, Massachusetts, on May 30, 2005. The United States Golf Association renamed its annual book award in his honor in 2006.

Access & Use

Access to the collection: Access is open to members and researchers at the Redwood Library and Athenaeum.
Use of the materials: This collection is owned by the Redwood Library and Athenaeum. Permission to publish materials must be obtained in writing from the Special Collections Librarian of the Redwood Library and Athenaeum.
Preferred citation: Herbert Warren Wind letter, RLC.Ms.547, Redwood Library and Athenaeum.
Contact information: Redwood Library and Athenaeum
50 Bellevue Avenue
Newport, RI 02840
Tel: (401) 847-0292
Fax: (401) 841-5680
email: redwood@redwoodlibrary.org

Administrative Information

ABOUT THE COLLECTION  
Acquisition: Acquisition information is unknown.
Processing information: This collection was initially processed by Aimee Saunders in 2010.
ABOUT THE FINDING AID  
Author: Finding aid prepared by Elizabeth Delmage.
Encoding: Finding aid encoded by Elizabeth Delmage 2013 October 24
Descriptive rules: Finding aid based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)
Sponsor: Funding for processing and cataloging this collection was provided by the van Beuren Charitable Foundation.

Additional Information

Related material: Herbert Warren Wind Papers. Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University Library.

Inventory


Manuscripts Box 1 Letter to Mr. Phillips
1979 Oct 17