Armour, Tommy, 1896-1968
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1896-09-24 - 1968-09-11
Occupations
Places
- Edinburgh (Scotland) (Place of Birth)
- Larchmont (N.Y.) (Place of Death)
- United States (Associated Country)
Topics
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Tommy Armour and Herb Graffis Golf Manuscripts
Collection
Identifier: MSSP_10031
Content Description
This collection consists of manuscript drafts of articles, columns, and a book about about golf by longtime collaborators golfer Tommy Armour (1896-1968) and sportswriter Herb Graffis (1893-1989). The bulk of the items relate to a regular golfing column titled, "Play Better Golf" that ran for many years under Armour's byline in the Chicago Tribune. In addition to typescript drafts, the materials include publication schedules and some correspondence between...
Dates:
1933; 1957-1968; Majority of material found within 1957 - 1968