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Tools for Researchers
As stewards for the game’s history, the USGA Museum’s Research Center seeks to be a resource to all those who might have a question or need assistance with a research project. Even if we do not know the answer or have the necessary materials in our collection, we will attempt to assist you in any way we can.
In order to assist you in your research, the Research Center maintains a number of online resources. If you can not find what you are looking for, please contact a member of the staff or make an appointment to view the collections.
USGA Library Catalog
The USGA Library Catalog contains records for each of the more than 22,000 volumes in our vast collection. Users can search by keyword, title, author, subject, publication date, and type of publication. Please note that the subject headings do not correspond to the Library of Congress subject headings. Rather the Library’s classification system was created to reflect the uniqueness of the collection and the historiography of golf. Please use the subject headings as a guide as you navigate the catalog, which is updated on a regular basis.
For access to the USGA Library Catalog, click here >
The Seagle Electronic Golf Library
Named in honor of Janet Seagle, the Museum’s first Curator, SEGL (Seagle Electronic Golf Library) is a digital library of books and magazines from the late 1800s and early 1900s. SEGL contains PDF files of books and magazines that are no longer available to researchers due to preservation concerns. Users with Adobe Acrobat will be able to read and text-search these early publications. New titles are added each year.
For access to SEGL, click here >
Bibliographies on Select Topics
The Research Center maintains bibliographies on frequently researched topics. New bibliographies are added on a regular basis.
Arnold Palmer
Tiger Woods
Babe Didrikson Zaharias
Early Golf History
Minorities and Golf
Women’s Golf
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Related Links/Other Resources
The USGA Museum is home to the world’s largest and most complete collections of golf history. But our collections are not complete. To better assist researchers, the USGA Museum maintains a listing of other museums and libraries that house collections or materials that may be of interest.
Golf Museums, Libraries, and Special Collections
Canadian Golf Hall of Fame and Museum
2070 Hadwen Road
Mississauga, ONT L5K 2C9
Canada
Tel: 905-849-9700
www.cghf.org
Jack Nicklaus Museum
2355 Olentargy River Road
Columbus, OH 43210-1032
Tel: 614-247-5959
www.nicklausmuseum.org
World Golf Hall of Fame
World Golf Village
One World Golf Place
St. Augustine, FL 32092
Tel: 904-940-4000
www.wgv.com
British Columbia Golf Museum
2545 Blanca Street
Vancouver, BC V6R 4N1
Canada
Tel: 604-222-4653
www.bcgolfmuseum.org
PGA Historical Center-Probst Library
PGA Village
Port St. Lucie, FL 34986
Tel: 5610624-8485
www.pgavillage.com
Turfgrass Information CenterTM
Michigan State University
100 Library
East Lansing, MI 48824-1048
Tel: (517) 353-7209
Fax: (517) 353-1975
Email: tgif@msu.edu
The Tufts Archives
Given Memorial Library
150 Cherokee Road
Pinehurst, NC 28370
P) 910-295-3642
www.tuftsarchives.org
LA 84 Foundation
2141 W. Adams Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90018
Tel: 323-730-4646
www.la84foundation.org
Golf Course Superintendents Association of America
1421 Research Park Drive
Lawrence, KS 66049-3859
Tel: 785-841-2240
www.gcsaa.org
Atlanta History Center
130 West Paces Ferry Road NW
Atlanta, GA 30305-1366
Tel: 404-814-4000
www.atlhist.org
The British Golf Museum
Bruce Embanknment
St. Andrews
Fife
KY16 9AB
Tel: 01334-460046
www.britishgolfmuseum.co.uk
Yale University Libraries
Manuscripts and Archives (Herbert Warren Wind Papers)
P.O. Box 208240
New Haven, CT 06520-8240
Tel: 203-432-1735
www.library.yale.edu
The Library of Congress
101 Independence Ave, SE
Washington DC 20540
Tel: 202-707-5000
www.loc.gov
The New York Public Library
Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street
New York, NY
Tel: 212-930-0830
www.nypl.org
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