MATTHEW, SIDNEY L.
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Scope and Content Note

The subseries consists of correspondence, memorabilia, and scrapbooks collected by Sidney L. Matthew relating to Bobby Jones and golf in the 1920s. Correspondence is to and from Bobby Jones and his contemporaries and family members, primarily dating from the 1920s-1970s. Of particular note are Bobby Jones' correspondence; the autographed scorecard from a doubles match with Bobby Jones, Dot Kirby, Charley Yates, and Joyce Wethered; and O.B. Keeler's scrapbook.

Arrangement Note

Arranged in alphabetical order.

Restrictions on Access

Special restrictions apply: Due to preservation concerns, OBV2-11, Scrapbooks are restricted.

Scope and Content Note The subseries consists of correspondence, memorabilia, and scrapbooks collected by Sidney L. Matthew relating to Bobby Jones and golf in the 1920s. Correspondence is to and from Bobby Jones and his contemporaries and family members, primarily dating from the 1920s-1970s. Of particular note are Bobby Jones' correspondence; the autographed scorecard from a doubles match with Bobby Jones, Dot Kirby, Charley Yates, and Joyce Wethered; and O.B. Keeler's scrapbook.

Correspondence
Box	Folder	Content
17	1	Adams, Wayman, 1926
17	2	Cox, W. Howard, 1941-1962
17	3	Darwin, Bernard, 1921
17	4	Douglas, Findlay S. 1949
17	5	East, J. Victor, 1921-1968
17	6	Eisenhower, Dwight D., 1955-1958
17	7	Evans, Charles "Chick" Jr., 1923-1964 and no date
17	8	Fellenz, Louis J. "Lon" Jr., 1957
17	9	Gordin, Richard D., 1958 and 1968
17	10	Hunter, William Irvine "Willie," no date
17	11	Jacques, Herbert Jr., 1965
17	12	Jones, Clara Thomas, 1956
17	13	Jones, Robert Permedus, no date
17	14	Jones, Robert T. "Bobby," 1928-1970
17	15	Jones, Robert Trent, 1951
17	16	Jones, Sara Law, 1945
17	17	Justin, Gerald [Corporal], 1967-1968
17	18	Keeler, Oscar Bane "O.B.," 1923-1950 and no date
17	19	Kirkwood, Joe Sr., 1922-1939
17	20	Marshall, Jean, 1971
17	21	Montford, "Sid," 1955
17	22	Ouimet, Francis, 1941-1967
17	23	Paulsen, Guy, no date
17	24	Rainwater, Charles Veazey, 1949
17	25	Rice, Grantland, 1929
17	26	Sarazen, Gene, 1948-1950
17	27	Smith, Arthur "Art," 1955
17	28	Smith, Horton, 1954-1963
17	29	Taylor, Dawson, 1974
17	30	Wethered, Joyce, circa 1994
17	31	Press Releases, 1948-circa 1953
Memorabilia
34	1	Didrikson, "Babe," Helen Hicks, Dorothy Kirby, and Patty Berg: exhibition match at East Lake Country Club (Atlanta, Georgia), competitors pass, March 28, 1937 [autographed]
34	2	East Lake Country Club (Atlanta, Georgia): Alpha Phi Fraternity dance card and invitation, March 27, 1936
34	3	East Lake Country Club (Atlanta, Georgia): embroidered pin
34	4	East, J. Victor: Jack White, Golf Club Maker invoice, September 22, 1914 [photocopy]
34	5	East, J. Victor: U.S. Department of Labor Immigration Service, "Proof that alien claiming transit privilege has left the United States, section A," incomplete, no date
34	6	East, J. Victor: U.S. Department of Labor Immigration Service, "Proof that alien claiming transit privilege has left the United States, section A," July 13, 1921
34	7	Jones, Bobby: Down the Fairway with Bobby Jones exhibit preview, Atlanta History Center (Atlanta, Georgia), invitation, April 6, 1999
34	8	Jones, Bobby: East Lake Country Club (Atlanta, Georgia) score card, no date [fax]
34	8	Jones, Bobby: East Lake Country Club (Atlanta, Georgia) score card, blank, October 30, 1936 [fax]
34	9	Jones, Bobby: East Lake Country Club (Atlanta, Georgia) score card, doubles match with Dot Kirby, Charley Yates, and Joyce Wethered, no date [autographed]
34	10	Jones, Bobby: Masters Invitational Tournament, Augusta National Golf Club (Augusta, Georgia), score card, April 1948
34	11	Jones, Bobby: Order of Service, memorial ceremony, Parish Church of the Holy Trinity (St. Andrews, Scotland), September 15, 1974
34	12	Jones, Bobby: picture postcard
34	13	Jones, Bobby: stamp information card, United States Postal Commemorative Society, no date
34	13	Jones, Bobby: stamp proof copy, United States Postal Service, 1997
34	14	Jones, Bobby: ticket to "War Bond Golf Match: Bob Hope and Bobby Jones vs. Johnny Bulla and Watts Gunn," Brookhaven Country Club (Dallas, Texas), November 26, 1944
34	15	Jones, Bobby and J. Victor East: golf club order records, "job card" and notes, April 9, 1930
34	15	Jones, Bobby and J. Victor East: golf club order records, "job card" and notes, March 9, 1931
34	15	Jones, Bobby and J. Victor East: golf club order records, "order record" and notes, August 31, 1931
34	15	Jones, Bobby and J. Victor East: golf club order records, "order record" and notes, October 26, 1931
34	15	Jones, Bobby and J. Victor East: golf club order records, "order record" and notes, November 5, 1931
34	15	Jones, Bobby and J. Victor East: golf club order records, notes, June 1931
34	15	Jones, Bobby and J. Victor East: golf club order records, notes, August 1932
34	15	Jones, Bobby and J. Victor East: golf club order records, "set no. 331" notes, no date
34	15	Jones, Bobby and J. Victor East: golf club order records, "no. 332 set" notes, no date
34	15	Jones, Bobby and J. Victor East: golf club order records, notes, no date
34	15	Jones, Bobby and J. Victor East: golf club order records, notes, no date
34	16	Keeler, O.B.: Testimonial Dinner invitation, 1949
34	17	Kirkwood, Joe H. Sr.: invoice for Mr. J. Hackitt, January 24, 1922
34	18	[Kirkwood, Joe H.]: purser's check, Oceanic Steamship Company, S.S. Sonoma, (Sydney, Australia to San Francisco, California)
34	19	Kirkwood, Joe H.: U.S. Department of Labor Immigration Service, "Proof that alien claiming transit privilege has left the United States, section A," July 13, 1921
34	20	Kirkwood, Joe H. and J. Victor East: invoice, Grand Hotel (St. Andrews, Scotland), May 11, 1921
34	20	Kirkwood, Joe H. and J. Victor East: invoice, Grand Hotel (St. Andrews, Scotland), June 3, 1921
34	20	Kirkwood, Joe H. and J. Victor East: invoice, Grand Hotel (St. Andrews, Scotland), June, 14, 1921
34	20	Kirkwood, Joe H. and J. Victor East: invoice, Grand Hotel (St. Andrews, Scotland), June, 24, 1921
34	20	Kirkwood, Joe H. and J. Victor East: invoice, Grand Hotel (St. Andrews, Scotland), June 25, 1921
34	21	Kirkwood, Joe H. and J. Victor East: receipt, Cunard Steam Ship Company, Limited, July 13, 1921
34	22	Robertson, Robert Esquire: Blairgowrie Golf Club (Perth, Scotland) subscription invoice, March 20, 1904
34	23	Rosenthal, Elaine: Christmas greeting card
34	24	Stirling, Alexa: "Diner d'Adieu" menu, March 16, 1921
34	25	Stirling, Alexa: mesh golf ball medal, circa 1925
34	26	Stirling, Alexa and Bobby Jones: dinner program, East Lake Country Club (Atlanta, Georgia), December 28, 1920
34	27	Yates, Charley: British Amateur Championship, Troon Golf Club (Troon, Scotland), competitor's pass, 1938
Scrapbooks
OBV2	-	Keeler, O.B.: travels with the Walker Cup Team and American golfers participating in the British Open and British Amateur Championships, 1926-1944 [RESTRICTED]
OBV3	-	Barnett, Vincent: Augusta National Golf Club Commemorative Jamboree Scrapbook, 1947 [RESTRICTED]
OBV4	-	Matthew, Sidney L.: assorted newspaper clippings, photographs, and captions [RESTRICTED]
OBV5	-	Matthew, Sidney L.: "Bobby Jones Says" I [RESTRICTED]
OBV6	-	Matthew, Sidney L.: "Bobby Jones Says" II [RESTRICTED]
OBV7	-	Matthew, Sidney L.: "Bobby Jones Says" III [RESTRICTED]
OBV8	-	Matthew, Sidney L.: "Bobby Jones Says" IV [RESTRICTED]
OBV9	-	Matthew, Sidney L.: "Bobby Jones Says" V [RESTRICTED]
OBV10	-	Matthew, Sidney L.: "Bobby Jones Says" VI [RESTRICTED]
OBV11	-	Matthew, Sidney L.: "Bobby Jones Says" VII [RESTRICTED]