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Robert Trent Jones papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 6855

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Collection consists of Jones' records related to golf course design. Includes correspondence, personal material, business records, photographs, sketches, and golf course plans.

Dates

  • 1924-2003.

Creator

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

Access Restrictions:

Access to selected boxes and folders containing individuals' financial or other sensitive information are restricted. All boxes in the the subseries Financial Records and Legal Affairs are restricted, including boxes 9, 14, 16, 18, 20, 26, 33, 43, 49-54, 56, 58, 60-61, 71-74, 78, 81, 116, 125-126, 135-136, 139-141, 144, 151-152, 171, 177, 197, 199, 219, 239, 249, and 301. Please refer to the collection finding aid for additional restricted folders.

Use/Reproduction Restrictions:

Use of the Robert Trent Jones Papers is restricted to non-commercial research and scholarly purposes only and unauthorized use or duplication for commercial purposes may violate the intellectual property rights of Robert Trent Jones, Sr.'s, heirs and assigns.

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Robert Trent Jones (1906-2000) was a golf course architect. Born in Ince-in-Makerfield, England, he grew up in East Rochester, New York, where he became an avid golfer from his youth. Jones attended Cornell University, where he created his own course of study to become a professional golf course designer. During his professional career, he designed and re-designed more than 500 golf courses nationally and internationally, including 79 courses that were used for the United States Open or other national championships. Jones was a founding member and a former president of the American Society of Golf Course Architects. He won numerous awards for his designs and was the first architect inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1987.

Extent

804 cubic feet. (804 cubic feet.)

Status
Completed
Author
Compiled by RMC Staff
Date
October 2013
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository

Contact:
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)