GOLF ENDOWMENT
&
GOLF COLLECTION
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International Institute for Sport
and Olympic History
Library and Museum
The IISOH is seeking $1 million (one million Dollars)
from a donor in order to establish an endowment for the sport of GOLF.
This is a naming opportunity for the donor to have a perpetual identification with the sport of GOLF.
The endowment would be named by the benefactor with the approval of the IISOH Board of Directors.
The endowment becomes a permanent trust fund invested by the Institute
with only the quarterly earned interest being used for development of the
GOLF collections in both the Library and Museum.
For more details about the endowment program, please click here
CASH DONATIONS:
Cash donations IN ANY AMOUNT are always welcome --
$25 is also greatly appreciated.
The Board of Directors would like to thank all donors for their support. Every donation will be recognized
in our publications or web site pages. Donations over $250 will be honored by the Board of Directors with
an engraved brick to be placed on the patios or walkways that will surround the cafe and scultpure gardens.
Larger donations will be acknowledged with larger plaques in marble, stone or bronze and displayed on designated
walls of honor inside or outside the buildings in accordance with the instructions of the Board of Directors.
To become a Chater Member or make a cash donation --
go to this page now.
NON-CASH DONATIONS:
The Library and Museum eagerly accept donations of material that are within the scope of its collections. Collectors are encouraged to send us books, monographs, theses & dissertations, magazine and subscription collections for the library, as well as medals, pins, torches, posters, artwork and collectables for the Museum.
LIBRARY donations:
- Material in ANY language, including but not limited to English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portugese, Flemish, Swedish, Finnish, Danish, Norwegian, Latin, Greek, Russian, Ukrainian, Serbo-Croatian, Hebrew, Arabic, Japanese, Chinese, Farsi, Sanskrit and dozens of others.
The scope of the collection is international and comprehensive.
- Books
- Monographs
- Theses & Dissertations
- Bound and unbound serials (magazines, journals, etc)
- Newspapers (hard copies or microfilm)
- Juvenile literature
- Dictionaries
- Encyclopedias
- Reference books
- Manuscripts
- Archives of organizations
- Original letters of correspondance
- Maps
- Ephemera (pamphlets, booklets, folders, flyers, tickets, etc).
- Miscellaneous items that do not fit into the above categories
MUSEUM donations:
- Golf Posters
- Antique Golf equipment
- Statuary in bronze, resin, plaster, terracotta, etc.
- Paintings, Serigraphs, Drawings, etc.
- Photographs, prints, negatives, glass plates, etc.
- Films, movies, videos, dvd's, especially older films in need of archival preservation
- Music, records, tapes, sheet music
- Graphics, 16th - 19th century lithographs & prints
- Golf-related medals, awards, trophies
- Golf commemorative medals, participation medals, badges, etc.
- Golf pins
- Golf flags, banners, advertising
- Golf-related memorabilia
- Philatelic items, stamp collections, illustrated postcards on rowing
- Numismatic items, coins, exonumia with Golf themes
- Uniforms, clothing, textiles, fashions
- Physical education, recreation and play equipment related to Golf
- Games, especially antique items
These lists are not comprehensive and are limited only by your imagination! Keep in mind that Golf is an international sport that originated in Scotland in the 1400's. We seek everything, in every language, in order to develop a comprehensive collection on the history of this "old and ancient" sport.
For additional sports and topics that we seek to endow,
click here to see the list in the SUBJECTS page.
The IISOH is a Pennsylvania Non-profit, Educational, Literary and Research Corporation
under section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Code. The IISOH is organized
to operate a library and museum for the following subjects:
History of Sport
Physical Education
Recreation
Dance
Sport in Art
Olympic Games
Donations are tax deductable
Links to pages about the International Institute for Sport and Olympic History.
