The September 2007 issue of Canadian Nurse magazine features an article on UBC Library’s digitized collection of Florence Nightingale letters.

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A valuable and generous donation of golf books from Sam Martz to UBC Library is featured in The Chronicle of Higher Education.

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A valuable and generous donation of golf books from Sam Martz to UBC Library was featured in the National Post newspaper on September 5, 2007.

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A valuable and generous donation of golf books from Sam Martz to UBC Library was featured in The Globe and Mail newspaper. You can view the article here:

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The latest issue of Backbone magazine includes a feature article on UBC Library’s automated storage and retrieval system – aka the library robot.

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UBC Library’s Dolman Collection is profiled in this article from UBC Medicine magazine.

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Vancouver’s Sam Martz, a retired businessman and golf aficionado, has given his entire book collection of 4,730 golf books valued at about $450,000 to UBC. The collection, dating back to early 19th-century editions, covers all aspects of golf including club histories, the genesis and art of the game, course architecture, instructions and even poetry with rare finds such as Poems on Golf, by Robert Clark, 1867.

According to Ralph Stanton, the head of Rare Books and Special Collections at UBC Library, this is the biggest collection of golf books in an academic library in the world. The next closest candidate appears to be the Arthur W. Schultz golf collection at the University of Chicago, which numbers about 1,600 books. Martz is aware of only two other bigger golf book collections – a public one at the United States Golf Association, and a private one owned by an executive at a sports, entertainment and media company.

Also notable is the condition of the books, described by Stanton as “superb.” Significant elements of the collection will be catalogued and available for viewing by summer 2008. A few of the rarest books include:

– History of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club St. Andrew’s, by Harry Sterling Everard; first edition, 1907

– The Reminiscences of Golf on St. Andrew’s Links, by James Balfour; first edition, 1887

– Poems on Golf, by Robert Clark; special presentation edition, 1867

– Chronicles of the Blackheath Golfers, by W.E. Hughes, first edition, 1897

– Keep Your Eye on the Ball and Your Right Knee Stiff, by Harry Roy Sweny; first edition, 1898

Martz, 81, still plays golf regularly. He began caddying in Montreal when he was about 10 and started collecting golf books in his 30s. He donated his collection to UBC Library because he wanted it to go to an organization where it would be maintained and protected for generations to come.

This major donation opens up new opportunities for scholars and will be of benefit to those studying the sociology of sport, urban planning and golf course design.

Glenn Drexhage
Communications officer, UBC Library
Tel: 604-827-3434
E-mail: glenn.drexhage@ubc.ca

The latest issue of UBC Reports features an article on UBC employees who recently received the 2007 President’s Service Award for Excellence. The recipients include Leeta Sokalski, Library Circulation and Office Manager. Congratulations Leeta!

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The Vancouver Sun recently featured an article about UBC Library’s digitized collection of Florence Nightingale Letters. Please find the article here.

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The Province (Vancouver) also recently featured an article on the same collection. Please find the article here.

Attribution: Elaine O’Connor/The Province (Vancouver)