Other Historical Tennis Material In Our Archives
Articles – located in the historical archive locked closet in the upstairs of the IC
- The Game in Portland, USTA/PNW Official Guide, 1909
- Pacific Northwest Tennis, USTA/PNW Official Guide, Walter Goss, 1913
- Our Friends – The Californians, USTA/PNW Official Guide, 1913
- The Early Days of Lawn Tennis, USTA/PNW Official Guide, George Wright, 1914
- Sidelights on Play & Players, USTA/PNW Official Guide, 1914
- Pacific Northwest Section of the USTA, USTA/PNW Official Guide, Walter Goss, 1920
- Pacific Northwest Youngsters, USTA/PNW Official Guide, Walter Goss, 1920
- Historical, USTA/PNW Official Guide, Walter Goss, 1928
- History of Oregon Tennis back To 1895, Oregon Journal, George Bertz, 2/3/1946
- Webfoot State Produces Standout Court Stars, Oregonian, Pat Frizell, 7/6/1952
- Pacific Northwest Lawn Tennis Association, Haller Peterson, 11/21/1959
- Indoor Tennis Everyone, Oregon Journal, Sam Lee, 7/19/1971
- Tennis Anyone, Willamette Week, Brian Booth, Jackie Lowthian, 5/19/1975
- The Man For a New Country – Sir Mathew Baillie Begbie, David, R. Williams, 1977
- Private Tennis Clubs Proliferate in Portland, Oregonian, Kerry Eggers, 4/18/1984
- Tom Gorman and the Cascades – David Eskenazi – 2011
- The Rise and Fall of The Cascades – Doug Perry – 2012
- Nara Captures First USTA Women’s Challenger Tournament – Kerry Eggers – 2014
- Tennis Titans Talk Tennis History at the Irvington Club, Portland Tribune, Kerry Eggers, 5/26/2016
Scrapbooks
- Walter Goss (1900 – 1935) – IC locked cabinet
- Irvington Club – IC Board room
- Oregon Tennis History – IC board room
- Oregon State Tennis Tournament – IC board room
- PCI Tournament – IC board room
- USTA/PNW Hall of Fame Inductees – on the wall of the IC 2nd floor
- Player Photo Album – IC archive closet
Trophies
- Fisk – IC upstairs viewing cabinet
- Star-Reynolds-Starr – IC upstairs viewing cabinet
Books – A comprehensive library of tennis related books is available in the IC upstairs viewing cabinet including:
- 100 years of tennis in BC, Stevenson
- The Ultimate Tennis Book – 500 Years of The Sport, Gianni Clerici
- Tennis Encyclopedia, Bud Collins
- History of Tennis – An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book, Bud Collins
- Lawn Tennis Encyclopaedia, Maurice Brady
- USTA Yearbooks
- PDX 10S, Tennis in Portland Oregon , The Boom Years, 1886 – 1990, Mike Stone
- The Magnus Factor – The Bill Rose Story, Rise to One, Mike Wittmayer
Magazines – Complete bound set of American Lawn Tennis Magazines, donated by Wes Hartman – IC upstairs viewing cabinet
Lists – located in the historical archive locked closet in the upstairs of the IC
- OTHC Documentation Index
- Significant historical articles, Sam Lee
- Significant trophies, Sam Lee
- Prominent players by period – Sam Lee
- Evolution of Tennis Clubs in Oregon – Steve Hall/Mike Stone
- Player Recognition
Profiles – located in the historical archive locked closet in the upstairs of the IC
- History of Tennis in the Pacific Northwest – PNW Historical Committee
- History of Tennis, Sam Lee, 1997
- Handicap Tournaments, Sam Lee
- The Game of Tennis, Kurt Berndt first tennis pro at the Irvington Club
- Where Are They Now – Randy King
- Recollections of tennis in Portland during the 60’s – Randy King
- Where Are They Now – Bob Dietsche
- The Day I Beat Bobby Riggs – Bob Dietsche
- Where Are They Now – Hugh Findlay
Pictures – located in the historical archive locked closet in the upstairs of the IC
- Sir Mathew Bailey Begbie (3), The Man For A New Country, book
- First tennis courts in Portland, home of H.D. Greene, 1880
- 1939 USA Davis Cup Team
- USTA/PNW pictures of the individual members of the Hall of Fame
- Party honoring Dr. Bilderback – 1959
- Party honoring Kurt Berndt’s 84th birthday, 1985
- Celebration of Tennis Event at the irvington Club, 2016
Much of the information listed above is also displayed on the OTHC Facebook folder: https://www.facebook.com/oregontennishistoricalcommittee/ and on display cases at the Irvington club and the Charbonneau Tennis Club.
In addition to these documents, during the mid 1990’s, the Jantzen Corporation donated 2 sets of 11 tennis outfits depicting tennis apparel worn by great players in the earlier years of tennis. One of the outfits was worn by Gussie Moran. The OTHC kept one set and donated the other set to the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
A complete index of archived tennis historical material is referenced above in the Lists/OTHC Documentation Index