Guide to the Par-Links Golf Club Scrapbook
Sean Dickerson
African American Museum & Library at Oakland
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Guide to the Par-Links Golf Club Scrapbook
Collection number: MS213
African American Museum & Library at Oakland
Oakland, California
- Processed by:
- Sean Dickerson
- Date Completed:
- 2017-08-10
- Encoded by:
- Sean Dickerson
© 2017 African American Museum & Library at Oakland. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Par-Links Golf Club Scrapbook
Dates: 1958-1963, 1991
Collection number: MS 214
Creator:
Par-Links Golf Club.
Collection Size:
.25 linear feet
(1 box)
Repository:
African American Museum & Library at Oakland (Oakland, Calif.)
Abstract: The Par-Links Golf Club was founded by fifteen African-American women golfers of the East Bay on September 12, 1958. The collection
consists of one scrapbook documenting the first six years of the club’s existence from 1958-1963. It encompasses the bylaws
of the Par-Links Golf Club, tournament committee reports, an application for membership form, a history of the organization,
newspaper clippings, two studio photographs of the charter members, and nineteen photographs of the club participating in
a golf tournament.
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
Access
No access restrictions. Collection is open to the public.
Access Restrictions
Materials are for use in-library only, non-circulating.
Publication Rights
Permission to publish must be obtained from the African American Museum & Library at Oakland.
Preferred Citation
Par-Links Golf Club Scrapbook, MS 214, African American Museum & Library at Oakland, Oakland Public Library. Oakland, California.
Acquisition Information
Donated to the African American Museum & Library at Oakland by Esther Mae Bell on October 12, 2005.
Processing Information
Processed by Sean Dickerson.
Biography / Administrative History
On September 12, 1958, fifteen African-American women golfers of the East Bay organized a ladies’ golf club and named it Par-Links
Golf Club. Charter members were: Eola Paige (President), LaVada Scott (Vice-President), Arjere Johnson (Secretary), Juanita
Wilson (Financial Secretary), Maye Reid (Handicap Chairman), Edna Dotson (Tournament Chaiman), Jane McIntosh (Publicity Chairman),
Doris Bruce, Ruth Beckford Chatmon, Velma Davis, Cleodel Johson, Ramona Maples, Doralee Petty, Nadine Willis, and Nell Wilson.
As membership grew, women golfers began joining from as far as San Francisco, Vallejo, and Walnut Creek. Later members included
Era Edwards, Willie Pearl Elam, Coetta Wilson and Edith Mae Bell. After many requests from men golfers for membership, on
January 28, 1962, Par-Links adopted a proposal to accept men golfers as members. The first four men to join the club were
Oberion Bell, Gaines McIntosh, Slim Slaughter, and W.T. Thompson.
Scope and Content of Collection
The Par-Links Golf Club Scrapbook consists of the bylaws of the Par-Links Golf Club, tournament committee reports, an application
for membership form, a history of the organization, newspaper clippings, two studio photographs of the charter members, and
nineteen photographs of the club participating in a golf tournament. Included also is the program of the 1959 Western States
Golf Association Championships. The Par-Links Golf Club Scrapbook was assembled by its charter members and kept by Jane McIntosh
before being transferred in 1991 to Ed Presley, then President of the Par-Links Golf Club. The scrapbook is arranged into
four series: Series I. Administrative files, Series II. Photographs, Series III. Newspaper Clippings, Series IV. Western
States Golf Association Championships program.
Arrangement
Series I. Administrative files
Series II. Photographs
Series III. Newspaper Clippings
Series IV. Western States Golf Association Championships program
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
the library's online public access catalog.
African American golfers--History.
African American women golfers.
Golf--California--History.
Par-Links Golf Club.
Administrative files
1958-1963, 1991
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Box 1:1
By laws of the Par-Links Golf Club
1958
Box 1:1
Tournament committee report
1959-03-22
Box 1:1
Tournament committee report
circa 1959
Box 1:1
Application for membership
undated
Box 1:1
Letter to Ed Presley, President, Par-Links Golf Club from Jane McIntosh re: enclosure of brief history of organization
1991-09-23
Box 1:1
History of the organization of Par-Links Golf Club
1991
Box 1:1
Tenth Annual East/West Golf Classic congratulations to Par-Links Golf Club
1991
Photographs
1958-circa 1960s
Arrangement
Arranged by photograph identification number.
Box 1:2
Par-Links Golf Club (left-to-right, seated): Lavanda Scott, Velma Davis, Edna Dotson, Nadeen Willis, Cleo Dell Johnson, Ramona
Mabel, Margaret Nell Wilson, Arjere Johnson, Ruth Beckford Chatmon, Jane McIntosh, Eola Paige, (left-to-right, standing) Doralee
Petty, May Frances Reid, Juanita Wilson, Doris Bruce [001]
1958
Box 1:2
Par-Links Golf Club (left-to-right, seated): Lavanda Scott, Eola Paige, Arjere Johnson, (left-to-right, standing) Edna Dotson,
May Frances Reid, Juanita Wilson, Ruth Beckford Chatmon [002]
1958
Box 1:3
Unidentified female Par-Links Golf Club player posing on course fairway [003]
circa 1960s
Box 1:3
Edna Dotson and Arjere Johnson with unidentified female Par-Links Golf Club members [004]
circa 1960s
Box 1:3
Doris Bruce on golf course lawn [005]
circa 1960s
Box 1:3
Four unidentified female Par-Links players on putting green [006]
circa 1960s
Box 1:3
Edna Dotson presenting unidentified female player tournament trophy [007]
circa 1960s
Box 1:3
Four unidentified male Par-Links Golf Club players standing near sand trap [008]
circa 1960s
Box 1:3
Three unidentified male Par-Links Golf Club players posing with clubs [009]
circa 1960s
Box 1:3
Four unidentified male Par-Links Golf Club players standing in front of fence [010]
circa 1960s
Box 1:3
Margaret Nell Wilson and Doralee Petty standing with rolling stand bag [011]
circa 1960s
Box 1:3
Unidentified male Par-Links Golf Club player filling out scorecard [012]
circa 1960s
Box 1:3
Two unidentified female Par-Links players with checkered stand bag [013]
circa 1960s
Box 1:3
Edna Dotson presenting Doralee Petty tournament trophy [014]
circa 1960s
Box 1:3
Edna Dotson presenting Arjere Johnson tournament trophy [015]
circa 1960s
Box 1:3
Two unidentified female Par-Links players on lawn [016]
circa 1960s
Box 1:3
Three unidentified female Par-Links players posing with golf clubs [017]
circa 1960s
Box 1:3
Three unidentified female Par-Links players on putting green [018]
circa 1960s
Box 1:3
Four unidentified female Par-Links players posing on putting green [019]
circa 1960s
Newspaper Clippings
1959-circa 1963
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Box 1:4
“Par-Links”
The Sun Reporter
1959-01-10
Box 1:4
“Ladies golf club” newspaper clipping
1959
Box 1:4
“Par-Links, Bay golfers hold scotch 4-some” newspaper clipping
1959
Box 1:4
“Par-Links hold first annual tournament” newspaper clipping
1959
Box 1:4
“Par-Links hold first ladder tournament”
The California Voice
1960-04-01
Box 1:4
“Up to date with the Par-Links”
The California Voice
1960-08-05
Box 1:4
“Par-Links hold 3rd annual golf tournament” newspaper clipping
1961
Box 1:4
“Par-Links opens membership to men golfers”
The California Voice
1962-02-09
Box 1:4
“Par-Links Golf Club entertained at breakfast”
The California Voice
1963-12-27
Box 1:4
“Lady golfers hold meeting” newspaper clipping
undated
Box 1:4
“Par-Links hold first tournament at Hillview” newspaper clipping
undated
Western States Golf Association Championships program
1959
Box 1:5
Fifth annual Western States Golf Association Championships held at the Bay Area Club program
1959-06-15
