Louis Duino Papers
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Title: Louis Duino Papers
Dates: 1926-1997
Collection Number: 2021-28
Creator/Collector:
Duino, Louis
Extent: 1.5 linear feet (3 boxes)
Online items available
Repository:
History San Jose Research Library
San Jose, California 95112
Abstract: Papers of San Jose Mercury News sports editor Louis Duino, including material from his coverage of the 1972 Munich Olympics.
Language of Material: English
Open to the public for research by appointment.
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[Identification of item]. Louis Duino Papers. Collection Number: 2021-28. History San Jose Research Library
Originally loaned to History San Jose in 2007, and converted to a donation in 2021.
Biography/Administrative History
Louis Duino (1907-1997) retired as sports editor of the Mercury News in 1977 after 53 years at the newspaper. He covered the
1960, 1968, and 1972 Olympics for the paper. Golf was his sport of choice -- he started the Mercury's "Golf and Golfers" column
-- and he supplemented his income early in his career by caddying on the weekends. In 1938 he became Sports Editor, and also
wrote his "Louis Duino's Notebook" column until he retired. During World War II Duino also published FMC's newsletter as a
second job.
Scope and Content of Collection
Duino's papers include extensive biographical material, including his typewritten autobiographical reminiscences, written
after he retired from the San Jose Mercury news. A small number of clippings and correspondence are included, but his original
telex filings from the 1972 Munich Olympics comprise the bulk of the material relating to his work as a sportswriter. Photographs
capture Duino with notable athletes, including Cassius Clay and Mark Spitz, while an album created by the San Jose Mercury
News as a retirement gift portrays Duino with his newspaper colleagues.
Sportswriters
Journalists
Olympic Games (20th : 1972 : Munich, Germany)
San Jose Mercury-news
San Jose (Calif.)
photograph albums
photographic prints
telex printouts
manuscripts (documents)
newspaper clippings
letters
journalist