John Underwood papers

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Titre

John Underwood papers

Date(s)

  • circa 1940s-2000s (Production)

Importance matérielle

19.50 linear feet (18 record storage cartons, 1 document case, 1 flat archival box)

Nom du producteur

Underwood, John

Notice biographique

John Underwood (1934-2023) was a well-known sports writer based out of Miami, Florida. He began writing for The Miami News while he was in high school and later went on to graduate from University of Miami in 1956 with a Bachelor's degree in English. Afterwards, he would write for The Herald and Sports Illustrated, the latter of where he achieved the most renown. He continued writing for Sports Illustrated up until his resignation in 1985 to pursue freelancing full time. He also collaborated with famed baseball player Ted Williams to write three books, My Turn at Bat: The Story of My Life, The Science of Hitting, and Fishing "The Big Three," as well as collaborated with Arthur and Peyton Manning to write Manning.

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Portée et contenu

This collection contains articles, screenplays, research notes, drafts, and other writings by John Underwood, as well as research files, audiovisual materials, and clippings. His research topics included former Florida State Senator George A. Smathers, sports, Disney, and South Florida. His collection also contains correspondence, his personal files, photograph albums, scrapbooks, his University of Miami files, and ephemera.

Mode de classement

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Conditions d'accès

This collection is unprocessed but open for research.

Accès physique

This collection is kept in an off-campus storage facility. Please contact Special Collections at asc.library@miami.edu with the boxes you are interested in prior to your visit, and allow up to 1 week for delivery of materials.

Accès technique

Conditions de reproduction

John Underwood Papers Finding Aid © 2024 University of Miami. Requests to reproduce or publish materials from this collection should be directed to asc.library@miami.edu.

Langue des documents

  • anglais

Écriture des documents

  • latin

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Historique de la conservation

Source immédiate d'acquisition

Gift of Donna S. Underwood, 05-03-24.

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Sources complémentaires

The following books and periodicals were added to the cataloging backlog:

  • Fishing "The Big Three" by John Underwood and Ted Williams, 1988
  • My Turn at Bat: The Story of My Life by Ted Williams with John Underwood, 1988
  • Manning: Archie and Peyton Manning with John Underwood, 2000
  • Tales out of School: Joseph Fernandez's Crusade to Rescue America Education by Joseph A. Fernandez with John Underwood, 1993
  • It's Only Me: The Ted Williams We Hardly Knew by John Underwood, 2005
  • The Science of Hitting by Ted Williams and John Underwood, 1986
  • Fifteen issues of Florida Trend Magazine featuring articles by John Underwood, 1992-1998

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Note de l'archiviste

Finding aid created by Yvette Yurubi, Processing Archivist, 06-10-24.

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