John Underwood papers

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John Underwood papers

Data(s)

  • circa 1940s-2000s (Produção)

Dimensão

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

Nome do produtor

Underwood, John

História biográfica

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.

Elementos de conteúdo e estrutura

Âmbito e conteúdo

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.

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Condições de acesso

This collection is unprocessed but open for research.

Acesso físico

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.

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Condiçoes de reprodução

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.

Idiomas do material

  • inglês

Escrita do material

  • latim

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Fonte imediata de aquisição

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

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

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