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Golf Donation to UBC Library profiled in the media

By Glenn Drexhage on January 17, 2008

The recent valuable and generous donation of golf books from Sam Martz to UBC Library has been featured in several newspapers.   The Globe and Mail, Sept. 5, 2007 “Fifty years in the making, collection of golf books ‘is the big leagues’.” Read more online. The National Post, Sept. 5, 2007 “The 81-year-old retired businessman […]

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A hole-in-one donation for UBC Library

By Glenn Drexhage on August 31, 2007

Vancouver’s Sam Martz, a retired businessman and golf aficionado, has given his entire book collection of 4,730 golf books valued at about $450,000 to UBC. The collection, dating back to early 19th-century editions, covers all aspects of golf including club histories, the genesis and art of the game, course architecture, instructions and even poetry with […]

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