c1970s - 1980s ARCHIVE OF EPHEMERA RELATIVE TO THE HISTORY, BIBLIOGRAPHY AND TOURNAMENT STATISTICS RECORDED AND KEPT BY A NEAR OBSESSIVE FAN AND PLAYER

On offer is a super archive of ephemera including manuscript and typed letters, lists, copy letters, data, tournament records, diary of games, lists of checkers books, rules, awards, photographs, news-clippings etc. compiled by player Delos A. Denham, in a 3 ring binder completely filled with items relating to the world and history of checkers (draughts). Communications from the American Checkers Federation plus letters from many dozens of noted tournament organizers, players and others from within the checkers tournament world including 8 signed letters from Tom Wiswell, the famous checkers grand champion and author, stuff the binder. The dates begin in the 1970s through the 1980s. Overall VG+.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; KEYWORDS: CHECKERS, DRAUGHTS, BOARD GAMES, TOURNAMENT PLAY, HANDWRITTEN, MANUSCRIPT, DOCUMENT, LETTER, AUTOGRAPH, DIARY, JOURNAL, LOG, KEEPSAKE, WRITER, HAND WRITTEN, DOCUMENTS, SIGNED, LETTERS, MANUSCRIPTS, HISTORICAL, HOLOGRAPH, WRITERS, DIARIES, JOURNALS, LOGS, AUTOGRAPHS, PERSONAL, MEMOIR, MEMORIAL, PERSONAL HISTORY, AMERICANA, antiquité, contrat, vélin, document, manuscrit, papier Antike, Brief, Pergament, Dokument, Manuskript, Papier oggetto d'antiquariato, atto, velina, documento, manoscritto, carta antigüedad, hecho, vitela, documento, Manuscrito,chequers