H. L. (Henry Lloyd) Herbert helped to establish and cultivate the sport of polo in the United States. In 1890, he guided the organization and development of the Polo Association, later known as the United States Polo Association, which became the national governing body for the sport of polo in the United States. The Polo Association opened on March 21, 1890, with their headquarters at 71 Broadway in New York, New York. Herbert was named the association’s first chairman, holding that position until 1921.
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H. L. Herbert letters, RLC.Ms.519, Redwood Library and Athenaeum.
This collection consists of two letters written by H. L. Herbert as chairman of the Polo Association in New York to George Griswold in November 1890 concerning the size of polo fields and the possibility of establishing a polo field at Tuxedo Park, New York.
This collection is arranged in chronological order.
Gift of George Herrick, 2008 October 27.
This collection was initially processed by Aimee Saunders in 2010.
Bent, Newell.
Malcolm Mocrieffe letter, RLC.Ms.526, Redwood Library and Athenaeum.