Olive Peterson

Olive Stone Avery Peterson (January 20, 1898 – February 10, 1965) was an American bridge player and teacher on the Philadelphia Main Line.

Biography

Peterson was born in Cincinnati and moved to Indiana as a child. In 1925, she moved to Philadelphia, and was one of several strong bridge players based in the city. She was the "chief assistant" of Milton Work, an extraordinarily successful lecturer and writer on the game (and sometimes called its "Grand Old Man"), when she developed a partnership with young Charles Goren. Goren "became Mr. Work's technical assistant by the end of the decade".

Peterson and Work conducted a 36-day bridge cruise on the ocean liner Carinthia to the North Cape, Norway, and Russia in 1933.

Peterson's husband was Harold Peterson, whom she married in 1919. The Work–Peterson Accurate Valuation System of Contract Bridge, Work and Peterson (Winston, 1934), 101 pp., Common-sense Contract: Featuring the Goren System, foreword by Charles Goren (Peterson, 193?), 80 pp.,

Bridge accomplishments

Honors

Honorary Secretary of the ACBL, 1951 – recognizing "her many executive contributions to the game" Hilliard Mixed Pairs (1) 1943 Wagar Women's Knockout Teams (2) 1938, 1942 Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (4) 1940, 1942, 1943, 1944

Runners-up

North American Bridge Championships Master Individual (1) 1942 Whitehead Women's Pairs (1) 1935