Steve
If you are interested in architecture many don't cover that aspect of there histories but as Tom said that is changing. What members of GCA find interesting most Boards and there members don't. It is a fine line.
There are two books on Shinnecock, Peper essentially rehashed Goodners first book. In Shinnecocks second history book, Flynn is barely mentioned.
A history exists for Chicago Golf. There are two histories of Merion, a new one and one by Tolhurst in 1989. Pine Valley has three the first published in 1962. Other to name a very few include Somerset Hills, San Francisco Golf, which did a history in 1978 and Ridgewood. Oakmont has two books, the most recent in 2003.
The history done by Bob Trebus and Rick Wolfe of Baltusrol is definitely worth having. An earlier history of Baltusrol which isn't bad was done by James Mahon.
On the architecture side, Jeff Mingray's efforts on the Essex Country Club is also exceptionally well done and I would recommend.
Among real history buffs, St Andrews Golf Club (NY) 1888-1938 is a must own along with The Country Club 1882-1932 by Curtis and Heard.
These books vary in terms of content and direction. It depends on what you are looking for and what you are willing to spend. I will say that some histories of some established clubs are disappointing for lack of content or the content itself which Brad Klein discussed in a recent column in Golf Week.
if you are interested in the history of NGLA I would highly recommend Scotlands Gift to Golf by CB Macdonald. A whole chapter is devoted to NGLA and a map of the original layout is in the back. He also discusses architecture, Lido, Yale and Mid Ocean in Bermuda.