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Philadelphia Phillies Cash Books Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSSP_0009

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Content Description

Two cash books detailing the finances of the Philadelphia National League baseball club (the Phillies) from March 1922 to July 1928, and from November 1934 to June 1940. The two books are similar in format. Income and expenditures are itemized in daybook form. A typical in-season month contains nearly 100 lines of identified expenditures, some of which are further annotated. These include payroll (players' salaries are lumped together), travel costs, equipment, gate receipt payouts, fees, etc. Revenues include game-by-game breakdown of income, especially with regard to ticket pricing. The second volumes includes 30-odd enclosures that include receipts for income from high school football games.

Dates

  • Creation: 1922-28; 1934-40

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

PARTIALLY PROCESSED -- Processed portions of the collection are open for research. Unprocessed materials may be available, however curatorial permission and advance notice are required for access. Contact the repository for more information or to request an appointment.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright status for collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Extent

1.71 Linear Feet ( 2 volumes 45 cm., 149 and 151 leaves, with a total of around 590 pages of manuscript entries. 34 additional manuscripts associated with the 1934-40 book. 5 folders in half document case (legal).)

Language of Materials

English

Status
In Progress
Date
January 2026
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the University of Notre Dame Rare Books & Special Collections Repository

Contact:
102 Hesburgh Library
Notre Dame IN 46556
574-631-0290