Scope and Contents This collection contains annual publications in magazine format devoted to baseball. The magazines mostly covered major league baseball in the United States. The magazines published prior to the season—or sometimes during the season—generally included reviews of the previous year’s season; team and players statistics; and previews of the upcoming—or in-progress—season, including information about leagues, teams, players managers, and other details. The magazines often include essays,...

Scope and Contents This collection contains programs and scorecards printed by College Baseball teams. Teams published programs and scorecards for fans attending the games. The programs and scorecards usually contain at a minimum roster and lineup information and space for attendees to keep score of the game. The programs tend to become larger, longer, and more substantial over the years and sometimes contain additional information about the teams, players, coaches, and other subjects. Some programs also...

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Two small volumes of the daily calendar type, dated 1904 and 1910, used as notebooks by Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Honus Wagner. Content consists mostly of accounts, addresses, and other brief notations. The 1910 volume contains several longer crossed-out pages that could be copies of a rudimentary will.

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Lawrence A. Bucynski Baseball Correspondence includes nine pieces of correspondence from the summer of 1949 between baseball player Lawrence Bucynski, George Trautman, the President of the National Association of Professional Baseball Clubs, and the Abbeville (Louisiana) Athletics of the minor Evangeline League. The letters discuss a salary dispute between Bucynski and the Abbeville baseball team. Formats include letters and telegrams.

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Baseball board game with abacus-style scorekeeping system. Pieces missing.

Scope and Contents This collection consists of 127 pieces of fan mail written to baseball player Joe “Shoeless Joe” Jackson in the years after his retirement. The correspondence was in the form of letters and postal cards and nearly all of the letters include the original mailing envelopes. Most of the letters are fan requests for autographs. Some of the autograph requests reference an article about Jackson that appeared in the October 1949 issue of Sport magazine, titled "This Is...

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One game manufactured by Johnson Store Equipment Co. Baseball board game. Pieces missing.

Scope and Contents This collection contains scorecards published by Major League Baseball teams in the American Association. Teams published scorecards for purchase by fans attending the games. The scorecards usually contain at a minimum roster and lineup information and space for attendees to keep score of the game. Some scorecards also include advertisements. Some scorecards in this finding aid are indicated as either "scored" or "partially scored." "Scored" scorecards must meet two criteria....

Scope and Contents This collection contains media guides published by Major League Baseball teams in the American League. The annual guides published prior to each MLB season generally included a review of the previous season (including statistics), a preview of the upcoming season (including schedules and opponent information), and photographs and bios of players, coaches, and staff. Other content sometimes included broader material about the history of the franchise, information about the city, and other...

Scope and Contents This collection consists of Major League Baseball team fan newsletters published by teams in the American League. The newsletters promoted interest in the clubs, and each newsletter typically contained brief stories about players, accounts of recent games, details for upcoming games, news about ballpark promotions, or other information about the team. Most newsletters also contained photographs, cartoons, or other images. Some newsletters included advertisments. Materials include published...

Scope and Contents This collection contains more than 1,200 programs and scorecards published for games in the American League. Major League teams and other publishers printed programs and scorecards for purchase by fans attending the games. The programs and scorecards usually contain at a minimum roster and lineup information and space for attendees to keep score of the game. The programs tend to become larger, longer, and more substantial over the years and sometimes contain additional information about the...

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This collection consists of Major League Baseball annual team yearbooks published by American League clubs. Aimed at fans, yearbooks typically contained information and articles about players, managers, and coaches, as well as statistics and schedules. Most yearbooks also featured numerous photographs of players and personnel and other team-related images. Some yearbooks contained advertisements. Materials include annual team yearbooks.

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This collection contains organizational record books published by Major League Baseball teams. The record books contain historical statistics related to the franchise and lists individual and team records in various statistical categories along with other historical data about the team.

Formats include record books.

Scope and Contents This collection contains media guides published by Major League Baseball teams in the National League. The annual guides published prior to each MLB season generally included a review of the previous season (including statistics), a preview of the upcoming season (including schedules and opponent information), and photographs and bios of players, coaches, and staff. Other content sometimes included broader material about the history of the franchise, information about the city, and other...

Scope and Contents This collection consists of Major League Baseball team fan newsletters published by teams in the National League. The newsletters promoted interest in the clubs, and each newsletter typically contained brief stories about players, accounts of recent games, details for upcoming games, news about ballpark promotions, or other information about the team. Most newsletters also contained photographs, cartoons, or other images. Some newsletters included advertisments. Materials include published...

Scope and Contents This collection contains more than 1,000 programs and scorecards published by Major League Baseball teams in the National League. Teams published programs and scorecards for purchase by fans attending the games. The programs and scorecards usually contain at a minimum roster and lineup information and space for attendees to keep score of the game. The programs tend to become larger, longer, and more substantial over the years and sometimes contain additional information about the teams,...

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This collection consists of Major League Baseball annual team yearbooks published by National League clubs. Aimed at fans, yearbooks typically contained information and articles about players, managers, and coaches, as well as statistics and schedules. Most yearbooks also featured numerous photographs of players and personnel and other team-related images. Some yearbooks contained advertisements. Materials include annual team yearbooks.

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One game manufactured by Philadelphia Game Manufacturing Co. Players choose a baseball team and play by spinning the dial to move players around the bases throughout the innings.

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A group of three personal letters written during a 1914 preseason exhibition tour by Pittsburgh Pirates player Max Carey. The letters are addressed to Carey's wife, Aurelia Behrens Carey and discuss games in Missouri, Nebraska, and Kansas, as well as, personal matters.

Scope and Contents This collection contains more than 2,300 programs and scorecards published by Minor League Baseball teams. Teams published programs and scorecards for purchase by fans attending the games. The programs and scorecards usually contain at a minimum roster and lineup information and space for attendees to keep score of the game. The programs tend to become larger, longer, and more substantial over the years and sometimes contain additional information about the teams, players, coaches, and...

Content Description 15 letters and cards written and signed by former Negro Leagues players responding to autograph collector Joel Meltzer. The correspondence ranges from small cards to multi-page letters. The authors of many letters discuss the best players they faced, answer other questions, and sometimes provide biographical details. Many letters reference photos or cards signed by the players for Meltzer. None of the letters, however, are accompanied by any signed memorabilia. There are also no envelopes or...