Songbook (A League of Their Own), 1992
Scope and Contents
"This series dates from 1909 to 1982 and contains music from twenty different productions. It is arranged alphabetically by film or musical title. Music from notable films includes Irving Berlin's "Always" from the Pride of the Yankees staring Gary Cooper (who appears on the cover); a professional copy of "O'Brien to Ryan to Goldberg" from the Gene Kelly musical Take Me Out to the Ballgame; "After the Ball" from William Bendix's Babe Ruth Story (Bendix on cover); and the title song from It Happens Every Spring featuring Ray Malland on the cover. Also of note is the thematic music cue sheet to accompany Paramount Pictures' silent Casey At The Bat starring Wallace Berry. Broadway musical sheet music includes numerous songs and songbooks from Damn Yankees (later a motion picture); two songs from The First, a play about Jackie Robinson; and "Come On Play Ball With Me" from Ziegfeld's Follies of 1909 (featuring a picture of the cast). Other items included in this series have a less direct relationship to baseball: "There Goes the Ball Game" from New York, New York starring Liza Minnelli and Robert DeNiro, and "Put on Your Grey Bonnet" from the movie Wilson featuring President Woodrow Wilson throwing out the first pitch at a baseball game on the cover."
Dates
- 1992
Conditions Governing Access
Materials are open without restrictions but viewing materials does require an appointment. Please contact the Giamatti Research Center, research@baseballhall.org, 607-547-0330.
Extent
From the Collection: 1.81 Cubic Feet (In five oversize flat boxes)
From the Collection: 5.42 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Archives Repository