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National League Papers

 Collection
Identifier: BA MSS 026

Scope and Contents

This collection is organized into six series by subject matter. Series I are correspondence files, alphabetically by surname. The folder heading refers to the subject matter of the correspondence. Series II are questionnaires which were given to players to fill out. The year(s) following their name is the year it was completed. Series III are subject files, listed alphabetically. Series IV are press releases by team, All-Star, World Series and various. Series V are statistics. These are player index cards, batting and pitching. Series VI are oversize items such as scoresheets and seating diagrams.

Dates

  • 1883-1998

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.

Conditions Governing Use

The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum provides use copies of materials to facilitate private study, scholarship, and research. NBHoF welcomes you to use materials in our collections that are in the public domain and to make fair use of copyrighted materials as defined by intellectual property law and with proper acknowledgement. If you have more information about material on our websites, or if you are the copyright holder and believe our websites have not properly attributed your work or have used it without permission, please contact research@baseballhall.org with your contact information and a link to the relevant content.

Extent

23.17 Linear Feet (48 legal document boxes and 3 oversize flat boxes)

18.76 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

This is a collection of correspondence, questionnaires, subject files, press releases and statistics.

Arrangement

This collection is organized into six series by subject matter. Series I Correspondence; Series II Questionnaires; Series III Subject files; Series IV Press Releases; Series V Statistics; Series VI Oversize material.

Physical Location

Manuscript archives Aisle 7, Range e, Shelves 1-6; Aisle 2, Range c, Shelf 4

Custodial History

Gift (BL-2011-00517)

Separated Materials

MSS Minor Collections, Box 1, Folder 1 Tony Gwynn photographs (4), circa 1990; Amateur baseball game, England, undated

Processing Information

Material was organized by genre, such as questionnaires, correspondence, etc. Photographs were separated and clippings kept were photocopied for research files. Remainder were placed in acid-free folders and boxes.

Title
Guide to the National League Papers
Status
Completed
Author
This collection was processed and organized by various staff members between 2000 and 2007. Claudette Scrafford did a final review and wrote the finding aid in 2013.
Date
2013
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Archives Repository

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