National League Papers
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
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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.
Source
- National League of Professional Baseball Clubs (Creator, Organization)
- 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