James C. Isaminger Scorebook collection
Scope and Contents
A collection of 52 scorebooks kept by James C. Isaminger between 1907 and 1940. Games include spring training, regular season and World Series.
Dates
- 1907-1940
Creator
- Isaminger, James C., 1880-1946 (Person)
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. The Museum 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 copyright law and with proper citation. Permission to publish materials must be obtained from: Giamatti Research Center, National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, 25 Main St., Cooperstown, NY 13326 Phone: 607.547.0330 E-mail: research@baseballhall.org
Biographical / Historical
Born in Hamilton, Ohio in 1880, James Campbell Isaminger began his career in journalism with the Cincinnati Times-Star. Recommended by American League founder and president Ban Johnson, Isaminger joined the staff of the Philadelphia North American in 1905. When the paper folded in 1925, Isaminger moved to the Philadelphia Inquirer where he penned his well-known columns "Tips from the Sporting Ticker" and "Under the Spotlight." The longtime editor and co-author of the Reach annual baseball guides, Isaminger was a Philadelphia institution. His investigative efforts, along with those of Ring Lardner and Hugh Fullerton, were instrumental in exposing the truth behind the "Black Sox" scandal of 1919. A former president of the Baseball Writers' Association of America, Isaminger died in 1946 at the age of 65. He was awarded the BBWAA Career Excellence Award in 1974.
Extent
1.08 Linear Feet (in 1 record storage box)
1.28 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
A collection of 52 scorebooks kept by James C. Isaminger between 1907 and 1940.
Arrangement
The scorebooks are in chronological order.
Physical Location
Manuscript Archives, Aisle 3, Range b, Shelf 2
Appraisal
No materials were removed in accessioning or processing.
Processing Information
Each scorebook volume was put in an acid-free envelope and are stored in a record storage box.
Creator
- Isaminger, James C., 1880-1946 (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the James C. Isaminger Scorebook collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Claudette Scrafford, Manuscript Archivist
- Date
- August 2016
- 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