Major League Baseball Audited Financial Reports collection
Scope and Contents
A collection of audited financial reports prepared for Major League Baseball between 1926 and 1968. Reports include Office of the Commissioner, Association of Professional Baseball Players, War Relief & Service Fund, Inc., Major League Central Fund, Baseball Rules Committee, and various other entities.
Dates
- 1926-1968
Conditions Governing Access
A 50-year access restriction from date of creation expired in 2018. 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
These reports were prepared by William W. Thompson & Co. between 1926 and 1944, Murphy, Lanier & Quinn between 1945 and 1950, Ernst & Ernst between 1951 and 1968.
Extent
.83 Linear Feet (in 2 document boxes)
.92 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
A collection of audited financial reports prepared for Major League Baseball between 1926 and 1968.
Arrangement
The reports are organized in chronological order.
Physical Location
Manuscript Archives, Aisle 10, Range a, Shelf 2
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift (BL-169-84)
Appraisal
No materials were removed during accessioning or processing.
Processing Information
Reports were placed in acid-free folders and document boxes.
- Title
- Guide to the Major League Baseball Audited Financial Reports 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