Lighting Crosley Field collection
Scope and Contents
This collection consist of proposals and recommendations. The companies were General Electric, Giant Manufacturing Company, and Westinghouse. Each company included blueprints, booklets, description of their products, and photos. Also included are pamphlets with the suggested layouts of floodlights by the National Association in conjunction with General Electric.
Dates
- 1934-1959
Language of Materials
English .
Conditions Governing Access
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Conditions Governing Use
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Biographical / Historical
Until 1935, most major league baseball games were played in the daytime. Powel Crosley and his general manager at the time Larry MacPhail, were attempting to bring their attendance up to compete with the larger cities such as New York and Chicago. The Great Depression and a mediocre team had caused gate receipts to plummet. They saw night games as a way to increase gate receipts by providing the working class with a way to see a baseball game without impinging on the work week. The National League allowed Cincinnati seven experimental games to prove the viability of baseball being played at night. Crosley saw increased gate receipts during the night games and this convinced many of the other teams to follow suit.
Extent
6.17 Linear Feet (Three oversize flat boxes and one oversize file folder)
0.68 Cubic Feet
Abstract
Records of the Cincinnati National League Ball Club related to the lighting of Crosley Field. The collection consist of proposals from General Electric, Westinghouse, and Giant Manufacturing Company for lighting the field.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged by each company proposal.
Physical Location
Dean O. Cochran, Jr. Manuscript Archives, Aisle 6, Range a, Shelf 1; Cabinet, Drawer 8, Folder 8
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift (BL-1970-07414, BL-1970-07415, BL-1970-07416, BL-1970-07417, BL-1970-07418, BL-1970-07419, BL-2017-00173)
Appraisal
Due to the age of the collection, it is unknown if any materials were removed during accessioning or processing.
Processing Information
Materials were placed in new acid-free folders and boxes. The oversize architect drawings were placed in an oversize file folder.
- Title
- Guide to Lighting Crosley Field collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Anne McFarland, with further editing by Claudette Scrafford in 2017.
- Date
- 2000
- 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