Barbara Gregorich research papers

Collection

Identifier: BA MSS 274

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Each file contains various types of material depending on the subject. It could be newspaper clippings, correspondence, and notes written by Gregorich. This collection also includes interview transcripts and Gregorich's articles. Original photographs were separated with photocopies in the collection.

Dates

1890-2005

Creator

Gregorich, Barbara (Donor, 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

Barbara Gregorich writes fiction, nonfiction, and poetry for adults and for children. She's on First, her first novel, was published in 1976 and heralded as a serious (as opposed to sensational) look at the possibility of a woman in the major leagues. Her nonfiction book, Women at Play: The Story of Women in Baseball, won the SABR-Macmillan Award for best baseball research and received a major review in The New York Times. In 2013, Women at Play was included in Ron Kaplan's 501 Baseball Books Fans Must Read Before They Die.--barbaragregorich.com.

Extent

5.42 Linear Feet (in 5 record storage boxes)

6.42 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

A collection of research files relating to women in baseball created and compiled by Barbara Gregorich over a span of years.

Arrangement

Files are arranged by subject matter with the donor's provenance maintained.

Physical Location

Manuscript Archives, Aisle 3, Range c, Shelves 1-2

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift (BL-2016-00368)

Separated Materials

MSS Photos, Minor Collections, Box 1, Folder 9 Fleisher Bloomer Girls (4), undated; Folder 10 Major League players' groups (2), 1936, Babe Ruth with George Bush, Yale, 1948.

Recorded Media Archives: Audiocassettes: Jack Graney interview with Pat Cowen, Bowling Green, MO, Sept 18, 1971; Morris Eckhouse Radio Show, Sept 20, 2003 – comments about Jack Graney

Videocassettes (VHS) “The Baseball Show” with Paul Engleman, March 6, 1989 “Women in Baseball: Where is our Field of Dreams?” Sept 7, 1994 “Baseball Girls”, June 6, 1995; National Film Board of Canada own copyrights Gregorich interviews, not dated “Inside Writing”, featuring Barbara Gregorich; not dated “Book Break”, interviewed by Melanie Kubale; not dated “Baseball Show with Phil and Barb” and “Baseball Show with ?”; not dated