Ford C. Frick Award Winner certificates collection
Scope and Contents
A collection of Ford C. Frick award certificates, awarded each year to a broadcaster who has made major contributions to baseball. This award began in 1978 with co-winners Mel Allen and Red Barber.
Dates
- 1978-2024
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
The Ford C. Frick Award is presented annually to a broadcaster for "major contributions to baseball." The award, named after the late broadcaster, National League President, Commissioner, and Hall of Famer, has been presented annually since 1978. Frick was a driving force behind the creation of the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, and he helped foster the relationship between radio and the game of baseball.
The Ford C. Frick Award is presented annually during Hall of Fame Weekend. Each award recipient (not to be confused with an inductee) is presented with a calligraphy of the award and is recognized in the "Scribes & Mikemen" exhibit in the Library of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame commissions the certificates from Gail Brill Design of Saranac Lake, NY.
Biographical / Historical
Gail Brill has been a graphic designer for 40 years and a professional calligrapher for 25 years. Her love of the alphabet and hand calligraphy has led her to produce art with a wide range of applications, from lettering on the side of a canoe, to tattoos, to silk prayer flags and beyond.
Extent
1.25 Linear Feet (in 1 flat box)
.49 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
A collection of Ford C. Frick Award certificates of winners starting in 1978.
Arrangement
The award certificates are arranged in chronological order.
Physical Location
Manuscript Archives, Aisle 2, Range c, Shelf 3
Custodial History
The Hall of Fame commissions Gail Brill Design of Saranac Lake, NY to design and create the awards. One is given to the award winner and one is kept in the HOF archives.
Accruals
Award certificates will be added yearly.
Processing Information
Each certificate is placed in an acid-free folder and placed in a flat box.
- Title
- Guide to the Ford C. Frick Award Winner certificates collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Helen Stiles, Senior Acquisitions and Cataloging Specialist, with additional revisions by Claudette Scrafford, Manuscript Archivist
- Date
- December 2017
- 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