Michael Veeck papers
Scope and Contents
A collection of articles, clippings, contracts, photographs, and financial reports related to the career of the Veeck family and their involvement in the business of baseball. Most related to Michael Veeck's career in the minor leagues. It shows Michael Veeck's flare for promoting games and getting people to the stands to watch the Fort Meyers Miracle team and the St. Paul Saints. There are clippings and articles relating to Bill Veeck, organized in chronological order, related to the Chicago White Sox, Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians, Milwaukee Brewers, and St. Louis Browns. There are files related to "Selig vs USA", 1982-1983, purchasing the Seattle Pilots and moving the franchise to Milwaukee. The key issue in this case was whether there was proper allocation of the purchase price to the franchise and the cost of the player contracts.
Dates
- 1930-2022
Creator
- Veeck, Mike (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
William Louis Veeck Sr., January 20, 1876 – October 5, 1933, was an American sportswriter and baseball executive. He was president of the Chicago Cubs from 1919 to his death in October, 1933.
William Louis Veeck Jr., February 9, 1914 – January 2, 1986, was an American Major League Baseball franchise owner and promoter. Veeck was the owner of the Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Browns and Chicago White Sox, between 1946 and 1961. He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1991.
Michael Veeck, 1951-, has been involved in baseball for nearly his whole professional career. He has been assistant business manager to promoter and marketing to president.
Extent
3.25 Linear Feet (in 3 storage cartons)
3.85 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
A collection of clippings, articles, photographs, contracts, agreements, and financial reports related to the executive careers of the Veeck family, primarily Michael.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in alphabetical order, donor's provenance was maintained.
Physical Location
Manuscript Archives, Aisle 3, Range b, Shelf 2
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift (BL-11-2018)
Appraisal
No materials were removed during accessioning or processing.
Accruals
The postcard invitation to Maryfrances Veeck's celebration of life was placed in her file in this collection, Box 2, Folder 21, in November 2022.
Separated Materials
Photo Archives: Jack Morris, 7 photos, 1996 Dave Stevens, 4 photos, 1996 Darryl Strawberry, 8 photos, 1996 Rey Ordonez, 2 photos, 1996 Bob Cain, 1 photo, 1996
Processing Information
Items were placed in acid-free folders and are stored in storage cartons.
- Baseball Hall of Famers
- Baseball promoters
- Cleveland Indians (Baseball team)
- Florida State League (Baseball league)
- Fort Meyers Miracle (Baseball team)
- Minor league baseball
- Northern League (Baseball league)
- St. Paul Saints (Baseball team)
- Veeck, Bill, 1914-1986
- manuscripts (documents)
- newspaper clippings
- photographic materials
Creator
- Veeck, Mike (Donor, Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Michael Veeck papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Claudette Scrafford, Manuscript Archivist
- Date
- January 2019
- 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