Washington Baseball Committee papers

Collection

Identifier: BA MSS 333

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection gives a great insight into the campaign of bringing a major league team to a city. It includes prep material for meetings, talking points, meeting notes, and correspondence. There are agreements and “Memorandum of Understanding” between the parties. There are bid letters, ballpark site comparisons, baseball club logos, and asset purchase agreement between the Expos and the Washington Baseball Club. There are 25 spiral bound notebooks with Winston Bao Lord’s handwritten notes.

Dates

1999-2006

Creator

Lord, Winston Bao (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

The Washington Baseball Club was comprised of a group of investors that had the exclusive rights to bring a professional team to Washington D.C. They worked to attract a team to the District starting around 1999. The Montreal Expos would be leaving Canada and a few sites for its relocation were being considered. The Robert F. Kennedy stadium would serve as an interim home for the team while the new stadium was under construction.

Extent

2.17 Linear Feet (in 2 storage cartons)

2.57 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

A collection of correspondence, reports, meeting agendas and notes, a video cassette and an audiocassette related to the efforts of the Washington Baseball Committee to bring a major league team to the Washington, D. C. area.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged in chronological order with box 2 containing the 25 notebooks. Newspaper clippings were removed and placed in the geographical file titled "Washington, D.C. - Washington Nationals".