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Lou Gehrig papers

 Collection
Identifier: BA MSS 075

Scope and Contents

A collection of correspondence, legal agreements, clippings and articles relating to the life and career of Lou Gehrig and his wife Eleanor. Items of interest include handwritten letters by Lou, telegrams on his death, and "Pride of the Yankees" agreements, correspondence. Also includes correspondence, various postcards, programs and menus from the tour of Japan, and newspaper clippings.

Dates

  • 1920-1995

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.

Biographical / Historical

Lou Gehrig was a first baseman for the New York Yankees from 1923 to 1939. In 1939, he was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease. Between games of a doubleheader on July 4, 1939, "Lou Gehrig Day," former players (including Ruth and most of the 1927 team), government officials, and other VIPs showed up to pay tribute to baseball's fallen hero, Gehrig stood in front of an overflowing Yankee Stadium crowd and gave a speech often referred to as baseball's Gettysburg address. He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame & Museum in 1939.--baseball-reference.com/bullpen.

Extent

0.84 Linear Feet (in 3 document boxes)

0.92 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

A collection of correspondence, legal agreements, clippings and articles relating to the life and career of Lou Gehrig and his wife Eleanor.

Arrangement

This collection is organized by subject matter and in chronological order where possible.

Physical Location

Dean O. Cochran, Jr. Manuscript Archives, Range 8, Aisle a, Shelf 3

Appraisal

No materials were removed during accessioning or processing.

Related Materials

MFL 8 "Pride of the Yankees" manuscript

Processing Information

Items were place in archival sleeves when needed, then in archival file folders and document boxes.

Title
Guide to the Lou Gehrig papers BA MSS 075
Status
Completed
Author
Claudette Scrafford, Manuscript Archivist
Date
December 2011, with updates in April 2013 and September 2014
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

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