Baseball Halls of Fame and Museums collection
Scope and Contents
A collection of souvenir programs, yearbooks, and brochures relating to national and international baseball halls of fame and museums. Nationally, these are halls of fame and museums of major league teams, minor leagues, Negro Leagues, colleges, and individual players. There are also state museums and various organizations. The international series includes the countries of Canada, Dominican Republic, Japan, Taiwan, Latin America, Mexico, and Venezuela.
Dates
- 1968-2023
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
To celebrate athletes and their sport, museums and halls of fame were established. These also celebrate the culture of that sport and its country. Museums can be founded by businesses, governments, owners of a sports franchise, or a sport federation. Museums can be dedicated to a specific sport, a specific athlete, or muti-sports.
Extent
2.08 Linear Feet (in 5 document boxes)
2.3 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
A collection of souvenir programs, yearbooks, and brochures from baseball halls of fame and museums located in the United States and internationally.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged into two series. Series I USA Halls of Fame and Museums; Series II International Halls of Fame and Museums.
Physical Location
Manuscript Archives, Aisle 12, Range d, Shelf 4
Accruals
Items will be added as they are received.
- Title
- Guide to the Baseball Halls of Fame and Museums collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Jack Rutkowski, volunteer, and reviewed by Claudette Scrafford, manuscript archivist.
- Date
- October 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