Edward A. Roth Scorebook collection
Scope and Contents
A collection of 10 scorebooks kept by Edward A. Roth between 1896 and 1900. Roth covered the NY Giants while working for the New York Evening Journal. These scorebooks cover the regular seasons, and exhibition games between the Giants and various colleges in 1899,
Dates
- 1896-1900
Creator
- Roth, Edward A. (Person)
Language of Materials
English .
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
Edward A. Roth worked for the World, and the New York Evening Journal for 43 years Roth was a district reporter, sportswriter, and one of the first to travel with baseball clubs. He was also a news critic and analyst for Ralph Pulitzer.
Extent
0.5 Linear Feet (in one shoebox)
0.17 Cubic Feet
Abstract
A collection of scorebooks kept by E. A. Roth between 1896 and 1900 while working for the New York Evening Journal,
Arrangement
These scorebooks are arranged in chronological order.
Physical Location
Dean O. Cochran, Jr. Manuscript Archives, Aisle 6, Range a, Shelf 3
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift (BL-1959-00143, BL-1959-00144, BL-1959-00145, BL-1959-00146, BL-1959-00147, BL-1959-00148, BL-1959-00149, BL-1959-00150, BL-1959-00151, BL-1959-00152)
Appraisal
No material was removed during accessioning or processing.
Processing Information
Scorebooks were placed in an archival shoebox.
- Baseball--Scorekeeping
- Kelly, Edward G. (Former owner)
- Statistics
- scorebooks
Creator
- Roth, Edward A. (Person)
- Kelly, Edward G. (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Edward A. Roth Scorebook collection BA MSS 118
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Claudette Scrafford, Manuscript Archivist
- Date
- April 2011
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Description is written in: English, Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Archives Repository