Mike Tiedemann Audio Collection
Scope and Contents
A collection of audio recordings created by the donor, Mike Tiedemann. This collection contains 630 audio recordings on standard audiocassette and open reel audiotape of baseball game radio and or television broadcasts from 1929 to 1998, including regular season, All-Star, and post-season games along with memorial tribute to Col. Ruppert, College All-Star Game, tribute to Harry Caray and historic moments in baseball such as the first game at the Astrodome, Ted Williams' first game as a manager, Henry Aaron's 715th home run, Mark McGwire's 62nd home run and Roger Clemens' 18 K game.
Dates
- 1929-1998
Creator
- Tiedemann, Mike A. (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
In many cases, the recordings in this collection are from radio and television game broadcasts and the copyright for those broadcasts are held by the broadcasting entity. Permission to use any of those copyrighted recordings will need to be obtained from the proper rights holder. 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 donor, Mike A. Tiedemann, created this collection of audio recordings for his own personal use. The recordings of the games range from the 1929 World Series - Game 4 to a New York Yankees - Chicago White Sox game on Sept 4, 1998.
Extent
617 Cassettes (in 617 cassette boxes)
13 Reels (in 13 open reel audio tapes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
A collection of 630 audio recordings on standard audiocassette and open reel audiotape of baseball games from 1929 to 1998, including regular season, All-Star, and post-season games along with memorial tribute to Col. Ruppert, College All-Star Game, tribute to Harry Caray and historic moments in baseball such as the first game at the Astrodome, Ted Williams' first game as a manager, Henry Aaron's 715th home run, Mark McGwire's 62nd home run and Roger Clemens' 18 K game.
Arrangement
The audiocassettes are arranged in order by date, as are the open reel audio tapes.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
The audio cassettes and open reel audio tapes are located in cold vault storage and must be acclimated before delivery to the research room. The standard audio cassettes are available for review, the open reel audio tapes are not currently playable.
Physical Location
Audiocassette tapes are arranged in date order within the audiocassette collection (CTA) in the Recorded Media Archives. The open reel audio tapes are arranged in date order within the reel-to-reel collection (RR) in the Recorded Media Archives.
Custodial History
This collection was created by Mike A. Tiedemann and was donated to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in 2014.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift, 2014 (BL-2014-00018)
Appraisal
No materials were removed during accessioning or processing.
Processing Information
Materials were placed with materials of like-format within the recorded media archives and arranged in date order as stated by the donor.
- All-Star Baseball Game
- American League Championship Series (Baseball)
- Baltimore Orioles (Baseball team)
- Baseball
- Baseball Hall of Famers
- Baseball teams
- Baseball--California--Los Angeles
- Baseball--Canada
- Baseball--Florida--History
- Baseball--Georgia--Atlanta
- Baseball--Illinois--Chicago
- Baseball--New York (State)--New York
- Baseball--United States
- Baseball--Washington (D. C.)
- Baseball--Washington--Seattle
- Brooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team)
- Cleveland Indians (Baseball team)
- College baseball
- Comiskey Park (Chicago, Ill.)
- Dedications (ceremonies)
- Detroit Tigers (Baseball team)
- Ebbets Field (New York, N.Y.)
- Houston Astros (Baseball team)
- Milwaukee Braves (Baseball team)
- Montreal Expos (Baseball team)
- National League Championship Series (Baseball)
- New York Mets (Baseball team)
- New York Yankees (Baseball team)
- Philadelphia Athletics (Baseball team)
- Philadelphia Phillies (Baseball team)
- Pittsburgh Pirates (Baseball team)
- Seattle Mariners (Baseball team)
- St. Louis Browns (Baseball team)
- St. Louis Cardinals (Baseball team)
- Texas Rangers (Baseball team)
- Washington Senators (Baseball team)
- World Series (Baseball)
- World Series (Baseball) (1929)
- World Series (Baseball) (1945)
- World Series (Baseball) (1955)
- World Series (Baseball) (1956)
- Wrigley Field (Chicago, Ill.)
- audio recordings
- audiocassettes
Creator
- Tiedemann, Mike A. (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Mike Tiedemann audio collecton
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Roger C. Lansing
- Date
- April 2024
- 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