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Baseball Cards, miscellaneous collection

 Collection
Identifier: BA CRD 001

Scope and Contents

This collection includes baseball cards that were produced by various organizations such as minor league teams, Disabled American Veterans, and beverage and food companies. There are baseball card publishers such as Best Cards, Four Sport Draft Pick, and ProCards.

Dates

  • 1911-2023

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

Extent

8 Volumes (In 8 three-ring binders )

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

A collection of baseball cards from multiple organiztions/publishers. Additional information is located under Notes of each record in the finding aid. A full list of each record group will be added in time.

Arrangement

Items will be added in the order they are received but will be placed with related card sets when applicable.

Physical Location

Manuscript Archives, Aisle 16

Other Finding Aids

Separate finding aids for major publishers such as Topps, Fleer, etc. Finding aids for Tobacco cards, International cards, and larger donated collections.

Appraisal

No items were removed in this inventory process.

Accruals

Baseball cards will be added as they are received.

Related Materials

BA PHT 139 Strip Cards, W517, 1931

Processing Information

Baseball cards are place in archival card sleeves and stored flat in 3-ring binders.

Title
Guide to the Baseball Card, miscellaneous collection
Status
Completed
Author
Claudette Scrafford, Manager of Archives
Date
February 2025
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

Contact:
25 Main St.
Cooperstown NEW YORK 13326 USA