Box 13
Container
Contains 2 Results:
HOF to Joe Gunson re: invented 1st catcher's mitt, 1888; donated in 1957, 1939
File — Box: 13, Folder: 28
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
A collection of correspondence, telegrams, notes, postcards starting in 1860 to present. These are between team owners, owners and players, or between friends. The letters are either handwritten or typed. The oldest letter is dated 1860 between brothers, describing a 'new' game of baseball. There are personal career recollections, game challenges, as well as baseball-related topics from Minor Leagues, AAGPBL, and collegiate games. There is a letter from President Kennedy to Jackie Robinson,...
Dates:
1939
W. H. Watkins to Joe Gunson re: contract details (see BA MSS 262 for contract), 1888 December 15
File — Box: 13, Folder: 28
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
A collection of correspondence, telegrams, notes, postcards starting in 1860 to present. These are between team owners, owners and players, or between friends. The letters are either handwritten or typed. The oldest letter is dated 1860 between brothers, describing a 'new' game of baseball. There are personal career recollections, game challenges, as well as baseball-related topics from Minor Leagues, AAGPBL, and collegiate games. There is a letter from President Kennedy to Jackie Robinson,...
Dates:
1888 December 15